Day 0

One of the toughest things for a lot of people to wrap their heads around with a Whole 30 is that it is so much more than a weight-loss program.  The Whole 30 is essentially the 30-day cleanse portion of the Whole 9, a holistic wellness program focusing on nine factors that directly impact our overall health.  Believe me, I'm all about the weight loss and am psyched to see my scale/body fat numbers go even lower - and I love that one of my colleagues now refers to me as "the incredible shrinking woman" :)  But weight loss is not one of the Whole 9 factors - it's just a natural consequence of healthier living.

With that in mind, I'm doing the W30 Goal-Setting Self-Evaluation for the first time:

https://daily.whole9life.com/email_images/pdf/whole30-goal-sheet-day-0.pdf

Instead of setting SMART goals for each of the nine factors, they recommend that you pick up to three, so here we go:

Nutrition - I will complete the full 10+-day reintroduction schedule after completing this Whole 30.  [Although I've had a comprehensive blood panel for food sensitivities, I'd like to experiment on myself to see how my body reacts to reintroducing dairy, gluten, non-gluten grains, and legumes, as well as eggs and yeast.]

Active Recovery - I will practice yoga at least three days a week, including one restorative practice.

Exercise - I'm thinking bigger than W30 here, more like 2013 goals:

1.  I will complete the Rock n Roll Half-Marathon on March 16th, preferably under 2:30.

2.  I will complete the Polar Bear Triathlon on May 4th in 1:40.

3.  I will complete the Tri for a Cure on July 21st in 1:45 (that is, if I win a spot in the lottery at the end of the month!)

4.  If I remain injury-free through the half-marathon and the Polar Bear tri, I will register for an Olympic triathlon.  I've got my eye on the Lobsterman Tri - 1-mile swim, 25-mile bike, 6.2-mile run - on Sept 14th, and my only goal would be to finish.

I'm not setting a SMART goal for sleep, but.... The Whole 9 encourages an absolutely dark sleeping space, which I tried during my September W30.  OMG!!  Who knew how much light my alarm clock gives off?!?!  I'm continuing to keep things as dark as possible and am trying to somehow keep ambient light from my living room out of my bedroom.