Whole30: Day's 12 - 15

I'm back guys!

Ok, so day 12 was on Monday. According to the timeline, this stretch is "boundless energy"and food dreams.

My mom has been in the hospital and I made my unexpected trip to AZ to help out my dad.

I have not had boundless energy. And luckily I haven't had dreams about food either.

At my apartment, we had everything we need. At my parents house, they have everything I don't need.

Kacie and I flew in on Wednesday night. I did good. Until I got here.

Someone had brought a homemade chicken pot pie. It smelled amazing!

I would list all the stuff laying around but instead, I'm going to show you my torture!

And not to mention the Gecko Grill BEAN DIP that I am missing out on!!!!!

I still have not cheated.

I am losing my mind, but I am really focusing on the why of why I want these things. I have been reminding myself that just because something is easy to grab, doesn't mean that I should grab it!

If there were ever a situation where you could 'give up' or post pone your goals, I would be in that situation right now. My mom had 4 major, reconstructive surgeries in 4 days time. I was hundreds of miles away, missing my family. I bought a plane ticket on Monday and flew on Wednesday. I flew with my 11 month old baby for the first time. We have literally been going non-stop (if not physically, mentally) for a week!

I deserve a flippin' Skittle! Right?????

I called Kyle the night I got here. I was certain I couldn't do it. I was so hungry and the pot pie smelled amazing. I was trying to convince myself to not add this stress to my life at this point.

My husband, who is so smart, talked me out of it. He said "Eat an apple and go to bed. It will be better in the morning."

I told him I would take it one meal at a time but I made no promises.

Fortunately, he was right.

I don't know what I did for my meals on Thursday. I know I had eggs for breakfast. I can make a pretty round egg in my parents little pans!

I made one for my daddy

And one for me!

(I was so hungry, I almost forgot to take this!)

Lesson learned from this:

Life happens.

Unless you're dead.

I am not saying that my (or your) eating habits are going to kill you. But Kyle and I have felt better since we started this. And when we are making good choices in our food, we sorta feel empowered. In turn, that gives us a positive outlook on our day. We have more patience and more desire to continue to do better.

I'm not saying I am going to be 100% able to finish out the Whole30 like I had planned. But I set this goal and instead of letting life take over my food choices, I am going to take over my food choices, so I can be in control of my life.

"Keep Calm & Whole30 On!"

(I need to print this out and hang it up in my parents house!)