Day 2 of Charting FBS

108 wake up at 6:40 am 8 points higher than it should be but 10 points lower than yesterday!

Breakfast was 4 eggs and pico de gallo again.

At 9:24 I ate a banana. It helped a little with the nausea.

Nausea all morning. 96 at 11:24 am. (2 hours after eating) I would have thought with a 96 i would have felt good but nope.

Lunch was Italian Sausage Butternut Squash Collars Greens Enchiladas. Delish! Nausea was instantly gone! I became full of energy!

2:48 pm 115. (2 hours after lunch) Nausea was back full time.  I drank 100% natural AloeCure. Instantly nausea/anxiety was gone!!

9:30 pm it was 100. Still no nausea which is incredible because I'm always nauseous.

Day 1 Testing Blood Sugars

Woke up with Fasting Blood Sugars at 118 at 7am. 100-126 is Pre-diabetic range.

Breakfast was 4 eggs and paleo English muffin (no dairy, grains, soy, sugar in it).
116 after breakfast 8:45am.

112, 2 hours after breakfast 11am. Feeling nauseous.

92 after lunch (pork roast, I had no veggies available) 11:45am. Feeling amazing! Nausea and anxiety is gone. I felt the best now than I did any other time today!

 91 at 1pm. Nauseous again.

123 at 3:30pm after 20 minutes Elliptical Machine and 2 hours after eating. The exercise helped my anxiety and nausea.

 120 5:45 pm 2 hours after I ate 2 bananas and cashew butter. Feeling good.

 123 at 8:30 pm 2 hours after dinner (Italian Sausage Butternut Squash Collards Greens Enchiladas). Feeling good.

Pre-Diabetes

Last Saturday, at 2 am, I got up to go the bathroom and fainted. Kevin said I was incoherent for about 10 minutes. We didn't go to the ER because I felt good after eating turkey and potatoes. Then the doctor called saying my glucose lab came back high (103, it should be below 100). So I made an appointment to get my A1C checked. My A1C was 4.9 which is normal. The doctor didn't listen to me, told me I was pre-diabetic and left. She told me I should see a nutritionist. When I told her I don't eat refined sugar or processed foods she told me I need a little bit of that in my life. Hahaha. She's so full of shit.

The whole appointment pissed me off because I had no time to explain that I'm a runner and my blood sugar and blood pressure usually run low. My friend sent me an article stating how runners have a lower resting heart rate and when they stand from laying the blood pools in their legs and can't make it to their heart fast enough so they pass out. This describes to me better what happened than saying I'm pre-diabetic.

So I was pissed and anxious about this experience for 2 days. Many on Facebook said I'm healthy and should get a second opinion. I think I'll buy a meter and chart my blood sugars for awhile to learn what it reads when I feel shaky or nauseous. I had a realization that maybe I don't have food allergies, maybe I get nauseous from some foods because my blood sugar is off. Maybe the nausea is caused by my blood sugars being wonky and not the food! I have never thought about it this way before. Maybe some day I'll see an endocrinologist.

Because of this experience I binged on low carb fudge leftover from Christmas. It was delicious but my doctor was wrong. I do not need this in my life. Makes me nauseous.

Other than this experience I've been 100% W30 compliant and been experiencing Tiger Blood! I feel happy, positive, and motivated about life! But my anxiety has been more pronounced than usual. I think I just hate being told I'm sick when I exercise/eat right and feel so healthy!

I know what's best for me and I'm going to keep doing ME! 😀

February W30 Another Round

After completing the January Whole30 I've decided to jump right into another round! Goals for February:
Yoga 3 times a week,
Run or walk MJ every day,
Eating W30,
Morning/Bedtime Routine.
I think I can do it!!

So far on D4. Today I woke up feeling positive and rested. Starting my workout routine today. Fainted on D2 so I feel happy to feel so good today!! I'm hoping I get Tiger Blood in full force this time!!

W30 D18-30

I meant to get on here and blog but never did. My tiger blood never came in full force where I want to clean and organize. I think because I was taking Candida products and was killing Candida. I went to the doctor because I itched so bad. She said it was hemmorhoids. So not a big deal. Caused by pregnancies. I don't have Candida so I stopped the products.

