More goals completed!

Yesterday my hubby and I completed the "whole30" challenge that we set for ourselves on Jan. 19. The goal was to eat only natural, non-processed, non-packaged, non-artificialized food. Also, no dairy, no sugar, no bread and no alcohol. It's very similar to the Paleo diet. And, since we both wanted to lose weight and feel healthier, we decided to try it.

Sample whole30 meal

Yes, Jan. 19 was more than 30 days ago. We ended up cheating when we went for a vacation to Texas (we just couldn't pass up cinnamon french toast and some of the best pizza ever!!). So we tacked on some extra days upon returning home, and yesterday we hit the finish line.
I cannot say enough good things about this way of eating, and we both plan to continue. Both of us lost  weight, but the better result was the increased energy. Usually around 3:00pm I would always feel exhausted, lethargic, and wanted nothing more than to plant myself on the couch. This feeling would generally last until bedtime. I could just never seem to rustle up the energy to do anything in the evening. Not so on whole30. Plus, getting out of bed wasn't a chore every single morning. I honestly wouldn't have believed it myself, but it did actually work. And I'm excited to have it continue to work and help me get my body back to a healthy weight.

This was one of my 100/1001 goals. So yay me for completing it. Here are some more I've accomplished thus far:

Me with the goods

- Drink from a coconut (did not taste how I expected! next time I want to crack one open right off the tree in a tropical location)

- Make a stuffed animal (such a foreign experience for me, but a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon)

- Visit a famous landmark I haven't seen before (when my hubby and I were in Texas, we visited The Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza in Dallas where JFK was shot)

Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX

- Hide a note inside a library book (I should have said hide an "encouraging" note lol, completed Feb. 4, 2014)

- Fix something with super glue (yeah, okay, I only added this one because I had some figurines that needed fixing and I kept putting it off, not anymore!)