Whole 30: The last week... Are we finished yet?

Wow - it's been a CRAZY week around here!  So busy that I didn't realize until tonight that I hadn't updated my blog in a while.

We finished the Whole30!  Yay!  I will admit to cheating about 12 hours before the program ended 😥... Lucia, however, finished strong.  I am so proud of her!!!

I won't bother listing what I ate, since it is pretty much the same as other days.  I am listing below the few things that were new, and if they have recipes, I've linked them.

• Tom Kha Gai Soup (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)
• Brussel sprouts with balsamic vinegar
• Oven roasted beets

So all in all, it was a good experience.  We had some good results:  I lost 10 pounds, Lu lost 8.  We each lost inches around the stomach/hips.  Dennis also lost some weight, but he had to travel throughout the program and wasn't able to be as focused on it as we were.

I definitely think that I will do it again at some point, but more importantly, I really enjoyed how good I felt on it.  I have tried a few pieces of candy over the last day or two and man, it hit me like a ton of bricks (and not in a good way).  

We are slowly easing back into the real world.  We need to phase in some foods to see how/if we have reactions to them.  We are trying gluten-free grains first.  Once we see how those go, we'll move on to the other areas:  Dairy, normal grains, legumes...  I'll keep things updated here on the next few days!

Thanks for following... I'm excited to see where this goes!  I definitely will be focusing on healthier eating and cooking going forward.