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[shelley417]

PJ-- did you start on jan 1?

[anniem]

I am also in the PCMP category. Day 1 check! Day 2 on board. I am psyched for this. Lots of chronic health problems that need a new approach! I'm positive that dairy & soy have an impact on me. I'm a snow bird in FL for 2 months & this is the perfect time to cleanse. At least no "home" triggers and fresh veggies & fruit. Am doing this with a gal pal back home. We check in often! Thanks for being here.

[pjsunnyday]

Shelley, I started December 26. I was afraid if I waited till the first I would talk myself out of it, so I dove right in as soon as Christmas leftovers were packaged up and sent out the door with departing guests.

I ate a pretty darned good paleo diet before I started, so I'm surprised at how much of a struggle this is. Yesterday (day 9 for me) I wrote an email to a friend telling her how much I was craving certain foods, then I logged on to the W30 website and found the week-by-week list of what to expect. I'm right on cue -- lots of energy, but having fitful dreams of chocolate, and coffee with cream. Oh, how I miss my coffee with cream! I think it's the first thing I'm going to bring back on day 31.

Leslie, please do share your blog with us -- us old folks could use some support! And yes, socializing is hard -- I have friends who are pacing back and forth impatiently waiting for this to be over so we can get back to our lunches and dinners. Tomorrow I'm going to a friend's house for lunch -- and I'm bringing it.

For those of you just starting, stay the course! I'm rooting for you! And I sincerely appreciate all the rooting you're doing for me.

[Cathi Twill]

Oh boy! Glad to find some other 60+ ladies on here! I started w30 on Jan 1, but am aiming to do a w100. I have a very long "dieting" history - became lifetime member of WW at 20. That lasted about a minute. I'm 62 now and have a good 100# to lose. I did work my way into Paleo last February by hearing about Wheat Belly, cutting out wheat and most sugar. Then started reading the various Paleo bloggers and really got into paleo cooking. Lost about 20# over 6 months, had a 2-month hiatus from Halloween to post-Christmas and gained about 7# back. I know this is a lot of diet talk and I'm sorry. So far now it's my 5th day and I've been 100% compliant (altho did binge somewhat on cashews - glad it was the tiny Trader Joes bag and not the big jar from Costco!). I'm realizing that cashews are a trigger so won't buy them for a while.

There is so much variation in opinions about weight loss across the paleo blog spectrum, and with so many experts it's very frustrating to know the best way to do it. I guess for this phase I'm going to work on not thinking of the weight loss aspect. I don't have any digestion issues that I know of (except for this one thing: I have such a cast-iron stomach that I can digest ANYTHING and probably everything that goes into me. And this without a gallbladder for the last 16 years. Don't know if that means anything).

I love every activity that involves sitting - knitting, weaving, spinning, sewing, reading, computer...and know that I should put that down and get outside once in a while. I'm geared up with new walking shoes so hope to get busy with some walks in the weeks ahead.

Good luck to all of you!

[Julie Ling]

Hello. I'm a 55 year of age post menopausal Aussie. I am so pleased to find this part of the Forum. Thank you. I have just completed day 6 and have eaten clean, although I'm sure too many almonds and too much of the coconut flakes. Love them so will have to toss them out.

I had removed sugar from my food a few months ago after reading the book "Sweet Poison". Or at least I thought I had until I read yesterday that most bacon has sugar. Oh dear.
I am amazed at how many vegetables this requires, especially at breakfast. I am however feeling very well and already have lots of energy. I spent the holidays cleaning and scrubbing a house to get ready for rent. And each evening I have felt fine even managed to swim a few laps of a pool each night.
I am most definitely not a cross fitter. Even the thought of it makes me feel overwhelmed. I have at least 10 kilo to lose so I hope to lose a little during this Whole 30.
Best wishes to all.
Julie