I'm starting my first diet bet because I don't want to lose momentum. I have had some wake up calls that I'm getting older, and I don't want to end up like my grandma- taking a pharmacy of pills every day for everything from high blood pressure, to swelling, diabetes, and even to sleep. It's like she can't do anything without a pill, and getting out of a chair is a major chore. I REFUSE to let that happen to me.
So we started. My daughter in high school and I started a New Years Resolution to reboot and complete a healthy cleanse that I had read about in an article, the Whole 30. My daughter is hoping to play soccer for her high school, and I'm hoping to reset my health. The first few weeks were really rough. I was suffering terribly from caffeine and sugar withdrawals, and felt terrible! I was exhausted, trying to figure out how to send my daughter lunches for school, and actually cooking every night (very rare for me!).
Doing it together was the only thing that made it possible. My daughter and I- laughing at each other's grumpiness, whining together, and actually meal planning together. It has been quite the journey, and has already had great strides in how I feel.
But as we are getting to the end of the 30 days, I started to worry about what was going to happen once it was over. How was I going to keep from falling back into our old patterns like I always did before. What steps was I going to take next to prevent following in my grandma's very medicated foot steps?
That is when I found out about diet bet and decided to give it a try to stay motivated. I mean, the Whole 30 has helped me feel much better, but eating chicken breasts and frozen veges for lunch every day for the rest of my life isn't happening. I need more variety than I can do in the Whole 30 program, so in a few days we are going to start adding things back to our diet. What I don't want to happen is a free-for-all which throws all of our results out the window. What I hope to have this diet bet do is to keep us on a clean eating course, while adding some extra physical activity that I have been to 'sick & tired' to do.
Don't get me wrong, I love my grandma, and there are things that I wouldn't trade. I just refuse to use pills as a replacement for healthy living. I want my body to be healthy and last as long as possible. I don't miss the 10 lbs. I have lost already this year, but I'm not done with my New Years Resolution yet! This is not the year we go on another diet. 2015 is the year my daughter and I made the decision to be more healthy to have the energy to go after our goals! I am going to ROCK this diet bet!!!