So it's my fifth day on the Whole30 and I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's been pretty damn easy. Usually the first day is the easiest and the next few days suck. However, for me, it has been the opposite. My first day didn't go to we'll but that was because I had work for 8 hours and I work at a coffee shop in my library and it's two weeks till finals so needless to say it was very busy and stressful. So to raise my dopamine levels (like the crack addict I am) I added pesto mayo to my BLT lettuce wrap and I had juice which isn't really okay on the Whole30. I also made clarified butter with vanilla beans and I was to tasted a little of the milk solids and yuck!! It tasted like poop. Figuratively speaking. Don't do what I did because not only our you not following the rules but it made me feel sick. My last cheat was the fact that I made a Zuppa Toscana soup paleo version which is a copy cat of a soup from Olive Garden and the sausage had less than 2% sugar in it. While all the other ones weren't really worth it, I am going to justify this choice but pointing out a few things. Firstly, I'm choosing between the lesser of two evils, doing the Whole30 with my own modifications versus not doing the Whole30 because I can't do it perfectly. As a college student with a part time job at minimum wage, I don't have a lot of money On top of that, something I think is important to realize is that sugar itself is not the enemy. The carrageenan and MSG and sulfites and dairy and grain are far worse than sugar because sugar is in fruit and vegetables, all things that is okay to have on the Whole30 probably have equal if not more sugar. The greater question again like in the last post is "Am I eating this because I want sugar itself?" The answer is no. I am not eating this for a sugar fix, I'm eating this because if I didn't modify some rules for myself, I would not be able to financially support this endeavor.
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