I mentioned offhandedly last August that I had just done the Whole 30-- 30 days with no grains, legumes, dairy, alcohol, white potatoes*, or sugar. Slowly and cautiously I added some of everything except sugar back into my diet. I did eat three pieces of chocolate on Mardi Gras, but that was the only time I'd eaten sweets since July. Come to think of it, I haven't had any alcohol since July either. But drinking is not my vice, so that one is no trouble at all to maintain.
*(when I looked up that link I discovered that they green-lighted white potatoes last summer! who knew?!)
It is tricky to avoid grains and legumes and dairy consistently, so it was a relief to add them back in. I kept losing weight gradually, but I lost that fantastic Whole 30 glow, the mental focus and emotional equilibrium that took me by surprise last summer. So I'm declaring March to be another Whole 30 month. Day 1 is in the books.
That's a pretty interesting diet, very similar to the "paleo" diet. However, without eating meat, I don't think it's really possible to attain the necessary nutrition. Maybe, eating eggs and lots of nuts, but I think it'd be hard for a vegan! I don't know if I could do it. And I am very thin as it is and CANNOT lose any weight. I'm pretty sure I'd feel good, though...
Posted by: L - Mama(e) in Translation | March 01, 2015 at 10:15 PM
Yeah... it would be tough for a vegetarian, not enough protein.
So many of these diets out there, each claiming their benefits & saying they're the one. There's the juicing one, the raw one, etc.
Posted by: L - Mama(e) in Translation | March 01, 2015 at 10:25 PM
What's wrong with grains and legumes? I could do with doing something like that to lose some baby weight and kick the thrush that's making breastfeeding hell at the moment. I think it's a bit extreme though as I'm breastfeeding. Probably cutting out sugar and refined carbs would be enough for me right now.
Posted by: Pigwotflies | March 02, 2015 at 03:23 AM