I’m really truly proud of myself.
That’s what I am right now. YOU GO, GLEN COCO, I keep whispering in my head.
I bought myself some gorgeous flowers and Mast Brothers to celebrate.
30 days and I’m done.
Except I’m not done, not really. I’m going to keep eating clean/Paleo as much as I can. I did it for 30 days and feel AMAZING, so why would I stop now? The plan is to keep eating the way I have been at home– all breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Yes it requires some planning and prep work, I’ve discovered, but that’s something I’m completely willing to stick to. If we plan dinner out or want to be social? My feeling will be, ENJOY IT.
Above all I do know this: Eating clean = feeling good = worth it.
I do want to add some things back into my diet in moderation. I will be eating legumes at the end of this week because Zan’s making an incredible Bison chilli {from this cookbook} that I love. Will I add cheese and sour cream to the chili like I used to? I think I’ll steer clear of that for now. I did buy my favorite cracked pepper goat cheese that I plan to add to my salads {and eat with a spoon} and also, well, CHOCOLATE. Goat cheese and chocolate. Ha! Those are the only real things I’m craving. That’s weird right?
This past weekend I saw a picture of a juicy cheese burger and I was all OOOMAAAGAAHHHHHD. Neeeeeeed. But really, I don’t think I NEED that right now. It looked good, and eventually I’ll be sure to have one, but all in good time.
In the past month I’ve slept better than I ever have, I’m feeling good in my clothes again, and found more uses for coconut oil than I ever could have dreamed up myself {so. many. uses!}. I feel SO energized. I started working out. I stopped my itchy skin!! As far as I can tell, my smell is the same {not great}, but my sinuses are definitely better in terms of sneezing/allergies {no more Zyrtec!}, so I’m still holding out hope for someday.
This month was about doing what I set out to do and giving it my all. And I’m proud of myself for that. Really darn proud.
And now, I just really want a piece of dark chocolate.
And so, sweet victory, dark chocolate it will be. :)
