Day Thirty

Thirty Whole Days, and yet it seems like we just started yesterday. We went and filed our taxes, made lunch and headed off to work like any other day. We talked about how on Day 31 we will be splurging on Starbucks and a doughnut, but pairing it with some eggs and sausage rather than eating a straight sugar bomb for breakfast. I have been compiling a list of meals that we want to enjoy again and can balance out with compliant sides or other completely compliant meals throughout the day. So our last day, come and gone.

Breakfast: Smoothie of Spinach, Mixed Berries, Almond Milk, Orange Juice and Banana
Lunch: Leftover Pork Roast and Skillet Potatoes for Jason, Blackened Mahi Mahi, Skillet Potatoes and Green Beans with Almonds for me
Snack: Cashews and Pineapple
Dinner: Leftover Mahi Mahi with Green Beans and Almonds


So what all has changed for us over the last 30 days.

- Better Sleep                                                 - Positive Moods
- More Energy                                               - Feeling less pudgy or bloated
- Less Aches and Pains Overall                        - Jeans fitting looser (can be removed without unbuttoning)
- Healthier Nails                                            - New found confidence
- Less Dark Circles under my eyes                  - Ability to share this journey with others
- Clearer Skin                                                - 12 pounds lost for Jason
- Better Bowel Movements                             - No RLS or Plantar Fasciitis symptoms for me
- Jason fitting into clothes from 2 years           - Food Cravings significantly reduced
- Much less boredom eating tendency             - Freedom from the "Sugar Dragon"
- Better focus                                                 - Waking up earlier and easier
- Jason found new foods he likes :)                   - 4.5 pounds lost for me
                                                                       

So by my standards, I would say that's a pretty successful list of victories. And we should also note that our exercise was very minimal over the last 30 days. I walk to work 4-5 days a week, and it's a twenty minute walk each way. I did incorporate a twenty minute routine of abs and lungs once a week, but that was it. Jason spent 90 minutes on the treadmill over the span of the entire month, and only rode his bike for about 32 miles. I realize that sounds like a lot, but he typically rides about 30-40 miles a week during the spring/summer/fall months. I guess what I am getting at here is that the food you put into your bodies is the basis of where health begins. While we do plan to increase our physical activity now that it is starting to warm up, my favorite saying still holds true: