Whole30 week 3 recap

I can't believe it's day 21. I also can't believe I'm ever still surprised when time goes by quickly. I mean, my baby is 6 months old! How did that happen?

Week 3 has been so so steady. I haven't had a "bad" day that I attributed to foody moodiness since day 11. Most days, I don't even have afternoon coffee because I simply don't need it. I've been reaching for a green tea instead.

I finished up our bottle of coconut aminos on cauliflower rice stir fry- yum! Also, if you're into or curious about coconut aminos, the brand you'll typically find is Coconut Secret, but I also just discovered that Bragg's is making one now. As in apple cider vinegar Bragg's! I love their stuff so I'm excited to give their coconut aminos a try.

I burnt myself out on the world's best chili... oops. I bet you aren't surprised because of how much I posted about it. I'm sure I'll be ready for it again in a couple weeks, but I need a chili break. I'm back to chicken salad now.

Also, I've never made homemade wings before, but Marcus and I did a simple paprika, chili powder, garlic salt, onion powder, pepper, and olive oil mix to coat a bunch of wing sections, and they were amazing. Don't forget the Whole30 staple that is "dump ranch," and you have a better meal than you'll get at any wing place.

I feel so lean. I mean, I feel really really good physically. When I start to think about a junk food that sounds good, I actually think about how terrible I feel after indulging, and I truly stop wanting it. The taste of the foods I've been eating is so real, so simple, and so diverse, that I just focus on how artificial everything else tastes. A poptart is delicious... but only because they've had to load it with chemicals that TELL your brain it's delicious. It's an imposter. Take out all the artificial stuff and sugar, and it would be disgusting. I'm thankful that I've gotten to this place with food. I've felt truly helpless in my nutrition in the past, so to be where I am right now is nothing short of a miracle.

My sister texted me this, and my initial reaction wasn't even desire for it. That. Is. Progress.

Running wise-- I've been a little confused as to how my long runs may change on Whole30. I usually need to fuel with simple sugars for any run over 7 miles. 7 is about my max before I start to hit a wall without any additional fuel source. I have a 15k (9.3 miles) next weekend, and I have started to toy around with 7-8 miles seeing how I feel. Wednesday morning, I woke up, had a little coffee, ate a banana, and got out the door. I brought a Buddy Fruit applesauce with my and ate it after 4 miles, and finished out 8 okay. I didn't feel great, but I also had the stroller for the first time in a while. It was also much warmer than I expected, so all those factors could have played into how I felt. Friday, I tackled 7 miles joyfully with zero midrun fueling. It had even been close to 3 hours since breakfast when I got started, which I never really do. But I felt really good for that one, so I'm wondering if I'll need to fuel at all next weekend. If I'm getting fat-adapted, that would be expected, but seeing as I'm still pumping for Rhett, starchy vegetables and fruit are common in my diet, so I'm not sure I can be getting fat-adapted at my carb intake.

I don't know, I know I'm rambling now. I'm such a control freak with running that I feel unprepared if I don't have every detail nailed down. I suppose it's time to take a chill pill, have some raisins or other approved simple fuel source with me just in case, and see how far I can get in the race before I start to feel fatigued.