CrossFit South Bend

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][image type=”rounded” float=”none” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” src=”9807″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][text_output]Well, my Whole 90 was really great…for the first 45 days. For the
first 45 days, I was eating well and felt wonderful. I lost weight
and inches and was feeling great. But then, things got incredibly
stressful at work. I had to make some very difficult decisions, and
turned back to my old friends carbs and sugar to cope. I know that
I’m an emotional/binge eater, but the power of feeling good from the
healthy food I was eating was not enough to overcome my brain’s desire
to comfort myself in food. I felt very deprived, very sad that I
could no longer eat what made me feel good. This is not new – I’ve
had these struggles my whole life. Now, I can identify them. But
it’s very difficult in the moment, for me, to make the right choices.

What has the Whole90 done for us as a family though? Tons. Jonathan,
wow. I’m so impressed at how this has changed him. Jonathan is the
guy who would have gladly eaten McDonald’s or Wendy’s three or four
times a day. When we met, he was really skinny, ate everything and
never gained an once. As he got older though, he started to gain
weight, especially in his belly. I could see that it bothered him,
but he wasn’t willing to do anything about it until we signed onto
this plan together. Also, just doing this at mealtimes at home, our
daughter’s eczema has cleared up substantially.

Jonathan will keep me going and keep me on track, since he’s the cook
in our house. I’m trying to take it one meal at a time, and am trying
to make sure that at meals I am eating the right amount of protein and
fat to stay full so those chocolate covered pretzels stop calling my
name.

-Anne[/text_output][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][text_output]Thank you to you and the rest of the team running the Whole30 classes (sessions? seminars?). I learned a great deal about things of which I was not aware before beginning them, and am glad to have done so. In addition, it is always nice to have confirmed some things which one always suspected (e.g., the importance of omega-3 intake). Moreover, the weight and bulk losses in changing my eating habits have been slow and steady, and I think the changes will be permanent. I have enjoyed your lectures, peppered as they are with philosophy and your own attendant wisdom.

In learning and reflecting upon this information, several things have happened in regards to my daily habits. First, simply, I make better choices. When given an open selection, I have moved towards eating whole foods – minimally-processed meats and vegetables – from the best sources available and affordable. I have become an inveterate can, box, package, etc. reader when purchasing anything with an ingredient list, and have discovered whole hosts of things to avoid in innocuous-looking items. (For instance, canned tuna almost always has soy in it; even brands which formerly did not have soy now use it.) I have also learned about my own gluten sensitivity, and the need to avoid dairy in my diet, with the exception of certain grass-fed butters.

In addition to these things, I have learned about my own sensitivities, particularly to lack of protein. Eating 3/4 of a pound of protein at a meal has been a challenge, particularly where prep time is limited. But, deciding to eat in a Paleo-compatible way requires foresight. This has been a side benefit – the increase in mindfulness requires not only choosing the food, but planning the time. We have had more meals with the whole family after making a move to this diet (especially breakfast), which is another benefit of the mindfulness and planning.

–Jonathan[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row]