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.