This post will mostly have to do with female stuff. If you are not a female, you have been warned.

I knew the real test for me in this Whole 30 thing would be those few days of the month when I want to eat, well, everything.

And this eating plan, and the resulting calmed addiction, passed my test.

Oh, please don’t hear me say I didn’t want a (pan of) brownie(s). I did. But instead, I ate raisins, drank herbal tea, read a book, and stayed off Pinterest. And I turned to Him because He’s worth anything.

But I do think my husband and children would appreciate my full disclosure right here: I also whined. We played Ticket To Ride last night and I so wanted a Blizzard. We were out of apples. No more raisins. The bananas were still too green. So I played the game crunching on baby carrots. Never has this quote more described my life:

But seriously, the discipline of the previous three weeks helped. And the cravings were significantly less as I hadn’t had sugar (or things like dairy, grains or alcohol, which your body processes like sugar) for a while.

On a more important note: I truly think my mood was more even keel this month. I know I snapped less at the people I love most.

I’m in my final week and have some going forward thoughts if you’re interested. If the above t-shirt more accurately represents your level of interest, I completely understand. Smile.

Planning to slowly add:

Oatmeal and rice

Peanut Butter

Dairy at a minimum (like a splash in my coffee…though I must say I feel very adult enjoying my coffee black these days)

 

And sugar? I plan to take it slowly and really pay attention to things like mood, energy, headaches and sleep. And I want to make it count if I splurge: good chocolate not hidden sugar in salad dressing, for example.

 

We’ll see where I am in a couple of months. Hopefully not back to where I was, but in a realistic, healthy place.

 

Oh, on a positive note: Workouts are pretty amazing these days. Additional protein + no junk = feeling strong. I like that.

 

Okay, anyone have long-term sugar limitations that are working for them? Advice on adding back food groups from any experienced Whole 30ers? I’d love to hear!