Was it the wine?

8/27/14 Tired and hungry.

I don't know if it was the insane nightmares and thus the lack of sleep I got, or the bottle of wine from the previous night- but this morning's workout was a strugglefest to say the least. I was able to manage pulling myself together for school but was incredibly spacey all day.

Breakfast: mint chocolate protein shake, similar to yesterday but instead of avocado I put in some hemp seeds and some coconut oil. Coconut oil has been praised to the high Heavens for it's healing powers on candida. Some sources suggest to take 3 tablespoons daily, but I think starting small would be better. I also noticed I was SUPER hungry immediately after. Maybe because of the workout? Maybe because of the lack of avocado? We shall see.

Lunch: This was definitely hard. The meat had sugar on it, the vegetables were all starch and there was rice. On a normal school day they have a salad bar so I'm not so concerned, but this helped me to realize I should bring in my own protein at least. So I made the choice to just eat pork. I made my friend, Joe go up to get my 3rd serving so the kitchen staff wouldn't openly laugh at me.

Snack: Went with my celery with sunbutter (I added sunflower seeds and hemp seeds to this). It tastes sweet so I think I need to avoid it once I do the Whole30. WAHHHHH.

Snack: Right before babysitting I headed home and had some raw zucchini and hummus, and a handful of raw pumpkin seeds and almonds.

Dinner: I was babysitting with my FAVORITE girls in the whole world. This was a definite trigger. Usually we pig out- get pizza, mozzarella sticks, wings, and finish with oreos and peanut butter. YUM. I fought the urge (kind of) and had a grilled chicken salad with a citrus vinaigrette, handful of hazelnuts, spoon of peanut butter. Later, I had a handful of blueberries. I was kind of mad at myself about it because I could have just done without. AND I know this weekend I plan to eat a lot of sugar so I was hoping not to do fruit this week. But it's definitely an improvement.


I do have to say I've been pretty open with my roommates and colleagues about my change in diet. At first I was nervous to admit why I was being so picky. To my surprise, people have actually been either interested or indifferent. I prefer the indifferent to be honest. I'd rather get my attention for being funny or sassy rather than what I'm eating. Regardless, I feel somewhat supported? I guess held even more accountable. YAY.

I've also been thinking a lot about what I want from this experience. I don't want to eat like this forever- but I want this to lead into a healthier lifestyle. So get ready for a post soon about my expectations, goals, hopes, and resources that I'll look at and final decision of what I can and cannot eat during the Whole30, the weeks following, and hopefully my new lifestyle.

Ohhhmygood #Wholemygod30