I went into this just to support my husband although I am hoping I will find something that will help my arthritis (age 54, already needing 2 shoulder replacements and fast deterioration of my hips and feet as well). I have been eating more than I usually do and salting my food which is something I rarely do. I’m wondering about an electrolyte imbalance. I haven’t been sleeping well most of the first week, although last night I did feel like I slept better. My husband and I made Whole30 mini meatloaves last night that even my son thought were absolutely delicious!!ĭay 7 of the Whole30 and I’m here checking out this site/posts because I woke up feeling the worst I’ve felt all week, almost like I have a dreaded hangover and feel almost feverish as well. Even my family is enjoying most all of the recipes that I have been using. I don’t think I can go back to eating that stuff. Now that I am reading ingredients on everything before I put food into my mouth, I find it to be disgusting to see all the chemicals that are in prepared foods. But I have also found it to be really fun to try different the many different recipes.
I am getting ready to go on vacation, which was part of my motivation for going on this healthy eating and exercising kick. I started a work out program with a personal trainer (one day a week) and doing the workouts at home, along with a weekly 30 minute walk every Wednesday, sponsored by our employer meaning we get paid during that 30 minutes. I do find myself more tired at night, but I think it is because I am going harder during the day. I’ve got this!! My energy has, for the most part, been excellent and much better than before I went on the Whole30. I am feeling the best I have felt in years, and I am on Day 22 of the Whole30! I am 52 years old and feel better than I did 10 to 15 years ago. I felt bad missing the game but I just wasn’t up for it.
I called our team captain to make sure we had enough girls before I called in sick. Our Monday night soccer league started up this week and I didn’t want to miss the first game but I also didn’t have the energy to even stand up let alone play 50 minutes of soccer. When I got home I collapsed on the couch.
I headed back to work to finish up some stuff I had to do. They helped, but I still felt like crapola. I still didn’t feel well so I took some time to do a couple quick breathing exercises. I came home for lunch and had some of the paleo meatloaf I cooked the night before. I had my standard breakfast of hard boiled eggs and veggie juice. Was I getting sick? I was already sick with the flu two weeks ago (days 1-3 of my whole foods journey) so I couldn’t be getting sick again but then again I wasn’t sure.
Even people noticed that I was not myself. I woke up feeling extremely tired and worn down even though I had slept for 9 hours. So why the heck has day 22 been so difficult? And I’ve also been told that it takes 21 days to form a new habit. According to the whole30 timeline now is the time where I’m supposed to be feeling the “tiger blood” boundless energy. I don’t mean to be a downer, but it’s been the hardest day of the challenge for me to date. I found this awesome Whole30 image and find it very appropriate because day 22 was hard for me.
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