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I’m surprised to say that so far, I have done a good job sticking to the Whole30 reintroduction schedule.  With the exception of a bit of added sugars and some trace ingredients here and there, I have been eating very close to 100% Whole30 for two days between reintroductions of...

When I first started the Whole30, I expected a big change in how I felt.  I wanted there to be some tangible difference in my sleep, my energy, my skin, my mental clarity, in something.  At first I was disappointed when after two weeks, there still wasn’t.  But then I realized...

I can’t believe our 30 days is up!  And honestly, I’m surprised to say that really wasn’t hard.  The only times I came close okay, the only times I cheated were when a restaurant messed up and gave me soy and when I didn’t realize until after the fact that my...

According to the Whole30 Timeline I should be feeling:  It’s almost over what am I going to eat now?!?!? The rules have been your backbone, your lifeline, your excuse for being “that person” in social situations. Are you just going to give them up on day 31? No. You firmly resolve that...

When I think Cracker Barrel, I think of foods about as far from Whole30 compliant as you can get: chicken fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, fried apples…  all the things my husband had for breakfast this morning.  But I was able to put together a compliant meal fairly easily, opting...

Saturday we decided to drive down to Roanoke to surprise Grandma for her 86th birthday.      I knew a road trip would be a challenge on the Whole3o because it would mean either packing meals or eating out, but I was up for the challenge.  I packed a couple...

We are definitely in the home stretch now!  And as we approach the finish line, I’ve been thinking a lot  about what’s next both in terms of reintroductions and to what extent I want to do them, and in terms of what aspects of this will be incorporated permanently into...