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10 Things I Learned in My First Week on Whole30

May 23, 2016 by not your average mom 3 Comments

10 Things I Learned in My First Week on Whole30

1.Have a plan of attack.

I started Day 1 with nothing prepped and my kitchen looking like this, and it definitely didn’t help.

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2. You can eat a shitload of food on this program.

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It just can’t be crap. And how f***ing good does that look, anyway?

2. I bought canned coconut milk for the first time, and it’s solid!

I had no idea.

That one threw me for a loop.

3. Avocado and cilantro is my new favorite thing. Like when I ran out of those two things, it was almost worse than running out of coffee.

Or wipes.

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I made that avocado/lime/cilantro dressing (recipe coming soon).

4. There is sugar in fucking everything. Like even in a Costco rotisserie chicken.

What the hell?

5. I was drinking close to two pots of coffee a day in order to stay awake.

Not two cups. Two POTS!

Now I’ve discovered bulletproof coffee. And I like it. And I only have two (sometimes three) cups of coffee a day now.

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6. I think this is going to change the way I prepare food for myself and my family for the rest of my life.

7. Although I’ve been warned about this possibility in the first week, I don’t feel like killing anyone.

Yet.

Well, not because of Whole30 anyway.

8. It’s hard to prepare food for your family when you can’t even taste it.

Every day is like a Top Chef challenge. Luckily Number 4 and Number 7 are willing to taste everything and give me feedback.

9.   I would have a hard time doing this without my Ninja.

10.  When you take time to actually prepare your food, you make damn sure you appreciate the whole eating experience.

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How pretty is that??? I mean, you can’t sit down there and eat a bagel… I set that up in my backyard one day and just savored my breakfast. It was awesome.

Soooooo, one week down, and I don’t feel deprived. I actually feel pretty good!

Check back next Monday to see how the second week goes!

 

 

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Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: bulletproof coffee, Costco, whole 30

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  1. Savannah says

    May 24, 2016 at 12:57 am

    So happy to hear your first week of Whole30 went so well! The first week was definitely a challenge for me, and I felt hungry all. the. time. It was crazy, really.
    LOVE avocado and cilantro-haha, it’s absolutely amazing. Since I started clean eating, I’ve never made so much pico de gallo in my life-cilantro is everything to me <3 Thanks so much for sharing-I can't wait to hear how week 2 goes!

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  2. Donna says

    May 24, 2016 at 3:14 am

    Beautiful and enjoy!

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  3. Leigh says

    May 24, 2016 at 9:58 am

    Glad to hear Whole 30 went so well…..we ended up cheating ALOT – but still feel like we gained some energy! Leigh & Family http://www.girldollbeds.com

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