day 1 of life
I'm not extending to a whole45. I don't need to. I went grocery shopping yesterday, and I bought all compliant foods. I'm excited about learning how to make squash spaghetti, finding uses for almond and cashew butter (which are both delicious! I tried them for the first time yesterday. I'd rather bake with them though; I haven't eaten peanut butter in over a year.) I'm excited about the way I look and feel. I lost 7 lbs. I am under 125 for the first time in maybe 10 years. 120 is what I've weighed since I was 11 and stopped growing. 115? What would that be like?
I'm not sure if that kind of weightloss is possible for me, because I have a lot of muscle mass, and I will continue exercising. It's fun to consider though. I put on a midriff bearing shirt that I've never worn, and it looked great! I would actually wear it this summer! I like reaching farther in stretches and not having fat get in the way. I love my beautiful nails - I could be a hand model now. I love how thin my jaw feels, and my ankles, and my arms. I wore a shirt yesterday that used to pull awkwardly because of my chubby arms. It doesn't anymore. My energy levels are high. I don't feel tiger blood except after running 3 miles, but I'll take it!
I lost 7lbs, 2in from my waist, 1.5in from my chest, 1.5in from below my knee!, and about .5" all around. My bmi is now 23.4, safely in the normal weight category! Body fat percentage is 25%- acceptable, but not fitness, and there are limitations to all calculators. My bmr is 1363.6, which means I should eat 1800 calories to maintain my weight. Eating healthy foods to satiety, I rarely make 1200/day. Maybe 115 is not so ridiculous as it seems.
Thoughts from rereading the beginning of this journey (the whole30 was just the beginning):
I got the things I wanted- strong nails, clear skin, slimming down, endurance, and more regulated moods with a brighter disposition.
I didn't want it to be everything I think about, but it was. And while sometimes that was tough (staring at desserts I don't need,) now I realize just how great that was. I really thought about food for the first time. I knew what exactly was going in my body, and I am better prepared to read labels and cook real food.
"Defeat smells like brownie batter." Over the past three days I've been considering which delicious treat I will have to satisfy my cravings, but what I didn't realize was that I'm not craving something sweet. I am craving chocolate! And I was allowed (technically) to have that all along. This morning I had a chocolate banana pancake, and it was delicious. It was just what I wanted (and still paleo.)
Grocery bills are expensive. Probably $40 a week minimum, and I'm still not eating enough protein or calories. My dad said yesterday "You can't buy back your health." He's right, so I'll spend the money now and hopefully save the money later on health bills.
I was chubby. I wrote "I have maybe 5 pounds to lose." Last February I was 140, and today I am 124. I didn't realize I had at least 16 pounds to lose! That's a LOT on a 5 foot tall person! I've lost 11.5% of my body weight. Wow. I'm so glad I woke up.
I'm finally not sad about the fudge. I finally walk in a grocery store, and have no desire to buy snacks. They are wasted money. WOOHOO! Rereading my journal has made me aware of how much I've overcome! I've overcome the sugar dragon, and I didn't even notice it happened.
It was a really good idea for me in particular to bake cookies while on whole30. I'm good at sticking to the rules, and it was really important for me to learn that I can make cookies and not eat them. I love baking just as much as I love eating dough. I didn't know that. And I think I enjoy baking even more when it's not for me.
I still have a way to go. I still have things to accomplish. I still eat past satiety, and even though my daily calorie count is under, when I eat to where I'm full, I always want to eat more, for some reason. When I eat to where I'm good, I'm fine with stopping. This is my next goal, learning that I don't have to eat everything on my plate.
I'm not sure if that kind of weightloss is possible for me, because I have a lot of muscle mass, and I will continue exercising. It's fun to consider though. I put on a midriff bearing shirt that I've never worn, and it looked great! I would actually wear it this summer! I like reaching farther in stretches and not having fat get in the way. I love my beautiful nails - I could be a hand model now. I love how thin my jaw feels, and my ankles, and my arms. I wore a shirt yesterday that used to pull awkwardly because of my chubby arms. It doesn't anymore. My energy levels are high. I don't feel tiger blood except after running 3 miles, but I'll take it!
I lost 7lbs, 2in from my waist, 1.5in from my chest, 1.5in from below my knee!, and about .5" all around. My bmi is now 23.4, safely in the normal weight category! Body fat percentage is 25%- acceptable, but not fitness, and there are limitations to all calculators. My bmr is 1363.6, which means I should eat 1800 calories to maintain my weight. Eating healthy foods to satiety, I rarely make 1200/day. Maybe 115 is not so ridiculous as it seems.
Thoughts from rereading the beginning of this journey (the whole30 was just the beginning):
I got the things I wanted- strong nails, clear skin, slimming down, endurance, and more regulated moods with a brighter disposition.
I didn't want it to be everything I think about, but it was. And while sometimes that was tough (staring at desserts I don't need,) now I realize just how great that was. I really thought about food for the first time. I knew what exactly was going in my body, and I am better prepared to read labels and cook real food.
"Defeat smells like brownie batter." Over the past three days I've been considering which delicious treat I will have to satisfy my cravings, but what I didn't realize was that I'm not craving something sweet. I am craving chocolate! And I was allowed (technically) to have that all along. This morning I had a chocolate banana pancake, and it was delicious. It was just what I wanted (and still paleo.)
Grocery bills are expensive. Probably $40 a week minimum, and I'm still not eating enough protein or calories. My dad said yesterday "You can't buy back your health." He's right, so I'll spend the money now and hopefully save the money later on health bills.
I was chubby. I wrote "I have maybe 5 pounds to lose." Last February I was 140, and today I am 124. I didn't realize I had at least 16 pounds to lose! That's a LOT on a 5 foot tall person! I've lost 11.5% of my body weight. Wow. I'm so glad I woke up.
I'm finally not sad about the fudge. I finally walk in a grocery store, and have no desire to buy snacks. They are wasted money. WOOHOO! Rereading my journal has made me aware of how much I've overcome! I've overcome the sugar dragon, and I didn't even notice it happened.
It was a really good idea for me in particular to bake cookies while on whole30. I'm good at sticking to the rules, and it was really important for me to learn that I can make cookies and not eat them. I love baking just as much as I love eating dough. I didn't know that. And I think I enjoy baking even more when it's not for me.
I still have a way to go. I still have things to accomplish. I still eat past satiety, and even though my daily calorie count is under, when I eat to where I'm full, I always want to eat more, for some reason. When I eat to where I'm good, I'm fine with stopping. This is my next goal, learning that I don't have to eat everything on my plate.