I am by necessity needing to be more frugal and return to a low-sodium diet, so I must get back in the habit of menu planning ( Read more... )

x-posted from my journal

This Friday, 6/12, I'll be starting the Whole30 Elimination diet. I've done this twice before, with life changing results! Not only did I learn a lot about nutrition and my body in particular, it also helped me get several health issues under control. I lost 30 pounds the first time, got off both my blood pressure and ( Read more... )

I stayed mostly on track with my last meal plan until a plague fell upon my house. My tooth extraction pain & swelling lasted much longer than anticipated (I lived on weightloss shakes), one daughter fell and got progressively worse, and then everyone fell sick one after another, leading to three ER visits and one regular old doctor visit in the ( Read more... )

Well, I made a meal plan last time, and that was a start, but I didn't actually utilize it. Like, at all. But I'm trying very hard to get back on track! This one starts in the middle of the week since we had an incredibly hectic couple of days, but I'm trying to get back on the healthy eating/pseudo-Whole30 track. Here goes another shot...

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In an effort to get back to healthy eating again, I'm trying to get back in the habit of meal planning and healthy prep days again (okay, mostly just putting forth cooking effort at all).

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Why, oh why, do I suck so much at meal plans? I make them just fine, but I rarely stick to them. I pretty much need to accept that I won't eat breakfast if I don't have it pre-made and waiting. I don't think I stuck to any lunches I'd planned (except the leftovers), and I only did about half of my Whole30 prep. GAH. And that's with me trying to get ( Read more... )

Hello, mealplanning, I miss you guys!

I have stayed on a relatively healthy diet these past 6 months. I am preparing for another round of the Whole30 elimination diet, which I saw great success with last summer. I lost 28 pounds in 30 days and was able to get off of my blood pressure and thyroid medications! This time I plan to actually do real exercise with ( Read more... )

I'm going to try the Whole30 paleo-esque program as a food cleanse, with an effort to also journal and discover which foods affect me how. This is my first attempt at anything even remotely like this, and while I can't necessarily afford organic, pasture-fed, local meat (or even find organic veggies locally until my own garden kicks in), I'm going ( Read more... )