About a month ago, my Beachbody upline coach announced that she was going to try The Whole 30. This was about the third person that I had heard of giving this a go, and I was intrigued. I decided to go on Amazon and order a copy of The Whole 30 book. I wanted to know more about it. I will admit, I was kind of unsure of it as I started reading. Anything that asks me to not eat my yogurt, cheese, honey and peanut butter for a whole month seems like a completely ludicrous idea. The thing is, though, as I read through the book it totally made sense to me. I wanted to see what it could do for me. I was curious if I would feel differently if I cut out all alcohol, dairy, grains, legumes and sugar from my diet for 30 days.
Here is a link to The Whole 30 book. :)
The truth is, I needed a reset. If I'm being completely honest with myself, I was allowing way too many treats. However, I wasn't really ready to commit to trying it right away. The turning point happened to me one Friday night. It had been a really long week, I had a to do list a mile long and I was exhausted. My emotions got the best of me, and I did the one thing I have tried so hard to get away from. I turned to food. Not just any food, I sat down and ate about a half bag of stale gummy worms...yes, you read that right. Stale gummy worms...who does that?!? I was immediately angry with myself. Of all of the things that I could have eaten, why in the world did I eat the stale gummy worms? It was clearly mindless eating, and it was in that exact moment that I knew I needed to reset and challenge my body, but more importantly my mind. After all, food choices, exercise, changing our habits...it all comes down to a mind game. No one person is more capable of change than any other person. It's all in the mindset and decisions made by each individual that determines their destiny. In that moment, I decided it was time to change my mindset. I have continued goals, and didn't want to let stale gummy worms stand between me and those goals. That one decision would not be allowed to derail the progress I have made over the past year and a half.
Now, I realize this may sound overly dramatic, but the thing is that sugar is my trigger. Once I start to allow it back into my life it tends to be a slippery slope. When you don't have sugar, your body and mind stop to crave it constantly, but all it takes is a little slip up, and you find yourself right back at square one, wanting all of the treats again. Sugar is highly addictive and bad for your body in so many ways. I feel like I am constantly fighting the sugar addiction battle.
So that was that. I was going to follow The Whole 30 plan starting May 1, 2016. It's now May 2. So far, so good. Luckily, I have been eating clean for quite some time, so it is not a total lifestyle change. This is not to say it's not challenging to cut out some of my favorite foods. I love yogurt, honey, peanut butter, cheese, beans...all of those things are a no go for now. I'm so excited to see how I feel by Memorial Day this year. I know this will challenge me, but I am ready. Drew is on board with me too, which is a huge help! So far the recipes have been delicious...definitely doesn't feel like I'm being restricted. I look forward to checking back in at the end of May to let you know how it goes! If you have done this and have any tips to share with me, please do share! Message me on Facebook or drop a comment below! I'll take all of the help I can get. :)
Here is my Pinterest board, I would love for you to follow it! I plan to add more yummy recipes as I go through the program!
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