Everything that they promised would happen, happened. My sleep improved, I felt less bloated, I stopped getting "hangry," I felt less bloated, had clearer skin, lost some weight, was able to lift heavier in the gym (after an initial dip in strength)... It was pretty amazing.
I didn't even do the program the "right" way, since I'm still not done reading the book (it's been a busy month!!). And I'm still looking forward to realllly doing it in July, AND Husband is on board to do it with me. HOORAY.
So, the drawbacks: it's craycray expensive to buy high quality meat. And it's extremely alarming to read labels and deeply regret everything that you've fed to your child for the past two years. And it's hard to eat out. And reintroducing food is a pain. Like, literally. I ate some white rice today and I feel like I might die right now. My face is super broken out, but that could easily be from sunscreen, since we've been outside so much recently. The sugar detox SUCKED big time, I thought I was going to vom at my desk on Day 8. And I missed ketchup (all of that naked meat!) and PowerAde Zero way more than I realized I would. And I felt like I thought about food all the time, since I was always trying to figure out what to avoid in the break room (everything), or had to remember to pack a lunch, or try not to eat a snack.
But, the basic recap is that I loved doing it. I felt amazing, I looked rockin (everyone started commenting on how thin I looked in the final week), win-win. I fully intend to be one of those "90% paleo" type people for the next month, and then do another hardcore round of Whole30, and then back to Paleo for the long term. So long as it works with my Tri training. I think if I can keep the protein intake high, I will be okay. Maybe I'll be Paleo + protein shakes + ketchup. :)
I know what you really want to see, though are the pictures. So here you go.
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The biggest change that I see is in my "Dunlop" belly (that flab that's dunlopped over my swimsuit bottoms) and right below my boobs.
I really wasn't trying to make goofy faces or stand strangely in the Before shots. I felt awkward and was trying not to laugh. And in the after, I was grinning, of course. It looks like I'm trying to thrust my boobs out in the after pics, cause Husband kept telling me to move my hand. So here's another "after" with my shoulders forward, but my hand is blocking my belly improvement.
Anyway. I lost 7 pounds in the first 15 days. And then I hung out there until my birthday weekend, when I put 5 back on. And then lost 2 by the end. So a net loss of 4 pounds, for someone who wasn't being terribly strict. I think this is a great long term plan for maintaining, but it's not conducive for me to do while still trying to lose weight. Because I end up eating too much fruit and not enough protein. So I either need to change that, or do something else to lose the last 10 pounds, and then come back to this.
I am SUPER thrilled with how much of my lower belly that I lost, since that flap is my next goal. HOORAY.
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