Day 3 and Day 4 Summary ... I'M IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTIONS

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Hello there Bloggers and Welcome Back,


I wanted to give you a little summary if you will about my progress on the Whole 30 challenge so far.  I will give you fair warning... this is going to get personal.  If you would rather not know this much about me I would recommend abandoning this post now.  I repeat if topics of poop, periods, mood swings, etc. make you upset, this one is probably not for you. 

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 3

Oh boy day three.  For whatever reason day three came and wacked me over the face like a ton of bricks.  I was still feeling good the first couple days and since this is still the first week I am still in the "shiny new toy" phase of the challenge.  However, I woke up day three and immediately wanted to call off work and stay the heck home. 



I am serious, upon getting out of bed I was struck by how heavy my limbs felt, the pounding headache, and the overall urge to just give up on life.  I made my way to the restroom and realized that mother nature had also decided to bless me with my monthly gift.  So now add killer cramps and mood swings that make my husband duck and run for cover and this is how Day 3 starts.



I grudgingly stumble to the kitchen... make some eggs, eat about half of my plate then laid there for at least 20 minutes to the point I was going to be late.  So alas... day started....   There are two things that basically characterized my Day 3 experience.  A headache that WOULD NOT go away...  No matter what I took for it is barely dulled the symptoms.  As far as headaches go it wasn't a bad one, just kind of a constant dull throb that you couldn't escape from.  The second thing that pretty much dominated the day was how exhausted I was.  My brain was foggy all day, I couldn't think at work... Just pretty much existing. 



After work my lovely husband prepared dinner (pork burgers which btw were delicious) while I dragged my butt to a Zumba class.  I am going to be honest.  I had like 5 million conversations on the way over with myself.  You are eating so well.  You don't need to go workout EVERY day.  I mean it's ok to just skip one day right.  Nope.. wrong.  So I finish up shaking my booty and go home and collapse...

Day 4

I woke up this morning.  Like actually woke up.  Despite the fact that I only got 5 hours of sleep because my adorable husband insisted that we stay up late watching a Star Wars movie in honor of the 4th, I woke up only hitting snooze once (I world record for me) and was actually awake.  I have noticed that my energy is consistently high.  I don't have the spikes and lows that usually happen, which is A LOT better. 

Here is what else I have noticed that no one tells you before you start this thing.  Holy balls batman I practically LIVE in the bathroom.  Ok.. so I have never really been a regular pooper.  It wasn't unusual for me to go once every other day or so.  Well since Whole 30 that is no longer the case.  I honestly feel like all the junk and waste food buildup on the inside of my intestines has taken the opportunity to exit stage left in these last two days.  I am not exaggerating when I say I have been pooping at least 4 times a day.  When you add to that the 120 ounces of water I drink a day, I basically end up running to the bathroom every 15 min. So at least the work toilet and I are getting better acquainted. 



By afternoon of Day 4 though I can rejoice and proclaim that the headache is gone!  I am actually feeling a lot better.  I don't know if I am in the clear when it comes to these "withdraw like symptoms" they tell you to expect, but what I do know is that I am feeling 100 times better than where I was yesterday. 

So.. below you'll see some photos of what I've been eating/drinking over the last two days.  Also... special shout out to my ladies that are doing this with me.  I love our support group and it actually helps knowing that there is someone else suffering like I am ;) I'm kidding... but seriously... I am craving a margarita for Cinco De Mayo... but alas... not today my demon little craving voices... not today. 



Day 4 Lunch - Mixed green salad with grilled chicken and an avocado lime dressing.  Mixed fruit on the side This was actually the salad I prepped for Day 3, but left at home.  Oh well, still very tasty today.

Day 3 Lunch - Ok so because I accidentally forgot my salad at home I went to a local tienda where they also have a burrito café.  I asked the cooks to make me a burritos (sans the tortilla, beans, rice, cheese, and sour cream) the put my grilled check with onions and peppers over a bed of lettuce and topped with fresh tomatoes, avocados, limes, and hand made salsa. YUM!

Day 3 Breakfast - scrambled eggs with veggies and unsweetened apple sauce.  I wasn't feeling too hungry so I only ate about half the plate, but this is kind of becoming my go to breakfast.

Garlic and paprika grilled shrimp over a bed of smashed potatoes with garlic kale and sauerkraut.  I ate it with some home-made tarter sauce which was really tasty.  I agreed to try new things during this challenge and I tried kale.. I was not a fan.  But my husband loved it. 

My water bottle.  I am drinking 4 of these (32 oz. bottles) each day.  I love the quote on the front, it helps keep me motivated throughout the day.