Gearing Up for Whole30
I just bought a copy of It Starts With Food by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig, founders of Whole9. I’m getting ready to start the Whole30 tomorrow with my friend over at Change My Body, Change My Life. The whole program is online, for free. Being a book junkie – and being out of printer ink – it was actually cheaper for me to just buy the book. If you would like to read more about the Whole30, and I encourage you to do so, click here.
This thirty days won’t be easy. My first big challenge will be getting through Rhythm & Roots Reunion, a big music festival in Bristol, Tennessee September 14-16. With my energy levels being what they are, I don’t foresee myself doing any partying that weekend, but the food is amazing. Mouth-watering scents waft throughout the whole street. If I can get through that without succumbing to temptation, I can do anything! We’ll see. Maybe wearing a gas mask will help. Number one, it will keep those succulent aromas from accosting my nose. Number two, it will cover my mouth to keep any unapproved foods from finding it. Somebody may have to tie my hands behind my back, just in case. My second big challenge is, as always, organization. Something about making meal plans sends my brain into chaos. Planning is not my forte. I’ve gotta get over that – somehow.
I have just a few hours to get this book read, make a shopping list, and get my butt in gear. That’s all for today.
Until next time…
The Girl in Yoga Pants
Toni is the author of The Girl in Yoga Pants, an award-winning blog with an uproarious take on life as a creative mom with ADD and fibromyalgia. A mother of three, all born 8 years apart, she writes about raising a family while having a chronic illness using a unique blend of humor, intelligence, and Southern charm that's just as educational as it is hilarious.
Toni, I’m so glad you’re doing this with me!!!!!
I couldn’t resist! I know it will be the best thing for me right now. Might as well get the show on the road.
I have done it and it is great. Once you get some momentum going it does get easier and the cravings really do go away! I will be following you so keep us posted!
Thanks! I will keep you posted!
I am struggling with the organization part myself for my version, the Healthy30. I’m just going to dig in and do the best I can.
That’s all any of us can do. My expectation isn’t “perfection,” it’s “improvement.” Life is hard enough without feeling the need to beat myself up over eating a cookie, or whatever. I know I’m going to slip. Let me just admit that right now. LOL
You got this!!!