Day 14 Whole30

Although I had hoped to do more updates throughout this journey, I thought it would be nice to do a half-way update with supposedly the 'worst' behind me. I have enjoyed this process thus far--for the most part. I am enjoying the food and not missing too many of my old foods. There are times when I just miss the convenience  of a sandwich. Amazingly my sugar cravings are pretty much gone. There are times as I scroll through Pinterest that I get tempted by some delicious looking creation, but for the most part I don't miss it. I do miss bread--terribly, and am looking forward to re-introducing it in a few weeks. I had already tried to limit my sugar and so my withdrawals were not bad. At the beginning, I had dreams about eating non-whole30 foods. They were all at family events were I had to try and pick out foods I could eat but there was nothing available. One Day 3, I woke up feeling shaky, nauseous, and extremely weak. I did feel better once I had eaten something. I believe it was because I went to bed hungry. I've tried to follow the no snacking before bed policy, and I've had some successful days when we've had a big dinner at 6:00. On those days, I've been able to go to bed without feeling hungry and I wake-up without feeling sick, but a lot of days I end up eating dinner around 4:00 due to my work schedule. I think my body just needs some nourishment before bed on those days or I wake up feeling terrible.  I think that my energy levels have improved, but I still feel tired a lot. However, that may be due to the fact that Remy has been sick off and on and he has not been sleeping well every night. There was a day, I think day 8 or so, when I wondered if this was even worth it. It just seemed so daunting and I couldn't tell that anything was different. I just didn't know if it was something I wanted to continue, but I have noticed a difference with my stomach issues and I don't feel bloated or gassy which is a major plus. I plan to keep going strong and know that for every day that I make the best food choices available to me, I am helping my body thrive, making me both healthy and happy.