Whole30 Days 6-12

[ahavah]

If you missed it, you can find Days 1-5 here.

I found compliant roast beef! This has really helped my Whole30 satisfaction. All it has is roast beef, sea salt, and cracked black pepper! So stoked.

Comments

[fliz0ntoast]

It looks like you're doing great. I did Whole30 back in Feb/March, and it taught me a lot. I had already given up sugar in Jan so that wasn't an issue for me, but it did help me give up carb heavy foods. That was nice. When it ended I did add back in things like dairy in limited forms. I'm also a vegetarian so my Whole 30 looked a little different.

Keep up the great work. :)

[ahavah]

Thanks so much! Wow, I can't even imagine trying to do Whole30 as a vegetarian. They're so big on the meat portions being necessary and beans/legumes being off limits (and nuts being fat, not protein). It is very eye-opening, though! I've learned a lot too.

[fliz0ntoast]

They actually have a shopping list for vegetarians. It wasn't that bad. I ate a lot of eggs and tempeh/tofu and I got to eat a lot of kefir so that was good. :)

[ahavah]

So they make a soy exception for vegetarians? That's good to know. I really wish they would allow milk kefir. I don't see why they don't, since the lactic acid is eaten away and it's supposed to be very good for the gut. I have some grains for both milk and water kefir, if they haven't died in my fridge. I'll have to try to revive them.

[rosegardenfae]

Great looking meals...what we eat is so important, kudos to you!!

[ahavah]

Thanks! I always feel much better when I do the program. I don't know why I keep going back to junk, except that I think they put stuff in it that makes you crave it more, so once I'm off the wagon, I'm waaaaay off. Going to try not to do that this time!

[njlorelei]

Looks great!

Are your kids doing this too?

[ahavah]

Sadly, no. My family, but especially Josh, I am sad to say, has super sweet tooths and balk at a lot of healthy eating. It didn't used to be that way, so I'm not sure what the deal is. But since I do most of the shopping, they do tend to cut back on sugar and rely less on processed foods when I'm on Whole30.

Ivy really likes the foods I eat and wants to try doing it with me. She started once before, but her dad & sisters had ice cream in front of her that night and she just had to have some. She would still share meals with me and ate better, but she'd still have her snacks and kool-aid. >< She wanted to try it again with me this time, but they eat breakfast and lunch at camp right now, so maybe next round.