On D28 I ate Marcos pizza. It was intentional and tasted absolutely amazing. It felt worth it! Then I had coconut yogurt with rice starch and cottage cheese with applesauce. I never got itchy but the next 2 days resulted in a deep dark depression with severe anxiety. It was so bad. Reminded me of my dark days in Tucson when I went through my divorce and then again after having babies. I'm not 100% sure it was caused by Candida products or noncompliant food but I don't want to experiment and find out.

Started up another round on February 1 and have been compliant since!! I want to add exercise back in too especially yoga! Chale and I are going to start going to the gym and holding each other accountable.

On Feb 2 at 2 am I went to go the bathroom and fainted while washing my hands. I've been getting more dizzy than usual when standing up but this was the first time I fainted. By the time mom got here so we could go to the ER I had eaten turkey, veggies, and potatoes and felt better. I plan on getting my lab work done tomorrow. I think I hadn't eaten much for breakfast or drank much water and stood too quickly which caused me to faint. Also someone sent me an article about runners fainting because their resting heart rate is so low and blood doesn't have time to go from their feet to their heart. It said nothing is wrong. So it makes me less worried.

Goals for February: Yoga 3 times a week. Walk or run MJ every day. Morning/bedtime routine. Eating W30 compliant! I think I can do it!! 😀

Day 14, 15, 16, 17

I've been having a mild form of Tiger Blood. I ate coconut milk yogurt with rice starch or the taco seasoning had gluten in it but I felt REALLY itchy on Day 15. It was miserable and made the food I ate not worth it. Only lasted a day, thank God.

I've been on Renew Life CandiSmart for 8 of 15 days. My Candida Wellness products came so I'm switching over to that program early. I just want to heal as fast as possible and stop being so itchy.

Day 17 and I'm more exhausted than usual. Hoping I have my energy back tomorrow. Also I've been anxious today. Not sure why. I just think healing is going to take time because I'm so sick with Candida.

I've also lost my appetite. Just not eating as much. This happened before and it's nice not to be craving sweets anymore. The Sugar Dragon is asleep. The first 2 weeks I was always hungry.

I made Dump Ranch for the first time. It was really easy and I like it better than Tessemae's!

Almost Half Way

I'm almost half way through another round, my 2nd full round. Day 13. I'm also struggling with a yeast infection and began Renew Life CandiSmart 15 day Yeast Cleanse Program. I'm on Day 5 of that! The first day, 1.9.13. I was nauseous and exhausted from die-off but it only lasted one day from starting the supplements.

I've had 2 dreams of eating soy sauce, ice cream, and cheezits! Only a bite of each because I really didn't want them. I made 900 meals in 2 days at work and by the end of the second day I would normally be exhausted but I was full of energy for a Friday night! It felt like the beginnings of Tiger Blood but I don't have that energy today, Saturday, 1.13.18. I went to yoga at Green Top this morning! It felt good to stretch. Yoga feels as challenging as running does. 

I weighed myself for the first time since December. 157.5. Waist 35". That's 2 pounds more than at Christmas and 2 inches bigger also. I'm thankful I'm not focusing on those numbers anymore and doing this so I don't itch anymore and will have more energy and less brain fog. 

Another NSV is that all the meals I've made lately taste amazing! Better and more satisfying than usual! I'm putting all leftovers in portioned glass containers for lunches. It makes eating leftovers easier. I'm saving all my favorite recipes on a Pinterest board so I don't lose them!

I've just read through my blogs from my first round a year ago. One thing I've noticed is I've never had chronic headaches since last year! And I kept 10 pounds off last year! I'm still itchy as ever, even more so. My goal is to focus on becoming less itchy and more energetic!

Another Round of W30

Jan 1, 2018 began another round of Whole30. November 2016 was my first attempt at W30. I lasted a few weeks. January 2017 was my first successful round. Then I did mini resets in March, May and November. Now I'm doing my second full W30. Chale and I plan on doing it W90 or longer! We'll see...

