Tuesday, January 29, 2013

My Whole21 - Days 14 through 21

I did it!  Here's the recap of my last week (plus):

Sunday, Day 14 - We ate dinner at my parents' house and spiedies were on the menu.  Spiedies are a dish from Binghamton, NY where we used to live and I knew the marinade wasn't compliant but didn't want to not eat the meal my mom prepared, which was compliant otherwise.  I'm not sure if the barleygrass & wheatgrass in the Green Machine juice I drank are Paleo or not, the internet seems undecided, but standing in Wawa looking at the all treats that I really wanted and controlling myself was a win.  The juice was a delicious treat on our way home from the mountains, with a green kick to boot.  I need to focus on NO cheats this week!

Monday, Day 15 - Went to two different grocery stores to stock up for the week.  I was supposed to cook a new recipe tonight, but by the time I got home I didn't feel like.  I found some Whole30 compliant chicken sausage at Trader Joe's, so that made for a quick dinner.  I never liked sauerkraut in the first 25 years of my life, but apparently I like it now!

Tuesday, Day 16 - I was very tired after lunch, but not sure why!  And then my head started to hurt.  I started to go downhill throughout the afternoon and by the time I got home I felt terrible.  I laid on the couch and took a short nap while Dave made dinner.  He even made the recipe that I was planning to make that night!  What a guy!  After I ate dinner, I took a two hour nap on the couch.  Then I woke up and went to bed.

Wednesday, Day 17 - No headache today, thank goodness!

Thursday, Day 18 - Very tired around 2:30 pm.  I'm not sure why I've been feeling like this :(  Arrived at my parents' house to a fresh baked cake on the counter, a bowl of mixed cookie dough in the fridge, and candy everywhere.  I was seriously dying over the temptation.

Friday, Day 19 - I think I got more pork at DiNic's by ordering a bowl instead of a sandwich!  Wishing I could've hit up the Amish desserts at the Reading Terminal Market, but I survived!

Saturday, Day 20 - More of the same, I had to practice some serious self control when everyone was eating nachos and boneless wings at Applebee's.  However, my sister left the restaurant feeling "SO FULL" and I felt just right.

Sunday, Day 21 - I survived 21 days of clean eating!  I took my "after pictures" and then ate a brownie at 10 pm!  It was so delicious but it definitely threw my stomach for a loop.  I didn't really have stomach pain, I just felt kind of bloated and I was very aware of my stomach experiencing the brownie.  The brownie didn't taste "too sweet" as I thought it might, it tasted exactly how I remembered brownies tasting aka oh.so.amazing!  I'm not sure why I thought eating a sugar bomb at 10 pm was a good idea, because I could NOT fall asleep.


I still can't believe I did it!  Overall, my Whole21 was a great experience, I learned a lot, lost some weight, and tried a bunch of new recipes.  Stay tuned for a summary of my results and some before and after pictures!

Have you ever given up some of your favorite foods?

3 comments:

  1. I'm curious to hear your overall thoughts of the 21 days! Good for you, for sticking with it! Wow!

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  2. Spiedies. Thought for a sec you were eating spiders. Spiders would be paleo, right? ;)
    I would love to get into a game of volleyball. It's been a long, looong time.

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  3. I can't wait to read your 21 day recap!

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