Day 29-30: Downward Spiral

Today I traveled to Chicago for work.  I knew it would be tough to stick to the eating plan, but I did try.  I had eggs in the morning of day 29, followed by a lettuce-wrapped piece of grilled chicken just before boarding.  However, I was pretty hungry before getting into the cab, and we all stopped at Potbelly's for sandwiches.  Well, I loooove Potbelly's!  But, I was scared, so I ordered a meatball hero, no cheese, and did not eat the bread.  I knew there was likely a ton of off-plan ingredients, but I was proud that I was able to salvage the meal.  Dinner, however, was another story.

Not only did I have a glass of wine (or several), but the dinner was pre-ordered, so I could not choose.  And, it was not served until around the 3rd glass of wine.  At this point, I pretty much needed to eat anything in order to keep from passing out.  So, this would be a textbook example of how alcohol leads to making poor choices!  That was day 29...And it turned out to be an excellent day (at least compared to day 30).

Day 30 was also full of pre-ordered food, none of it appropriate (even sort of) for the plan.  Eggs had cheese and butter, bacon was regular bacon, potatoes were white.  They served sandwiches and burgers for lunch.  I tried to pick apart the turkey, not eat the bread or cheese, and just have the side salad, but I also feared I'd be starving before dinner, which was going to be late again.  

It was a total disaster. Plus, my illness turned to full-on fever/cough hell, so I was miserable in pretty much every respect.  

So, I have decided to do a Whole5, followed by the reintroductions.  However, based on how I was feeling, I can almost guarantee I should stay away from sugar and dairy.  I had an immediate stomach pain from the dairy and an immediate call back to my sugar addiction.  

Anyway, that is the plan. I failed the Whole30 challenge and did about 28 1/2 days. I would have easily completed it if I were in control of the food.  It is my own doing, but I am not going to dwell on it, particularly because I will do another 30-day challenge in a few months.