Whole 30: Complete

What a great feeling!  We did it and I feel like such a cliche now but honestly, I feel great.  I don't have the cravings I used to, I don't find myself snacking on something with ingredients that I can't even pronounce.  The food we are eating tastes good and how it makes us feel is even better.
So the results

So what next?  We plan on continuing to move forward and living a Paleo lifestyle.  Today was Day 1 off of the Whole30 and we plan on attacking each day pretty close to how we have been during the past 30 days.

And now for the results so far:
I weighed in this morning at 140 lbs- that is 15 lbs down!  My clothes are big and I am back in some pants that I have been holding on to.  Clothes wise I am now comfortably between a 6 and 8.  Feels so good :)  As for my husband he lost 15 lbs as well and is almost 2 sizes down in his clothes.

I am hoping to keep up this blog with the progress of how we are doing and want to help share some menu ideas and recipes as well.  I encourage anybody who is on the fence about this to give it a try- fight through the first week and really try it out.  I believe you will be amazed with the results.

Believe it or not- Day 28!

So I know I haven't exactly done a great job of doing my daily updates as we continue on with the Whole30 plan.  Things have just been really crazy with work and the kids that I haven't had much of a chance to get around to getting on here and updating.  The good news though is that we have been doing a good job and keeping up with this.  We are on Day 28 today and feeling great and looking great!  We have both noticed a change in our clothes with how they fit and even noticed physically changes with us both.

We are so happy that we have done this and plan on continuing on with the Paleo lifestyle after the 30 days is complete on Sunday.  We definitely have a new outlook on food and how we live our life.  We had a couple instances where we went out for dinner with family and going out for dinner didn't even seem as much fun as it used to be and not by the fun of the company as that is always good- but fun as how I know I used to like going out to eat and now it's just whatever.  I am excited to take the final results this Sunday and we look forward to sharing them with you.  I promise to work on updating more as well!
Till then!

Whole 30: Day 8 and 9

Oops! I forgot to update yesterday.  Things were a little crazy being a normal weekend again.  We did well though...still feeling good and really enjoying this new lifestyle change.

We did our first attempt at making our own Mayo.  It isn't perfect yet, but definitely edible. I don't have much else to report so here is just the brief summary of our meals for the past two days.

Day 8
Breakfast- Scrambled eggs, parsley, and apples
Lunch- Shrimp salad (with our homemade mayo)
Dinner- Tilapia, grilled squash, and sweet potatoes

Day 9
Breakfast- Srambled eggs, parsley, and little bacton
Lunch- Bunless turkey burgers with spinach salad
Dinner- Mustard chicken, green beans with oil, garlic and sage

We have an egg casserole ready to go for the week, this week's has eggs, spinach, parsley, tomatoes, and little bacon.

Whole 30: Day 7- Week 1 Down

Yay! We are one week in!  Feels good.  Had another really good day and I even found myself full at dinner before I ever would have before starting the Whole 30.  Feeling good and not feeling the hunger I used to.  I am ready for week 2 :)

Today's Meals
Breakfast- Same casserole, side of avocado with small amount of salt and lemon
Lunch- Leftover dinner from last night (Pork and cauliflower)
Dinner- Pork, baked squash, and mixed veggies

Whole30: Day 6

Oh what a much much much better day today!  I never felt hungry and never had a desire to want something off the plan (even when I carried in two containers of cookies into work today!).  This little burst is perfect in timing and I only hope it continues!

Breakfast- the same casserole we had yesterday, side of avocado (with a splash of lime and salt)

Lunch- Last night's leftovers (just the pork), small salad (lettuce, eggs, cucumber and balsamic vinegar), and a couple small pieces of fruit

Dinner- Pork with a pomegranate and orange salsa (super good!) and then steamed cauliflower

Looking forward to 1 week in tomorrow :)

Whole30: Day 5

I am not really sure why but today has been a tough day. I have wanted to throw in the towel but have stayed strong.  I am not sure if it was an adjustment to being back at work.  Our eating times have also changed since Day 1 since we have to get up early again for work, lunch times remained the same, but dinner has also been pushed later to accommodate us getting home and getting it ready.  Headaches are still pretsent but seem to be continuing to decrease.  My husband seems to be doing really well with it though which is great and definitely even helping me out.  I can say that at the end of the day I feel really good making it through another day and feel like I really can do this! So day 5 is now about done, and I can look forward to another day.  We will make it!

Today's meals:
Breakfast- Egg, ham, spinach casserole that my husband made
Lunch- Leftover salmon and asparagus from last night's dinner
Dinner- Port and green beans

Whole30: Day 4

I think the "detox flu" is starting to kick in.  I just feel blah today, runny nose, and my legs started hurting last night. My head still is hurting off on and on, I am missing my diet coke.  Regardless of all this, we are staying strong and moving forward.  We will make it past this part- we were at least prepared and heard that it would happen.  It is pretty scary and gross to think that this is how our body gets rid of items that are so bad for you!  Even just thinking about that makes me happy and even more willing to push through this and make it.

So what did we eat today?
Breakfast- Fried eggs with sweet potato has browns
Lunch- Left over turkey lettuce wraps from the other night and sliced tomatoes
Dinner- Orange flavored salmon with Pomegranate Asparagus.

We start back at work tomorrow from the holiday and I would be lying if I didnt say that I wasn't a little nervous to see how we do with lunches and then fighting the temptation of our lunch meetings and all the candy and snacks that people have and always try and give you.  We started this plan days before work resumed just for that reason.  It is a lot easier for us to say no after we have already invested time into it rather than starting day 1 today or tomorrow and not having much invested.
Fingers crossed!!