1/26 Check In

[candreco]

Day?

I think many of us are in our last week.  How's it going?  Do you feel like you're getting what you thought you would out of your Whole30?

[candreco]

Day 23.

DH had to go OOT unexpectedly, for an indeterminate amount of time. This really cuts down on my food prep time, and my emotional energy, so for my last week I'm probably not going to be 100% compliant, though still pretty much paleo since most of what's in the house is on plan. At this point, I've gotten what I wanted to out of the experience- identify and stop some bad habits and create some good ones, focus on getting more veggies, and just generally be aware of what I eat, why I'm eating it, and how it makes me feel. I may do another full Whole30 at some point, but right now I'm all about eliminating extra work and stress for myself, and maybe having a glass of wine.

[spellingbea]

Day 22. I feel like I've kind of stalled out, weight loss wise. I have no idea, since I haven't weighed. I do feel like this has been beneficial and I plan on staying paleo after my whole30 is over. I'm in the habit, and I really like what I've been eating and how I feel.

Breakfast: banana w/ almond butter

Lunch: leftover zoodles w/ meat sauce

Dinner: Greek beef stew w/ roasted fingerling potatoes

[GracieLouFreebush1]

Day 23.

I feel better, thinner, more energy, etc. It's kick started my journey to losing the weight I gained while pregnant with DD2 in a healthy manner which was my intent. We were eating purely for convenience for months and have gotten into a good new groove. We plan to eat Paleo with a couple cheat meals per week once W30 is over b/c we want to keep up the healthy eating and I still have 20lbs to go on the weight loss front. It'll be nice to have some sweets and wine though!

B - banana and cashew butter, finally found coffee that makes me happy: cold brewed iced coffee with homemade hazelnut creamer
L - leftover crock pot salsa chicken with peppers and onions and guac
D - leftover chili over oven baked curly fries (yay spiralizer!)

[mrshandy]

Jan 26, 2015 12:44:00 GMT -5 JRo said:

Day 25. It is going great for me. I do think I'm getting out of it what I wanted to: to kick my carb/sugar cravings and to jump start some weight loss. I'm down 14 pounds as of this morning.  <)

My H is doing his best to sabotage my progress   Not really, but kinda really. He wasn't ever planning to do W30, but he was going to try to go the whole month without alcohol and try to clean up his eating a bunch. Just low carb in general. He did well for about a week and a half, then was back to drinking and eating out his lunches. It has gotten to the point now that he will deliberately text me when he is eating out just to rub it in. He also made me buy him ice cream at the grocery store this weekend, which is like, my favorite dessert in the world. BUT. It is so much easier for me to say no to this stuff now. We are normally each other's worst influences, so when one of us falls off, we both do. But I'm not having that issue anymore.

Seriously? That is just nasty. Why would he do that? I would tell him to stop that crap.

[mrshandy]

Day 16

B - Egg, veggie, and bacon casserole, coffee, almond butter out of the jar.
L - Paleo chili, avocado, banana, almonds
D - Paleo Chicken Divan, blood orange

I had a good weekend, staying on plan. A few temptations, but nothing too tempting.

I'm feeling grumpy today. I'm hungry, bored, and the day is just going too slow. I have nothing to snack on this afternon and I'm going to be starving by the time I go home. I'm jealous of everyone finishing up since I restarted. I would be on Day 21 by now, but I'm only on 16. Two weeks left.

[wambam]

Jan 26, 2015 12:44:00 GMT -5 JRo said:

Day 25. It is going great for me. I do think I'm getting out of it what I wanted to: to kick my carb/sugar cravings and to jump start some weight loss. I'm down 14 pounds as of this morning.  <)

My H is doing his best to sabotage my progress   Not really, but kinda really. He wasn't ever planning to do W30, but he was going to try to go the whole month without alcohol and try to clean up his eating a bunch. Just low carb in general. He did well for about a week and a half, then was back to drinking and eating out his lunches. It has gotten to the point now that he will deliberately text me when he is eating out just to rub it in. He also made me buy him ice cream at the grocery store this weekend, which is like, my favorite dessert in the world. BUT. It is so much easier for me to say no to this stuff now. We are normally each other's worst influences, so when one of us falls off, we both do. But I'm not having that issue anymore.

Dude. Shut that shit down. 

[GracieLouFreebush1]

Jan 26, 2015 13:15:47 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

almond butter out of the jar.

This is what I do with cashew butter!  No shame!  Nom.

ETA: Did you use a particular chicken divan recipe mrshandy?  I'm googling and there seems to be a couple paleo versions so I'd like one that someone here has tried and liked!

[salsaverde]

Day 26

I am so happy with how I feel and more than anything I am so proud of myself for really adjusting to just saying no to things and really checking and caring about what I eat. its awesome. I plan on eating whatever at the superbowl party on sunday we are going to but will try to keep a somewhat similar eating pattern as much as possible, but not as strict.

