Day 13a of Our Whole30®

Joe's Meals

Breakfast: Apple, 2 chicken sausages, green beans
Lunch: almonds w/ raisins
Dinner: quarter lb ground beef w/ peppers, onions, tomatoes, swiss chard stems
Dinner #2: Hangar steak 10oz, Swiss Chard & Boston lettuce w/ oil & vinegar

Amanda's Meals

Breakfast: 1 Chicken sausage + an apple
Lunch: Mixed greens salad w/ hardboiled eggs, grilled chicken, tomatoes, peppers, oil & vinegar
Dinner: Hangar steak ~6oz
Snack: almond butter

Wowzers, I skipped a lot of days of blogging!  Blogging every single day is tough work, but I'll do my best to keep up a little better.  Part of the reason I think I've gotten a little lax is that I don't really feel like I'm doing anything out of the ordinary. Before, I needed to keep this blog. It made me accountable (even if only to a blog) and it helped me vent about how terrible things are when I don't have Elf Fudge cookies to comfort me.

But now, I kinda love the Whole30.  I don't really want to eat Elf Fudge cookies, or chips, or pretzels, or whatever else I'm "missing out on".  I feel good about the choices that we're making every day.  Eating is far more intentional, as opposed to mindlessly snacking on things that are high in calories & low in nutritional value (such as my ex-loves, the Keebler Elves). I never thought I'd say it, but I honestly just don't miss the stuff I'm missing.

One of the main reasons I started this diet was because I just didn't feel "normal".  I felt like the food I was eating was a big contributor to that... but I couldn't pinpoint which food & when. That is why the Whole30 really resonated with me.  On Day 13a, I went to the doctor to talk about my suspected "food allergies", and he was so awesome.  He said that this diet is a great idea and that I'm taking all the right steps to feeling totally normal & eliminating the things that make me feel more like a 50 year old and less like the 25 year old that I am. He said a lot of people let the unhealthy/crappy feeling become their new normal, so it was great that I'm being proactive about it.

It was really cool to get that confirmation from my doctor, especially because when I tell some people about this diet they act like it's the most outrageous thing they've ever heard.  Honestly, I think that's hilarious.  Everyone can agree that the average American diet is crazy unhealthy, but as soon as you do something radically different.... well that's just insane.  To that I say, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results.".  Yeah, I know it's wildly over-quoted, but it's applicable.

So, if you think the Whole30 is crazy or stupid... just think it quietly. I don't want to argue for the sake of seeing how many trivia facts you can remember from high school biology. I don't pretend to know it all, and neither should anyone else.  Keep an open mind & don't be a hater.

On a separate note, Joe finished up "It Starts With Food", so he may actually know everything at this point - no pretending needed. If he doesn't, he's getting damn close. I've only read parts of it so I'm going to hopefully get into it this weekend.

That's it for Day 13a, folks!