1/20 Check-In

[wambam]

Day ?

How has your mental/emotional state changed from day 1 until now? (deep thoughts by wambam)

[olive]

Day 20.

I am much more focused during the day now. Processed/sugary food makes me very foggy and unfocused. I went through a period around day 10 when I was super edgy and grumpy but that seems to have worked itself out. lol. I cheated with wine this past weekend and I have found it hard to get motivated mentally again. I'm sort of beating myself up about giving into temptation. I will just keep on ploughing through with clean eating and workouts. I'm doing a hard bootcamp today so I'm hoping that peps me up a bit and kickstarts my motivation again.

[candreco]

Day 17.

I don't feel like my mental/emotional state has really changed much in general, though I don't feel the same need for one more bite of something or to snack on something just because the thought pops into my head. Definitely much more aware of whether I actually want to eat something, or just think I do, better impulse control when it comes to food.

[GracieLouFreebush1]

Day 17.

Not sure if this counts but I'm definitely sleeping more soundly (between DD2's wake ups). I'm a notoriously light sleeper usually.

B - diced chicken/apple sausage, onion, artichoke, mushroom, jalapeno, eggs scrambled all together and topped w/ cholula and avocado
L - leftover Thai Chicken Coconut soup
D - shrimp and steak fajitas

[nannersp]

Day 9 here.

I'm really surprised that I haven't been fiending for sugar like I expected. I had a HUGE sweet tooth before this. I'm also surprised by the lack of snacking. The weekend was tough and I wanted to throw in the towel and go back to my lazy ways, but now that the weekend is over, I'm feeling more motivated. I'm very much looking forward to the Tiger Blood days ahead!

[steph96]

Day 17!

I still feel like my mind is a lot clearer. I'm not practically falling asleep at my desk during the afternoon. I think that the biggest thing is that I have learned how to tell if I am hungry vs when I just feel like eating.

[spellingbea]

Day 16. No tiger blood, in fact I'm grumpy as hell. I'm also having a bit of food fatigue. Oh, and when I opened my office door this morning, you know what I saw? A box of cupcakes. A vendor brought them for me after I left yesterday. Cruelty! I took them to the conference room and whimpered a little.

Okay, done whining.

Breakfast: larabar. As close as I could come to cheating without cheating.

Lunch: leftover roast pork, raw veggies and an Orange

Dinner: burgers and salad

[mrshandy]

Day 10 (finally in the double digits!)

I'm less scared of the diet than I was before. I was petrified to start this thing. How would I live without my daily PB toast or snacks?

I'm doing pretty good. I did a much better job with snacks today than yesterday. I like most of what I'm eating. I love the way my clothes are fitting. I feel like my energy level is lacking on my runs, but I'm doing ok pace wise.

[emilyj]

Day -1.

I was supposed to start today, but woke up with a killer pre-migraine that meds wouldn't touch...so I broke down and had a Coke. It mostly helped, but the ache is still there.

My mindset right now is being pissed at getting the worst headache I've had since I did my first Whole30 in October.