Day 30

I've reached day 30 of the IPD. So how am I feeling? Well actually I feel great. I love the food, I even love shopping for and preparing the food and I feel generally happier than I have done for years. I feel healthier, I'm sleeping better and I don't have any of the bloating, or over-full feelings that I used to spend so much time with. No sudden stomach cramps and best of all no wind!

I haven't had any chocolate, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, fruit, vegetables that aren't green, milk or yoghurt during the 30 days and with the exception of bananas (not sure why it was those) I haven't missed any of them - not even during the TOTM as I had the lovely P1 cheesecake to keep me company. I have now had a few glasses of wine, but that is going to be an occasional exception rather than a rule as I know it will stall me if I get back on the alcohol - I really would love a Jack Daniels though! I am sure that my attitude towards food is finally changing and I am thoroughly enjoying all the food I eat rather than just treating it as fuel and love trying new recipes and new foods - so many things I've discovered I adore that I'd never tried and probably still would never have done without the IPD.

Best of all, 30 days in and I'm still feeling incredibly positive about this whole way of eating. I am sure this is right for me, and the fact I feel so good proves it. Normally by now I'd either have given up or got so used to the routine I'd have let it slip a bit, but I'm still completely on top of sticking to P1 and don't feel any hardship doing so. Long may it continue.

As we say on the IPD forum onwards and inwards!