One of the most valuable habits from 30 days of whole food is the habit of preparing my meals for EVERY DAY at work. In all my years of teaching school, at least 1 day a week is eating the cafeteria food. In the past 4 weeks, I’ve dragged my lunch box every day. Here …
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I’ll make this short and sweet. The school Virus of Everlasting is still hanging on and I laid low and tried to catch up on some sleep. I had oranges, eggs and bacon for breakfast. Lunch was grilled salmon with some mixed greens. Dinner: Spinach and stir fried broccoli, mushrooms, peppers. I made a big …
I’m almost done! But now what? I’m still having some trouble regulating my glucose levels. I think my pancreas is just now catching up to the past 3 weeks and has decided to try to adjust to the lower carbs and non-existent sugar other than fruit. My main issue is wildly swinging extremes lasting about …
After 25 days, I’m about ready to rip into a dark chocolate chip. This morning started off great. I had half of my usual breakfast shake. I also took my sinus medicine (antibiotic, heavy dose of Mucinex) since I was eating breakfast. The CrossFit workout was INSANE! For time: 1000m row 50 sit-ups 40 box …
I love Whole 30. I’m drinking a ton of water. I’m working out again. I feel stronger even while sick. I’m eating a ton of food. And today, Wednesday, I cheated, HUGE. I have to say, I’m glad I did because I learned something. Tuesday was great. I had leftover potatoes and brussels with some …
Today was a basic Monday. I hated getting up and saying goodbye to a weekend. I didn’t want to go to CrossFit, but I did. I didn’t want to go to work, but I did. It was a long day with giggling I kids, faculty meetings, stressing over progress reports and general work chaos. By …
After 20 days, the cravings are gone. All of them. I’m settled into a basic routine of making a lot of food on the weekend and keeping quick fix foods for during the week. The other surprise is my DECREASING grocery bill. I went to Whole Foods and spent $50 on local produce, almond butter, …
I did have a lot of trouble sleeping because I kept waking myself up trying to breathe through very congested sinuses and sore throat. Every hour or so, I would wake up and drink a metric ton. Then I would go to the bathroom. It was not a pleasant night. Breakfast was the banana, almond …
Craptastic day. I’ve got another sinus infection and it hit like a ton of bricks. I’ve had a little “off” feeling the past couple of days where I would wake up with a sore throat and some congestion, but a hot shower got rid of both. Tonight, not so easy. My ears are full of …
Greetings. I didn’t bound out of bed this morning. The storms started around 5am and I was awake for awhile, then back to sleep for a couple more hours. We had a 3 hour delay to school, thank goodness they let us know before we went to sleep. Having my sleep broken up like that …
No, I’m not eating raw meat. But, I do have a kicking recipe for Sweet Potato Chili below. Today was a great day from start to finish. I woke up without the alarm and after 6 solid hours of sleep. However, I didn’t go to bed until midnight so I was up at 6. I …
This should be titled “How I learned to eat my words since I can’t eat much of anything else”. All kidding aside, I honestly can’t believe how much I liked the first 15 days of Whole 30. I had 2 really rough days, but other than that, it hasn’t been as horrible as I expected. …
I spent a very enjoyable Saturday doing nothing out of the ordinary. Laundry, cleaning house, catching up on Glee, and dreaming about chocolate. This one is short and sweet. Saturday, I didn’t do much so I didn’t eat much. Soup, chicken, fruit. Sunday, I made stuff for breakfast and lunch this week. One good benefit …
It’s Friday so I’m in a particularly chipper mood no matter what I’m eating. I slept hard last night and 4:30 am just didn’t happen. I blew off a workout and enjoyed 2 extra hours of sleep. I kept the same breakfast of banana, almond butter, and coffee. Scrambling into jeans for Friday jeans day …
I don’t like this part of the process. I managed to get through 10 days without sugar, but now I’m craving junk I don’t even like. I spent 5 minutes of my life thinking about these horrendous lemon cookies that we had in Kindergarten in Jackson, MS. I haven’t thought about those in YEARS. Today, …
It’s been a roller coaster, but other than day 5 and 6, the Whole 30 journey has been extremely beneficial. Here’s how: better sleep better taste in food better energy throughout the day These are small changes and while nothing is earth shattering, I am feeling much better at work and home. What is most …
I love 3 day weekends! Ask me on Friday how I feel about 4 day work weeks as a kindergarten teacher, and I’ll give a different answer. But I’m going to enjoy today to rest up, clean the house after taking down holiday decorations, and just enjoy some free time. The first week of Whole …
I feel like I may have turned a corner in the dementia department. I woke up, slight headache, but I just felt happy. Maybe it was because I got a solid 8 hours. Maybe it was the sun. Maybe it was knowing I had another day off on Monday. Whatever it was, I didn’t want …
Day 6 It’s a good thing Stephen is hunting. Frankie is hiding out under the bed. and I’m hoping to sleep all day so I can escape the misery. The sunshine has the audacity to shine today after 9 days of rain and I’m madder than a wet bee (a bee stings… a hen is …
Holy Moses on a lawnmower. My head is about to explode. I woke up this morning at 4:30am. Keep in mind, we had a 2 hour school delay so I didn’t have to officially wake up until 9:10 and leave by 9:15. Yes, I can be out the door in 5 minutes on Friday Jeans …