Whole30

Lindley Loraine Gallegos
May 28, 2015
2 min read

Summer is a great time to eat healthy and plan meals, because we are out of school and have more time. My grandma recently introduced me to Whole30. I've always been a bit of a health feen. But this one especially interested me. It's very essentially paleo, and I love the meat aspect. Starting this one to cleanse my body, and get ready to compete at my highest level for my senior volleyball season at Fort Lewis College.

I've done the gluten free thing before, and got amazing results and discovered my gluten allergy. This is that, but on steroids. And I'm amped!

My roommate Rachel and I are doing it this month. We started on the May 27th. I will keep you updated on results. I've already noticed myself feeling a lot more energized in my workouts and at the end of my serving shifts late at night. My biggest struggle is with the coffee so far; drinking it black is a little intense but I've been adding coconut oil and cinnamon.

I love how this plan takes you back to food made by God. Truly it's pretty simple. This is a typical breakfast: Sauteed mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, 2 eggs, 1/4 avocado, blueberries, and strawberries.

What is Whole30?

Established by Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig (of Whole9) in April 2009, the Whole30® is our original nutritional program designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.

Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it. Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or injury? Are you having a hard time losing weight no matter how hard you try? Do you have some sort of condition (like skin issues, digestive ailments, seasonal allergies or fertility issues) that medication hasn’t helped? These symptoms may be directly related to the foods you eat—even the “healthy” stuff.

So how do you know if (and how) these foods are affecting you? Strip them from your diet completely. Cut out all the psychologically unhealthy, hormone-unbalancing, gut-disrupting, inflammatory food groups for a full 30 days. Let your body heal and recover from whatever effects those foods may be causing. Push the “reset” button with your metabolism, systemic inflammation, and the downstream effects of the food choices you’ve been making. Learn once and for all how the foods you’ve been eating are actually affecting your day to day life, and your long term health.

Check out their page Whole30.com