Whole30

L and I have decided to go on a diet. I was initially attracted to this diet because a lot of the people who complete the month see drastic reductions in their allergy symptoms. I've also been wanting to go on some sort of diet to loose some weight but they all seem so hokey to me. I like this particular diet because it is all backed by peer-review scientific literature and, after reading the companion book, it actually makes sense to my highly logical mind. The diet is called Whole30. The premise is basically that you shouldn't eat anything that messes with the psychology of food, your hormones, your digestion, and your inflammation/immune system. The diet runs for 30 days with NO cheating allowed (although we're allowing L a glass of beer per day). You aren't allow to eat grains, legumes, sugar (or artificial sweeteners), dairy, soy, carrageenan, MSG or sulfite, or white potatoes. We started the diet right after we got back from Nathan's wedding and will finish the day before we leave for the mountains for the Fourth of July. I want to keep a record of what we eat and how we feel throughout because apparently its a pretty interesting transition.

Day 1
Breakfast: 2/3 eggs, scrambled with onions and peppers; strawberries
Lunch: Salad with carrots, walnuts, chicken, dry cranberries, etc and balsamic vinegrette
Dinner: Roast Beef with Carrots and Green Beans

Reflections: It was really hard to judge Day 1 because of our exhaustion. Saturday night, we got about 3 hours of sleep between getting home from Adam's wedding and heading to the airport. Sunday, I think we were in bed by 1:30 or 2 and got up around 8-8:30. So, basically we just wanted to sleep all day. I think I was too tired to even worry about being hungry or anything.

Day 2
Breakfast: 2/3 eggs, scrambled with onions and peppers; homemade pork/turkey sausuage; strawberries
Lunch: Leftover roast beef, carrots, and green beans
Dinner: Cumin/Chili/Paprika/Garlic Pork Chops (cut from a pork loin) with zucchini and squash and sweet potatoes.

Reflections: Day 2 sucked for me. I got a migraine around 10am(!) and it didn't go away until I finally fell asleep around 10pm. I'm not sure whether our diet caused my migraine or something else entirely. It did rain most of the afternoon. L hasn't really had any trouble but he does miss snacking!

Day 3
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Hash with 2 fried eggs
Lunch: Leftover Pork Chops, Zucchini/Squash, and Sweet Potatoes
Dinner: Veggie Beef Soup

Reflections: Day 3 wasn't bad. I think we both stayed busy enough to not snack. We did, however, really want some crackers to go with our soup!

Day 4
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Hash with 2 fried eggs
Lunch: Leftover Soup
Dinner: Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie

Reflections: Well its only 2:40, but I'm feeling great!