Two major things I noticed today. First of all, in the Whole 30 book, It Starts With Food, they discuss the natural rhythm of your body and your hormones and how they automatically help put you on a schedule. Your body is supposed to be tired at night and awake in the morning. Your hunger is supposed to wane throughout the day (not withstanding outside forces like workouts, etc.) and ramp up when you get out of bed. That hasn't happened with me in a very long time, on both counts. The past two days, however, I've noticed that about 20-30 minutes after waking up, my stomach growls and I want breakfast. Before doing the Whole 30, I could go all morning on minimal nutrition and be generally ok; in fact, many times the thought of food right away made me feel nauseous. On the sleep front, I fell asleep fairly easily last night at a decent time and woke up this morning more awake than I have in awhile. Not to say I wanted to jump out of bed and do a jig, but I can see the slow changes occurring and the move in a positive direction.
The second thing that happened was during my mani lunch (who needs food when you got shellac?). Anyway, my mani/pedi diva Chris looked at me and said, "You're glowing." Now, this may sound crazy but many, many people have reported that a side effect of the Whole 30 is this exact comment. I'm not kidding - read the forums. I personally don't think I look any different but it can't be a coincidence, can it?
So, those are my Day 18 (posted on Day 19) revelations for you.
Breakfast:
Eggs
Organic raspberries
Black coffee
Snack (I was kinda hungry today):
Raw mixed nuts
Baby carrots
Lunch:
Leftover spaghetti squash with marinara
Dinner:
Turkey tacos with cauliflower tortilla
plantain chips with salsa and guac
Activity:
Boxing
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