To celebrate the halfway point, I thought I would give you a list of the good things and the bad things.
Good things
- I've lost 8 pounds.
- I had WAY fewer PMS symptoms, and the ones I did have were far less severe.
- I fit back into some clothes that I wasn't able to wear last winter.
- My face looks slimmer.
- My skin is clearer than it has been in years.
- I feel slightly more energetic that I did before the Whole30.
- I feel much more motivated to exercise.
- I don't miss sweets or pasta.
Bad things
- Aaron has been kind of a crankopotamus.
- I miss sauces. Wing sauce, butter-lemon sauce, balsamic glazes, curry sauce.
- I miss being tipsy (not so much the wine as the effect).
- There are only a few restaurants where we can eat, and I am kind of sick of them already.
- I thought we would save money by not eating out much, but I am buying more expensive food. It's about a wash.
- I cook like a Hogwart's house elf. Without paying!
Finally, I want to share with you my new second-favorite food. I discovered dried tomato rings dipped in guacamole. It's so good, you would not believe. I need to buy a dehydrator because those tomatoes cost a million dollars at Whole Foods, and if I didn't eat $5 worth of them nearly every day, not saving money might get kicked off the bad list.
(In case you are interested, my first-favorite food is also a tomato. I slow-roast grape tomatoes in bacon grease and then broil them all crisp on the outside. Never was there a miracle like these tomatoes. Better even than water into wine. Yes, Jenn, I mean it.)
