Whole30 Round 4 - Results are in...

Whole30 Round 4 is completed!  I didn’t plan on doing another round for a while but after having visitors and wanting to get myself prepared for my up coming races I thought it was a good time to do another around to get me back on track and in the zone for training.  You would think with each round completed it would get easier but that is not the case.  I do have to say that the sugar detox was not bad at all this time around, which means I was not eating as bad as I thought I was before this round.  The best part is that I did step up my training and workouts which really helped with the cleansing and made this round to me much easier.  I did struggle with water intake again as I always do but I’m trying to get better at doing this even now after Whole30 as it is very important. 

Now that my round is done, today was weigh in, measurements and after pictures.  I was all excited to step on the scale to see how much weight I lost but I’m sad to say the number on the scale went up...what the heck.  Why did I gain 0.02 lbs, I was seeing a difference in my body and noticed my clothes were fitting differently again.  Then I was reminded by my husband that with all of my workouts I was gaining all my muscle back and the truth is that muscle weighs more than fat so I’m going with that.  I do feel my legs, back, arms, chest and shoulder’s are getting stronger so that does make sense but still frustrating to not see that number on the scale that I was looking for.  The great news is that I did my measurements right after and was pleasantly surprised at how many inches I lost overall.  I was very happy to see I lost sort of all over but my biggest loss was my hips which I’m down 2 1/2 inches that is the most I think out of all the rounds I have done.  Based on all my numbers I lost 5 1/2 inches total for this round which makes up for the non-weight loss on the scale.  Again this program is not just focused on the scale it’s so much more than that and I always seem to learn something new about myself each round.  Next I did my after pictures and then created a collage to see the difference in my before and after shots, the funny part is I didn’t notice too much of a difference like I thought I would but it’s much hard to lose the weight the smaller I get and I know that.  I see a little bit when looking at the pictures but was hoping to see a lot.  Again this is all a process which I’m constantly tweaking with every round.  After seeing my measurements I’m very happy with my results and that reminds me that it was worth it once again.  Yes did I miss my coconut palm sugar, honey, maple syrup, Paleo desserts, afternoon Paleo latte’s and eating out..why yes of course I did but it’s only 30 day’s.  Here are my before and after pictures and my measurements from this round.

I am happy to be done with another round and felt really good with my nutrition and even ramped up my workouts and training which really helped with my inches lost.  Signing up for races and training for Triathlons has helped me tremendously and I think that’s why this round seemed so much easier for me.  I still had my cravings for things but knowing I couldn’t have them was okay as I had a end goal in mind.  Now that I’m done with this round I will be transitioning right back into Paleo, I will not be reintroducing any non Paleo foods back into my diet as I love how I’m feeling.  I will bring back my old favorites like honey, maple syrup and coconut palm sugar as I do miss some old recipes and baking that have these staples in them but I won’t be eating gluten, dairy or legumes.  I do want to have some flexibility for when we go out and not feel so restricted so I will keep those “off the wall food items” for those times we are dining out.  This will be my last round for a while, I may do a few Whole30 day’s here and there if I go off course but I won’t be doing another around until the end of summer or early fall to get me back and ready for fall racing.  

Thank you to my amazing Facebook group “My Journey Worth Sharing” for all the support and encouragement along this journey.  If anyone has any questions please leave me a comment on my blog or you can join my Facebook group.