I'm proud of

Days 1-4 I had Tiger Blood. I thought maybe I would skip the nausea exhausted cravings but that came on Day 5.

Day 5 was rough. Days 6-8 weren't much easier. I went to the doctor for a yeast infection and he said there wasn't anything he could do for me since I take a medication that isn't compatible with Diflucan. So I'm treating it naturally with Renew Life 15 Day Yeast Cleanse.

Day 9- I started the cleanse and felt exhausted, nauseous, and brain foggy. I reminded myself that this is temporary and Tiger Blood is waiting for me!

Chale and I text every day and support each other. This is so helpful!

SWYPO, CSA, KOMBUCHA and TRIATHLON TRAINING

I was in the middle of Round 2 and I slipped. I partook in SWYPO making pancakes with compliant ingredients. After that, I lost the momentum of Whole30.


Last night I attended CSA 101 at the library to learn about the CSA here and there was homemade bread, cheese, and gelato. I partook thinking a little wouldn't hurt. Now I've been nauseous ever since. I can't find any remedies to make it go away except time.

I need to write on a paper where I will see it every day:
DIANNA, DO NOT EAT GLUTEN, DAIRY, SUGAR! YOU WILL BE NAUSEOUS, ITCHY, BURPY, EXHAUSTED AND SOMETIMES ANXIOUS AND DIZZY!


What I learned: I can't even have freshly milled, local organic wheat or fresh organic pasture raised goat milk cheese/gelato. Now I know.


I don't feel like doing another strict round of Whole30 right now. I've lost 5 pounds this time. My round was only 3 weeks. I'm at 156.5 pounds! Sometimes I still struggle not to eat at bedtime. When I do it, I can't stop and eat a HUGE fourth meal. So now I just don't let myself have anything and I wake up feeling proud of myself for not binging.


I've begun training for my first triathlon! I am really enjoying swimming laps on a regular basis. I am enjoying a free 2 week membership at BroMenn Fitness Center. It is the nicest gym ever! I'll also get free weeks at LA Fitness and 4 Seasons. I plan on training with Whole30 nutrition except I'll take honey gels and electrolyte drink if needed.


I am making a batch of kombucha which I haven't done for years! Feels good to ferment again. I am trying two different brands of kombucha (GT's and Hummm) as the starter for a SCOBY and also two different kinds of sugar; white and coconut. We'll see which works best! I love doing kitchen experiments comparing foods. I have used different squash in the past for pumpkin pie and different kale chip flavors.


I'm really excited to be part of the PrairiErth CSA for 24 weeks in Bloomington! They are a farm in Atlanta, Illinois. They are certified organic and have a great philosophy on eating local. It will feel good to get my food fresh from my farmer instead of the grocery store. I also found out I can get my plant starts from them too. I want to begin planning my summer garden. I want to really focus my garden this year and have a plan instead of just planting whatever.  I still LOVE getting my eggs from my friend Cris from My Little Backyard Farm. We have also gotten their pork.


Now that I feel I have the have the hang of Whole30 I want to focus my blog on my triathlon and marathon training and on my creations with the CSA plus updates about how my garden is going. I'm hoping to plant herbs in the garden space by my front door. I haven't decided on what else I want to plant. So many options it feels so exciting!! I'm hoping the apple tree gives us lots of apples too! I want to make apple wine for the first time also!


Now if only this nausea would go away. From experience I know it will be gone by tomorrow. It always lasts 20 hours.

W30 R2 D8-15

I lost track of what day I was on. FIFTEEN ALREADY!! Time flies the second time around! A few days ago I had a sinus infection and took some generic Emergen-C vitamins in the middle of the night in water. For the next day I was severely nauseous and burpy. It was HORRIBLE! It happened after eating a banana/egg pancake but I think it was the Emergen-C not the pancake. But I'm forever grossed out by those pancakes. My body reacted the same way it did to that Ghirardelli chocolate bar I ate during reintroduction and regretted. I couldn't take the kids to school and spent the day on the couch in misery. I threw the package away so I need to go to Walgreens and see what was in it. It had to be sugar or artificial sweeteners.
Other than that and taking ricola for my cough I've been compliant. I took my last antibiotic today so I'm happy to be feeling better.

