Enjoying the Ride a Little While Longer...

Last week I made the decision to pause my second go around of the whole30 after realizing that my time in Maine was short, and I wanted to throw caution to the wind. (As cheesy as that sounds!). I'm glad I did, even though I feel like I put myself right back to where I started and I certainly do not look as good as I did when I was full on whole30-ing, I'm having fun indulging in my favorite places to eat one more time before I move. My sisters and I will be doing a whole30 on the 19th so I won't let myself go completely, and with the exception of going out to dinner my meals are still very clean and about 85% paleo. I'm trying not to stress too bad about it. Life is too short, and I still make healthy choices for myself. It's hard when your surrounded by media and people trying to make you feel bad for NOT doing a whole30 or NOT eating paleo 100% of the time. But, screw them. This is my life.

::Steps off of soap box::

Anywho, one more week til the big move! Looking forward to what is ahead!

4 Days In and Having Second Thoughts....

It is probably the wrong time of the year for me to jumping back to a whole30 because I am moving to a new state in two weeks and there is so much of Maine I want to try before I leave! A new brewery just opened up down the street from me, a fabulous sandwich place has been on my list of eateries for months now, and I'm dying for my favorite muffin from my favorite café that I'll never get to eat at again! Last night, a couple who took me and Stephen out to dinner had a beer waiting for me when I got to the restaurant (From the new brewery too!). I didn't want to be rude and I never want to be one of "those people" so I indulged and drank it. Let me tell you, it was delicious. I'm not a huge beer person and I didn't really miss it while I was doing the previous whole30 but this particular beer was good! Light, drinkable, and something I probably would've ordered myself! While I was out on my frigid run this morning, I did some thinking. While a big chunk of the population is doing the whole30 now, I know if I hold off a couple of weeks I will still have support from the clean eating community. AND, my sisters are planning a mid-January whole30 that I can easily get in on. I just am having some second thoughts about diving head first into ANOTHER whole30 at this current time. I was fired up and filled with angst after the holiday because of my poor eating choices, but being that I have two weeks left in this wonderful state filled with good and wholesome places to eat, I say dare the whole30 gods for a bit until I move. I don't plan to get fast food or stuff my face with cookies, but if I want to have lunch at my favorite café and order a fairly healthy but non-whole30 sandwich, I think I shall. I might sit on this for a bit before I completely jump off, but the beauty of life is that there are always so many avenues and options before you. Sigh.