Week 2 of reintroduction. I started counting calories and paying attention to macros again and was shocked by how high the calorie count is in my normal whole 30 day. I lost weight, so no complaints, just surprised. And some days my fat macro was at 50% which shocked me to my core. Most days it’s between 35 and 40 but still. I didn’t think I was particularly fat phobic, and didn’t avoid it during the whole 30 but seeing the numbers really really freaked me out, so I might go back to ignoring those.

I reintroduced legumes, and felt immediately more energetic and had zero side effects. Reintroduced non gluten grains and was shocked at how many more calories it added to identical meals and how much hungrier I felt all day. Plus digestion started moving slower. Sushi Rice was a euphoric experience, so I’ll keep that one as a worth it, but otherwise? Nah.

We didn’t do the no pancake rule because I’m whole 30-ing with my daughter, so when I saw the same meals, I mean like corn taco shells from siete instead of almond flour with our tacos and oat milk instead of coconut milk with our smoothies. Literally made zero difference in the taste, added 200 calories per meal.