I still don't have Tiger Blood but I do have more energy because I ran for 1.5 hours yesterday and don't feel exhausted today. Improvement! I'm still really burpy though. It comes and goes after eating. I'm still trying to find the culprit. I think it is from sugar, even natural sugar, like fruit. It's annoying. When I'm REALLY burpy is when I also get nauseous.

Last night after showering I really wanted to step on the scale. I typically fight this urge. But yesterday I gave in. After running, eating and drinking water all day, I normally weigh 3-5 pounds heavier than I do first thing in the morning. So I was expecting last night to see a high number on the scale. It said 159. 159!!! I couldn't believe it!! I got on the scale 3 times to make sure it was accurate. This means I'm out of the 160s!! I've been working so hard to do this. That means I probably weight about 155 in the mornings. But I'll wait til D30 to find out!

I started at 183 at my heaviest. When I started Whole30 I was at 169. So I've lost 10 pounds on W30 in 1.5 rounds plus a month of reintroduction. NOT BAD!! This includes NEVER logging what I eat or counting calories. When I was doing My Fitness Pal I lost weight too. But would always gain it back when I stopped counting calories. So this is a BIG NSV!

I'm still trying to figure out my nutrition with exercise. I ate 2 hard boiled eggs and 1/2 a left over chicken apple sausage with zucchini for breakfast. I ate a larabar before the St. Patrick's Day 5k. I ran doing 1:00/:30 intervals keeping my heart rate at 140.  I felt fine afterwards so I ran another 40 minutes with MJ. I ate Thai Chicken Curry and felt burpy and nauseous. I thought maybe it was from the larabar and chia banana/strawberry packet I ate earlier. Fortunately the symptoms didn't last long and I bounced back. But I wish I could figure out exactly what makes me nauseous after exercise. I know when I go too hard I feel sick but I've been going really gently lately.

I started 30 Days of Yoga today. It felt good to do some stretching. My friend, Tara, from Tucson posted on Facebook about it which is why I'm doing it. It started 3 days ago but I procrastinated. Better late than never...

I've given myself permission to eat SWYPO foods this round but haven't. Mainly because I haven't felt like baking. But making Paleo bagels sound amazing...

R2 D1-7

I began R2 on February 27, 2017 with Courtney, Reuben, and mom.
Start Weight: 161 lbs, Waist: 35 inches
This round I am allowing myself to have some SWYPO foods but the ingredients need to be compliant.

This time around I had NO HEADACHES/NAUSEA during the first week. This is a HUGE NSV for me! I do feel tired though. I miss that Tiger Blood that I got from the first round. Hoping it comes back soon! I am now training for Lake Bloomington Half Marathon May 6 so I am running/exercising alot more than I was during the first round. I also came down with a cold so I took cold medicine and sucked ricola (not compliant due to honey) because I needed something for my bad cough. I also have worked alot more in the past week than usual so that may be adding to my tiredness.

I hosted a 14 person Prep Freeze Cook Whole30 party last week! I now have 10 Whole30 compliant meals in my freezer! It is going to make it SO EASY to stay compliant.
Here is the Clean Eating/Paleo/Whole30 menu:
Chipotle Glazed Pork Roast- Spicy, Kevin and I love it, Kids don't
Carnitas
Cuban Pork Roast
Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders- Kevin's favorite
Cilantro Lime Chicken
Italian Chicken n Veggies- YUM! I made homemade dressing
Thai Chicken Curry- I add more curry powder to this one
Apple Basil Turkey Burgers- Great for the grill!
Sweet n Sour Meatballs- My favorite!
Chili- Paleo- I add celery to this one!

Some GOALS for this round:
1. Continue to be motivated to run/exercise. Get faster using Heart Rate Monitor Training and Jeff Galloway Run/Walk/Run Method. (Last round I wasn't motivated but that has changed.)
2. Regain Tiger Blood and feel like cleaning again.
3. Continue to offer my kids W30 food and try to get them to eat more of it. This will be the biggest challenge.
4. Lose at least 5 pounds and another inch off my waist. (Last round I lost 7 pounds and 1 inch off my waist. During Reintroduction I lost 1.5 pounds.)
5. Continue to have no bloat or itchiness. (Last round I had this. It has since gone away!!)
6. Continue to have my eyes no longer burn for no reason.
7. Focus on drinking 9-12 cups of water a day.

