30 days

Today marks my sixth day of the Whole30 diet.  What is the Whole30 diet you ask?  For 30 days you can consume meat, veggies, fruit (both fresh and dried), nuts and eggs but cannot consume grains, dairy, legumes, added sugar, or alcohol.  My diet before starting the Whole30 didn’t differ drastically.  The main things I am giving up are cereal, greek yogurt, oatmeal, quinoa, chocolate, hummus, cheese, black beans, and my sweet tooth.  To keep my sanity I am breaking one of the rules and allowing myself to consume alcohol.  The purpose of the Whole30 diet is to see how foods you have been eating are affecting your everyday well being by “resetting” your body.  Food is ultimately your body's fuel and it will only function as well as you feed it.  I think I am somewhat lactose intolerant so I am looking forward to how I will feel after 30 days of absolutely no dairy.  I have also never followed an outlined diet before so this will really be testing my discipline.  I’ll post some recipes and updates along the way, but for now so long cheesy breakfast tacos and cold crunchy cereal, you will be missed dearly.