I recently said I wouldn't do the whole 30 again but I have changed my mind. I decided I want to give it a second shot and really focus this time. I saw a picture of someone on instagram who successfully did the 30 days and I want some results. I think my issues the last time were so grounded the old me (distorted body etc) that I couldn't see the nose on my face. I couldn't let go and just enjoy. I'm trying again because at the end of my month, I found out that I had been consuming sugar and soy. That SUCKS. This time around I'm going to read my labels more carefully and try to stick to whole food as much as possible. I even went and bought a cookbook that is whole30 approved minus the desserts. I really am going into it with a different mentality. Again, I will blog during and post pics of my meals as I create. Some thing I didn't do last time was really plan my meals out. I'm going to plan to the letter, even snacks. No room for error. Any money I would spend on eating out goes into a pot for the end :D We shall see!
Tomorrow is day 1. Here's to planning ahead of time.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Greetings from Paleo Land!!
Hi my friends and family,
It's been awhile since I've had a few minutes to sit and write. I woke up this morning feeling good. I popped out of bed and went to the store and ended up making honey muffins! It's been awhile and I thought I deserved a treat. I must say, I feel so much better NOT being on the whole 30. I had 90% Paleo day yesterday and I'm feeling very good about it. I'm amazed at how my body looks now as compared to when I was on the whole30. I feel like I'm leaner and smaller now. It's weird to me but I really think that my omitting certain things made my body feel like it wasn't ever getting certain things again. I keep thinking "I should do another whole30" but I don't think it's for me. I am much happier having more say in my food intake and having more control over whether or not I eat that corn tortilla or processed almond milk. I am going to lean toward more 90% Paleo this summer when I'm making all my own food (the big exception is when I'm in San Fran and eating delicious food). I enjoyed trying the whole30 but I'm certainly sticking to my version of Paleo. I love the way Paleo can be molded and changed for each individual person. Unlike the whole30, Paleo is in a way customizable for every body. For instance, I know I can handle rice and some other people BLOAT really terribly if they eat rice. I can handle almond milk but it can't have carageenan because that makes me bloat and feel awful. Some people can't eat too much nut flour and I know I can handle that. I can also sometimes manage dairy. It's interesting to see how each individual ingredient effects different people. Again, that's why I love Paleo so much, it's different for each person. I make it work for me. The whole30 is kind of one size fits all.
Well that's my two cents for today. My Civilized Caveman honey muffins await! Enjoy this beautiful Sunday.
It's been awhile since I've had a few minutes to sit and write. I woke up this morning feeling good. I popped out of bed and went to the store and ended up making honey muffins! It's been awhile and I thought I deserved a treat. I must say, I feel so much better NOT being on the whole 30. I had 90% Paleo day yesterday and I'm feeling very good about it. I'm amazed at how my body looks now as compared to when I was on the whole30. I feel like I'm leaner and smaller now. It's weird to me but I really think that my omitting certain things made my body feel like it wasn't ever getting certain things again. I keep thinking "I should do another whole30" but I don't think it's for me. I am much happier having more say in my food intake and having more control over whether or not I eat that corn tortilla or processed almond milk. I am going to lean toward more 90% Paleo this summer when I'm making all my own food (the big exception is when I'm in San Fran and eating delicious food). I enjoyed trying the whole30 but I'm certainly sticking to my version of Paleo. I love the way Paleo can be molded and changed for each individual person. Unlike the whole30, Paleo is in a way customizable for every body. For instance, I know I can handle rice and some other people BLOAT really terribly if they eat rice. I can handle almond milk but it can't have carageenan because that makes me bloat and feel awful. Some people can't eat too much nut flour and I know I can handle that. I can also sometimes manage dairy. It's interesting to see how each individual ingredient effects different people. Again, that's why I love Paleo so much, it's different for each person. I make it work for me. The whole30 is kind of one size fits all.
Well that's my two cents for today. My Civilized Caveman honey muffins await! Enjoy this beautiful Sunday.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Carrageenan
http://chriskresser.com/harmful-or-harmless-carrageenan
Carrageenan is something that seems to be in everything. It's used a thickener and I'm finding that the difference in my body after I consume almond milk that contains it, is not something I should ignore. My stomach gets bloated and heavy when I consume products with it. While it is extracted from red seaweed it still creates a difference in my body. When I was doing whole30, I was flatter all day but now if I consume almond milk (silk to be specific) in the morning, I get bloated more quickly. Maybe it's vanity and maybe it's comfort but I think I'm going to say bye bye to products with carrageenan.
Some products without carrageenan:
Silk pure almond milk
Trader Joe's refrigerated almond milk
So Delicious coconut milk and almond milk desserts
That's my tip of the day!
Carrageenan is something that seems to be in everything. It's used a thickener and I'm finding that the difference in my body after I consume almond milk that contains it, is not something I should ignore. My stomach gets bloated and heavy when I consume products with it. While it is extracted from red seaweed it still creates a difference in my body. When I was doing whole30, I was flatter all day but now if I consume almond milk (silk to be specific) in the morning, I get bloated more quickly. Maybe it's vanity and maybe it's comfort but I think I'm going to say bye bye to products with carrageenan.
Some products without carrageenan:
Silk pure almond milk
Trader Joe's refrigerated almond milk
So Delicious coconut milk and almond milk desserts
That's my tip of the day!