I Never Want To Forget

It's been awhile since I've blogged last. Lots has happened. I did a slow reintroduction. This list won't be very detailed because I haven't blogged in so long and forget the details of how I felt.

Here is the order and the results:

Yogurt (dairy): burpy

Paleo Desserts (sugar/honey): itchy

Yumz Sushi Restaurant (I'm guessing I was exposed to soy, dairy, sugar, gluten): small headache that didn't last long

Champagne and Wine on Valentine's Day (alcohol): small headache that didn't last long.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Bar: Nauseous for 20 hours. So bad I couldn't get out of bed to take my kids to school. I almost called in sick to work. The next day I was back to normal. I think the reason I felt SO BAD was because I ate SO MUCH chocolate. I couldn't stop. It is food without breaks.

Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese and 3 slices of Beer Bread (gluten): I had no energy the next day.

CONCLUSION: Diary, gluten, sugar make me itchy, burpy, and tired.

I really like Whole30 and the energy I feel on it. I'm starting another round on Feb 27 with my sister in law, brother, and mother.

Reintroduction: D1, D2, D3

I had homemade lactose-free plain dairy yogurt at breakfast after eating eggs. I felt a tiny bit of discomfort in my stomach. I was gassy and bloated within minutes. Lunch was yogurt over chicken fajitas. I didn't notice any symptoms but I was at work and really busy.
After dinner I had frozen bananas and yogurt ice cream! Once again I felt bloated and gassy. My body didn't have as many symptoms as I was expecting it to have. No terrible pain. Day 2 and 3 I'm eating Whole 30.

Day 4 is Super Bowl Sunday and I'm introducing Paleo desserts! I'm making chicken wings/drumsticks for everyone with sweet potato fries! 

W30 D29, D30, D31 ENERGY IS BACK!

Whew! What a scare! At 4:30 pm on D28 I ate Pork Steak. My energy returned immediately! I was low blood sugar all day. Hypoglycemic even though I had chicken apple sausage for breakfast but no eggs. SO THANKFUL my energy came back!

Day 30 I licked my finger after sticking it in X's Cheeseburger Soup to make sure it wasn't too hot. GUILT! I felt so guilty. So I'm doing W30 for an extra day.

Day 31. I didn't feel like trying anything new so I'm continuing for another day. I've decided to reintroduce homemade yogurt tomorrow.

W30 D28 NO ENERGY!

My Tiger Blood is gone. :( I took a nap yesterday from 3 pm-9 pm. Ate dinner and then went back to bed til this morning. I thought I would feel good today. Nope. I have no motivation to do dishes, laundry etc... This is so sad. I hope it is short lived.

On the plus side, I never get headaches, nausea, or burning watering eyes anymore!

But I want my energy back! I wonder why it is gone. I haven't eaten anything non-compliant. I wonder if it is from anxiety of W30 coming to an end and fear of going back to my old ways. Or that I have 4 parties at PFC in 5 days which is alot for me.

Hoping it returns soon.....

W30 D26, D27, D28 Almost There!

I can't believe my Whole30 is almost to a close! I have read and reread the Reintroduction section of the book to determine how I'd like to proceed post Whole30. I think I'd like to do a slow systematic reintroduction. Today is Sunday (1/29/17). W30 ends Tuesday (1/31).
On Wednesday (2/1/17), I'd like to reintroduce stevia in my tea. Thursday and Friday will be W30 as usual.
On Saturday (2/4/17), I will reintroduce my homemade plain yogurt. Sunday and Monday will be W30 as usual.
On Tuesday (2/7/17), I'll introduce a Paleo dessert. I haven't decided which one yet. Paleo bread with sugar free jelly and almond butter sounds devine right now!

I have been successful doing elimination diets in the past but I have always failed with the reintroduction period. Not. this. time. I'm determined and ready!

