Day 20 of the Whole30 and seriously this is no freaking joke. Supposedly, my cravings should be gone by now. They’re not. I can’t stop thinking about mac and cheese, wine, pizza and chocolate chip cookies. Oh, and Dunkin Donuts vanilla iced coffee with cream and sugar. Going to Wegmans today did not help the situation. Have you ever had their White Pizza or Buffalo Chicken pizza? I just love all the food that I shouldn’t be eating. Maybe that is why my body was telling me that I needed a serious detox.
10 days are left. TEN. I can see the light. But it is still so far away. I know that once the 30 days are over, I will be so proud and happy that we decided to do this. But right now, I am miserable. Weekends are usually filled with yummy takeout and wine as a reward for my work week and well, surviving life. Tonight, we will eat seafood (a special treat) and veggies, and I am making us banana/unsweetened almond milk smoothies as a special treat. Did you know that smoothies are not Whole30 approved? Sorry- but if that is the worst thing we are eating this week, then I think we are winning.
If you decide to try the Whole30, beware of those Facebook support groups I was telling you about in my last post. Like most FB groups, there are mean-spirited, asshole trolls there, too. The other day, I confessed in a post to weighing myself on Day 15, and that I had not lost any weight. Another fun fact: scales are not a part of the Whole30. WHEN ON THE WHOLE30, YOU CANNOT WEIGH YOURSELF! Well, guess what??!! I did! The reason for my post was to see if any other Whole30ers did not see a weight loss in the first 2 weeks. Just an innocent question from a Whole30 newbie…or so I thought. I got back some helpful comments and input. But one miserable human being was very adamant that I needed to start this journey over from Day 1, because I chose to weigh myself and that is not a part of the rules!!! I politely responded that she must be joking & there is no way in hell that I would start over. She responded that I am an adult and I can do what I want (NFS!!!)…but I still broke the rules.
For TWENTY DAYS, I have not had added sugars. I have not had bread. Diet iced tea. Coke Zero. Wine. Cheese. Milk. Cereal. PASTA. Basically, I have given up all my favorite things. For some stranger to tell me that I need to start over because scales are not allowed in the Whole30 made me laugh, but also really made me angry. People are so eager to see others fail, and it is disgusting. The last 20 days have been eye-opening and HARD. I have cried. Complained. There are times when I feel wonderful, and times like this afternoon that I feel blah and have no desire to get off the couch. There are ten days left, and then who knows what will happen. Hopefully some of these eating habits that I have learned stay with me…maybe I will treat myself to a yummy coffee with cream and sugar. Either way, I will be able to say that I did it and will support anyone who wants to start this journey.
PS- I bought a bottle of Rose today as motivation. I wonder what that troll would think of that!
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