So today I am wrapping up my seventh day of the Whole 30 program. For those of you who are not familiar to the program let me give you a synopsis. The Whole 30 is a thirty day kick start to a healthier you. It seems to be derived to the Paleo Diet (a.k.a the Caveman Diet) where you only eat meats, fruits, vegetables and nuts. The point is to reset your body to the way it was originally intended before the world of processed food came into play. Oh yea did I mention that means alcohol too!
Now I probably should have started this on day one, but to be brutally honest this week was somewhat hellish. Between lack of energy and what the Whole 30 calls the "carb flu" that your body goes through the last thing I wanted to do was think and reflect on why I was doing this. Needless to say my body was grumpy I was depriving it of the oh so delicious intake of foods that contained high sugar, fat and salt. Most days I could hardly lift a finger after being at work all day.
Days six and seven seemed to be looking up. My body started to feel better and I was dying to use up some of the energy that I was getting from this new energy source. Sadly just as the program predicted the cravings have begun to creep into my mind.
Now up to this point the food choice was no longer the hard part. Eating whole foods became something I just did. This strength gave me the extra push i needed to make it through the week. Although, I love seeing the subtle changes in body and the fact that eating whole foods is no longer the hard part, its the little cravings that seem to pop in and out of my head. It's like a teaser just wanting to put a little reminder of how good it was. Almost like an ex who just happens to send you a 'how's it going' text a month after the break up. Thanks but I was getting over you and now I will have to go back to my shrink and ask what this could possibly mean? Also unraveling the last months worth of sessions. Sadly this is how food and I seem to be. It is a little sad to look at it as a bad break up, but in this moment that connection is clicking. The program talks about how we do have an emotional connection to our food and it seems to be my bad boyfriend who leaves me feeling empty at the end of the mediocre date. I know this sounds rather humorous and a little pathetic, however, until you tell your body and bad food that they can no longer see each other then spare me the crazy label.
Going into this week I know I will need a bit more of a release of this journey as I try to make it a week at a time to the end goal. If you've been on a similar journey please share so that I may find strength in your accomplishments. Any feedback is welcomed.
