Whole 30- Over the Half Way Hump

For the first time since I started this challenge, yesterday I was actually confident I will FINISH this challenge... yesterday I had my usual 3eggs with onions and some ham in there to bulk it up a bit... and lunch was beef brisket lean only with a side of fruit, I had a snack of half a Quest bar, and dinner was venison chili with frozen fruit for dessert - the only thing I actually took a pic of was the chili... we put chunks of steak in addition to the ground - LOVE IT!

 

 

 

I am the one who starts challenges with good intentions and then flubs it up and throws in the towel... its what I do... but this time its different and I think there are multiple reasons for it working this time:

 

1. Our two year anniversary is April 28th - I was up 10lbs from the wedding and this year had I changed nothing I would have been up another 10lbs from last year - I CANNOT keep gaining 10lbs a year! So I am nipping that in the bud pronto!

 

2. We have started to talk about timing for a baby and I want to get to a healthy weight and learn how to maintain it before we do that - I want a healthy pregnancy for myself and the baby.

 

3. I turned 30 March 22nd and I want my 30s to be healthy and happy.

 

 

I am in the process of reading It Starts With Food its the book that goes with the Whole 30 - I am on chapter 6 and one of the things they talked about in chapter 5 is people who can eat right all day and blow it at/after dinner... its a hormone issue caused by all the crap we eat that's processed and full of sugar and non natural garbage... I have ALWAYS had trouble with dinner and after... I am hoping this plan will rid me of those issues and help me have a better and healthy relationship with food. I even talked about my issues with late night eating about a year ago here when I was frustrated that I had gained weight in our first year of marriage.

 

 

This is the year to turn it all around. I am HOPEFUL! Its going to be a great year!