Hi all, I have done pretty much every “diet” known to man. Keto, IF, CICO, and on, and on. For the last 2 years I’ve done Whole30 every January and each time I lost a pretty significant amount of weight. Only problem is, a strict Whole30 lifestyle is not sustainable for me. For those who don’t know, Whole30 rules are as follows: no alcohol, no sugar (including artificial), no grains, no diary, and you can’t have most legumes. You do this for 30 days and it’s supposed to “reset” your cravings. It does work for me but as soon as I’m off it’s a slippery slope back to really poor eating habits. So last month I decided to do my own version of “lazy Whole30”. I pretty much follow the Whole30 guidelines but I can cheat if and when I think it’s appropriate. For example: I had my nieces over for a sleepover and I had pizza. My husband and I have an at home date night, I have some wine, etc. but overall, I eat in a Whole30 manner. This has worked so far for me because I don’t have this finish line looming ahead of me. Now I can allow myself occasional cheats because I know tomorrow I will go straight back to clean eating. I am done with the first 30 days and I feel no reason or desire to stop! I think this is what “healthy” people feel like. I am losing weight without counting my calories, tallying macros, fasting, or weighing my food. I definitely see some progress in my body but I feel less obsessed with every part that jiggles or hangs because I finally feel like this could be a long term lifestyle change and so there is no finish line. I will be where I want eventually and I’ll just keep plugging along until then.
Now that I have some routine down with my eating, the next phase is adding in some exercise. Thanks for hanging in there with me through this wall of text. Wish me luck and I’ll check back in in 30 more days!
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