This was my second time doing Whole30. Back in 2015 one of my close friends introduced me to the idea. At first it seemed impossible 30 days without all the yummy stuff? But at the time I needed something and this was it. We completed our first Whole30 and it truly changed my life. Okay not so grand as that sounds but it did break my diet cycle. I have been dieting since my teens, very regularly restricting calories measuring everything, writing it down, weighing in, and then gaining back and starting over. Whole30 was the thing that helped me stop all of that. For 30 days only eating real whole food, but only what you are hungry for, no binging, no sneaking, no cheating, and no weighing. It seems so restrictive and seems like it would have the opposite effect but when you are through you feel better, I didn't even know how bad I felt I didn't even know what some of the things I was putting in my body were doing to me.
Since my first one I have done some mini ones like 7-10 days. It really does get me back into a cycle of eating food that helps me feel better.
January was my second time completing the Whole30 this time again my husband was my support and another friend. Here are some highlights of my january Whole30.
My skin is always the first place to notice and improvement. For years I had not idea that it was linked to food. This is just a few days difference.
We did a great job meal planning and grocery shopping last week which has helped with our busy lives, knowing what is for dinner every night has saved time and money.
Food prep is time consuming but I honestly started to feel a stress relief in cutting so many vegetables as well as appreciating the beauty in fresh food. No bland colors here. We have loved the Whole30 Fast & Easy addition to the collection.
So clear skin, good habits less bloat, more energy those are my results. I did also lose 8 pounds, wasn't really the goal of this Whole30 but I am not complaining.
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