Twelve days down = coconut/sunbutter everything
As of right this second, we have made it to Day 12. Things are looking good. Jeff has whined about the coffee, and a couple of times we have consumed caffeine after noon but we have drastically reduced the amount and I have discovered that coconut in your morning espresso is a pretty wonderful way to load up on some good fat. I’m pretty sure nobody at work will be stealing my coconut milk either, which is excellent.
We have ventured into the world of organic, grassfed beef and vegetable grain fed free range chicken. Yum!!!! We made amazing lettuce wraps, with smothered in guacamole, to die for. This coming up weekend, we plan to go all out and buy all the meat organic. Fresh From the Farm on Donlads is getting a cow this week so there should be some fresh cuts in the store. Rowe has a good price on organic chicken, less than wholesale farms. We will see what sort of delicious ideas our experiment will yield, will keep posted. The results have me pretty optimistic in most aspects where they matter.
Training. This is a bit hard for me to determine right now as I’ve been sick the past week, but my run on Sunday felt pretty good and the joints feel nice and limber. I can’t gauge anything strength related as it has been metcon city around here and lots of running with very little focus on strength, so perhaps this will be more observable for Jeff, I will ask him his opinion on the matter. Expecting to see some difference now that the sinuses are finally clearing up and this throbbing headache is dissipating. Is Advil allowed on Whole30? I’m going to choose not to care.
Cravings. Occasional cravings for sweets, mostly during down time. No issues with cravings during the training week and with Jeff around, lots when sitting around at home by myself reading Jezebel on Sunday nights, unable to keep my hands busy. There are only so many oranges a girl can eat.
Fruit. Refuse to go easy on it, it is just so delicious.
Weight. Down ten pounds. Jeff is being a nerd and is refusing to weigh himself. Which means I have another 7 – 9lbs to lose before the half.
Physical Appearance. Definitely looking hawt, muscles starting to show up places they’ve never showed up before. This shouldn’t be, but is an especially motivating factor.
To tell the truth, so far it has been really fun. Lots of delicious cooking and exploring of new healthy meat, and Sunbutter!! God I love sunbutter. I would say that 12 days of clean eating is one of my personal proudest achievements. I’ve tried to go paleo before but for some reason it just hasn’t worked out, whether it was because of social situations, personal cravings or just general laziness. It’s really easy to tell people you’re paleo, but it just rings of a lie when you’re having cheat meals, days, weekends, and generally acting like a high functioning carboholic. Binge and regret used to be the cycle.
I like the idea of not cheating. It’s very refreshing to be accountable for every piece of food that goes in my mouth, to myself. Nobody’s birthday or wedding should dictate what choices you make. That’s all this experiment really is about, making the choice to eat well for the sake of being well. How very, very simple.
Oh yes, coconut has found its way into everything, and makes helluva a dessert out of pretty much any fruit. Really, fluff it up in the magic bullet and you pretty much have whipped cream. Delicious/amazing/whole.
