Day 3 went a lot better than days 1 and 2. I'm still feeling a bit foggy from time to time but overall expected to feel much worse. My eating was on point and I felt less anxiety between meals about food. I also didn't think about food as much as I normally do. I'm guessing that is because all my treat foods are off limits so no need to even spend mental energy on them. I did dream about a grilled cheese sandwich last night though so clearly my brain is still working through this.
Food for Day 3:
Breakfast - egg bake, spaghetti squash, salsa, guacamole, banana
Lunch - meatball, sauce, spaghetti squash, fajita veggies, cauliflower
Snack - carnitas, guacamole
Dinner - chicken salad w/ Italian vinaigrette and splash of balsamic
Snack - chicken (I was super hungry before bed tonight for the first time)
Beverages - sparkling water, coffee, tea
Mood & body - I felt calmer today and less anxious. I also felt foggy at times especially toward the end of the day. I'm wondering if it has to do with reducing my caffeine intake. Also, evening is when I usually had sugar so perhaps my body has expected that. No headache as of this morning.
Everyone in our group is experiencing similar things. Dustin and I both had a good day yesterday so that helps tremendously. We're game planning about how to make Week 2 even better. He is going to run out and get some more fruit today so we have more options there.
I talked to a few people at church last night who are also doing a Whole30 this month. It helped tremendously to talk with others in the same boat. They have all done it in the past so they know what to expect. They all say that it has transformed their eating habits beyond Whole30 so I'm really excited about that!
My goal is to eat Whole30 most of the time beyond this month and isolate special occasions or events to go off plan.
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