A Whole 30: The Build-up

See Today I did something I've not done before. I put myself in a position of potentially being judged. I'm sure I'm the only one aware of that. No one was judging me. Only me.

I've always felt like the odd one out. Usually inferior. Occasionally not. It hasn't helped that I've always been overweight. Always. I've done all the usual programmes and a few unmainstream things. All shortlived. I came to believe I lack the willpower, the discipline to lose weight. I eventually gave up trying. Trying to accept myself as I am. Trying not to care. Pretending. All the while keeping my eyes out for anything that might do what I was unable to do.

Over the last few years I've been on and off the Paleo/Primal/Low Carb bandwagon. And other variants. Today I attended a workshop run by Anastasia and Jamie from Whole 9 South Pacific. During a break before lunch, I had to head to the bathroom as I could barely keep the tears out of my eyes. They made it sound so simple. What they were saying was exactly what I'd been reading and trying to understand for so long now. Science made simple.

I know what my missing links are: three good meals each day and proper sleep. I think I have a handle on what makes a good Whole 30 meal. I rarely eat three in a day though. Some days I skip breakfast. Other days it's lunch, picking up a package of macadamias after work as a snack to keep me going until dinner. Now I know nuts should be eaten for the minerals they provide not the fat, I won't be doing that again!

Tomorrow I shall prep for beginning my first Whole 30 on Tuesday, June 11. Thankfully there's not much I need to do. Stock up on vege, some meat and other bits. My family will eat the same dinners but their breakfasts and lunches will remain as they are. Maybe one day they may join me.

At the moment I am hoping to use this blog to document my progress, any issues, successes and failures. I'm going to aim for a daily post including beginning measurements, photos of my meals and observations/reactions to changes made. My goal here is not primarily to lose weight but to become healthier, have a better quality of life.