After having dates in coconut for my birthday, I have been craving sugar and sweets before bed. It scared me. I don't like feeling like I want to binge. That has since gone away which is a relief. But this lesson alone has made me realize I don't want to reintroduce much back into my food life. I would like to incorporate some Paleo bread and pancakes with Whole30 compliant ingredients.

Kevin has begun drinking tea in hopes of becoming less addicted to coffee and creamer. He talks about doing Whole30 one day. We'll see. He has been doing well on Low Carb so that's great for him!
Lately, I've been able to drink plain tea with plain almond milk and actually enjoy it! This is a first for me! NSV! I used to think tea tasted like dirty water.

Meal Plan 1/29-2/3:
Sunday: Pork Steaks with spiced applesauce on spinach
Monday: Zuppa Toscana in stir-fry form (I have no homemade broth)
Tuesday: Pork meatballs and green beans
Wednesday: Italian Chicken n Veggies (REINTRODUCE STEVIA)
Thursday: PFC meal with fried cauli "rice"
Friday: Steak with mashed cauliflower
Saturday: (REINTRODUCE HOMEMADE PLAIN DAIRY YOGURT)

W30 D19-D25

Time flies when you are eating good food!
I made it through my first birthday on Whole30! And I didn't even miss cake. Last Sunday, Rochelle, Courtney, and Hayden came over for my birthday dinner and a dance party. I made Whole30 Sloppy Joe's. They are SO GOOD! Definitely want to make this meal more often. I made a "cake" out of fruit. It looked like something from Edible Arrangements. I also made date/coconut balls. After eating a date I felt like I wanted to eat them all. My cravings came back. I binged on them at bedtime. It felt weird since I haven't binged since before Whole30. It made me realize just how easy it is to wake up my Sugar Dragon. I also, was unmotivated to cook dinner after eating dates. I definitely DON'T want that.

We ate at Chipotle the night before my birthday. I had the chorizo salad and then went back for seconds with the carnitas salad. Guacamole, salsa verde, no dressing. The food was good but not as good as my cooking these last 3 weeks. Yesterday, on my birthday, I made Fake Lasagna, as I call it. It was SO GOOD! I was surprised at how much I liked it. Zucchini through the mandolin makes yummy "noodles". Cashews and nutritional yeast make yummy "cheese". Kevin and Xander liked it too! Dessert was sliced banana with tajin (chili peppers, dehydrated lime juice from Mexico). It TOTALLY hit the spot!

Tonight I made Egg Roll Soup. Kevin really likes it. It calls for Coconut Aminos. I'm so glad I discovered these. They taste like soy sauce without the soy.

One week til Whole 30 is over. I want to devise a plan for Reintroduction. From experience with the GAPS Diet, I have never been successful with Reintroduction. I typically just miss all the food and want to eat it all. I find it easier to be on a "diet" than I do a reintroduction. I know the first day I want to reintroduce my homemade plain yogurt. I'm hoping this can be part of my healthy lifestyle for the probiotics. But I'm worried my stomach will hurt as it has in the past. We'll see.

Typically, at an end of an Elimination Diet I crave everything I've not been able to have. Not this time. This is HUGE for me! Because I've been so satisfied with the foods I've been allowed to eat, the new meals I've prepared and the DRASTIC results I've had, I'm not in a big hurry to reintroduce foods.I would like to incorporate some Paleo desserts using dates, honey, or maple syrup!

Before Whole 30: -daily headaches -daily nausea -weight gain -very itchy all the time -cravings at bedtime -unable to control eating at bedtime -EXHAUSTED after work, no energy to do chores at home, burning watering eyes multiple times a day

Now: -no headaches - no nausea -lost weight (I'll know how much next week) -less itchy -cravings gone -no longer eating at bedtime -ENERGY to work all day, make dinner, do homework, chores, and NOT have to sit down and rest, no burning, watering eyes

Symptoms I'd still like to see gone: -biting/picking at lips -nervous habits of tapping side -itching completely gone -better memory of staying on task/remembering what I'm doing without distraction

W30 D17 & 18

Last night we had the most AMAZING chicken nuggets EVER! Recipe is called Crispy Paleo Chicken Nuggets from Paleo Running Mama's blog. They tasted better than Chick-Fil-A Nuggets. We all LOVED them. Miles did think they were a little too salty. I definitely want to keep this recipe around. I felt great today! No headaches or nausea for the most part. I did feel nauseous after eating raw sweet peppers. I'm going to experiment and eat those again to see how I react. I've never known peppers to affect me before.

