Soo... Whole 30, great concept, but crazy hard.
I have learned a lot of great ideas, got on to all the Whole 30 and Paleo/Keto websites, Instagram, and Snapchats. Looks so easy and when they have all the food and budget, cooking this way seems like a breeze. Reality... meal prep, preparing food this way after working a full day took almost 2 hours of peeling, chopping, shredding, mixing, boiling, and cooking. Shopping, my trips to a few stores took major planning. Spouts, Trader Joes, Ralphs, and then back to Sprouts. As many of you know I am a bargain shopper and use coupons. Most if not all the Whole 30 stuff was not coupon friendly. Ghee, do you know what that is? Oh, and the cost of ghee? They also said I could make ghee with butter by cooking it down, but the amount you need to do this process is ridiculous.
The food I made was super tasty, but after slaving away in the kitchen for so long I was so over the meal and just wanted to order out. Kurt really enjoyed it, but he likes fried bologna, so anything to him is fantastic.
Also trying to start this new way of eating is difficult when one lives in San Diego and you have friends and family coming to visit "paradise" quite often. When people visit you want to show them the cool and yummy places SD has. Sometimes that is places that are super carbie and amazing.
So since I started this Whole 30, I put on 5lbs, but I do know how to cook some great healthy food.
With that adventure over I am starting again.
Monday I will be doing a 3 day cleanse
https://refer.jusbyjulie.com/s/Jillian5 to get my body reset and feeling better. I will be eating real food, cutting processed, watching my portions, and logging what I am eating. When I look back at what I eat throughout the day in my mind I think it isn't that much, but if I log it I am shocked. I need to be accountable and that lonely donut in the staff kitchen needs to be logged accordingly. Just downloaded the app LOSE IT, and hoping they are right with that name.
With Kurt in full swing coaching football, I have plenty of time to move and workout. This is where my excuses come in. I am not one that is comfortable alone, the gym, a walk, or anything by myself. I enjoy coming home and hibernating and decompressing from being on my "A" game. My anxiety has been super crazy lately which I think is causing my many weeks of daily headaches. I know that I should get out there and my endorphins firing, but the vortex of the house sucks me in.
Back at it Monday, preparing over the weekend and getting my mind in the right place to be ok being on my own.
Side note, I am heading home in a few weeks so I am using this as motivation to keep at it. I have to keep reminding myself that I am a great person with so much to offer and my fatness isn't who I am.
This is a really great read from a husband to his wife!
http://www.today.com/style/husband-pens-body-positive-note-curvy-wife-we-re-swooning-t114610
I have learned a lot of great ideas, got on to all the Whole 30 and Paleo/Keto websites, Instagram, and Snapchats. Looks so easy and when they have all the food and budget, cooking this way seems like a breeze. Reality... meal prep, preparing food this way after working a full day took almost 2 hours of peeling, chopping, shredding, mixing, boiling, and cooking. Shopping, my trips to a few stores took major planning. Spouts, Trader Joes, Ralphs, and then back to Sprouts. As many of you know I am a bargain shopper and use coupons. Most if not all the Whole 30 stuff was not coupon friendly. Ghee, do you know what that is? Oh, and the cost of ghee? They also said I could make ghee with butter by cooking it down, but the amount you need to do this process is ridiculous.
The food I made was super tasty, but after slaving away in the kitchen for so long I was so over the meal and just wanted to order out. Kurt really enjoyed it, but he likes fried bologna, so anything to him is fantastic.
Also trying to start this new way of eating is difficult when one lives in San Diego and you have friends and family coming to visit "paradise" quite often. When people visit you want to show them the cool and yummy places SD has. Sometimes that is places that are super carbie and amazing.
So since I started this Whole 30, I put on 5lbs, but I do know how to cook some great healthy food.
With that adventure over I am starting again.
Monday I will be doing a 3 day cleanse
https://refer.jusbyjulie.com/s/Jillian5 to get my body reset and feeling better. I will be eating real food, cutting processed, watching my portions, and logging what I am eating. When I look back at what I eat throughout the day in my mind I think it isn't that much, but if I log it I am shocked. I need to be accountable and that lonely donut in the staff kitchen needs to be logged accordingly. Just downloaded the app LOSE IT, and hoping they are right with that name.
With Kurt in full swing coaching football, I have plenty of time to move and workout. This is where my excuses come in. I am not one that is comfortable alone, the gym, a walk, or anything by myself. I enjoy coming home and hibernating and decompressing from being on my "A" game. My anxiety has been super crazy lately which I think is causing my many weeks of daily headaches. I know that I should get out there and my endorphins firing, but the vortex of the house sucks me in.
Back at it Monday, preparing over the weekend and getting my mind in the right place to be ok being on my own.
Side note, I am heading home in a few weeks so I am using this as motivation to keep at it. I have to keep reminding myself that I am a great person with so much to offer and my fatness isn't who I am.
This is a really great read from a husband to his wife!
http://www.today.com/style/husband-pens-body-positive-note-curvy-wife-we-re-swooning-t114610
Bring me a small glass jar and I'll make you some Ghee ;)
ReplyDeleteWish that just being a kind person rewarded you with the body of your dreams. You've got this, Jillian.
ReplyDeleteYou are an incredibly resilient person who never gives up. This is a process and you are learning so much along the way. You'll conquer this. I'm here if you need anything. Just reach out. Xoxo
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