W30 Day 1

Day 1 of W30 and feeling good...

Yesterday's eats.
B- 2 eggs, spinach, ham
S - trail mix
L - chopped salad, almonds, chicken, asian dressing (not W30)
S - larabar
D - left over chicken, potatoes and veggies

Got in a decent amount of water.
8869 fitbit steps

Bed early - tired.

W30 round 2!!!

It worked last year, I felt good on it so I'm doing it again. This time I'm dragging S along with me cause well, he's fat and unhealthy and something has to change. I'm going to be a B about it and make him do it. Hopefully he will start to see results before he quits cause I can't see it being very long before he decides to quit.

I decided to take time to read my journey from last year. I do not remember the bathroom issues but I'm prepared for it this time. I do need to do a shop and get some more fruits etc cause we are sucking in the fruit buying department right now.

Baby steps.

So today is the start and the planning. I know what needs to be done, I just need to do it. I would like a few goals of course losing weight but I really want to do it for other reasons.

1. Blood pressure. I'd love to get my bp down so it's not as high as it is now. It's too high
2. My skin... it's bad. I know it's something I'm eating so I'm changing it up
3. I'm exhausted all the time.
4. cute clothes... :)

So day 1.... here I go. I'll report back tomorrow with what I ate and any side effects etc.

Just hoping we don't have to go through the blindness bullshit again!

Starting stats

Weight 208.5 (UGH)
Bust 43.5
Hips 47.5
Waist 43.5

Still at it...

Well I'm happy to report that I am still at it. not doing as much of the whole30 as I used to and I actually want to get back into it a bit more. I am however, watching my calories and it seems to be working. I weigh in daily but I won't record and mark my changes until the 11th. That will be two months.

All good though. Maybe I'll even take some pictures.

It's hot, gotta go get some water!

7 days later....

So I technically finished the Whole30 a week ago, and I still feel good. I'm keeping my limit of grains and dairy to a minimum and I have very limited sugar and alcohol. Like one drink a week!

I feel good, but I have plateaued. I don't think it's technically an official Plateau because those are defined when you have not lost or gained for a period longer than a month, but a week seems about right to me. I am the same weight that I was a week ago. Well one lb less but I think that was just water weight.

Anyways, I have read a bunch about whole 30 and plateaus and they are actually quite common, especially after the 30 days because we start to sneak things back in. One thing that I definitely started sneaking was trail mix...by the handful. Love the stuff.

So I'm taking a break from trail mix and I'm counting again. I'm back on myfitnesspal and it's been good. I have cut back on my food a bit and hopefully by next week I will see the scale move a bit more.

And more water... how come it's such a struggle to get in a little bit of water each day. I love drinking it, I'm just too lazy to get up and pour it I guess.

I am concerned about S. He's gaining soo much weight and it's all in his belly. He doesn't seem to care. Well he does because he complains about it but then he goes right back to his beer etc.

I will try to help him. It's hard to be nagged at though.

Anyways... onward and upward.

Day 30 W30

Ha!  I didn't quit. Well I quit a little but I didn't whole-hearted quit!

I learned a lot on this journey. I learned that started a new diet that weans you off of your favorite food will hurt... a lot. Like it makes you go blind and you have the poops for days!

I also learned that carbs make me hungry.. ALL THE TIME!!!

I have started in the last few days to add back a few of the carbs that I cut out. And guess what? The weight is starting to reappear on the scale.

I was not the type to stay off the scale. I'm a daily weigh-er... it's just the way I am. I have started to add back sugar and that is the one that seems to make me hungrier during  the day.

SO I have decided I'm going to try to eat as closely to Whole30 as I can and then have one day (on the weekend) that I can splurge.  Have a drink, have a bun... whatever.

In total I lost about 8 lbs this month. Not bad, but I think I could have done a little better. Not sure about my measurements as I haven't taken them yet. I'll do that later and share the results.

I do like the way my skin feels and how much better I sleep. No heartburn and S says I even stopped snoring!!  I'm going for some blood work soon so it will be nice to see if that changed as well.

I'm going to go back to no sugar for the week and see if that starts moving the scale again. I also need to drink more water... drinking water just doesn't seem to be a habit for me

	Starting	Ending
Weight	215	207.5	7.5
Bust	45.75	44	1.75
Waist	42.25	41	1.25
Hips	47.5	46.75	0.75
Thighs	27	26.5	0.5
			4.25

Not too shabby and definitely motivation to keep going. 

Filling up my water bottle right now! 

W30 Day 14

Wow - TWO WEEKS!  I have to admit I have done a bit of cheating so technically I should have started over but seriously... that ain't happening.

Pros of the program

1. I have lost many of my cravings for things such as carbs, donuts, sugary snacks etc.

2. I have had ZERO heartburn which was not on a daily basis but it when it appeared it appeared.

3. I love that I'm eating fruit again and many veggies that I haven't had in a long time.

Cons of the program

1. It's boring

2. I'm tired - not sure if this is because it's boring or because I'm lacking some vitamins.

Things I miss : dairy.. just a bit. I don't need to hook myself up to a cow or anything but I miss having a bit of cheese on my salad or a yogurt when I'm hungry.

Alcohol.  don't miss it a ton, but enough.

ok - so onto this week. I think we have a bit of Aunt Flo this weekend so we will see what she brings with her.

Can't recap last 4 days of food so we will start with goals for today and see how I make out with them tomorrow.

MORE WATER!!!! seriously.... I've been bad.

Move movement... need to get back up to my 10000 steps. Hey that reminds me, where is my fitbit!! Gotta go find it.

W30 Day 8

Wow - it seems like I've been on this diet for a lot longer than 8 days. Maybe it's cause I'm getting bored already as there are not tons of options for food. Oh well, I plug along.  I think Day 10 I'm going to peek at the scale and see how much I've lost. Better be 5 lbs!!!

Today's food:

Breakfast - 2 hard boiled eggs, avacado,  banana , black coffee
Lunch  - Left over burger in lettuce, avacado, potatoes, apple with almond butter
Dinner - Salad with Chicken, balsamic dressing


Lots of avacados in there.

Less tired today. No headache. But I still have loose stools in the mornings.... and sometimes in the afternoon too. Nothing to panic about though.

Onto Day 9!