Coralie Finn never thought of herself as the sort of person that followed “diets.” She hardly had time to breathe—let alone change her eating—between her work as a dental hygienist and her two young boys’ mothering.
She knew something had to change though when she started feeling continuously bloated, foggy, and tired.
“I wanted no fads,” she says. “I craved both mental and physical clarity.” Quest Nutrition Ultimate Variety Pack Protein Bars, High Protein, Low Carb, Gluten Free, Keto Friendly, 12 Count
She came upon the Whole30 method at that point too. At first it seemed severe—no sugar, grains, dairy, or legumes for thirty days—but the challenge appealed to her. She still wanted it not to control her life though.
Coralie thus negotiated with herself: it was not worth it if it did not work in her real life—school pickups, soccer practice, late-night work emails.
She was surprised to see it worked. She discovered her rhythm with some flexible go-to meals like roasted chicken with sweet potatoes or zucchini noodles with ground turkey and a little Sunday prep.
Her enthusiasm returned. Her skin cleared out. Most shockingly of all, though, her attitude changed.
She says, laughing, “I thought I would miss everything.” But I felt too good to really worry about.
Whole30 was a wake-up call more than just a diet by the end of the month. She muses over how much of what she ate was driven by convenience or habit. “Now, I eat more deliberately—even after the thirty days ended.”
