Day 1 – 1st Feb:
Spent much of the day preparing food for the week. Quiche-type thing (no crust) for breakfasts, homemade mayo for my coleslaw, etc.
Moods have been fine for about a week but I think that’s because I’ve been seeing my counsellor again. I am suffering mega cake cravings but that’s normal for this stage of my cycle, although is probably worsened by the knowledge that I can’t indulge.
Had an early night (8pm-ish), woke up a few times overnight but was awake at 6:30 with the alarm perky and ready to go.
Day 2 – 2nd Feb:
Dull headache from about 11am onwards, possible caffeine withdrawal?
Mood fine / stable. Hungry most of the morning despite two slices of the eggy thing & an apple, again possibly worsened by period? Despite hunger, the carby/cake cravings much lower than day 1.
Period arrived full-on, yay! :S
Day 3 – 3rd Feb:
Slept well last night, don’t remember waking at all which is a rarity these days. Wonder if that’s the lack of caffeine, or just coincidence? I haven’t been a massive coffee drinker for ages but I guess it’s possible that 2-3 cups of a morning could have an effect.
Beef stew for breakfast because why the hell not; left it cooking in the slow cooker overnight.
Today is a workout day. I’m hoping because I’m including potatoes daily I’m not going to notice problems caused by lack of carbs. I typically can’t hit my normal workout levels during menstruation and I ache like a bitch today so not holding out much hope anyway.
Mood is fine / stable, although I’m stressed about money :(
Day 4 – 4th Feb:
Didn’t work out last night in the end as the shoulder ache that started in the day was agonising by bed time. Despite being in bed by 9pm I was tossing and turning til around 1am until I caved and took a couple of ibuprofen. Slept OK then til just after 6am.
Eggy thingies for breakfast, chicken curry for lunch then steak later at Gaz’s.
Hoping to run later to make up for the lack of workout last night.
Day 5 – 5th Feb:
Ran last night as planned, 7km in ~45 minutes which is a good time considering it’s only my second one since I started again. Really pleased that the weight lifting and exercise bike has been enough to maintain fitness over the past 6 months. Didn’t sleep particularly well though, shoulders were aching again as well as horrible cramps (period-related).
Mood is still stable / cheerful. Not yet experiencing the “kill all the things” rage mentioned in the whole30 timeline but then my symptoms so have been generally mild; most of the unpleasant bits can be equally attributed to hormones as potential diet change. I think (hope) this is a reflection on my usually sensible diet :)
Day 6 – 6th Feb:
Slept soundly last night, perky and cheerful when I woke up. Wasn’t able to work out last night because of horrid abdo cramps (hurry up and fuck off, period).
Today I’m mostly wondering how the hell I’m going to find whole30 compliant food tomorrow while I’m at WordCamp Birmingham.
Low level headache all afternoon :(
Day 7 – 7th Feb:
Woken up at 4am by Gaz/the cats but otherwise slept fine. Giving up coffee doesn’t seem to have helped my problem of not being able to get back to sleep if I wake from around 4am onwards. I end up just lying there tossing and turning for hours.
Spent half the day at WC Brum and ate only an orange and a banana. Didn’t eat a proper meal til late evening (chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto, roast sweet potato, veg)… oops.
Moods fine/stable, no headache. Achy shoulders seem to have gone.
09 Feb at 4:43 am
Good job so far. :D I would imagine the first week to be tough, especially if it coincided with your period (FTR I’ve just had mine and apart from a bit of irritability and seemingly insatiable hunger and a few sugar cravings I’ve been alright :D)
I keep having the waking between 3 and 5am thing. It’s 4:30 now and I’ve been awake for an hour. I give up. :p I never used to get that, but then I never used to go to bed at 8.30pm. Most nights I’m fine, just this once or twice a week. I can’t put my finger on it being anything in particular, only that I wonder since I have tons more energy recently, maybe I just don’t need as much sleep. But then I do because I’m dead tired by the end of the day. Maybe naps would be the answer, if only that were appropriate during a workday :p If I ever find a solution I’ll let you know.