Today I am thankful for many things.  My husband and I have been doing Whole 30 now for over 90 days.  We followed the first 30 days to the letter, the second 30 days, we had one treat for my birthday.  I made chocolate cupcakes with coconut flour and cashew butter frosting, really good but not compliant.  The last 90 days we’ve been reintroducing foods here and there.  We started with corn because we like tacos and moved on from there.  So far we’ve discovered, our bodies aren’t actually too crazy about bread, rice made us tired, beans…gassy and cheese was good but we don’t miss it.  We actually prefer eggs and zucchini now in the mornings instead of pancakes or waffles, they sound too heavy now, though I’m thinking on trying some pancakes made with oats next week.  The best thing is I’ve gone from Size XXL back to a Size L, lost several inches everywhere along with 25lbs! Yay!  We’ve decided to stay on this path because we feel so much better than we did before.  We have more energy.  We are enjoying lots of different types of food.  We eat mostly at home now and it gives me a chance to cook more, which I have always enjoyed doing.

Food is hard.  It’s attached with so many emotions and it can act as a drug when we are unhappy and want to feel better.  It can be a friend when we are lonely.  It can be a companion when we are happy.  Food is tough.  I just keep trying to remind myself that above all food should give my body the nutrients it needs to be strong, so I can be physically and mentally fit.  This is important because I think God has things for me to do and I can’t do those things when I feel like crap because I ate too much bread and sugar.

Since doing Whole 30 I notice I am definitely more calm.  I don’t lose my energy in the late afternoon like I used to.  I am able to stay awake longer in the evening and enjoy time with my family instead of vegging on the couch.

Today I had time to make a real meal!  I made Walnut Crusted Porkchops and Sweet Potatoes with Bacon :-)!

So today, for cooking, shirts that fit better, and so many many other things…I Give Thanks!

KOR

…and if you are a praying person…pray for the people in Northern California…there’s one thing that’s true about offering thoughts and prayers…thoughts are useless but prayer, prayer is powerful!

Here’s the dinner I made tonight. I really liked it, though the pork could have been a bit more moist, any hints, please feel free to advise!