Round 2, Day 29: Behold! The Bacon

Day 30 is tomorrow. That's a little surreal to think about right now. I lost track and stopped really counting around Day 20. This blog is the only reason I am reminded of what day I'm on. I'm getting more and more excited to announce my final results; but with that built-up excitement could come a heavy disappointment if things aren't what I hope they will be. The list of non-scale victories is long, and I have come to appreciate each one of them. That being said, my previous bad habit of weighing myself daily is a hard one to kick. I hadn't given it a second thought since the first week was over, but now that the final days on the program are here, I'm a little nervous.

Since I am feeling more comfortable with my steadily-improving healthy food habits, the next natural step is to work on other unhealthy habits in my life. The problem is there are SO MANY to choose from. . . I watch too much TV, my house isn't cleaned often enough, I'm on my phone too much, I have a hard time keeping in touch with people in my life. . . the list goes on. I've decided to pick just one and work on that one thing for the month of July. It's amazing how one healthy habit breeds a desire for more. This is going to bring my closer to becoming the best version of me.

In other news, I FOUND THE BACON. I have been on the lookout for W30-compliant bacon for almost a month now. I had heard that there wasn't any to be found except online. Imagine my surprise when, while browsing the meat section at Sprouts with my mother, we stumbled upon a completely sugar-free, nitrite-free bacon. So, first I have to be completely honest here and tell you that I am not really the biggest fan of bacon. I honestly didn't miss it much when I couldn't have it. Still, there were recipes that called for it and I missed the occasional bacon and eggs for breakfast, so I was pretty dang excited to make it for breakfast this morning. In a terrible twist of irony, we ran out of eggs yesterday. Boo. But I made the bacon anyway and improv'd my way through breakfast. It was delicious. I can't wait to get more and incorporate it into future meals. I may be a believer in bacon after all.

PS-In case you're curious, the brand is Pederson's. If you are on or are starting your own Whole 30, go and get some. It's incredible.

What I ate:

Breakfast: Carrot, sweet potato, and spinach hash topped with baaaaconnnn. Yummy.

Lunch: Um. . . miscellaneous? It was a confusing time in my day. . . 

Dinner: Baked chicken with curry sauce, salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette