When and how: Spend the weekend eating pizza and ice cream and begin on a Monday I began the Whole 30 Thirty Day Challenge on Monday, August 12th, 2013. Knowing I was about to begin a no sugar, no alcohol. preservative free, clean food eating plan, I spent the weekend eating those things I knew I would miss. I had my favorite pizza (the whole thing), Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia pint (the whole thing), and various other dietary delicacies I had been eating most of my life. I made sure to cover myself and take a Prilosec each day! Of course, the physical feeling this produced was far worse than the new diet I was about to begin. You know, the acid indigestion, bloating, and general feeling of malaise. Oh, and the contributing factor of weighing over 200 lbs. I had a friend join me on this 30 day event and I must say, if you are going to do this, doing it with others is really better. Especially when it comes to planning meals.It was also pretty great that she was a great cook and made these Paleo meals even more delicious. Last, it was much easier to have the support of another during the days when you feel like giving in. Beginning on a Monday So it was that early Monday morning that I made and drank my first cup of coffee without cream and sugar for literally the first time. And guess what? It was pretty […]
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