Today, though, I'm posting so that it will be in writing that the hubs and I have started the Whole30. This link isn't the official web site, but I like the description. It's essentially a very strict paleo diet.
I have historically pretty much made fun of the paleo freaks (and usually their five fingered running gear). Somehow, though, I ended up with the book 'It All Starts With Food' on my kindle. First it was just the free sample. What I read there made a lot of sense and I was intrigued; and I ended up buying the book. I have now read nearly all of it. I skimmed some sections, as there was an awful lot of detail, and I really just wanted to get down to what I should and should not be eating.
I have never, in my mind, had a weight issue. I have, however, known for a long time that I needed to be eating better. Long distance running has let me get away with some bad habits that should have been ditched long ago. I've also known that the amount of fatigue I feel I a typical day, even after a good night's sleep, is not normal. Combine the info in this paragraph with the logical stuff I read in the book, and I've decided to take the plunge.
As an added bonus, the hubs has decided to come along. In the past year, he's put on about 40 pounds. Hip surgery last summer, combined with what I believe can accurately be described as depression over having to take a long hiatus from running have led to a lot of less than stellar eating habits. Of course, he's my husband and I love him despite his shape and size; but it doesn't take a psychologist to see that he's been unhappy. Unhappy about not running, unhappy about putting on weight, and relatively stressed out over changes in his career (which have been good, but change is stressful!). He tried the weight watchers point thing earlier this year and had some success, but ultimately could not sustain the tracking.
So, here we are. We just returned from our trip yesterday. My plan was to start the Whole30 on Monday, but he convinced me there was no good reason to wait. I thought our planned trip to Pizzaria Lola on Sunday to celebrate my dad's birthday was plenty good reason to wait, but knew he was right.
We had to be at the airport fairly early for our flight home, which meant we ate breakfast at the airport. YIKES. Ultimately we ended up at TGIFriday's. Double YIKES. But, they did have omelets on the menu. Chris ordered the veggie and I ordered the ham and bacon. I later learned that ham and bacon aren't exactly approved, due to the processing. Oops! But, I promised myself I wouldn't get too bogged down in the details.
Upon arriving home I went to the grocery store and stocked up on veggies, eggs, and meat. For lunch we had rotisserie chicken, steamed green beans, and a spinach salad. Dinner was chipotle chicken stuffed sweet potatoes with a side of roasted Brussels sprouts. I'm guessing the chipotles might be a little less than whole30 kosher, but again, I refuse to get bogged down with details (though I promise not to eat any more ham or bacon). Dinner was GOOD!
I am having to convince Chris that he's not hungry after meals. He gets it, but habits are hard to break. As of day 2 (early on), he's kept complaints to a minimum. I'll take that as a victory.
He left early this morning to get downtown and run, which meant he was on his own for breakfast. His plan was to track down another veggie omelet. Starting early threw my planning for a bit of a loop. I hope to come up with some portable options for such mornings.
My breakfast consisted of four scrambled eggs with spinach, onion, and jalapeno. Very, very weird to not be eating oatmeal!
Crappy photo. This ain't no pioneer woman blog ;-)
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