I received a comment from Dallas of Whole30 who sent these kind words:
"Echo, thanks for the interesting post.
"I'd like to mention that the Whole30 is a copyrighted program, published for free on our website (www.whole9life.com). We love that you're participating, but we'd appreciate a link to our post (here: http://whole9life.com/2010/12/whole30-2011/).
"Also, if you're modifying the program to suit your dietary preferences, you're missing out on some of the potential benefits to learn about how certain foods (in your case, dairy) affect you, and that awareness piece is central to the Whole30. We'd hate to see you almost do the Whole30 but miss out on some of the life-changing benefits. Or, if you're unwilling to consider that dairy might not be a perfect choice for you, please don't refer to your modified program as the Whole30, since a partial elimination diet is not the same as complete elimination program.
"Thanks, and good luck on whatever journey you choose!"
Following The Rules
By the way, I had no idea there were keen eyes on participants of the Whole30 which is quite encouraging by the way, as their lending their moral support, but as I don't want to offend the makers of the challenge, I'm changing the way I phrase things around here. The Whole30 Challenge will be the 'Modified Whole30' Challenge, or I could just call it the 30 Day Primal Blueprint Challenge. Either way, it's a modified version of the paleo diet. Hopefully the guys at Whole9 will be happy with that.
Why Modified?
Simply, dairy is not out! I haven't drunk milk in a long time, but there are days when I prefer to eat cheeses instead of meat. A few years back, I went a year without consuming a morsul of meat, except for fish, and cheese was my saving grace
Is it your turn?
Want to try the Whole30, unmodified yourself? Here's the original article that got it started off!
http://whole9life.com/2010/12/whole30-2011/
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