Monday, April 21, 2014
Stomach ache of new proportions
So I ate a lot of sugar this weekend and I think I can finally say, my body feels much better without it! Last night, Iaid in my bed practically whining because my stomach hurt so much. I could feel the sugar coursing through my veins. This morning when it came time to get up, I noticed my body felt heavy and my face way super puffy. My body can't regulate it's temperature and I feel gross. My stomach still hurts and every few minutes I get sharp pains. I think it is safe to say, sugar and I will have to be a rare treat and this feeling is going to have to be worth it!
And with that, I'm going to give it up, again. Thanks for supporting this journey and continuing to read!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Not Whole 30 anymore!!
This weekend, I went ahead and tried a few things: gluten free pizza (which included dairy) and some baked goods from Buttercelli Bakery in Sherman Oaks. It's a bakery that has quite a few gluten free, vegan and My Pal Leo (Paleo) options. I was heading out to Glendale anyway so went the extra 20 minutes and purchased an amazing array of products. I wanted to see how it felt to eat these things again and how my stomach felt. Well everything went alright! I ended up offsetting it by going to the gym last night for an hour (after a 45 minute walk yesterday morning). But I will say, stomachache ensues today. I think I will be able to do this every couple of weeks. I can stay strict and then every couple of weeks go off of that.
So trying new things! Headed to the gym later today to offset the spike in blood sugar and the gluten free amazingness I just had!
Happy Sunday to all and I hope you have a happy and healthy day! :)
So trying new things! Headed to the gym later today to offset the spike in blood sugar and the gluten free amazingness I just had!
Happy Sunday to all and I hope you have a happy and healthy day! :)
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Coming to the deadline and what did I learn?
So whole 30 ends Tuesday. And I'm kinda glad. I go back and forth but I learned today that the prosciutto I eat before the gym and sometimes after a workout contains sugar. So technically, I haven't been following the whole 30 at all! I'm so mad. I will say this whole try at whole 30 has taught me a few things.....
1. I need to work out more. I really need to be exercising 5 days a week between Pilates, cardio, and lifting. Working out more helps me keep my body feeling good and energized. Since doing the whole 30, I work out once or twice a day. Sometimes a 45 minute walk or I'll do cardio for 45 minutes then go to Pilates. Today I did 45 minutes of the bike then my trainer kicked my butt at Pilates! My entire body is shaking and it feels so good!
2. Whole 30 is definitely Paleo on steroids. It's very rigid and definitely designed for first time Paleo-ers and people doing a detox or someone who wants to live with a lot of restrictions.
3. I don't need a weekly Paleo treat but if I'm going to have a treat, my exercise needs to off set it. So if I want to make brownies or cookies, I do have to off set it with the gym....this is something I've always known but the whole 30 just reinforced it.
4. I'm stronger than I thought and I need to keep building on that.
So two more days until it's over, despite the fact that it feels like it never began.....I'm so sad to have learned this late in the game that my favorite protein contains sugar. But I haven't baked in a month and I haven't had excess sugar so that's a plus. It's not a totally lost month.
This is what I learned and I probably won't do it again but never say never! :D Thanks for following along the journey with me. Here's to the next step!
1. I need to work out more. I really need to be exercising 5 days a week between Pilates, cardio, and lifting. Working out more helps me keep my body feeling good and energized. Since doing the whole 30, I work out once or twice a day. Sometimes a 45 minute walk or I'll do cardio for 45 minutes then go to Pilates. Today I did 45 minutes of the bike then my trainer kicked my butt at Pilates! My entire body is shaking and it feels so good!
2. Whole 30 is definitely Paleo on steroids. It's very rigid and definitely designed for first time Paleo-ers and people doing a detox or someone who wants to live with a lot of restrictions.
3. I don't need a weekly Paleo treat but if I'm going to have a treat, my exercise needs to off set it. So if I want to make brownies or cookies, I do have to off set it with the gym....this is something I've always known but the whole 30 just reinforced it.
4. I'm stronger than I thought and I need to keep building on that.
So two more days until it's over, despite the fact that it feels like it never began.....I'm so sad to have learned this late in the game that my favorite protein contains sugar. But I haven't baked in a month and I haven't had excess sugar so that's a plus. It's not a totally lost month.
This is what I learned and I probably won't do it again but never say never! :D Thanks for following along the journey with me. Here's to the next step!
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Day 4 of illness and coming into the last few days of the whole 30
The way to end this whole30 dealy has been less than perfect considering my illness but I woke up this morning with energy! I don't think you know how great that feels!!!! It is an ungodly hour to be awake but I'm just happy I'm not in pain and my ears aren't throbbing anymore. The medications are at work which makes me so happy that I'll finally feel like a normal human being.
What does that mean for my whole 30? Well I'm going to continue for a week. Not paying for the whole30 but rather just eating how I've been eating and working out, hopefully the way I was before I got sick. I was going to the gym 5 days a week and doing Pilates twice a week. I'm really excited about that.
Well that's my update. I'm hoping to take a walk at some point today to get out of the house! Ugh I am so happy to finally feel a little better. Thanks for the well wishes!
What does that mean for my whole 30? Well I'm going to continue for a week. Not paying for the whole30 but rather just eating how I've been eating and working out, hopefully the way I was before I got sick. I was going to the gym 5 days a week and doing Pilates twice a week. I'm really excited about that.
Well that's my update. I'm hoping to take a walk at some point today to get out of the house! Ugh I am so happy to finally feel a little better. Thanks for the well wishes!
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