The Adventures of Mrs.Movie Snob

DAY 28!! DAY 28!! DAY 28!! I want to scream it from the rooftops. I just finished DAY-TWENTY-FUC*ING-EIGHT!! Day 28 How the book says I'll feel: 28 is as good as 30...right? So close to the end but apparently 90% doesn't count. How I actually feel: There have been thoughts of ending early, I'll admit. Nothing I'm actually following through with. Still, there is a big part of me that is like what difference will 2 days make? The book says you committed to 30 days, so finish. And I will. I can't imagine letting myself down this late in the game. Today was kind of a breeze. No work meant I had time to make us a healthy breakfast. Husband worked and my daughter was a day camp, so for lunch, I was on my own. I had a lovely tuna salad. It was nice. Around 3, I realized that I absolutely was not cooking tonight. Called Husband and informed him he was taking me out. He did. What a guy! We found a restaurant that actually had an allergy manual...these foods have l...

And suddenly we're nearing the end. Woo hoo!! Days 24-27 I've missed blogging the last few days because the How the book says I'll feel is the same through Day 27. They claim there will be few interludes along the way, however, with a "I'm so over this" and "The scale (and mirror) are calling." How I actually feel: A little nervous. After nearly a month of nothing but goodness, I am absolutely terrified of two things: 1. That milk/grains/sugar/booze are going to be so much more delicious than I ever remembered and my introduction phase will just be a slippery slope. 2. That milk/grains/sugar/booze are going to throw a monkey wrench into what now feels like a body that working properly. With those in mind, we've decided to pretty much keep going after thirty days. (Yes, we're crazy.) Not on such a grand scale but definitely a much stricter regiment than we had pre-Whole30. It just seems like the right thing to do.We both feel go...

(Just imagine Eye of the Tiger is playing while you're reading this) Still feelin' good, obviously. Day 22 & 23 Welp, we survived our company while being on this diet. I'm fairly proud of that. We only ate out a handful of times and were able to find things that worked for us. (AKA - Meat and salad.) How the book says I'll f ee l: La sangre de tigre. How I actually feel: In a groove. Which is both good and bad. We have less than a week to go on our Whole30 adventure and there has been much discussion about what's going to happen after. I've researched paleo a bit and this is what we've decided on. Essentially, if I'm getting this right, it's about the same just a smidge less strict; 80/20. All I hear is I can have an occassional glass of wine. So .... win. I'm terrified of what is going to happen my body when I reintroduce the forbidden foods. Apparently, we're supposed to start with alcohol? Geez...twist my arm. So, on Day 31...

Guess what, kiddos? We only have one more week to go. 7 more days. 168 hours. 10,080 minutes. But, who's counting? Day 20 & 21  How the book says I'll feel: TIGER. BLOOD. How I actually feel: Physically? Awesome. Mentally? Proud. I can't believe how far we've come and just how much has changed in this house in 3 weeks. Our refrigerator and pantry are now thoroughly transformed. Only a few snacks left, mostly for the kid. The adults have one small section of the middle shelf. The only things on it are Larabars, coconut milk, various nuts, tomato paste and all kinds of different spices. Potato chips are nowhere in sight. The reason I'm mostly proud is because the last few days have not been without challenges and temptation. We have company staying with us and our favorite past time with her is eating out, snacking and drinking. Both Saturday and Sunday were busy days for us so not cooking was a very attractive option. On Saturday we ventured into a rest...

Hi all. I'm posting every few days now beacuse not much has changed. I'm feeling great. Cravings are under control and I think I solved my sleeping issue -- I just can't drink anything an hour before bed. Damn old lady bladder. Day 18 & 19 How the book says I'll feel : Tiger Blood. Me-ow. How I actually feel : Just call me Tony. Grrrrrrreaaat. Productive and energetic. And very focused. It's like Me 2.0. So strange. Our eating habits have changed dramatically. I am pretty comfortable with what I can't and can have now. Although, I still find myself double checking labels. Labels that are no longer gibberish.  We 've been trying to get more creative with breakfast. Today's menu was Shakshuka. Doesn't that sound delicious?! Well, it was. It's Middle Eastern dish consisting of eggs poached in a tomatoey-red pepper sauce. My only regret is that I couldn't serve it with bread. That sauce would've sopped up amazingly well. ...

Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. I know now that I can do this. However, there is a big part of me that is really over it all. The last few days have really tested me and I'm realizing that I'm a lot stronger than I realized. Day 16 & 17 How the book says I'll feel: Tiger blood! Seriously, it says Tiger blood. From now until Day 27 we are supposed to be feeling mighty fine; over the bumps and reaping the rewards. How I actually feel: Now, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't feeling different. I was really looking forward to this part because when we heard "you'll feel amazing," I didn't know what that meant. I'm not sure if I'd call it Tiger blood :) but I'm feeling pretty good. Both of us have lost many inches. I can feel it in my clothes. I can feel it in my blood and I can feel it in my brain. I'm focused. Clear. Which, honestly is a good and a bad thing. My sleep is now being affected. Brain won't t...

Day 15 AKA I have fewer days ahead of me than behind me now.Woo hoo!! If I stop and think about it, I really can't believe how much my diet has changed in these last two weeks. And, more impressively, that I'm still alive. :) How the book says I'll feel: This is supposed to be the last day of our wild cravings. Time will tell. How I acually feel: Knowing that I'd be battling cravings today, I decided to stay busy. Not hard when you're preparing the house for your Mother-in-law's visit. So I was a cleaning fool. And then the kid and I decided to hit the pool for some fun. It seemed to work pretty well. Breakfast? You guessed it. Eggs. For lunch, I made another BLT salad for me and my daughter. She loved it! Anything with bacon, right? But she was actually most excited that the "matoes" and lettuce were from our garden. I was too, to be honest. Yum! Spaghetti and meatballs was requested for dinner. My first thought when I heard this was p...