Day of 4 of the Whole30 - Done

So I continued to asked myself the same question all day today...Why am I doing the Whole30...??? Yesterday I thought the reason was because 'I knew by the end of the Whole30 I would feel happy, energetic, and sexy'. How did I know that? Well, I've done the Whole30 once before (although I wasn't 100% compliant...I had few drinks, some rice with sushi and corn tortillas) and by the end my mood and energy levels lifted and I felt sexier because the spare tire around my belly disappeared.

I see so many people depressed, lethargic and bloated and gotta believe it's all about what they put in their body. I mean it makes sense...If you are what you eat then it's only logical that if you eat well, you will feel well, but if you eat crap you'll feel crappy...

Ever since I was a little I loved food...

If my parents put food in front of me I would eat it...

At a early age I learned to shop for groceries...

I knew I was going to be a chef...

As my younger years started passing by, I began developing really crappy eating habits and I remember feeling crappy. I used to secretly eat junk food when my parents weren't looking. My brother remembers me hiding candy in my nightstand at the age of five. At such a young age I was already addicted to sugar and other processed foods. I remember having really bad constipation and migraines. By the age of 10 I was borderline obese.

   

When you experience the difference between unhealthy and healthy, you realize you'd do anything to be healthy. If you never experience the difference, chances are you'd continue your usual (poor) habits.

Ok, enough of my ranting and pictures of my past...here are my stats for today:

Water Consumption

144 ounces - I am doing good!

Sleep

7 1/2 hours - I need to go to bed now to get 8 tonight

Daily Meals

5:30am - Morning Wake-up Call : Coconut Milk Latte w/MTC oil

8:30am - Breakfast - 3 Egg McMuffin(less) 

11am - Snack : 1 more Egg McMuffin(less)

I made these with cherry tomatoes, arugula, peas, and my herb roasted turkey breast. I also whipped some homade garlic & jalapeño aioli in the egg batter to make it creamy (& since I can't add cheese)...

1:30pm - Lunch : My Herbed Roasted Turkey, peas, avocado on a bed of greens

7:30pm - Dinner : Seared Wild Sockeye Salmon, roasted sweet potatoes and rainbow chard 

How did I feel...???

I woke up really tired. I actually woke up telling myself that I wasn't going to workout today, but I did because we had uneven groups so I partnered up. I felt like I was just going through the motions, not pushing myself too hard, although I must say that I felt better at the end of the workout. I still feel really bloated, and although I can't say I'm unhappy and I can't say I'm happy...The word that comes to mind is...BLAH:-(

Anyhow, tomorrow is another day...