Lucky 13

The potatoes are looking pretty good - though the lower leaves are turning yellow which could mean a nitrogen deficiency. I fed them coffee grounds today - hopefully this will perk them up.

I fed myself a cup of coffee today too - and it perked me up tremendously.

So - here's the scoop: The Whole 30 failed me. It became a Whole 12 and then it stopped.

After spending the last 12 days feeling anywhere from just sub-par to really crappy, I decided it was time to change the rules again. The constant headache is just NOT acceptable anymore. After getting really sick with reflux last night during dinner, I decided that while eating healthy is a great idea, I'm just cutting too much out of my diet to really be comfortable. Battling hunger all day, especially when I had finally gotten that under control without the Whole 30 just wasn't making sense anymore. Popping Advil every other day when I had rarely had headaches in a long time, just wasn't making sense anymore. Lying awake half the night because my stomach was bothering me when it hadn't been for a long time, wasn't making sense anymore. It was time to call it and say Whole 30 was a bust for me.

I get that I still may be experiencing sugar withdrawal, but to be honest, I learned a long time ago that life is too short to be miserable if you don't have to be. Thirty days isn't a long time, but I asked myself what was the point of spending even a few precious hours of those 30 days feeling rotten? Who am I helping? Not me.

I lost 5 pounds in 12 days. Which just about beats the 6 in 6 months on keto.

Then again, I lost 6 pounds in 2 days when I had the stomach flu, so it's not really a good indicator.

Here's what I learned:

* I can live without chocolate.
* I can live without a decadent dessert every night.
* I can live without bread.
* I can enjoy a piece of fruit as much as I can enjoy a cookie.
* I can't really enjoy my work day without a good cup of coffee.
* Being hungry is not healthy.
* Having a headache all the time is not healthy.
* Feeling well is more important than looking good.

I'm not switching from Whole 30 to Whole Hog though. I had a protein shake this morning [soy and sugar] but I'm keeping off of almond milk for now and using water instead. It tasted fine- and thus I'm still avoiding the carrageenan.

I had coffee - one cup by itself, no snack to go with it. And I had about half the sweetener I usually use. Did I want a rich, sweet, decadent cappuccino? Yes. But I'm holding off.

I had my leftover dinner from last night for lunch. And with dinner I indulged in a couple of onion rings and then I had a mini-ice cream cone. So what?

I didn't need between meal snacks today. I don't have a gnawing pain in my stomach or a nagging headache. I plan to stick to as many whole30 compliant foods as I can without using the words 'I can't have...' anymore, but that wasn't doing me a damn bit of good.

Besides, I have more important things to do now that I have found my next project... at a garage sale for $18.00....

This Old House!

I'm so psyched to work on it! My next post will be about my new miniature project and the conversion of this old raggedy dollhouse into my Beach Cottage. I can't wait to get started.