Day 8: Unsettled

Phil was very hesitant from the beginning about doing this diet. He felt like it was just a fad that everyone else was doing and well, he doesn't like to follow the crowd.

Yesterday he came to me with several articles where people essentially were bashing the Whole 30 and saying why it was all a crock and why it was actually bad for you. I won't go into detail about what their reasoning was, but after being defensive initially I realized it's not bad to question something.

So Phil and I went back and forth discussing the different aspects and opinions. In the end we decided it's still a good thing for us to do. I think even if the diet portion ended up being unsuccessful, there are still many positives to doing it. For example this diet is shaping and molding the way that I look at food, for the better.

Day 8 was pretty good, until dinner when i'm pretty sure I had some bad asparagus.

Alaskan Salmon, Kalamata Olives, Boiled Egg, Asparagus, Arugula/Spinach mix, with Homemade Dressing

It had been sitting in the fridge probably a little too long and after dinner I had intestinal cramps and bloating.

Other than that dinner was awesome. I used the home made Italian Balsamic Vinaigrette that I made the other day. (SUPER easy and super good. Will definitely be using that in the future)

One super weird thing is that Phil's allergies have been really bad since we started. I have no idea why that would be. We know he is allergic to dairy because when he has it he gets itchy eyes and stomach discomfort, but obviously he has not had a lick of dairy in 8 days. It's possible it's just something in the air, but we're not sure.

Another weird thing is that Abigail is back to complaining about having a stomach ache. I actually think it might be dairy because the first few days of the diet I didn't have any dairy in the house and then recently I bought some cheese just to give the kids and then she started complaining again.

Hopefully we find answers to both of these mysteries in the next few weeks.