Round 2~ 1/2 way

So far, so good.  No almond butter, no plantain chips.  I made 1 exception so far: one of my former students came to visit today AND brought me my fav' drink from "Starbucks", green tea frapp w/ 2% milk!!!:):)  It made me so happy though it tasted quite sweet, ahaha.

Yesterday, I made slow cooker coconut & green curry pork & it was delicious!



Super easy to make too, loved it.  Apparently, pork butt & pork shoulder are... the same!?!  I will make an exception this Saturday at a friend's wedding & eat... normally?  We'll see.  I feel that "The Whole30" is going by so slow this time around!?!  I'm not suffering or anything, just an observation, ahaha.

Various excellent articles (random)

Michael Phelps

Excellent articles related to work life

The happy teacher 30-day challenge

"How to decide if you should quit teaching"

"Croire" vs. "penser" et le subjonctif:

 I just tell them that of you think or believe something, there's no doubt in the French grammatical mind. And then I point out that penser and croire in negative and questions do have doubt. also some of the expressions aren't black and white because it depends how much doubt you want to express like with il est possible it can be either.

I tell mine that if I believe or think (or whoever the subject is) then in my mind it is a fact, according to how I see the world. If I don't believe it or think it (au négatif) I could change my mind with future info, so it may or may not be fact. This seems to help most of mine.

Round 2

I'm doing "The Whole30" again, Aug. 1-31.  This time around, I'll do the following:
-NO almond butter
-NO plantain chips
-limit snacks
-exception on Aug. 19 (wedding)

I am looking forward to doing "The Whole30" again because I ate crap for the past 2 weeks, eating too much at times, etc.  I know I can't eat much bread, rice, & flour in limited quantities because they make me feel bloated.

Reintroduction Day 7

I can't believe it's been a week already since I've completed "The Whole30"!?!  Honestly, though I could eat anything I want, I haven't and don't particularly want to!  I love French fries yet haven't had that.  I still haven't had real ice cream, just a blood orange sorbet (which was gooood from "Popbar", hahaha).

So here's what I've realized so far since I've been off "The Whole30":
-I can't have too much rice & bread (makes me feel bloated) - this SHOCKS me & makes sad because  I grew up eating both & love both!!!
-I've been eating too much & realize the other day that I need to stop myself before I feel full because it takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to realize that it's full!
-I've become lazy & am cooking less, tsk, tsk, tsk.

I am 75% sure that I'll do "The Whole30" from Aug. 1-31...

Reintroduction Day 3

I had rice at lunch and dinner & guess what???  Rice makes me feel bloated!?!😱 In fact, I feel oh so full that I'm standing up while typing this!  It makes me so sad that 2 of my favorite foods (bread & rice) make me feel bloated!?!  Crazy, SIGH.

I made beef burger patties today (grass-fed beef, salt, pepper, 1 egg, garlic powder, basil, onion powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin) & it was goood but a bit too spicy, ahhaha.  I touched beef with my bare hands for the 1st time!😱

A cashier asked me today if I was a swimmer, hahaah.  It must be because I'm so tan...  If only my upper-back was tan too, ahhaha!

Reintroduction Day 1

Life post-"Whole30" is surreal but in a great way: I feel lighter and my head is clear.  I lost 6 lbs. & I could actually eat whatever my heart desires but it wouldn't be a good idea, ahah.  I'm going to slowly reintroduce food.
Day 1: bread & French pastries, hehe.  I'll go easy.😋 To figure out the triggers, I'll just list the things I hadn't eaten during "The Whole30".
Breakfast: the usual and a piece of bread

Very late lunch: at Springfield Tea Garden - scone, finger sandwiches, mini-croissant with ham and lettuce, fruits

Snack: at Popbar - blood orange popsicle, 1/2 dipped with dark chocolate & hazelnuts

Dinner: enoki mushrooms with lettuce, grass-fed beef & SOY SAUCE!!!  The smell was divine; who knew soy sauce tasted so good after "The Whole30"?!?

Reflection: I have a tiny zit (due to the bread stuff I ate today???) & I do feel a tad bloated...  Flour is not good for me, sigh...