My Whole30 Journey and Results 2.28.18 to 3.39.18 - First Round Complete!

Well my results are in and I can't wait to share them with y'all....drum roll please......  First I am sad to say that I did not take actual tape measurements but I did weigh my self before and after along with taking before and after pictures of my journey.  I started this Whole30 program on 2.28.18 and finished my last day on 3.29.18.  I lost a few inches all over (picture shown below) and a total of 5 pounds, which I will be honest I was not too happy about but if you calculate it out it's 1.5 pounds a week so it's actually pretty good.  I can't even tell you how much I have gained from this whole journey, I went into it with just a few goals in mind, to help with weight loss, clear up my allergies and help with my overall running (making me faster and stronger), those seem pretty fair and normal right?  I didn't think I was asking too much or giving my self too many goals well I have to say not only did I achieve those goals but I surpassed them.  This whole experience has really been amazing on many different levels, it was made me stronger as a person both mentally and physically, it has boosted my confidence, shown me how to have a better relationship with food, it's taught me how food can fuel my body properly and helped with my sugar cravings plus all the Non-Scale Victories I checked off my Whole30 list.  Here are the before and after pictures of my journey!

My Whole30 Pictures Before and After 

Wow what a month it has been for me, I never in a million years thought I would ever give up so much for one month.  After dealing with really bad allergies and another bad sinus infection in February I knew I had to do something with my diet as I was going crazy.  Even though I had many ups and downs during this process overall it was exactly what I needed to push me in a different direction and taught me so much about my self.  As you can see I still have a long way to go but now I have the tools to help me move forward in a positive way, after doing some research and more reading I have decided to move to more of a Paleo life style.  I thought about doing another round of the Whole30 as I have been a little nervous to get back into the real world but I want to test what I have learned and see if I can really do it with a little more freedom.  Paleo is similar to Whole30 expect you can use almond and coconut flour when baking, honey, maple syrup or coconut palm sugar as natural sugars when cooking or making sauces and of course dark chocolate however I made with a natural sugar of course.  I really don't miss legumes, wheat, dairy or grains very much.  I still want to stay away from all the processed foods so but keeping those cut out will hopefully still help me.   I'm excited to venture down the Paleo route and see what new and yummy recipes I can find to make the family. Be on the look out still for my weekly food menus and all the cool new Paleo items I find along the way.  I will be posting about my new online market that I was recently introduced too and all the cool products I have been getting.

I know the big questions many of you might be wondering is "Will you do another round of the Whole30?" and the answer is yes more than likely I will do another around, not sure when but I would like to for my husband to do with me when he is not travelling so we can do it together.  I think he could benefit from it and it would be nice to for us to do it together.  If and when we do it I will announce that on my blog and Facebook for others to follow us along that journey.  As for now I'm very happy I did it and it was worth the full 30 day's to do it.  I'm so thankful I stayed strong and make the commitment to stick it out no matter what.  Now it's time for me to stay strong and continue this awesome journey.

Thank you for all those who have supported me along the way, all the Facebook messages, text messages, phone calls and Instagram posts were so helpful.  I'm so lucky and blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life who care and love me.  I could not have done it without you!  Thank you to my sister-in-law Melissa Weiss who also came along this journey with me.  Even though we are many miles apart it was nice to text almost daily to help get us through.

I'm am now a WHOLE30ER!!!