Finding Johanna

"How did you do it?" "What is Whole30?" "Tell me what to do!" "How much have you lost?" "Do you live?" "What CAN you eat?"  I have heard all of these questions just this week.  I love feeling like I have some knowledge to share on a food philosophy that totally changed me. I hope I can continue to inspire others to look at what they are eating and that it helps them as much as it has me.  Now Whole30 is a thirty day reset, but for me it is a lifestyle. I will be mostly whole30 compliant most days for the rest of my life. You don't lose 106 pounds from a 30 day reset. You have to eat right 90% of the time consistently for a LONG time. After my Whole30 cheat weekend in Austin I have had sugar cravings. I know after a month or so I will get rid of them but right now I have some day dreams about cereal and pancakes. When I did my 90 days that went away, but I have fed the dragon and it's only been two weeks si...

This week has been full of some MAJOR non scale victories.  I set two person records with my running.  First I ran a 9:38 mile! When I started running my goal which seemed completely unattainable was to run a 10 minute mile. I BEAT THAT!!!! So then two days later I told myself - try to keep your pace for twenty minutes. I had to talk to myself out loud at the gym. "YOU CAN DO IT" "DON'T STOP" "YOU AREN'T TIRED IT'S YOUR MIND" and I DID IT!!!!! Freaking crushed two miles in under 20 minutes. I truly thought that was impossible and yet I did it.  Then two days later I went to J Crew for the first time. I never set foot into a "regular" size clothing chain because obviously I couldn't fit in any clothes there. The biggest size I could find there was a 14 but mostly everything was a size 10 and below. I grabbed these size 10 shorts and WONDER OF WONDERS MIRACLE OF MIRACLES they fit perfect. I have weird deflate...