Work has been slow so I've been working less. The house chores have been kept up and new recipes are being tried every day!! I'm still in shock at how clear my head feels. I feel so organized which I'm not used to.  Tonight is Pulled Pork Tacos from Prep Freeze Cook. I made "tortillas" to eat it with. 4 T coconut flour and 6 eggs mixed with the immersion blender makes 3-4 tortillas.

I'm trying to decide if I want to slowly reintroduce food after the 30 days are up or if I want to extend my W30 to a W45. Doing 15 extra days feels more manageable than a W60. I think I'll reevaluate after every 15 days.
Progress I'd still like to see:
1. To become completely free of itching
2. To not forget why I came in a room
3. To be able to finish a task without being distracted
4. Continued weight loss (Goal of 145 pounds)

Progress I've made already:
1. Clear headed
2. Energy/motivation to make dinner every night (not relying on PFC)
3. Energy/motivation to keep the house clean (bathrooms, living room, kitchen, laundry done)
4. Weight loss (6 pounds in 2 weeks)
5. Less itchy than before
6. Less headaches/nausea (happens every few days not every day)

W30 D16 Tiger Blood

No headache/nausea today! Thank goodness! I made a point to eat alot of pork before eating potatoes for breakfast. It worked! I must remember to eat alot of protein before carbs to feel good! I continue to drink 9-12 cups of water a day! That fills my smoothie cup 3 times.

Last night I made Sloppy Joes. The BBQ recipe was from the Cookbook. It was okay. Meh. I think of BBQ sauce needing sugar and this one, of course, didn't have any. It was my first meal that I wasn't totally crazy about.

Tonight I'm making Zuppa Toscana. It's a recipe from the Olive Garden. We also make it at PFC. I only have dehydrated kale chips (recipe calls for kale) so I'll be putting those in the soup. We'll see how it turns out.  I may throw in some frozen spinach too!

Another day off work. I organized my PFC binder today. Now everything is completely organized. My head feels so clear. I took the dog for a run. Felt good to get out there! Marathon training begins in May for my October Chicago Marathon. I'm thinking about running the Lake Run Club Half on May 6 at Lake Bloomington! That will help me build my confidence that I can run long distances again! Plus eating this way will help!

I weighed myself and have lost 6 pounds (169 to 163) in 2 weeks. I'm not going to weigh myself again til the W30 is over. I broke the rules by weighing myself half way through. Oh well. I no longer worry about what the scale says every day. I have 12 pounds to lose to be the weight I was during my last marathon training (152). I know I can do it!!

TIGER BLOOD:
According to What To Expect On The Whole30, today starts Tiger Blood! It is when you get crazy amounts of energy and want to clean/organize everything! This came early for me in the challenge. I now feel like I have steady energy every day. Depending upon if I have headaches/nausea depends upon how much I get done. I'm hoping that by eating protein before carbs in the morning will help keep my headaches away. Time will tell...

W30 D12-15 Vivid Dreams Eating Cake

Half way there! My headaches/nausea have returned but I still have good energy and am keeping the house clean/organized. Meal planning feels effortless by now. So many delicious recipes to try. On D13 I forgot to eat protein for breakfast with my Veggie Lovers Breakfast Casserole (had potatoes) and I had a horrible headache all day until I got off work and could eat a bratwurst. Headache went away immediately after eating protein. Sometimes I think looking at screens gives me a headache. I've had 2 vivid dreams where I ate a few bites of cake but didn't finish the cake because it didn't feel worth it!

I've made a Whole 30 Notebook and Paleo Notebook full of recipes I've found online. I really feel like this way of eating is going to stick this time. I continue to feel satisfied with the food I am allowed to eat. I want to continue beyond the 30 days....