January Whole30
 

Hi guys,

I do a whole30 every January for the past few years. I love "reseting" my mind and body especially after all the food and drinks of the holiday season. I usually am good with keeping the habits for about 6 months before I need another mini reset.

I would love to have others join me!

https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/

Its basically

1. no processed foods, no sugar, no grains, no beans, no peanuts, no alcohol

I know it sounds like a lot but there a reasons behind it and they have a planned way to re-introduce them back into your diet if you like. its a great way to learn what affects your body.

I learned that grains totally ruin my sleep quality and I never would have made that connection prior to the whole30 and I sleep like a baby now.

Why no nuts? The rest seems Paleo. I eat that way year round but include nuts (almond meal mostly).

I can understand the no processed foods and sugar, alcohol, but the rest seem unnecessary.

I recently read the book "It Starts With Food" by the author of Whole30. It is a very interesting read. While I like the idea of Whole 30 and understand that we can do something for 30 days as long as we know it's not the rest of our lives, I doubt if I could omit cheese and yogurt. For the most part, I don't omit anything from my diet, but do limit certain things to occasionally. From what I've read, with Whole 30, one slip and you have to start over with day 1. I don't think I would ever reach day 30.

Good luck to you with this, Matinee, and any others who may join in with you.

Its actually just no peanuts because the lectin in them is not digestible but it doesn't rule out peanuts for the rest of your life. Once you finish you can re-introduce and see if you are someone who cant digest peanuts well.

This isn't about eliminating things for life its about learning how certain food groups affect you as you will reintroduce them (in a structured manner afterwards) people who have done the program have learned about new food sensitivities they may not have realized they had and can adjust their ingestion of certain foods accordingly.

This was just to see if anyone is interested if you're not feel free to ignore.

It has changed my outlook on food and may help someone else.

A big part of the reason why I bit the bullet and just did it is because of the panic giving up certain things caused me to have. I thought to myself I shouldn't be this attached to sugar or alcohol, my stomach and cravings aren't going to rule my life and I can do this.

I learned I am very lactose intolerant, lots of gluten=lots of mucus build up for me and wrecks my sleep, sugar makes me irritable.

Well, that's my diet. I'm not a fan of peanuts, still have never tried alcohol, and I avoid sugar and beans aren't a normal food unless I make bison chili for my husband. I'll be with you by default! I can email you some of my go to recipes :)