Rebecca91 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hello! So I have a bit of a dilemma... I am currently on day 20 of my first Whole30 (started on 8/28 )and am loving it! I have stuck to it religiously and am seeing lots of improvements in myself. However, I just realized that I totally did my math wrong in terms of giving myself enough time for reintroduction. My original plan was to be done by my birthday on October 7th, and I thought I had given myself enough time for the 30 days plus 15 days of reintroduction (alcohol, legumes, non-gluten grains, dairy, and then gluten---so 15 days total because for every day you reintroduce something you follow it by 2 days of whole30, right?). But I just looked at my calendar this evening and realized I somehow counted the days wrong, and actually only have 10 full days for reintroduction! Eek! I REALLY want to do reintroduction right, especially since this is my first whole30, but I also REALLY want to enjoy a meal out with friends as well as a night that will most likely involve several drinks for my birthday! So... I'm wondering if it is possible to do a kind of abbreviated reintroduction period?? Would it be super bad to only have 1 day of whole30 eating following each day I introduce something instead of 2? Or would it be detrimental if I did 10 of the 15 days of reintroduction before my birthday, took one day off for my birthday, then finished the 5 remaining reintroduction days after my birthday? Thanks in advance for any input you may have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Technically you don't have to have a separate day for the reintroduction of alcohol, although many choose to do so. The standard reintroduction protocol would be: Day 1 legumes Day 4 non gluten grains Day 7 dairy Day 10 gluten grains That said, even if you'd allowed yourself 15 days, and DID do a separate day for alcohol, you could easily have a reaction to any of those food groups & your reintroduction would have to be put on hold while your body got back to it's new 'normal'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca91 Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Okay, so basically, taking a day off for my birthday is not acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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