Finding Balance

I haven’t been writing here as much as I first thought I might during this Whole30 program, and I’m okay with that. (If you scroll back you’ll see that I’ve never been great at blogging here regularly, so it’s par for the course.) But I want to jot down the main thought that’s been running through my head over the past few days:

When I finish the program, I hope to fall somewhere in between the way I used to eat and the way I’m currently eating. Balance – what a concept. Seriously – there’s not a lot of joy in eating according to the Whole30 guidelines, and I WANT to enjoy food. Sure, a healthy diet means that food serves as fuel to get your body through the day. But food does a lot more than that – it brings people together, it carries traditions through families, it serves as a gift in times of trouble, and hell, it brings a smile to my face.

I think when people move too far down the comfort food road – which I’ve definitely done during times in my life– then you need to step back and take a look at what’s driving you to sooth yourself with food, and what you can do about it. And so I do appreciate having this 30 days to reevaluate how I personally view food, what I personally put in my body, and how I personally feel when I eat whole unprocessed foods vs the standard Susan Diet. So its been a fun experiment, I’m learning new recipes, I’m learning my triggers and cravings, and I’m figuring out what kind of diet I’d like to have when I’m done.

So hey, its teaching me a lot.

And in the end, there will be ice cream. There will be more veggies and fewer snacks, but god almighty, there WILL be ice cream.