wellness: whole30 week 3 update.

Helloooo from day 23 of Whole30! I can’t believe I’m so close to the end of the 30 day challenge. Here’s a recap of the past week.

{the food}

* You’ll notice I don’t have as many photos of my food as I usually do, which is something I definitely want to change for my last week. Even though I didn’t slip up, taking the photos of what I eat really helps me stay accountable and more on track (especially with avoiding mindless snacking).

* I planned my meals better this past week, which was an improvement from week two. I especially loved the buffalo chicken I made (using the Whole30 homemade mayo).

* I still ate out a few times and stuck to it 100%. On Wednesday I ate at a Mediterranean restaurant and had shrimp/chicken/steak skewers, and on Saturday I had shrimp fajitas topped with guacamole at my favorite Mexican restaurants.

{how I’ve been feeling}

I feel amazing! As I mentioned before, the mental/emotional clarity has been my favorite and most noticeable change throughout this challenge.

I must admit, though, this past week I felt more cravings than before. I’m a bit surprised by that because I thought I got those carb/sugar cravings out of my system, so I think it might be mostly mental.

This past week I also started noticing physical changes for the first time. I still haven’t weighed myself, but I notice a bit of fluff subsiding in my stomach area, as well as my clothes continuing to fit a bit looser.

{other thoughts/observations}

I haven’t mentioned this before (because I didn’t really make an “official” decision), but I haven’t been exercising much since starting Whole30. There were a few days where I almost went to the gym, but my body just wasn’t feeling it. I still walk a ton every day (and live on a 5th floor walk up, HELLO), but that’s been the majority of my activity. I’m going to continue with that throughout the rest of the challenge because I think it has really helped me to focus entirely on my eating. I’ll start incorporating more exercise again in the coming weeks.

more:
daily meals posted on my tumblr
week one update
week two update

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Do you have any questions about Whole30/my experience? Let me know – I’m happy to share!