I got really lucky when I met My Valentine. I really am married to my best friend. I enjoy things more when he is around. He makes me a better version of myself even when he isn’t around. I am excited to be starting 30 days of eating well and exercising with him.

If I was doing this by myself I am sure I would be biting off more than I can chew. Loading too much on my plate and not finishing most of it is one of my worst habits. I really want to make it to the end of the Whole 30 and through the 8 weeks of couch to 5k. Luckily, my partner in crime is joining me on this journey. It will help me keep pushing on because I won’t want to let him down. I started this for me but I am going to make it through because of him.

Yesterday we got up and went did our first day of couch to 5k. I am sure getting up and exercising is going to take some getting used to and I know I would have stayed in bed if Tom wasn’t getting up to do it too. I was pretty impressed with myself when we finished. I felt completely like jello but it got the day started right. I felt like I had more energy all day and that is a big change for me.

Tomorrow will be our first day of doing the Whole 30 program and I have had so much fun thinking about the foods I will get to cook in the next few weeks. It is going to take a lot of planning to get all our meals made during the work week. I am hoping to make a few meals on Saturday that will be easy to reheat during the week and take some of the pressure off during the work week. Cooking after I get home at 7pm is my biggest downfall. I just want to sit and relax, not make a mess in the kitchen.

I think a bonus of the Whole 30 program will be that it will force me to get creative in the kitchen. I bought a lot of groceries after work last night. I am most excited about the different ways I can make eggs. I really want to learn to poach them and have them with asparagus and proscuitto. This recipe for meatloaf also sounds amazing and fits in the whole 30 program. We gutted the entire fridge of tempting items so we could fit all the groceries I bought. As we were going through the items in the fridge we couldn’t’ believe the items that have added sugar! They really do put that stuff in everything.

It should be a very exciting month and I am looking forward to feeling even better than I do now.

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What is the best thing about your Valentine? Have you done the Whole 30 program or thought about it? What about running a 5k?