Well, I WAS going to start my Whole30 wholeheartedly today, but plans from Friday had to be moved to this afternoon, and those plans include wine and cheese. Whoops! Of course I could choose to not partake, but my friend already bought the stuff last week, and I didn't technically start the program yet. One day postponement is not going to matter. Today will be kind of like a trial run or a practice, if you will, before the big 30-day game. Plus, the book says not to weigh yourself the entire time, and even though weight loss is not my goal here, it would be cool to see if there is any kind of transformation. Needless to say, another rule I broke before I started is that I stepped on the scale one last time and took a "before" picture.
Stats on the day before I start my Whole30:
Height - 5'6"
Size - 10/large pants; 8/medium shirt
Weight - 160lbs.
BMI - 25.8 (which is overweight according to the American Institute for Cancer Research website; 18.5-24.9 is the "normal" range, so I need to weigh no more than 154 to achieve this)
Let's call today DayHalf, then. I am following the diet all day with the exception that one large glass of wine and few of pieces of cheese this afternoon (again, this treat was supposed to be my one-last-hurrah occurring this past Friday, but things came up and the party had to be postponed). For breakfast around 9:00, I made some ground turkey with garlic and onion in coconut oil and added diced Granny Smith apple with cinnamon and nutmeg. Cinnamon is a high oxalate spice, so I took it easy on that one. It was pretty yummy! I also had two 10oz. glasses of water to take my meds/probiotics and wash breakfast down, and at 10:30, I had a glass of unsweetened coconut milk.
Exercise wasn't too much...still taking it easy with the whole herniated disc thing. The kids and I went up to the school, and they rode their bikes while I speed-walked around the track four times.
Lunch was at 1:00. I filled a half of avocado with a tuna and brown mustard mixture with a sprinkle of sunflower seeds on top. I put the remainder of the tuna from the can next to my little avocado presentation. Earlier in the day, I picked a zucchini and a yellow squash from our garden, so I sauteed those up with some coconut oil. I drank another glass of water to go with the rest of my supplements (I should put a post on here regarding those). This lunch was nice and filling, and you can't beat straight-out-of-the-garden veggies! Maisie will be happy that I saved her some tuna juice too. :)
At 3:00, I made myself a large cup of mint tea. Besides water and unsweetened coconut milk, it's the only other drink I can have. Everything else is either off limits or bothers my stomach. My sister introduced me to mint when she gave me a plant to put in the garden. I use it with cucumbers for a snack or crush some leaves in my mint tea. Mint is naturally decaffeinated, relieves gastritis and stomach ulcers, soothes the gut and bladder, and is low in oxalates...perfect for me and my ailments.
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Playdate time! The kids had a blast, and the moms enjoyed each other's company. I ended up drinking two glasses of chardonnay and eating two small rice crackers with homemade guacamole. Stayed for dinner and had a half cup of chicken breast and about one-third cup of plain white rice. So, I cheated with the grains and the wine (no cheese though, so I stuck to no dairy!), but at least the grains I did eat were few and low oxalate.
Official Day1 starts tomorrow for real. I can do this!
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