All my adult life, I have read articles about health, weight loss, exercise, changing your habits, and whatever else might apply to my health. Loads of those articles are written by people who have made significant changes in their lives, and nearly all of them started out pretty sure they would never be able toContinue reading “Ridiculous and Authentic”
Category Archives: Whole 30
Bouncing Around – Post Whole 30
It’s about a month since I finished Whole 30. I continue to learn a lot about my body, since I decided that my reintroduction process would be lengthy. Roughly, it has looked like this: 5 days of Whole 30 + Dairy: I didn’t have any health troubles with dairy. It didn’t affect my sleep, myContinue reading “Bouncing Around – Post Whole 30”
Seriously?! Gout?!
I self-diagnosed myself today. I have gout. Apparently, gout is a kind of arthritis, but it is gnarly. People who consume too much uric acid or have bodies which don’t process uric acid well – we get gout. We also get kidney stones, which is awesome. I know that because my dad is great atContinue reading “Seriously?! Gout?!”
Grain Week Post #2 – Whole 30
A SAMMICH!!!!!! Pretty amazing to take a slice of bread out of the bag, schmear Whole 30 approved mayo on it and add sliced turkey and banana peppers to it. Slice some tomatoes and peel a tangerine, and you have a FEAST! (Please, please, please don’t let gluten/grains affect my arthritis or sleep! Pretty please!Continue reading “Grain Week Post #2 – Whole 30”
Grain Week Post #1 – Whole 30
Dairy was fine. I figured it would be. No changes to my sleeping patterns or swelling of my fingers, so WHEW! I went back to pure Whole 30 for two days, and today…. I ate a pita chip with my kabobs and salad at a Mediterranean restaurant. Okay, I ate a serving of pita chipsContinue reading “Grain Week Post #1 – Whole 30”
Dairy Week, Post #3 – Whole 30
Okay, so I’m still writing about food. Not sure how long I will keep this up, but I’m still learning how to cook while paying careful attention to ingredients and my health, so I guess I’ll just keep processing this information by writing it down here. Cooking this week, trying to be sure to includeContinue reading “Dairy Week, Post #3 – Whole 30”
Dairy Week, Post#2 – Whole 30
Several dollops of sour cream, two tubes of frozen Greek yogurt, a few cups of tea with real milk or half-n-half, and a couple slices of cheddar cheese later – I feel fine. I slept well. My fingers feel the same. According to the scale, I’ve lost 2 more pounds. But two pounds in twoContinue reading “Dairy Week, Post#2 – Whole 30”
Dairy Week – Whole 30
I had half-n-half in my tea this morning, but no sugar. It was no different than Nutpods creamer in my tea. Of course, Nutpods is way more expensive, so I will only choose it if dairy ends up being a health stealer. I had a slice of cheddar cheese. Just by itself. Because cheese. IContinue reading “Dairy Week – Whole 30”
Day 31 – Whole 30
7 pounds. That’s the answer to the question I’ve been asking. I lost 7 pounds this month. But, here’s the most interesting part: I was waiting and waiting to get on that scale. 48 and I are VERY accustomed to measuring our health by that number. But, then I stepped on the scale, saw theContinue reading “Day 31 – Whole 30”
Days 28, 29, and 30
These last three days have been so busy. Just zany. So, I fell into bed without blogging about them. Day 28 was Mother’s Day. I drove to my parents’ house for a great meal with fantastic family. Mom made a Whole 30 meal for us, so it was easy for me. There were a fewContinue reading “Days 28, 29, and 30”
Be Gentle With You 