It's a good thing I had taken the time the yesterday to develop and write down a few strategies for times such as these. My preemptive strick? I packed my own lunch. Not only did I stick to my committment to the Whole30, but I also was able to plant the seed of healthy choices in the minds of some other participants. When I explained to some other participants that I was on the Whole30 and what that meant - lots of whole foods, eliminating items that are not contributing to my health, and resetting my digestive system including cravings, hormones, and health - two of the women in the group admitted that they both had stomach issues and had been actively looking into alternative eating methods. I told them to buy "It Starts with Food" and that I would send them a link to the Whole9 website. I think that my actions spoke louder than words though. When everyone was chowing down on their soup and sandwhiches, I was enjoying my pork chop, asperagus, sweet potato, and 1/2 an avocado. YUM! I would take that any day over the soup and sandwiches. Wouldn't you?

We also talked about missing sugar. I managed to totally ignore the muffins and pastries all day at the workshop, but once I got home I started to get that cranky feeling. You know that monster that reared it's head at Nicole yesterday when she opened a bag of peanut butter M&M's? Yeah, he came to my house tonight. I fought him off but I really had a hard time doing it with a smile.
The common theme of the evening was just how tired we were today. Ash shared a story about being at the gym today and having to sit down because she got light headed, resulting in her personal trainer running for water. I almost fell asleep during a presentation at the workshop, although I probably still would have started to nod off sitting in the middle of an action movie. The Whole9 tell us that this in perfectly normal and it is just our bodies adjusting to it's new fuel source (fat instead of sugar). It may be a natural part of this jourey, but Ashley left at 8pm to go home and crawl in bed and I'm on my way there now as soon as I finish typing... So, here's to the end of day 3!
Food Diary:
Breakfast: not well prepared and I overslept, so I grabbed a banana, and coffee with coconut milk. I guess you could consider my clementine and almonds as part of breakfast too. I know I didn't set myself up for success this morning and I didn't have a good protein but that's life sometimes right?
Lunch: pork chop, asperagus, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado
Supper: pan fried salmon (like three peices... but I was hangry by the time supper rolled around and wanted sugar, not healthy supper), baby bok choy, and roasted cauliflower with cayenne pepper.
Snacks: strawberries, cinnamon tea, a spoonful of almond butter
Activity Log:
None - I know, I know. I didn't do the bathroom thing cuz I was always in a hurry to get back to the workshop and it was not a running day. I had thought to take the dogs for a walk (we have a visitor for a few weeks while her humans are on vacation) but it's too humid and sleep won first place in the order of priority.
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