Week 2!!! STAY AWESOME.

You did it -- one full week in the bag. It was legen-(wait for it)-dary. Stay awesome!

What to Expect: Week Two

During week two, you’ll be settling into some of the best parts of the program. It gets easier to make the right food choices, grocery shopping is a breeze, and creating a healthy meal from scratch doesn’t feel like a strategic planning session in a crisis management center. You can relax into your new habits in social settings, find healthy food at just about any restaurant, and say “no thank you” pretty much automatically.

In addition, days 7-11 are generally when people report feeling some of “the magic” kicking in. You might start experiencing these positive side effects:

• Your energy is ramping up, and becoming more consistent over the course of your day.
• You’re falling asleep easier, and sleeping longer and more soundly.
• You’re recovering from your exercise or sport faster.
• Symptoms like allergies, skin issues, digestive distress, and stress are gradually improving.
• Mood swings, a short attention span, and crankiness are starting to be a thing of the past.
• You’re strangely…happy.

Celebrate the positive changes and be patient with your body as it continues to adapt to your new habits. Not all of these things happen to everyone at the same time, and in the same order! Your Whole30 will come around and reward you with glowing good health, but remember it takes at least 30 days to reap all of the benefits.

Three Tips to Ensure Your Own Success

Remember when we warned you about some of the most common dietary errors we see with those new to the program? Week two also has its share of common mistakes, mostly to do with participants’ impatience to see results FAST—and not quite believing that all of our “rules” are critical to your long-term success.

We don’t blame you—we know it’s hard to stay the course, follow the program exactly, and avoid temptations to modify the plan. But trust us when we say each of our rules are specifically, carefully crafted to maximize your Whole30 results. You’re just going to have to trust us (and read a few articles explaining why we insist on 100% dedication to the Whole30 guidelines).

• Tempted to weigh yourself? It’s a bad idea! Read about why the scale is not your friend during your Whole30 experience—even if you are losing weight!
• Frustrated that things aren’t changing faster? Keep it in perspective! It took you 10, 20, 30 years to get to this place—and while it won’t take you that long to get back on track, there is no such thing as a quick fix. Patience, grasshopper… and dedication.
• Tempted to cheat just a little? What difference can it make, right? WRONG! The Whole30 demands 100% compliance—and that’s science, not us playing the tough guy. As Anne Sharp learned, you get out of the Whole30 what you put into it.

Rescource of the day:  Week 2 Meal Plan

If you did not take a look at this yesterday, please take a moment to review the planned meals for the week.

Are you getting bored with food? Try something new, Remember to try and use at least one or all of the following ingredients for the food challenge this week:  

Anise seed

Beets

Eggplant

Collards

Kimchi

Jicama

I started my "Paleo" journey when I decided to cut Gluten from my diet.  It has turned out to be one of the best decisions I could have made for my body.

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Happy Hump Day Ladies.