I made it! I actually did a Whole30 without cheating! Yes, folks: no grains of any kind, no dairy of any kind, no sugar/sweetener of any kind, no legumes, no preservatives, no additives…!
This is kind of a big deal for a bread, cheese, chocolate, and wine lover.
It’s not over: After some celebratory eating this weekend, I will continue on to do another Whole30 (I’ll need another badge for my site, I guess…) to really kick my bad eating habits.
I have relied heavily on other people’s food ideas this past month, and so I thought I would share what’s on my plate daily and where I get my recipes from, to inspire others who are trying to get “wholly healthy,” too. Check out my new page, “Whole30 Eats”. You can see it in the … Continue reading »
Since I started the Whole30 diet four weeks ago ago tomorrow (has it already been that long?!), the way I think and feel about food, as well as the way I interact with it, has changed. My carb cravings have all but disappeared. I confess I really wanted to snatch one of Johnathan’s McDonald’s fries … Continue reading »
Reblogged from Rachel's Table: Yeah, I went there. (Thanks to my darling husband for suggesting such a mind-blowingly smart title.) Weekends are for two things: sleeping and big breakfasts. Well, maybe only for big breakfasts if you have kids. I don’t, so I sleep in and then eat a big breakfast. This past weekend I … Continue reading »
(Update March 27, 2012. In a recent conversation with Melissa Hartwig, co-founder of the Whole30, I learned that smoothies are less than ideal for the Whole30 program for a few reasons: 1) the spotlight tends to be on the fruit rather than the veggies or protein; 2) almond butter is classified as a fat that … Continue reading »
Since starting the Whole30 diet 18 days ago, I have been concerned with eating well. This doesn’t mean I have been worried about how many tablespoons of fat I consume, or how many calories, or how many grams of protein, etcetera. It means that my goal is to eat “real” food, and to wean my … Continue reading »
Did you know that there are “good fats” that we should be eating? Coconut is one. Almond butter is another. They’re both pretty delicious. But my favourite is avocado. Last night, I mashed up an avocado and squeezed some lemon juice into it to use as a sauce on a baked pork chop. This morning, … Continue reading »
On the Whole9 people’s list of guidelines for the Whole30 diet (which I started on February 22, 2012), there is a bit of a strange stipulation against weighing and measuring yourself: One last and final rule. You are not allowed to step on the scale or take any body measurements for the duration of the … Continue reading »
It’s amazing how little you know about the people you know. Don and Sharon Gingerich were friends of my parents when I was a kid, and at times they were our babysitters, too. They live on the same side road as we did, a few country blocks away. They are the parents of eight, grandparents … Continue reading »
I say may-uh-NAYze instead of MAY-uh-nayze. Does that make me weird? Not that anybody but my boyfriend cares. He likes to make fun of me a wee tiny bit about it. Okay, truth is he doesn’t care, either. Where was I? As part of my newly turned-over healthy leaf, I am not eating any of … Continue reading »
