Whole 30 Day One

Start weight: 275.5
With this Whole 30 I hope to get back on track in my mind. I also hope to drop fifteen pounds and incorporate some exercise into my life.

My day one plan:
Breakfast- 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch- salad with romaine, carrots, red cabbage, red peppers, tomato, 3 oz grilled chicken with balsamic & olive oil
Dinner- steak, zucchini and avocado

I am trying not to snack but if I do get hungry I have a pear standing by.

I am not much of an exerciser but want to be healthier so as part of my Whole 30 I plan on adding in exercise. (Did that sound too trainwrecky?) I am going to ride the dust collecting Schwinn Airdyne. I plan on riding until I feel like I am going to die. That should be about fifteen minutes. (I know that sounded trainwrecky!) However long I last today I will add on two minutes tomorrow, and two minutes the next day, etc.

I also plan on adding in some strength exercises. But haven't figured which ones. I'll have to look at Norma's routines and scale them back around 400% and maybe I can do a third of it. I'll probably start with squats and push ups. Do as many as I can and then add at least one more the next day. Maybe I'll even watch some YouTube videos to see how to use the paperweight kettle bell without breaking some part of me.

I have lots of  boiled eggs, vegetables and grilled chicken at the ready. I feel good and am excited to rock this Whole 30!

Breakfast

After five straight months of hard boiled eggs for breakfast (and the Great Cereal Catastrophe of 2012), my stomach finally revolted and said, "Variety NOW".

I decided to try some smoothies. I bought unsweetened coconut milk, unsweetened almond milk and a bunch of fruit. Quick aside: do you use shelf stable almond milk or the kind in the refrigerator section? What are your prefered brands?

The kids were excited to try something new. Did I tell you how lucky I am? My kids try everything, the nine year old more readily than the four year old, but once 9 tries is 4 isn't far behind. Daisy (4) actually was the first to try the coconut milk and she loved it. Eliza (9) hated it which is odd because that kid likes everything (except peaches, hates peaches, weird).

Today I made a smoothie with the coconut milk an frozen pineapple. Yummy! Daisy would have drank the whole thing if I had turned my back, she loved it. Even Eliza liked it with the pineapple. My husband thought something was missing. Rum? No, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Whatever. I loved it.

Tomorrow we are going to try almond milk and strawberries, maybe some banana if they hurry up and ripen.

What are some of your favorite concotions?

Observations

I cannot be trusted with cereal. Was tired of hard bolied eggs, done with the Whole 30 so I figured I would have some Kellogs Crunchy Nut cereal. Bad idea. Carb cravings like friggin crazy. And a very bad day followed. Still have a fat girl's brain.

Walking up to the glass doors of my office building: I noticed I wasn't waddling any more. My ass and thighs didn't take up the whole picture.

I had zero trouble walking up the stairs to my office.

When I wrapped the towel around myself yesterday it actually went all the way around! No gaping view of thigh and ass cheek. My husband high fived me.

I bought a couple of five pound weights and an eight pound kettlebell this weekend. Pretty low weight compared to what some of you beasts lift but that shit feels heavy to me right now!

Been out of sorts since the Whole 30 ended. Told my man I am just going back on it. It is easy, it works for me, I felt great. So I am back to the Whole 30, except maybe now it's just "the way Beth eats".

Ending and Beginning

The Ending:

The Allan Challenge ended Friday. I had hoped to hit the 50 pound loss mark. I started the week 48 pounds down, on Thursday I was 49.5 down and figured I'd hit 50 on Friday. Yeah. No. Friday I was back to 48 down and have stayed that way through today (Sunday).

Here's the numbers:

Weight: 317 to 269 -  48 pound loss, 15.15% loss
Waist: 52.5 inches to 47 - 5.5 less
Hips: 55.5 inches to 52 - 3.5 less
Chest: 48 inches to 45 - 3 less
Right thigh: 32.5 inches to 29.5 - 3 less
Left thigh:32 inches to 29 - 3 less
Right arm: 19.5 inches to 16.5 - 3 less
Left arm: 18.5 inches to 15.5 - 3 less

Still obese but heading in the right direction. Which brings me to...


The Beginning:

Tomorrow I am starting the Whole 30. I am curious to see what happens. I've lost an average of three pounds a week for the last sixteen weeks. I'm still pretty fat so three pound/week over the next thirty days is totally possible. I am going to continue with the minimal exercise I do so I can compare with the last few weeks. I know, any excuse to avoid exercise. That will be my next "quit yer bitchin" challenge.

I hit the stores and am all stocked on salad greens, vegetables, fruit, and eggs. Also got a good deal on a couple pounds of shrimp and manager's special on some no additive, organic chicken sausage.  I don't have to worry about beef or chicken breast as we buy them in bulk. Last month we picked up a hindquarter of beef and forty pounds of chicken breasts. At the end of July/ beginning of August we'll pick up a 4H pig and split it with my brother's family. You'll never eat nasty ass store bacon once you've had this no crap added, smoked bacon.

I am undecided on whether or not I'll keep chewing gum. I'll see how tomorrow goes and then decide. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Valid Concerns or Whiny Excuses?

I'm considering doing the Whole 30. You know- eat meat, veg, fruit, healthy fats, seeds, and nuts. Don't eat sugar or substitutes, legumes, dairy, grains, processed foods.

I am curious after reading Norma's experiences with it. She didn't notice too much difference because she ate pretty much like that anyway. She had to give up brown rice, quinoa, greek yogurt, and peanut butter, all of which she ate in moderation. (Did I get that right, Norma?) All in all, no big changes for her.

When I started changing my eating habits at the end of February I cut out bread, pasta, and rice because the calories weren't worth it to me. And unlike many fat people out there, I am not a fan of peanut butter. So I do have those things going for me.

On the other hand, I eat Dannon Light & Fit as if the safety of the planet depended on my consumption. I have cut back on Diet Coke with Lime but still drink it almost daily. I chew Dentyne Arctic Ice all of the time. I love cheese. I mean, seriously love it.

I did some reading today while I should have been working (bad employee). I googled around and read other people's experiences with the Whole 30. The thing that concerns me is the possible brain, sleep, headache type stuff people said they experienced. I am ass deep in four summer classes. I can't be off my game for any period of time or I'll be well and truly screwed.

I think this is a valid excuse in that I do need my head in working order. Then again, would the subsequent (hoped for) improvement in energy make up for the initial low period?

Should I wait until August 25 when my classes end or should I start Saturday (Allan's Challenge ends Friday)?

What do you guys think? Am I being a just being a whiny bitch? What would you do?