Finding Johanna

I am actually already almost to day 50 of my Whole130  I am officially in Tiger Blood stage and loving it. Maybe I will be one of those crazy people who does a Whole365!  I am pretty much out of the intense sugar cravings stage, but last night we made homemade chocolate chip cookies and it did make me REALLY upset I couldn't eat any. The old me would have had about 6 cookies last night, and 6 cookies tonight and be like "WTH happened to the cookies?" GURG  Thank you Whole30 for being here to keep me from making that mistake.  Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado, and strawberries Scramble eggs and a banana with sunflower seed butter  Bacon, fried egg, and roasted asparagus  Bacon, scrambled eggs, and strawberries  Rainbow salad with chicken, apples, cranberries, and pecans with homemade mayo, mustard, and apple cider vinegar A whole chicken in the crock pot with a bottle of franks red hot sauce  Crock pot...

I am so ready for fall. We have only been back to school for a week and I am already buying pumpkin scented candles and planning out all my pumpkin spice treats. I think Starbucks releases the #PSL on September 1st and you should all just know - true story - I will be drinking one the day after my Whole130 is over. I love fall and the yummy food that comes with it. Spiced sweet potato custard with cranberries and pecans is about as fall as it gets, and when I made this for my breakfasts this week I seriously contemplated eating the whole pan.  I have made this exact recipe with a can of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice, but I saw the can of sweet potato and thought it would be a good switch up.  Spiced Sweet Potato Breakfast Custard with Cranberries and Pecans 2 ripe bananas  4 eggs  1 can of full fat coconut milk  1 can of sweet potato puree  2 tbs of almond butter  1 tbs Raz el hanout  Optional toppings: Cranber...

In the past few weeks I have had several people ask me to give them some advice for starting Whole30. It's a lot of information and since so many people are seeking advice I thought I would share it all here. Tips on Surviving Whole30 1. PLAN  Every week I come up with my meal plan. I write out what I will eat for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner everyday that week. I then post that on the fridge so I remember what my plan is. I pretty much stick to my planned meals with a few minor tweaks to breakfast if I am running late and can't make scrambled eggs etc. If you plan your meals you will be more successful. It also is good to plan what you will eat when you are on a trip or at an event where you can't cook for yourself. I take a small cooler with me a lot and travel with items that don't need to be heated, like chicken salad, hard boiled eggs, carrots and guacamole cups, celery and almond butter, nuts, fruit, etc. 2. PREP Every Sunday I cook everythin...

I started whole 30 for the first time in May 2015 , since then I have gone from 280 pounds to 146 pounds and wearing  a size 22 to a size 6. I have completely changed my life and it truly starts with food.I distinctly remember being in the first grade and being made fun of for being fat. In 5th grade a boy told me I was really pretty but too chubby to be his girlfriend. In 8th grade some girls would put magazine ads for Jenny Craig, slim fast etc on my desk. I had to shop in the women's department in JH and HS when all of the other girls wore cute juniors clothes. As a senior, shopping for a size 20 prom dress was not fun, it was painful. In college my weight went down a little after going through a bad break up and trying a zero carb fad. Even then I was still about 225 at my lowest. In 2006 I got in a serious relationship and gained it all back. We got married and again shopping for a size 20 dress was stressful. The morning of my wedding I was more stressed about fitting ...