My feet don't hurt!!!

I discovered this morning that the pain in the joints of my feet that I've been suffering with for the last couple of years is gone. And I hadn't even noticed. What I did notice was that I didn't remember having to shuffle across the floor when I first got out of bed in the morning because my feet hurt too much to walk.

So I told myself to pay attention to it this morning. Lo and behold, no pain. This is just fantastic. I can't express how excited I am that I'm able to resolve that issue without having to take medication. Bryan Tobiason, you said this might happen, and you were right! Woohoo!

TMI

Ok since Jason is sharing, I figured I should too. Solidarity and all.

- I've had similar experiences with being less gassy.
- I can't say my ears have stopped itching but I will say that they are better.
- My hives that I've been living with for the last few years are vastly improved. I used to get them on my tummy, back, chest, neck and face and they itched like crazy. Right now I just have a few on my neck and they are healing and not itching at all.
- Lady bits: My period snuck up on me this month. Why is this unusual? I normally know I'm going to have my period because I'm weepy and blue for no reason the day before. This month, I was startled by it because I had no symptoms. I can't remember the last time that happened.

This experiment continues to be fascinating. Who would have thought we'd learn so much about our bodies by playing with what we put into them?

Things I'm not missing

I find I have the same attitude about this that Lisa does.  For me, its the things that are missing from our lives that make this worthwhile.  Here come some interesting, but very personal, factoids.  If you are squeamish  you should probably stop reading now.  However, I started this blog to record what happened and I'm too much of a science geek to let that go.

I find that in the morning I'm less gassy.  It used to be that there was a lot of that, especially in the morning.  Nowadays, it means I need the restroom.  That's also less.  I used to defecate 1-2 times daily and sometimes more.  Now most days its once but there are days I do not have to go.

This is the middle of allergy season for us.  I had two days where there was a little drainage and I considered taking medication.  However, by the third it had passed.  I should add that we've had the windows open for a week.  The other side of that is itchy ears.  I really had it bad with the inside of my ears itching.  There are no itches anymore.

On a separate note, we didn't quite buy enough food this week.  Friday was mentally really hard for me.  I kept feeling panicky and thinking I NEEDED to go out and get food at lunch.  I had all I needed here, but there were not options and that made it really hard.

3 weeks

So tomorrow is the 3-week mark for us being on Whole30, and I was thinking today about how I've been feeling and trying to put it into words. I think the best way I can describe it is:

I'm off the roller coaster.

I'm off the ups and downs of sugar- and carb-generated highs and lows. My energy level is maintained throughout the day. My hunger is less. I'm eating nothing processed. Everything on my plate or in my numerous containers that I take for lunch is Real Food.

Now that we're within sight of actually accomplishing this 30-day milestone, I'm beginning to ask myself what happens on Day 31. And I have to say that my first reaction is: "I don't want to go back."

Breakfast today: egg & chorizo scramble with sauteed vegetables
Lunch today: leftover turkish chopped salad w/ homemade dressing, tuna fish w/ homemade mayo, tomatoes
Dinner... who knows!