Day 14

Hello. I feel like I should re introduce myself as the worst blogger, ever. It's not like I have been swamped to my neck, I just haven't been in the mood. Lord, I sound hormonal and I am so not pregnant. Anyway, this whole Back to the Start Challenge is tough. It's not like I was eating Micky D's everyday and I'm on a detox but I did do everything in moderation. I ate healthy daily and if I went to ice cream with friends I got a small cup. A few days ago (I should have blogged about it then but I was too upset) I went to a baseball game with my friends. I did not plan accordingly and was starving. Everyone was snacking on famous ball park dogs and I was snacking on peanuts, don't get me wrong they were good peanuts but smelling dogs, pretzels, and frozen lemonade sucked. Afterwards we hit a local custard joint and I sat there while everyone indulged in their $1 sundae. I feel like the toughest thing is not grabbing a granola bar or organic frozen waffle. Convience is a big issue, I am having to plan plan plan.

Long story short, even though it has already been a long story, I am so proud of myself. Even though resisting temptation was a bummer I stayed in control. And that felt amazing. I will be a better blogger, promise. Peace.

day four and five

Yesterday was day 4 of my Back to the Start challenge. And seriously, it was a challenge. I was visiting family at the lake and my family loves their food. Don't get me wrong, they are fantastic, but not everything was "whollygirl" approved. Shoot! That sounds so way snooty, so lets just say there weren't the healthiest of choices. I did my best, scarfing my face with salad and corn on the cob for dinner. Everything was a-okay until about 10:30. Everyone was socializing around 3 bags of Oreo's. Now, I just had my first Oreo on May 3rd. It was lovely, I only ate one because I knew if I continued I would eat the whole bag. So last night my family was trying to convince me that Oreo's were organic and that I should loosen up a bit because I was at the lake. Well I did not give into this Oreo madness, or the snickers showdown around midnight either. I thought that would be the toughest part until this morning. I ate my raw breakfast of pecans and a banana that I brought with me. Then lunch came about. Burgers and hot dogs. Let's just say I ate some more nuts, a tomato, then decided it was time to come home.

I see these past few days as probably the toughest I will encounter. Not because I don't trust myself around processed foods, but because that was the only thing available. It was so, so tough to say no to food that I normally don't eat anyway but in that situation I wouldn't have had a problem with eating an Oreo or a burger. But I whipped up some quinoa hash as soon as I got home and was a happy camper!

So much about me rambling on about my life, is anyone doing the Back to the Start Challenge? :) Thanks for listening! Also, (I promise I will stop after this) I am adding a rule.

Rule 5: Drink at least 2 full Nalgenes of water a day.
That is all. <3 whollygirl

raw update

So, I made a huge deal about me going raw for 30 days. I did the research, wrote recipes, and decided to commit. After two days of being 100% raw I got really sick. I wasn't getting enough nutrients and was not able to workout and continue this lifestyle. From the research I have done I think that eating raw is amazing for your body but it just isn't practical. The prep is intense and time consuming. If I had someone helping me do this I think it would be a totally different story.

I am so upset that I am not able to do this 100% like I wanted! BUTTTTT I am still going to continue a challenge :) I am tweaking it. One raw meal a day and NO processed foods! This includes my beloved nutri-grain bars. I try to focus on whole foods in general but I am going to be a straight up stickler about it for the next 26 days. This challenge is called "Back to the Start". The reason for this is because our grandparents, and family before that didn't have fast food, tv dinners, and twinkies. They ate real food.

Here are my rules:
1. One meal a day must be raw. This can be as simple as a juice with a handful of nuts for breakfast or the same thing plus a salad for lunch.
2. No fast food, no tv dinners, or anything that says "just add water". Pretty much, if my great grandmother wouldn't know what it was, I'm not eating it.
3. If I go out to eat I will eat completely vegetarian. The reason for this is because I can't be sure of where the meat comes from.
4. Eat whole, fresh foods! Bake, cook, and grill as long as everything is a real food.
5. Mix up my workouts. Workout 6 days a week. If you think about it, back in the olden days they did hard man well labor. Which is equivalent to working out about 6 days a week.

This may seem like how I should eat everyday, and honestly I try to. Except for the one raw meal a day part. But I am also a teenager and occasionally eat fast food, and live by the saying "everything in moderation." But for the next 26 days (I have been following this since I was unable to be 100% raw) follow me daily and do the Back to the Start challenge with me! I will post workouts, recipes, and my emotional response to all of this. Wish me luck, because honestly, avoiding Pineapple Whip is going to be my toughest obstacle. Peace out. Chat to you tomorrow :)