One day to start...

Tomorrow is whole 30 day!

Today we went to Costco and loaded up on fresh veggies and chicken breast and other random necessities.

Steps were not a problem today - I hit 5000 soon after we got home...

And this girl?
I do love her :) Can't believe she turns 9 next week.

When we got home I cooked off several pounds of chicken. Made a white alfredo sauce for homemade pizza (last supper!) and cooked off a huge skillet of peppers, onions, mushrooms, and sausage - when that finished cooking I divided it into smaller containers so that in the morning I can heat a container, cook two eggs and put them on top of the veggies/sausage and one meal will be done for the day :)

I wanted to get more done but I was beat from the long busy day in town. I thought it would be quiet but apparently everyone shops on New Year's Eve - note to self for next year!

Okay - tomorrow is the day!

Whole 30 in the New Year

Yes, I am going to join the thousands of other hopefuls -ringing in the new year with big diet plans.

This portion of my blog will be quite boring to most, I won't be offended if you don't come back this month as most of my posts will be about food, exercise, and likely a lot of complaining :) But it's okay - this is for me. And somehow if I record it here it makes it more real for me.

So - I'm attempting the whole 30 which I attempted one other time and failed after about 2 weeks.

They ask you to set 3 goals and mine are:

Lose 15 lbs by the end of the 30 days
Drink 2 gallons of water each day
Walk 5000 steps each day

This is today's steps. I usually only average about 2000 steps even though I'm on my feet all day. Although I'm not starting until the 1st, I thought it would be good practice to do the steps today. I looked at my fitbit around 4:00 and discovered I was indeed just around 2000, so I took on a few outdoor projects that I'd put off and sure enough I was able to get over 5000 in less than a couple of hours.

I have a Whole 30 Pinterest board going which you can see here.
http://www.pinterest.com/simpler1773/whole-30/

Besides what I've laid out above the rules for whole 30 are as follows;

NO SUGAR
NO GRAINS
NO LEGUMES
NO DAIRY
NO ALCOHOL
NO CHEATING

There is also no snacking between meals, no eating before bed, and no weighing yourself during the 30 days.

Fun right? Well, oddly enough I'm looking forward to the structure. I feel I need to do something serious to break bad habits, heal old scars, and break into new beginnings. 30 days...