...what's whole30?

Hello!

A few months back I finally hit what I guess was "rock bottom" with my health and appearance. I hated looking in the mirror, I hated getting dressed, and I hated having to go out in public. Looking back now that was absolutely ridiculous, but none the less I was on the search for a "diet" to get me back on track. First thing I did? Naturally I went to Pinterest to see what meal plans I could find that would fit my life. I didn't find anything that would work for me.

Then a month or so later a family member told me about the "Whole30." She said it wasn't a diet, it was meant to be a reset for your body. It was exactly what I was looking for! I checked out their website (click here) and felt like I finally found something that is healthy but not restrictive. Which I know may be ironic because with the Whole30 you aren't allowed to have certain things (see the list here) What I loved is that the point was making sure you felt full with the right foods, not going crazy with controlling portions or calories. Ain't nobody got time for that! ;)

SO SO happy they came out with the 2nd book to the Whole30!

I decided to do my first round of Whole30 beginning of October 2014. I wanted to be prepared, so again, I went to Pinterest (okay okay, I may be a pinterest junkie...) and searched for meal plans and recipes. What I found were some great meal plans, but a lot of the recipes called for weird ingredients that I had no idea where to buy or they didn't factor in left overs very well. Most didn't have a shopping list, and being the Type A person I am, I needed a shopping list because I am not a loosey goosey in the kitchen. I know, I am Latin, I should be able to just mix some seasonings together with some meat and voila! Masterpiece! Yeah, no. Still working on that haha.

My first round ended up being successful, but it wasn't as organized as it could be, So I decided for my second round I was going to make a meal plan, shopping list and compile the recipes into one place. A few girls at my work wanted to do it too and asked if I would send it to them, and eventually more and more people started asking for it so my good friend Jessie finally pushed me to start a blog to share my Whole30 plan. I hope it is helpful to those who don't know how to start their first Whole30 and even those Whole30 veterans!

I will be posting it week by week, just because I need to make some alterations and make it public worthy haha.