Talena's adventure with The Whole30

Today is the first day of my Whole30. You can read more about the Whole30 here.  I am going to post the basic "rules" and I hope to update daily about my experience. 

The Whole30 Program Rules

100%--no slips, cheats, or special occasions

Basic Guidelines

YES: Eat meat, seafood, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and natural fats.

NO: Do not consume sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, or dairy. Do not consume baked goods or “treats.” Do not weigh or measure yourself.

• DO NOT CONSUME ADDED SUGAR OF ANY KIND, REAL OR ARTIFICIAL. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.
• DO NOT EAT GRAINS. This includes wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, sprouted grains, and all gluten-free psuedo-cereals like amaranth, buckwheat, or quinoa. This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn, and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch, and so on. Again, read your labels.
• DO NOT EAT LEGUMES. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
• DO NOT EAT DAIRY. This includes cow, goat or sheep’s milk products such as cream, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream… with the exception of clarified butter or ghee. (See below for details.)
• DO NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL IN ANY FORM, NOT EVEN FOR COOKING.  (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.)
• DO NOT CONSUME CARRAGEENAN, MSG, OR ADDED SULFITES. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.
• DO NOT RECREATE BAKED GOODS, “TREATS”, OR JUNK FOODS WITH APPROVED INGREDIENTS. Continuing to eat your old, unhealthy foods made with Whole30 ingredients is totally missing the point, and will tank your results faster than you can say “Paleo Pop-Tarts.” Remember, these are the same foods that got you into health-trouble in the first place—and a pancake is still a pancake, regardless of the ingredients.
• DO NOT STEP ON SCALE OR TAKE MEASUREMENTS. This is about so much more than just weight loss, and to focus on your body composition means you’ll miss out on the most dramatic and lifelong benefits this plan has to offer.

*Exceptions to the rule*

• CLARIFIED BUTTER OR GHEE.
• FRUIT JUICE AS A SWEETENER. Products or recipes including orange, apple or other fruit juices are permitted on the program, although we encourage you not to go overboard here.
• GREEN BEANS, SNOW PEAS, AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS.
• VINEGAR. Most forms of vinegar, including white, balsamic, apple cider, red wine, white wine, champagne, and rice, are allowed. The only exceptions are flavored vinegars with added sugar, or malt vinegar, which is thought to contain gluten.

WISH ME LUCK!!!