Whole30 Summary - I DID IT!!

So, guess what??


YIPPEE!

Actually, I finished it a week ago but have only just gotten the chance to write about it now. But YIPPEE! I DID IT!

What an experience. I definitely proved myself wrong by finishing it. With ease too. Huge pat on the back for me!

So what did I get out of the experience? Did I learn something new about my body?  I sure did. A few things actually. I'll dot point them to make our lives easier...

My Whole30 Experience

10 minutes ago marked the official halfway point of my first Whole30 experience. The end is in sight!

But what is the Whole30 you ask? It is a 30 day eating program that eliminates certain foods to help reset your metabolism and allow your body to heal. This site explains it all - no point reinventing the wheel here.

The science behind is all laid out in 'It All Starts With Food' by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. I am yet to read it but by all accounts, it's meant to be marvellous. You know my birthday is coming up right??

Apologies!

Apologies everyone for being incredibly slack on my blog!

Life gets a little busy sometimes and I had to make priorities. Unfortunately this blog got pushed down the priority list and has been sitting here weeping in sorrow on her lonesome. I'm sorry sweetie, I really am.

I will re-kick off the Mental Game Series this week so please keep tuned!
I will also be journalling my progress with the Whole30. Yep, I'm almost halfway through my first Whole30 experience and so many changes and thoughts and humour to share already!

Here's a cute photo to make up for my absence... Meet Hershey, my furbaby girl.

Aww... I'm forgiven now right?

The Mental Game: Step 1 - I won't do it

'I won't do it'

You're most likely past this stage if you're reading my blog. But someone important to you might be in this phase. The significant other perhaps? Most likely I bet. Your parents? I bet they're quite happy slathering margarine over white bread everyday. I know mine are. But I have no doubt that there is someone in your life that could do with a big shove towards the health train.

The Mental Game Series

Becoming healthy sounds oh so easy doesn't it? Just eat real food, exercise regularly, sleep well, have positive relationships, don't smoke, don't take drugs, don't get hit by a bus etc, etc. You get my drift. So why aren't you healthy? Sure what constitutes 'healthy' is debatable (I mean, seriously what food is really healthy!?) but even when we think we know what we have to do, we have trouble actually doing it. What people don't realise is that it needs to be a lifestyle change and the most successful way to do this is to take graded steps towards the change. And that my friend, is largely mental.

A Real Food Recipe: Hazelnut Banana Bread

 Gone are the days of bread, bread and more bread. I grew up on Vegemite on toast for breakfast every single day. I had sandwiches for lunch. I had garlic bread or buttered bread with my dinner. I'd snack on bread. Yeah, I pretty much lived on bread. I am yet to experiment with a paleo-style bread that could be substituted for normal bread - you know, like to make sandwiches with. But I gave this recipe a whirl and was pretty  impressed! It's not very ideal for 'sandwiches' per se, but it makes a great breakfast and snack substitute. I do wonder how Vegemite would go on it though...

A Real Food Recipe: Roast Pumpkin and Chicken Caulisotto

I love risotto. Absolutely love it. It was the first meal I made with my boyfriend that made us go 'wow, did we really just make that!?'. So when the craving for risotto just came too strong, I just had to make a grain-free version. And gosh it was good.