Day 10 Reflections
I got this blog started late, I'm already on day 10, first day was 1/3. Here are some observations:
I feel, sleep, and think better when I don't drink any alcohol.
I feel worse when I don't drink alcohol too, sometimes... because I am used to it.
I haven't had "too much to drink" in over two years now, and I feel like moderate amounts of alcohol are still OK, but I will admit that abstaining makes me feel better and I have the most energy, and sleep better. I can really tell. I also believe (just my personal view) that it's never OK to get "drunk"... that's just a bad idea... to intentionally poison yourself to the point of sickness. You won't find me consuming any bleach, either.
But I do enjoy alcohol.
So I think I'll drink it, but just when there is "occasion" to do so, vs. "just because I worked hard today" or this week, or whatever. It is a neurotoxin after all.
Drinking frequently, even in moderation, out of habit is not the way to go for me. And I said that last year after my Whole30, but as the year went on, there I was again, drinking frequently again, albeit moderately. It's that whole neurotransmitter response thing! It affects the brain just like any other drug. From a biochemical perspective, alcohol is a drug, even though that doesn't sound right since it gets a "hall pass" in our world.... OK, off my high horse for alcohol. These are just my own thoughts.
Food, it's tricky... crap is in everything. Real, good, food is hard to come by in our world. Everywhere you turn, there's crap in your face. Costco samples, what your kids are eating, hidden ingredients, ingredients within ingredients. This teaches me to be mindful, be purposeful, about what I am putting in my body. Is food a stress reliever, a pleasure, or fuel for this glorious gift we have been given: the human body. As far as I know, this is my one and only life, and one and only body: Putting good fuel in this gift I have is a damn good idea.
I've been 98% compliant. The slip-ups are minor: Chelle made a really good and otherwise compliant dish the other night, but I found out there was some lowfat greek yogurt in the sauce - very low calorie and high protien stuff, but dairy nonetheless. I will not know if dairy effects me adversely unless I remove it for 30 days and then slowly reintroduce things back, one at a time. So have to watch it.
There are occasions where I allow a small piece of 85% dark chocolate after a meal. Technically not compliant, but this is an accountability blog, so that's the truth!
I went to the movies with the kids last weekend and they had a big tub of popcorn... I reached in and grabbed some, started chewing it, then remembered I was doing a Whole30, but had to swallow it because it was all chewed up. That was an honest accident!
... so little things like that happened a few times, but otherwise, I'm solid.
More later, see ya!
I feel, sleep, and think better when I don't drink any alcohol.
I feel worse when I don't drink alcohol too, sometimes... because I am used to it.
I haven't had "too much to drink" in over two years now, and I feel like moderate amounts of alcohol are still OK, but I will admit that abstaining makes me feel better and I have the most energy, and sleep better. I can really tell. I also believe (just my personal view) that it's never OK to get "drunk"... that's just a bad idea... to intentionally poison yourself to the point of sickness. You won't find me consuming any bleach, either.
But I do enjoy alcohol.
So I think I'll drink it, but just when there is "occasion" to do so, vs. "just because I worked hard today" or this week, or whatever. It is a neurotoxin after all.
Drinking frequently, even in moderation, out of habit is not the way to go for me. And I said that last year after my Whole30, but as the year went on, there I was again, drinking frequently again, albeit moderately. It's that whole neurotransmitter response thing! It affects the brain just like any other drug. From a biochemical perspective, alcohol is a drug, even though that doesn't sound right since it gets a "hall pass" in our world.... OK, off my high horse for alcohol. These are just my own thoughts.
Food, it's tricky... crap is in everything. Real, good, food is hard to come by in our world. Everywhere you turn, there's crap in your face. Costco samples, what your kids are eating, hidden ingredients, ingredients within ingredients. This teaches me to be mindful, be purposeful, about what I am putting in my body. Is food a stress reliever, a pleasure, or fuel for this glorious gift we have been given: the human body. As far as I know, this is my one and only life, and one and only body: Putting good fuel in this gift I have is a damn good idea.
I've been 98% compliant. The slip-ups are minor: Chelle made a really good and otherwise compliant dish the other night, but I found out there was some lowfat greek yogurt in the sauce - very low calorie and high protien stuff, but dairy nonetheless. I will not know if dairy effects me adversely unless I remove it for 30 days and then slowly reintroduce things back, one at a time. So have to watch it.
There are occasions where I allow a small piece of 85% dark chocolate after a meal. Technically not compliant, but this is an accountability blog, so that's the truth!
I went to the movies with the kids last weekend and they had a big tub of popcorn... I reached in and grabbed some, started chewing it, then remembered I was doing a Whole30, but had to swallow it because it was all chewed up. That was an honest accident!
... so little things like that happened a few times, but otherwise, I'm solid.
More later, see ya!
Here's another one: I had some "turkey sausage" this morning off my my daughter's breakfast plate, thinking it was compliant, but I really noticed how sugary it tasted. I have eaten these same sausages from Amazon Whole Foods :-) many times before and they never struck me this way. So after 9 days I am tasting food differently. I really didn't like it, pretty gross.. whereas before, I really liked these things.
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