It was one of those weeks.  Coming back from spring break, the week felt like it passed so slowly and each day had a thousand tasks to get done and a million decisions that had to be made.  Monday was Day 10 and I packed food to bring for meals #1 and #2. When I got home, I flopped on the couch, totally drained.  I was trying to figure out if I just hit a rough patch in the program or if it wasn’t going to work for me.  On Tuesday, I made taco meat again…and ate it on tortillas.  I wanted the carbs. It didn’t feel like just a craving; it was like my body really needed it. I felt a lot better afterwards: my brain didn’t feel so foggy, my body didn’t feel so off, I rested well that evening.

So I got to Day 10 and then went off the program.  I was off for the rest of the week.  The only health symptom I experienced was a bout of constipation. This came after taking Imodium every morning before work because of the fear of urgency in the classroom.  That’s a hard symptom to manage when you’re a classroom teacher and you can’t leave the children unattended!

I’m not disappointed that I quit on Day 10; I listened to my body. I am disappointed that the scale is starting to creep the other way again.  I wanted the health benefits and weight loss from doing Whole 30 and I didn’t get everything out of the program that I was hoping for.  Which leads me to my next steps: I’m going to start again tomorrow.  I’ve cooked up two soups today for my breakfasts and lunches. Fingers crossed it’ll go better in my second attempt.  The plan is to eat more veg this time around over all the fats and potatoes I had been eating; I think that will help.  I know I need to eat a fair amount of fat but it seemed like that was what wasn’t sitting so well with me before.  I also really need to get on that exercise bandwagon; it helps me physically and mentally. It’s a must-do for me.