So, I just got finished reading "It starts with food" by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. WOW! It was a real eye-opener. I have a friend who read the book and embarked on the Whole30 challenge and she told me, it changed her life. I would be crazy not to at least purchase the book and give it a read. Well, I did, and honestly, I feel like it has already changed my life and I haven't even started the challenge yet! I convinced my husband to go on this journey with me, however, he is very practical and feels that we should try to eat as much food that we already have in our fridge and pantry before we start so that it doesn't go to waste. I told him I am starting Monday, with, or without him! I am pretty nervous about it for a few reasons:
1. I have grown very accustomed to the food I eat and the thought of not having cream in my coffee, peanut butter, brown rice, DAIRY, alcohol, really freaks me out...
2. My husband works construction and has a VERY active lifestyle. He is worried that he will not have the fuel he needs to sustain himself all day, which leaves me with the task of finding things I can pack in his lunch... awesome.
3. Meal preparation. While my husband and I are pretty good about cooking dinner at home and bringing lunches to work, I am not going to lie to ya... there are one or two days out of the week that we forget to take something out of the freezer for dinner that night or don't get out of bed in time to pack something for lunch that day.
But, I have a wonderful friend who is going on the journey with me and I think we will be able to pull it off with a lot of preparation and encouragement. The main reasons I am doing this:
1. The food I eat is ALWAYS on my mind. I have, for my entire life, been a yo-yo'er with fad diets and constantly struggle with my weight. I am so sick of it I can't even explain. I am hoping this lifestyle will finally click with me and I can be free from the chains of calorie counting and constant, large, weight fluctuations
2. My brother was recently diagnosed with Chrones disease and is in a lot of pain. I hope to set the example for him that food plays such a huge role in our health and maybe he will do it next and be symptom and medication free!
3. My husband and I are planning on trying to get pregnant soon and while I can live with pumping my own body full of crap, Im not sure I feel that way about the baby I will soon (God willing) be supporting.
So anyways, I dont intend on anyone ever seeing this blog, but I thought it important to document this journey. Its a huge step and not to be taken lightly. On this blog I will post a before photo, scary. I know its not all about losing weight, but I'm gonna be perfectly honest, I want (and need) to lose weight to be healthier both physically and emotionally. I will also post favorite recipes here or recipes that I plan to make as an easy access place for all my stuff!
Okay, enough rambling.. time to go grocery shopping
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