Month: February 2016

Day 10 of the Whole30…and I cheated, just now.  I am a nervous gum chewer, the way some people chew a pen cap and don’t even realize until the whole conference room notes the destruction of your Bic, well that’s me with gum.  I can chomp away unknowing that I am giving Daisy the plow horse a run for her money on “chewing the cud”.  But today it was more about wanting to chew something, anything, that was different.  .

The no gum parameter makes sense, besides the fake and chemical nature of it, per the program, “Chewing sends a message to your body that food is coming. If you spend a lot of time chewing, but not eating, your body is going to get quite confused in its responses”.  I’m determined to complete the 30 day mission so I feel like I can control the hatfields and mccoys of taste messages and no food coming.

Big round about rationalization on my part, but that’s what I’m going with.. and it feels great to chomp away on something besides salad, chicken, beef.

On the plus side, while I won’t call it an epiphany, I am not craving a big bowl of mint choc. ice cream with cookies crunched on top.  In fact I asked myself today, “myself, do you really enjoy those bounding overflowing bowls?”  There was a noticeably softer response.

So anyway, 10 days in, hanging in there, still feeling good, and tucked a shirt in for the first time in forever.  Not that it looks good, but I tucked it in..

Off for a run, 🏃

Week 1 has passed and we’re into Week 2.

Overall I cannot deny that I feel better.  Less sludgey, less fleshy, which feels good.  On the flip side I am still longing for certain food, not so much craving, but truly longing.  For example, tonight was a yummy breast of chicken, chopped vegetables, an avocado, all good, but a few tostitos would have been great.  And the orange for dessert was also very flavorful, but no match for a bowl of ice cream.

Also missed a cocktail this weekend, but no cheats.

This week the goal is to branch out a little more on the menu and really step up the exercise.  Last week was light.

Gotta run

Today.. not so flush with enthusiasm.  I’m cranky and want to eat what I want.  My gym was offering soft pretzels this afternoon…and it killed me to walk passed them.  Really want a diet soda and a sandwich.

Clearly I am in withdraw mode.  No cheating.

Did feel lean in my swim suit again, but that was the only rush that occurred; the swim was otherwise anemic!!  And today was a scheduled 2-fer so I was on the bike early this morning…equally lame effort.

Tonight will be some combination of potatoes / vegetables / protein.  Is it dinner yet?

Drinking lots of sparkling water.

Oy vey if this is Day 3 and I have not even encountered a weekend without a cocktail.  Luuuucy, we have a problem…

TheWhole30 Program…eeeks…so I’m buying into the buzz.  Or maybe the junk food junkie buzz is so loud in my hear that I have no choice but to listen.  Whatever, this program caught my attention.

My goal aligns with the spirit of the program, have a better relationship with food.  Spend 30 days consistently eating from the single source healthy buckets; liberate and energize your taste buds, and better understand undesirables.  Or to use a movie star reference.  If Cate Blanchett is the gold standard, then she is my single source, good for me, protein/fruit/vegetable friend and I should spend lots of time with her .. and I’ve been overlooking her.  Jennifer Anniston is my good time girl, think cocktails, snack food.  So lovely when you are together, but there must be limits.  And the Kardashians…oy vey, they represent diet soda.  A habit that must be broken.

I will never not like chocolate chip ice cream, chips and salsa, potent cocktails, but maybe there are better ways to interact with these “friends”, and 30 days is a nice lump of time to figure it out.  There is even a “re-entry” plan once the 30 days are over.  So while it seems counterintuitive to create a countdown calendar, I look forward to a better relationship with food…and a cocktail on March 7th.  And oh by the way, while it is not a goal of the program, if I drop a few lbs., good on me.

So alas I spend Super Bowl Sunday yukking it up with Jennifer Anniston, but prepping for time with Cate Blanchett.

Day 1 Thoughts – Monday was a bit of a thud, but I resisted the calls of “just one can” from my diet soda enemy and “are a few pretzels really going to hurt” and made it through the day / night.  Overall, I was a bit headachy and pretty tired, but lest we forget, Sunday was not healthy from any perspective.  Did not work out but it was a planned off day.

Day 2 Thoughts – early AM pool workout – felt GREAT!!  Could be psychological but I felt leaner, more energized.  Call me bored already with chicken breast.

More later