It's 2016!

I am starting my third round of Whole30 on the 31^st of January along with three other amazing ladies. The winter months are hard for me personally. The short days makes it so I am usually in bed by 7:30 or 8 pm, and all I want to do is eat warm breads, potatoes, and sweets.

Last summer, I was the most fit I’d ever been in my life. Riding my bike everywhere, eating mostly Whole30, and getting outside as much as possible, made it so I was weighing in at 156! It’s the smallest I’ve ever been, and honestly, it was the best I’ve ever felt. Not just because of my weight, but because I was exercising every day and eating food that really fueled my body and kept me going.

Since we were in and got back from Scotland, both my partner and I have been eating pretty much whatever we want, and for me, I’ve been feeling it. I feel heavy and weighed down, I feel lethargic, and because I feel so bad, I just want to continue eating poorly. Does anyone else go through this awful cycle?

So, starting on Sunday, I am starting the Whole30, with the hopes of making it more like a Whole30 95% of the time for the rest of the year. I miss feeling great about myself both inside and out, and all the energy that comes with it. I’ve printed out recipes and made a schedule of all the food so that my partner can help out with the cooking as well. I’ll try my best to post recipes here so you can follow along. I am hoping to do a Whole60 or even a Whole90 before I switch to eating Whole30 95% of the time. I know it’s still in the dead of winter, and honestly, working out on my trainer is not as exciting as riding my bike around town, but I want to be fit and conditioned to be able to start riding my bike in April. I long for 30 mile bike rides in the summer and the overall happiness and sometimes doubt that I go through with being as active as I was.

I am off to Phoenix this week for a meeting, so I will be able to taste my favourites one last time while I am down there, before I real nail my diet back down. Hopefully it will make me appreciate the food and take my time, instead of just rushing and eating it as quickly as possible.

Here’s to 2016 being my healthiest, fittest, and happies year yet!