Shenanigans around the globe

To continue on with day 4 on the whole30...dinner was delicious, it helped sate the rage monster...for a short while. It then exploded, I'm lucky to be alive (not as lucky as the Aussie one to still be alive - in my defence his rage monster was just as bad). A restless, warm night ensued with little sleep and lots of tossing followed by being wide awake at 4:30...I had to be up at 5 anyway for work That leads me onto day 5: The rage is contained. I sat next to a woman eating a banana, so loudly I was almost impressed and not once did I think about punching her in the face...that said a woman's damp jacket kept touching my bare arm on the tram and I wanted to rip it out her grasp and throw it out the window. The withdrawal headaches are settling in now, I fear the Aussie one might not make it through the night, he's currently slumped on the couch. I guess that's my cue to go make dinner (pan fried salmon, broccoli & sweet potato). Why is food such a major feature

I'm currently on day 4 of the whole30 elimination diet and as I'm filled with rage (hormonal related as well diet related as I'm day 1 of something else) I thought I'd share my experience, i'll write as i go along. First let me explain what the whole30 is, basically you eliminate dairy, legumes, grains, alcohol, all sugar and all processed foods from your diet for 30 days and then reintroduce them gradually to see how your body reacts to them. I get bloated regularly and I'm never too sure on the cause so thought this would help. The Aussie one and myself have been eating pretty poorly recently, lots of oven foods (chicken goujons, garlic bread etc) and take-out, so decided to "reset" our mind sets and relationship to food. We are both hoping to the lose weight during this process but my main goal is to become healthier and energised (also you aren't allowed to weigh yourself). Basically its paleo (meat, veg and fruit) without being allowed to ma