All done with the Whole30! The last week was pretty difficult. I pretty much just barely ate because I was so tired of cooking every meal. I find that this diet requires much more food preparation than my normal diet. I have to shop for groceries a lot more also. I seem to go through food so quickly.
At the end, I didn't lose that much weight after the first week and a half. Currently, I am at 149 lbs. I lost about 1.5 inches off my waist and hips and about 0.5 inches off my arms and thighs. It really doesn't seem that much if it wasn't for the interesting discovery that my pants are much looser than before. At this point, my pants are loose even with a belt. I have to cinch the belt in two more notches than usual to keep my pants from falling down. So at least there is some reward after 4 weeks of deprivation.
After this, I plan on having at least a 70% paleo diet. I have been avoiding processed food as much as I can, but have reintroduced dairy and grains to my diet. When I go out to eat or eat pre-prepared foods now, they seem very salty or super sweet to me. I am so glad that the diet was over. The post diet reward of creamy, sweet iced coffee was absolutely divine.
