I've been struggling with my weight a lot for the past couple of years. I've never really talked about it on my blog, mostly because I think I've sort of been in denial about the whole thing.
You see, growing up I was a skinny kid. I was always thin, to the point that I remember that whenever I got sick, my grandmother would always take me out when I got better for a milkshake to get my weight back up a bit. I think I just always heard people tell me that I was probably always going to be thin like my mom, and that they envied my ability to just eat whatever I wanted without putting on a single pound.
Like most people, though, all of that eventually caught up with me in the past few years. I've always had a sweet tooth, and always really enjoyed food.
Ultimately I've been getting on the scale lately and realizing that I'm about 30 pounds heavier than I want to be. I decided recently that I was done. I need to make some pretty big changes. I thought back to the dozens of conversations my old co-worker Lindsay used to have in my office in the mornings, and looked up Whole30. She had talked about it many times, and it stuck with me.
The program seems pretty easy to follow. I'm starting with simple things. I went to the grocery store today armed with the Whole30 Shopping List. We picked up a handful of things - here's a sampling of my receipt:
- LaCroix sparking water - Peach Pear, Berry, and Coconut (this stuff is great - no sugar, no sodium, zero calories, etc.)
- sulfite-free turkey jerky
- coconut oil
- sweet potatoes (I only bought three - I just want to have them on hand to eat occasionally)
- cucumbers
- sulfite-free bacon
- omega-3 Organic eggs
- blueberries, blackberries, raspberries
- romaine lettuce
- peppers
- mushrooms
- tilapia
- salami and prosciutto
- pork belly (this was an exciting find - we just had a dish yesterday in Athens that was fried pork belly with deviled egg puree and greens and it was SO. GOOD. I might have to talk the Publix butcher into stocking this for me!)
- avocados
I started the day with a palmful of almonds and a big glass of water (I wasn't very hungry). Lunch was a few pieces of rolled up prosciutto and a salad of avocado, tomatoes, minced garlic, lime juice, and Tapatio hot sauce. Dinner is grilled chicken (Kevin makes excellent grilled chicken) and salad. So far I sort of have the desire to just eat every cookie I can get my hands on, but I don't feel too terrible overall!
I'm pretty excited to do Whole30 this month! I'm going to be sticking with the Whole30 shopping list, and using LoseIt.com to track my weight loss goals (as well as to keep my food journal). My goal is to reach my goal of losing 30 pounds by Christmas....time will tell whether I get there!
