So week one of Whole30 is in the books, and I have to say that it has been pretty life changing.  I wish that I could say that I did it perfectly, but that just isn't true.  For those of you that haven't heard of Whole30, it's basically Paleo on steroids.  You can only really eat meat, fruit and vegetables, so no processed foods, dairy, sugar, soy, or preservatives.  I did really well for the first 7 days, but have been slowly slipping since.

Week One Grocery Haul!

• Cold turkey is hard. Giving up everything all at once is one of the hardest things you can do!  But for me personally, I am an all or nothing type of person.  I like to go all in right away or just not do it at all!  I did 7 days strictly following the Whole30 plan, but gradually I am adding things back into my diet that I don't want to live without.  Things such as a piece of chocolate here and there and an alcoholic beverage on occasion.
• Hormones are a bitch!  Okay so of course I already knew this, but it was majorly amplified this month.  Apparently Laurie + No sugar + raging hormones = a not so fun person to be around!  I actually forced myself to go to bed one night because I was so angry for no reason at all!  Needless to say, having a piece of chocolate goes a long way to calm me down :)
• Coffee is better black.  I have to admit, the thing that I thought I would struggle with the most (second to wine!) was the fact that I could no longer have cream in my coffee!  I was freaking out until the moment I took my first drink and realized black coffee is freakin DELICIOUS!!  All these years loading up my coffee with hazelnut creamer when I could have been enjoying in its natural (kinda) state.  It's amazing the things you learn when you deprive yourself of life's luxuries.