Whole30 Day 14

Hey, good morning! Here it is day fourteen already! This past week was pretty good. The past couple of days have been a little "off", but I had learned from previous experiences and was able to apply solutions. So I'll just get right to the summary.

Day 15 - Felt great going into the week on Monday and coming off of a successful weekend of staying on the challenge. Glad the sports functions for the daughters are on a week break, so we could really play around with some interesting dinner choices.

Day 16 - Holie canolie, the energy! This is the day I woke up EARLY for a 5 am spin class and crushed it. Yes, I had to keep the tension down a bit, but I still gave it my all and felt great. My energy did not bonk once throughout the day, I felt great going into the evening making a homemade apple pie for my daughters, and fell a sleep right away.

Day 17 - Had a health and wellness check-in at work and gained some valuable information. My weight was down another half pound, my waist down a half inch from a few weeks ago, blood pressure pretty low (so low I asked if it was ok), and my BMI is  down a point. All good things, because now I am into the healthy/normal range for all categories!

Day 18 - Energy continued. Which was good, the work week was pretty intense as we were working towards a very important meeting on Friday. While I didn't get an intense work out in over lunch, I did get some much needed yoga in. It was AH-mazing. All in all, all went well, not complaints.

Day 19 - Energy still outstanding and feeling well - until I wasn't. Going into the meeting for the day, I was feeling as though I should have something in my stomach, since I didn't know when I would be able to eat next. I had ordered RX Bars and decided I would try one of those, breaking my fast at 8 am, rather than 12 pm, like I had all week. I felt sick the entire time after, very nauseated. Once I ate lunch, I felt better, but realized the figs and dates in the bar most likely had more sugar than my body could handle, causing my sugar to fluctuate, making me sick.

Day 20 - I woke up three times dreaming of FOOD! Honestly, I thought the dreams part of the timeline were not going to be an issue for me. However, when I woke up feeling bad that I ate a whole dish of pumpkin delight, and another eating and bathing in chicken wings, I knew this phenomenon was REAL! My goodness. So. Real. I went to spin class hoping to burn off the calories, that is how real it was to me. Following spin class, I again had an RX Bar. Again, I felt nauseous. This time though, I KNEW my blood sugar had spiked and was coming down. I had that anxious feeling. I also felt my blood pressure was down. I remedied with a big bowl of chicken broth and a healthy serving of creamed coconut milk. I have determined RX Bars, although Whole30 approved, do not fit for me. Which is fine, I like eating all the other foods anyway.

Day 21 - I feel like I have that tiger blood! I slept great last night and forced myself to sleep-in two more hours (I woke up at 5:30 on a Sunday). This week I am going to return to lifting and HIIT. Not sure if I'll do the Tuesday spin class or not, I don't know if I really love it (although I love being with other ladies from the challenge who are super awesome), but I know I love lifting and HIIT.

My schedule will most likely look like this:

Sunday - Upper Body, Steady State
Monday - HIIT
Tuesday - Lower Body
Wednesday - Glutes, HIIT
Thursday - Upper Body and Yoga
Friday - Rest
Saturday - Spin (HIIT)