3ish whole 30 questions about weight and fat adaption

[reneeruecks]

This is my 3rd whole 30 but I'm not really 100% doing a strict 30, because I need to basically eat like this for the rest of my life. I really need to loose weight, I had blood work done and there were some scary markers.  I am pretty much following this to the T with the exception that I have drank 2 nights in 3 weeks. I had tequila and soda water, which I read was good bc it's low in sugar.

 

When I have done the whole 30 before I didn't lose weight until the 3rd week and both times I lost 9 lbs.  This time is a little different. I lost 3 lbs right away and then nothing. I am going into the 4th week where lbs are usually just melting off almost and the scale is not moving. I am looking for nsv but haven't really found any other than more energy and better moods, which are great victories but I am doing this bc I need to lose weight bc I'm on the verge of being pre-diabetic. I guess I'm feeling pretty frustrated and down about it. 

 

Other than the drinking I just wonder if i'm doing something wrong? Am I having too much fat, too little fat, am I getting fat adapted or not? I eat 3 meals and don't usually snack, if I do it's some nuts

[jmcbn]

With regard to the alcohol, regardless of the sugar content alcohol is a toxin and so your body will focus only on processing the toxins to remove them from your body before it even considers processing any food you eat while the alcohol remains, so the food gets stored as fat. Fact.

Are you having too much fat? Too little fat? Are you eating enough? We'd need to see what you're eating to tell you that... How often are you having the nuts? How long are you lasting between meals? Are you exercising? Including pre/postWO meals? Sleeping well? Stressed? Do you have pre-existing medical conditions? Are you drinking enough water...?

Let us know all of these things and then we can hopefully help you troubleshoot.

[SugarcubeOD]

I'd just like to add to this that if you are not actually doing a Whole30 then it's really difficult for us to give advice... especially on these main boards because not drinking is a rule of the Whole30 and we don't really provide eating advice for people doing their own plan.

I'm not trying to be a jerk and I think you can still post your food and we can take a look but it's not something we do often because it would be impossible for us to troubleshoot for people who are doing 'Whole30 except...'.

I'm also going to move this to the Post Whole30 section because it is far to complicated for people coming along later to try and figure out why you're 'allowed' to drink booze.

[jmcbn]

I'm also going to move this to the Post Whole30 section because it is far to complicated for people coming along later to try and figure out why you're 'allowed' to drink booze.

Yes, absolutely this.

[reneeruecks]

Well ppl are still doing some type of whole30 post the 30 days so this is my adaption. Didn't I post it in life after whole30 ? This is basically the way I am trying to eat for a very long time, not just 30 days so i'm not being so crazy with all the rules.  I am following it to the T other than those two nights. It was once a week.  I guess I'm just finding it hard to believe that with all the crap I'm no longer eating having two drinks could completely prevent me from losing weight. 

 

morning I usually have 2-3 eggs, heaping veg,1/2 or a 1/4  sweet potato or reg potato and coffee with coconut oil in it.

 

lunch is a protein, the past two days I have had a can of tuna mixed with avocado, huge bowl of spinach salad with some walnut oil and maybe some bacon.

 

dinner is protein, and veggies and potato.  It's pretty simple. If I do want a little snack at night it's usually some nuts. 

 

I try to drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day

[reneeruecks]

and I don't really work out heavy, I'm just trying to walk more

[jmcbn]

Ok, so the 1.5 litres is okay if you weight about 100 pounds, otherwise you need to up that - a half an ounce per pound of body weight, daily, is the recommendation.

You'd really need to be more specific about portion sizes for us to help, but other than the coconut oil in your coffee at breakfast you don't mention fat. And you also don't mention fat at dinner either. Lunch looks better, but you'd be far better off adding fat to those two meals & ditching the nuts if you want to see improved results.

Are you eating within an hour of wakening?

Again - How is your sleep? Are you stressed? 



 

[reneeruecks]

I guess now that I have put it out there, I really only eat fat once a day unless I have some nuts. What are some good fats? I feel like I have kind of gotten in a food rut. To be honest I'm at the point in the" whole30" where I'm over food.

 

I don't really know the portion sizes bc I don't weigh or measure anything. In the morning I have 3 eggs usually. I eat within an hour and not stressed really. I sleep pretty good I think, it could always be better though. I do wake up a couple times a night. 

[ShannonM816]

When we ask for portion sizes here, we don't mean ounces or cups, we mean as it relates to the meal template -- did you have a palm-size piece of protein (that's length, width, & height of your palm), or more than that or less than that? How did your fat servings relate to what's listed on the template? And did you fill the plate with veggies, or just put a few on the plate?

 

Olives, avocados, and any form of coconut are fats. You can make mayo or any oil-based sauce, dressing, or dip to add to your meals -- they both help you get fat in, and combat the food boredom as they're an easy way to change the flavor of your vegetables and meats.

 

You can also choose fattier meats -- eat the skin on your chicken, choose salmon over leaner fish, opt for fattier cuts of meat. Typically, just doing this isn't really enough, you usually need to still add some fat, but it helps, especially for people struggling to add fat.

[reneeruecks]

Ok thank you so much for your help. I don't think I'm eating enough fat. I also really haven't been eating any fruit either. My plate is big and full when I eat. Big heap/ handful of veggies and def a portion or more of meat and usually 1/2 a potato

I will try tidying more water. I'm 200 lbs do I def need more water

[ShannonM816]

You don't have to eat any fruit if you don't want to -- there's really nothing you can get from fruit that you couldn't get from vegetables as long as you're eating a variety of them.

 

Do add fat, though. Many vitamins and minerals are fat soluble, meaning you need the fat for your body to absorb and use them.

 

If you have trouble getting in enough water, it's okay to add a squeeze of lemon or lime juice sometimes, or sometimes I'll just put a tea bag in my water glass -- it'll change the flavor just enough to be something different. Or try infused waters -- leave a pitcher of water with a combination of sliced fruits, vegetables, or herbs in it overnight, and by morning the water will take on those flavors. I like cucumber, sometimes with some lemon. Sliced apple with sliced ginger is good too. Any fruit works, though, so try whatever you have on hand.

[Mrs.Mathias]

I drink herbal tea throughout the day: caffeine free peppermint and bengal spice. That helps me drink at least 16-48 oz. Flavored seltzer (without sweeteners) is refreshing, too.

[Leigh Anne]

I'm just on Day 13 of my first Whole30, but I can see why one of the rules is to stay off the scale. Like you, I want to see if I'm losing weight. However, that thing has the power to make me feel like I'm doing it wrong, even if I'm doing it right. I would suggest that you focus on good food, starting up your walking, and paying attention to how your clothes are fitting, and getting the scale out of the house for a while.