I've been known to liken my bowels to Alcatraz. There is normally a five day window from when food enters my body to when it leaves. When some people in the house catch stomach bugs that have them spewing from all ends, I'll only vomit. I've longed for the occasional bout of diarrhea.
I can't believe I'm admitting this.
Whole30 was appealing because I wanted to give my digestive system time to heal from inflammation and things that evolution supposedly hasn't fully designed for us to be digesting. I hadn't seen any improvement, until today.
Long story short, it was a two poo day. This is unprecedented, historical even. I delivered the poster child for the 'healthy poo' pictures you find in medical textbooks. I should have started a scrap book to pass down to my kids. It was seriously that big of a deal.
I have no idea how to smoothly transition into this next breakfast photo now because that's all I have to say about poo but...
....apple with almond butter and coffee with coconut/date creamer.
The coffee suppressed my appetite for longer than normal since I started W30. I appreciated it because it gets pretty annoying to feel hungry every hour or two.
For late lunch, early dinner I made paleo chili.
Beef, Sausage (half pound each), portabella mushrooms, sweet potato, carrots, onions, garlic, cocoa, olive oil, cumin, oregano, avocado, cilantro
I went to my parents house later and had a little bit of a deer roast that they made. Not pictured.
For a late night snack I made apples and almond butter again.
To be honest, I didn't need to eat this last snack. I just wanted something sweet. I think this diet has messed with my hormones enough to off set my normal cycle and I'm still waiting for things to jump on track in that regard. I know it's PMS eating though when I'm compelled to do it almost animalistically but I'm not technically hungry. I don't get cravings normally that ask me to override my body's "full" sensors, but tonight I did. Since it wasn't a whole pizza or a gallon of ice cream though, I'm going to go ahead and cut myself some slack and enjoy, rather than balk at, being a human.
I'm really hoping that my digestive system is turning a new leaf and today wasn't a one time fluke. I've scheduled a session with a shamanic practitioner to try to help move some inner-child energy blocks that I suspect are to blame. I'll write about how that goes eventually too.
Thanks for reading this way TMI post.
Onward to day 11!
I love you for this.
I am now hungry again. :) Just had my, chickpea, tuna, wild rice, squash and organic zucchini rations.
It's interesting that beans aren't allowed on my diet. I love them. I'm glad you're sharing your progress with us too!
I have cleared my cupboards out of all beans. Will be sticking to Chickpea for now and use the others sparingly to mix things up later. Sticking to the plan for now. Off to have my Teff and ethically farmed eggs. :)
Ok, you're inspiring me to, lol
Thank you for sharing! I just read about this diet a week ago. I also want to cleanse my body from all the "crap" that is backed up. You have inspired me to give it a try. Writing about it, I think helps keep you committed to the process. Pictures and food ideas are appreciated because I am absolutely horrible at knowing what to buy at the grocery store.
I didn't think writing about it would have much impact on me in the beginning but now I see that it really is helping me stay committed. Taking pictures of everything is more of a chore than I'd anticipated but I'm so glad to hear that it's helpful. Only 19 more days to go and to be honest, it's flying by.
That is very encouraging. The toughest part is getting started.
Yep! I first considered it 6 months ago.
I never had apples with almond butter, I bet that is good!
It's amazing!
LOL!!! I'm so glad we could all be included in such a historical moment ;)
Nothing like almond butter and apples to get things...eh, flowing, lol.
You're welcome! 💩😅
lol at emoji
I am here just for the poop jokes!
Lol, now I know where to hang out!!
oh yea, stay tuned. Its going to get interesting when this post starts trending!
you're funny, cracking up
Yay! I'm so pleased for you! That will make a big difference to how you feel.