A one man (woman) Science Experiment

I attended a day-long nutrition workshop this past weekend and found the theories and approaches presented very compelling. The phrase that got my attention was one the speakers used in response to "how can I be sure this will work for me?" They responded, " be a one man science experiment and dedicate your efforts to squeaky clean eating for 30 days."

I am on day four and, while challenging at times, I am not feeling any detrimental effects (like being tired or irritable/cranky) and I am finding it moderately easy. I say moderately easy only because I did not do as great a job in planning and preparing my meals for this week.
I spent Sunday planning and preparing for the Whole30 program:

• creating a shopping list comprised of all healthful foods 'approved' on the Whole30 program
• making healthful choices at Sprouts (choosing grass-fed, organic Chicken, beef, and fish and easy to eat fats like avocado, shredded coconut, coconut milk, & macadamia nuts, and loading up on market-fresh vegetables)
• Pre-cooking the protein that I thought I would eat for meals (I fired up the grill for the steaks and chicken and hard-boiled a dozen eggs)
• 'thinking' about the variety of nutrient rich veggies I would add to my meals - This is what I will change next week!

The hardest part for me is getting the vegetables in my meal. I made my other food choices very easy, but left the preparation of my veggies to just-in-time and learned that I would rather not eat a veggie with my meal if it requires me to peel a cucumber & slice an onion or steam some broccoli, or sauté some spinach, snow peas, and green/yellow/red bell peppers. I should have known! *^_^*
I changed my approach last night and put together baggies of grape tomatoes and carrots and brought some fresh spinach to add to my scrambled eggs that I had for breakfast. Next week, I will include vegetable preparation on my planning day and package delicious vegetable concoctions into portable, ready-to eat servings.
I rambled on more than I anticipated about my experience, so I will stop and direct you to the website. Let me know if you are going to become a one man science experiment and commit the Whole30 program!
Check out www.whole9life.com