Day 25 of Whole30 Challange
WOWWWWW What a ride. 25 days ago I joined my friend Amy, her husband Tom and my friend Deidre on the journey of a life time. Yes me, non cooking, hate cooking, fast food eating, grub hub ordering, main line sugar junkie me. Joining this elimination food plan craze was by far one of the best decisions of my life. Here it is Day 25 and I'm still alive, JOYFUL, standing in AWE of my God and the process. You'll have to come back Thursday (Day30) for the weight loss report. But you're welcome to read on to experience the journey of discovery and freedom with me.
If I can figure it out, here is my post from my Day1 cooking the Whole30 way. It explains alot. And yes the kitchen was fairly clean and in order starting.
Yeap it speaks for itself. 25 days later and I've turned the corner on this cooking thing.
A week into program I had to put my ride or die side kick Pooh Bear down. An extremely difficult decision but one that was necessary none the less. She was 14, in pain, and exhibiting dementia including what looked like hallucinations that were provoking aggression. My baby, I believe was miserable. I miss her terribly.
Interesting enough though a week later I found myself in non stop tears. It felt like excessive grief. The tears went beyond Pooh but unto to the lost of family members in 2018. The tears seemed non stop for about 4 days. I was dressed and ready for church but then could not stop crying so I stayed home. I first rescheduled a gym water work out then cancelled it all together. I was really starting to think I was having a breakdown of some sort.
It wasn't until reading a FB post in the Whole30 group where someone expressed being depressed while on the program and looking for others feeling the same way that a light bulb went off. I realized for the first time in decades I WAS NO LONGER EATING MY FEELINGS!
Eating Whole30 with no sugar, fast food or fried foods meant I was eating for life not for emotions. I have to say immediately things turned around. Almost like scales falling from my eyes and my heart. The later part of that week turned into some great laughs with my brother, followed by a great weekend in Charlotte including on program eating out and watching my baby girl graduate from college.
Day20, Monday morning in my first coaching session with Martha, she help me to see just how HUGE this victory was. Think about it, my mom worked in a donut shop when I was a kid. Food has been my BFF since middleschool. There were times when we briefly parted but this seems, well IS very different. Later Monday, I got a call with a Job Offer. This offer was based on a phone screen interview not a face2face. This job encompasses all the parts of my career that I truly enjoy.
I've been on cloud nine all week. Planning in my head how to maintain program while back in the corporate working world. Items on my 2019 vision board are becoming clearer and clearer and it is exciting. This amazing rollar coaster ride will continue.
Stay tuned.
Regina
