WHOLE 30

We did it. We took the plunge down the rabbit whole of Whole30. A no sugar, no dairy, no gluten, no legumes, no processed food of any kind way of eating. I bought the book It starts with food over a year ago. I read it. I was excited and I was totally overwhelmed at the thought of starting it all. So I put the book back in the drawer and let all of the information stew in my brain. I knew I would do it someday but I just couldn't muster up the gumption to do it then. Thanks to some interest from another friend in my ward my fire was lit again in April and I committed the month of May to Whole 30. I even convinced Chris to tag along for the ride. Which he did so happily (hashtag: I am going to DIE before June comes)

We are currently 10 days in, do I LOVE it? No. Not today, but ask me tomorrow, that might change. :)

The crazy thing about it all is that the food we are eating is good food, tasty satisfying food. Here is a little glimpse at a few of my plates from the past week.

Look pretty good right? Maybe even mouthwatering.

But let's be honest for just a moment. If I eat one more egg for breakfast I might barf. Tonight I made a pan of sweet potato fries sprinkled with cinnamon, what I really wanted to make was a GIANT batch of my chocolate chip cookies and then proceed to eat the entire bowl of dough before it even made it into the oven.

Week 1 was surprisingly easy as far as the cravings went. Would I have like to have ice cream with the kids, sure, but saying no was no big deal. My only complaint week one was how much time I spent preparing meals. Meal Prep is serious business with Whole 30 and I spend at least double my normal time in the kitchen preparing food.

Week 2 has kicked my butt so far. My fire is dimming and I am really tired of eating veggies for breakfast. My body is missing carbs and sugars and easy energy sources and I haven't really seen any of the promised benefits. But I am almost half way there and we all know I just love torturing myself to accomplish something I don't think I can do. (hashtag: I hate running and I signed up for a 10k)

So here is my pro's and con's list so far

Pro's

I am eating much healthier
I have zero guilt or regret about the food I am putting in my body
I have been pushed to branch out and try new recipes
My kids are eating healthier too by default


Con's

Eating this healthy is SO expensive. We spent half our monthly grocery budget on the first weeks shopping trip alone
I feel like I am cooking ALL THE TIME
I am tired...really really tired
Eggs for breakfast for 10 days in a row... yeah that's old
I can't eat cookie dough right now

So there is where I am at. The good news of it all is I hear the best part is yet to come. I think if I can make it 4 more days I will finally start seeing the beauty of it all and the Pro's list will grow exponentially.

I'll keep you posted.

xoxo- Jill