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Hello - I started my Whole 30 journey yesterday, May 2nd and am looking for friends, advice, the occasional kick in the butt :D ..

My name is Sharon and I live on the coast of NC (amazing place to live even today with torrential rain!) with my husband  - not interested in Whole 30 - and three dogs. I work full-time and have a side business so things are busy AND I can still DO THIS. Goodness knows that this is not the hardest thing I have ever done. I started a Whole 30 about a year ago and for some reason did not finish it (oh yeah, was in the middle of moving across the country, had just started a new job, was traveling for work every week, and just generally did not have my sh*t together). This time I am ready - mentally and life-situationally. 

I shop and prep for the week on the weekends so you will see a lot of repeat meals from me - I am fine eating basically the same thing several times a week and getting bored with food is a bonus for me. 

Yesterday's offerings:

Breakfast - 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 small piece sausage, about a cup of berries, black coffee

Snack - about 3 T mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios and pecans) with 1/2 cup blueberries

Lunch - turkey meatballs with Marinara sauce on zucchini noodles (zoodles), 1/2 clementine

Dinner - grilled chicken breast, collard greens, sliced tomato

Snack - herb tea, 1/2 clementine, about 2 T mixed nuts

 

I need to watch my nut portions and limit to once a day since the calories add up!

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Hi Sharon! I started yesterday too and I'd love to have someone to buddy with. :) I live in France and Whole30 doesn't seem to exist here. But I'm doing such a great job selling it that everyone wants to do it. :) 

 

Yesterday I seemed to spend all day either cooking/prepping or eating. I am following the 7-day plan in the Whole30 book. I was exhausted by the end of the day. Today, I'm still eating well and following the plan, but allowing myself to cook less. I ate warmed up leftovers and added a few raisins to my carrot/cucumber/ranch dressing salad - yum!

 

Do you know if we can eat sunflower oil? The mayo I made tastes mighty olive oil-y, and I find it too strong.

 

Bravo to you for getting into a place to do this! And I totally see the value in eating the same meals! Tonight we're having chicken and roast chicken and cabbage salad. Yum!

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I just added you as a friend!

Funny - I just got home (US) from 2 weeks in Italy and I was thinking how hard it would be to Whole30 there...then again I was eating at restaurants and the hotel for all my meals (I did go to the supermarket twice though largely because I like visiting supermarkets in other countries). Sunflower oil is a no I believe but you can use avocado oil for mayo - that is how I make it and it is much lighter tasting than olive oil. I was lazy this time and bought Primal Kitchen mayo (http://primalkitchen.com/products/mayo/) which is Whole 30 compliant and just easier for me since it lasts longer in the refrigerator.

Dinner sounds good  - roast chicken is one of my favorite things and the leftover chicken makes quick and easy lunches. 

I made fried cauliflower rice for lunch (http://healthynibblesandbits.com/cauliflower-fried-rice-with-baby-bok-choy/)%C2'> had it with leftover grilled chicken. It was surprisingly good and easy to make. Plus there are enough leftovers for lunch for the next few days or a side dish with dinner. 

Whole 30 on!

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I started a group called 5/2/16 Whole30 group and you are both welcome to join. I actually believe one of you already has. 

 

Yesterday's offerings:

Breakfast - 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 small piece sausage, about a cup of berries, black coffee

Snack - about 3 T mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios and pecans) with 1/2 cup blueberries

Lunch - turkey meatballs with Marinara sauce on zucchini noodles (zoodles), 1/2 clementine

Dinner - grilled chicken breast, collard greens, sliced tomato

Snack - herb tea, 1/2 clementine, about 2 T mixed nuts

 

I need to watch my nut portions and limit to once a day since the calories add up!

Sharon, I would really advise that you follow the template. I can't eat any fruit on W30 because it keeps my sugar demon alive, a lot of people report this as an issue also so I would limit the fruit to 1 - 2 servings a week, which is what's called for in the template. I would also eat more eggs and add in some veggies to your breakfast so you can stay satiated until lunch as snacking isn't really allowed. 

 

I also have issue with nuts and will just have a few brazil nuts a week, they tend to be hard to digest. 

 

I hope you don't take offense to me commenting on your meal plan, it just looks like you are not eating nearly enough and that's why you end up snacking. 

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This is correct tmhampton...

 

Sharon, you need to take another look at the meal template and match your meals to that.

You don't have any fat in your first meal or any vegetables.

Nuts and fruit on their own are food without brakes for a lot of people and we don't recommend snacking on that... the reason you needed to snack was because your first meal was not enough.

Your lunch has no fat... 

Your dinner has no fat... 

 

It's not the calories adding up that we care about here, there is no calorie counting... the reason we don't want you to snack is because your body needs that 4-5 hours between meals to become fat adapted (burn fat for fuel instead of relying on you giving it fuel by  mouth every few hours).

 

You do need to watch nut portions because they are poorly balanced Omega 3-6 ratio and they're again, often overdone...  They're recommended limited on Whole30 and that means maybe one closed handful daily, no more than once every other day... 

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Thanks everyone - I am working on adding more vegetables. Breakfast is at 3:30 am and I have lunch around 1pm which is the reason for a snack sometimes. I work long days (typically 14-15 hour days, 6 or 7 days a week) and get about 2 hours of exercise a day (walking, yoga, weight training). 

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Thanks everyone - I am working on adding more vegetables. Breakfast is at 3:30 am and I have lunch around 1pm which is the reason for a snack sometimes. I work long days (typically 14-15 hour days, 6 or 7 days a week) and get about 2 hours of exercise a day (walking, yoga, weight training).

Wait wait wait... you typically go ten hours between meals? Your lifestyle is one of the ones that is perfect for a fourth meal... For most people eating every 4-5 hours gets them three meals and then downtime before bed... your days are much longer so we'd much rather you eat a meal between 330am and 1pm than 'snack'. Especially given that, you need to really match your meals to the template and if the exercise is intense, you need to be doing pre and post work out as well...

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Just over a week and here's the synopsis: ·lethargy/nausea is starting to wear off,

·running and exercise is getting better, ·cravings are nil, although still there

·made it through a birthday party without partaking in really good chocolate cake, ·really enjoying some new creativity with cooking (although I need to prep better, still talking more time than necessary)

·Hubby is doing the plan with me and he is actually doing really well & "likes" it!

·Went out to eat for Mother's Day brunch and kept on the plan!

·Realizing how much healthier I am becoming

·Seeing my behavior towards food change for the better

·Belt fit a notch tighter today, whoop!

·Wondering why I hadn't started this before!

Whole30 team, I can't thank you enough! Your insight, resources, forum, timeline have been hugely helpful. Looking forward to another great week!

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