The start of something new: Whole 30 day ONE!!

Day one is done! I survived my first day on whole 30. Jumping into today, I was thankful for meal planning. Honestly, if I hadn't, I don't even think I would have gotten through one day! Sunday's are a little different because I need to get the kids ready for church and make something for church lunch since we all eat together. I used to eat cereal EVERY morning, so now this means making two meals and getting out the door at 10. Luckily, our church had catered food today. This was good and bad. Good because I just needed something for myself, but bad because I wanted to eat All. The. Food! I made it past my first temptations, and stuck with my salad with eggs, homemade raspberry vinaigrette, blueberries, raspberries, and carrots.

Later in the day, I was starving so Isabelle and I ate half a rotisserie chicken.

Finally, the best for last. I made roasted sweet potatoes with clarified butter and salt, and Mexican tuna boats! Best meal so far. (It's basically guacamole mixed with tuna fish and scooped onto lettuce.) Erik and I both loved it, and it was the first time feeling full all day.

Ending the day, I am feeling excited and feeling like a superwoman! Another part of me is dreading breakfast because I am just not used to putting much time, thought, and energy into that.

Homemade raspberry vinaigrette

Sweet potato and Mexican tuna boats

Whole 30 day 0

Hello world, my name is Laura, and I am a sugar addict. Dessert every day? Why not? Dessert twice a day? That sounds even more fun! I know I have a problem. That is why I gave up dessert for lent (the 40 or so days before Easter.) I knew it would be hard, and some days it has been. Mostly I don't miss it too too much which has been surprising. Well, if that wasn't enough, I decided to look up whole 30.

Have you heard of whole 30? I heard of it through lovely friends on Facebook. After seeing a couple posts, I decided to look up the details. I won't tell go into too many details, but basically it's a 30 day detox, and then you add foods slowly to see what foods make your body feel good, and what foods make them feel less than stellar.

After reading about it, I casually mentioned and explained a little about it to my friend, and she immediately jumped on board with two feet, before I was even committed. Well, now here we are, both ready to do it, and today was my last binge day before starting. I don't really want to tell you how much sugar I ate, but I will say it was more than 2 pieces of cake! Say what!? My meals are planned for the week, and my fridge and countertops are stocked with fresh fruits, veggies, meats, and nuts. I feel terrible right now (from all the cake I just ate), and I am excited and a little freaked out about braving the Whole 30 adventure.