This past week was the last hopefully for a while that I had to combine a full-time job with big freelance projects and intensive training. I definitely need a bit of a breather! With too much stress and not enough time, I’ve fallen into a terrible cycle of too much coffee, sugar, and processed foods. So I’ve been reading It All Starts with Food and thinking about Whole30. I’m not interested in losing weight at all, but I am looking for the reset button on my nutritional habits (after the half marathon). I’m just starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together and connect my nutrition to some issues related to my immune system. Anyway, has anyone had any personal experiences with Whole30? Is it all just a fad or can it actually serve to reset your health and nutrition? I’d love to hear!
- Monday: Rest is good.
- Tuesday, yoga: Was suffering from a seriously stiff neck and some neck pain, so I traded my speed training for yoga focused on the neck and shoulder. Wise decision.
- Wednesday, speed training: 10-minute warm-up, 2 x 1200m @ 6:40, 6:42, 4 x 800m @ 4:17, 4:19, 4:20, 4:27 (2:00 RI), 10-minute cool down. I was so exhausted afterwards that I collapsed into bed at 9pm.
- Thursday: Rest.
- Friday, strength training: Again, the Seawheeze strength training workout.
- Saturday, run: Just a standard 5-mile run, plus some strength training with the Nike Training Club app.
- Sunday, long run: With 8 miles on deck, today was supposed to be an “easy” long run day, but it felt so much harder and it was so much slower than last week’s 10-miler. Part of it definitely has to do with the 100% humidity since I ran directly after a thunderstorm, and part of it probably has to do with Saturday’s run. But still.
That’s it from me! How was your week? Any thoughts on Whole30?
Mandy I have completed the Whole30 many times to reset. I have learned avoiding gluten and dairy are best for me. I will be doing Whole30 again in a few weeks. It is something many kettlebell trainers seem to believe in. I am starting the fall challenge and Whole30 will be a must. I find it fairly easy to follow and it has brought me many positive changes in my overall diet habits since the first time I did it 2 years ago. Let me know if you have any questions when you start. I have a book full of whole30 recipes too!
I have been thinking about doing Whole30! It really does seem like a good way to reset! I really need to cut out processed foods, maybe not all of them, because some of them are just so yummy, but definitely some of them!
The idea behind the Whole30 is really to cut out all the stuff that has been shown to through off your body’s immune and hormonal balances. Like really all of it. Then after the 30 days, once your system has been reset, slowly and systematically reintroduce some of the problem foods and see what kind of reaction your body has. That way you can identify which foods are problem makers for you, and you can then decide whether you want to live with the consequences of eating them. I’m going to start after my half marathon and am actually looking forward to it! I have the feeling that my poor diet has been the trigger for quite a lot of minor health issues lately.