[mrshandy]

Jan 26, 2015 13:27:03 GMT -5 JRo said:

I know guys. It is ridiculous, and looks even worse now that I have typed it out. But that has always sort of been our cycle...we both start a diet, do well for a couple weeks, then one of us cheats and feels guilty, and then then try to tempt the other person into cheating too so then we don't feel so bad about ourselves. I mean, I don't think that is what we are consciously doing, but that's how it plays out. FTR, he has been telling me constantly that he is proud of all my progress, and knows how determined I am to get to the end without cheating. So it really is in jest...but it's also pretty dickish on it's face.

Just tell him honestly, that that shit is not cool and you need support, not sabotage attempts. It definitely is hard when your SO isn't on the same page, I'm not sure I could do this if H wasn't on board with it so kudos to you for keeping it up. You're almost there!

[mrshandy]

Jan 26, 2015 13:20:18 GMT -5 GracieLouFreebush1 said:

Jan 26, 2015 13:15:47 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

almond butter out of the jar.

This is what I do with cashew butter!  No shame!  Nom.

ETA: Did you use a particular chicken divan recipe mrshandy?  I'm googling and there seems to be a couple paleo versions so I'd like one that someone here has tried and liked!

We used this one. It was pretty yummy!

popularpaleo.com/2013/07/14/skillet-chicken-divan-dairy-free/

[wambam]

Yeah, I know you know this – but you both need to break that cycle. You both need to be on the same team or a healthy lifestyle is just not possible. Or, at the very least, extremely difficult.

[nannersp]

Day 15. Halfway there!

I definitely feel like I've gotten what I should out of this, although I'm very much looking forward to that Tiger Blood energy they say is coming up. I've been zapped by the time we put my gals to bed at 8.

I'm not 100% sure my husband and I will complete the entire 30 days. Starting on Day 26 we're planning to take a weekend vacation with our daughters up to the snow for my toddler's 2nd birthday. We can try to stay as compliant as possible, but I really would love to partake in the celebratory sweets when the day comes. We'll see. It would be a shame to get that far and peter out, but you know, second birthday for my sweet girl! (It would also be a shame to eat something non-compliant and feel like crap the whole time, too, though, so...)

[steph96]

I fell off the wagon. HARD.

This weekend was really rough. My CPA exam is getting super close which is stressing me out so bad. Work is also stressing me out sooo bad. I'm just a huge ball of anxiety right now. It all started Friday night (day 20) when my husband would not stop talking about pizza. I told him to pick himself up Papa Murphy's and that I wanted a salad from there. He came home with my favorite pizza from there. I couldn't resist it. One bite turned into 2 pieces. It all went downhill from there--sushi, egg rolls, cupcakes,sandwich from Panera, chips, diet coke. I feel like crap and am so bloated and gross. I'm so disappointed in myself. I regret it.

I want to start over, but I think it will have to wait until after Valentines day (also my exam day). I still plan on trying to eat better, tracking my calories, and avoiding items like dairy and alcohol for the most part.

[wambam]

Jan 26, 2015 20:41:01 GMT -5 steph96 said:

I fell off the wagon. HARD.

This weekend was really rough. My CPA exam is getting super close which is stressing me out so bad. Work is also stressing me out sooo bad. I'm just a huge ball of anxiety right now. It all started Friday night (day 20) when my husband would not stop talking about pizza. I told him to pick himself up Papa Murphy's and that I wanted a salad from there. He came home with my favorite pizza from there. I couldn't resist it. One bite turned into 2 pieces. It all went downhill from there--sushi, egg rolls, cupcakes,sandwich from Panera, chips, diet coke. I feel like crap and am so bloated and gross. I'm so disappointed in myself. I regret it.

I want to start over, but I think it will have to wait until after Valentines day (also my exam day). I still plan on trying to eat better, tracking my calories, and avoiding items like dairy and alcohol for the most part.

Yes, definitely wait until after your test. That will give you the best chance at being successful.

[thebulldog]

cookeatpaleo.com/garlic-roasted-shrimp-with-zucchini-pasta/

Make this. Totally delish!!!!



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[thebulldog]

Jan 26, 2015 12:44:00 GMT -5 JRo said:

Day 25. It is going great for me. I do think I'm getting out of it what I wanted to: to kick my carb/sugar cravings and to jump start some weight loss. I'm down 14 pounds as of this morning.  <)

My H is doing his best to sabotage my progress   Not really, but kinda really. He wasn't ever planning to do W30, but he was going to try to go the whole month without alcohol and try to clean up his eating a bunch. Just low carb in general. He did well for about a week and a half, then was back to drinking and eating out his lunches. It has gotten to the point now that he will deliberately text me when he is eating out just to rub it in. He also made me buy him ice cream at the grocery store this weekend, which is like, my favorite dessert in the world. BUT. It is so much easier for me to say no to this stuff now. We are normally each other's worst influences, so when one of us falls off, we both do. But I'm not having that issue anymore.

Man fuck that. Dh and I have a jokey relationship and I get teasing each other but that is going into asshaty territory.
Dh went off plan on sat and brought him donuts. I was at party and he expected me to drink but I didn't. He felt horrible.

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