Meiyonce

Haven't been here for a while... how's your FF life going? Mine went fine for a while and then I kinda made really bad choices and now i'm doing a Whole 21 before x-mas.

OMG .. THANK YOU , REALLY, THANK YOU.

Am I bigger? Why am I breaking out? I'm afraid all the time... I started reading the Food Freedom book and it is encouraging but at the same time makes me feel like I've already screwed up. I don't know.. i'm feeling kinda anxious cause of my weekend get away (pizza, birthday cake.. beer) ... or the bucket of popcorn I ate on Tuesday... They opened a dunkin' donuts right down on the building I live... I've been waiting for the opening 'cause I knew they were gonna give free coffee and donuts (that was pre-whole30) and today was the day so I guessed a donut or some donut holes will be "worthy" since i've been waiting for that "free" treat. OK so I went there, asked for my free Americano and they gave me 10 Donut holes for free!! ... I haven't eaten any of them I really want to but you now.. fright... guilt... what if that donut hole is the start of a major falling of the wagon??? What if it all started the last weekend..and i'm alreadydown spiral...

It doesn't make a difference since the Whole30 is not a calorie based regimen, listen to your body, if you feel one day was pretty intense ( let's say one of those 2 hour or 3 hour class day ) just add a little bit more carbs like sweet potato or mashed potatoes ( which is one of my go to post workout snacks) and always protein on your post workout snacks. If you have the chance to read "It starts with food" they have a graphic there where they explain really well how much carbs etc to use on your meals according to the amount of exercise and body composition you have. I got the book for free on Audible.com

@itak035I'm a dancer too and I had the same doubts on the beginning. I also thought I was eating too much at first but guess what I los 12lbs throughout the 30 days. I always packed a big snack aside from M1,M2,M3 I ate from my "snack" between classes or on my way home or when I wanted to snack. My snack almost always is a big salad with sweet potatoes, hard boiled eggs and nuts. I also love celery sticks filled with almond butter and raisins. So don't be afraid to dd avocado or nuts yo your meals, or of eating to many protein. One of my favorite breakfasts now is ground beef with apple and cinnamon ( around 100gr of met or palm sized) and I always throw an egg on top. It seems too much but it isn't , dancing is a lot of cardio and we need the energy. xoxo hope u find this helpful.

Omg yassssss!!!! *dances around like nobody's watching * ( but yeah my whole family is watching)

COCONUT MILK water coconut cream coconut flavor tricalcium phosphate sodium chloride gum gum vitamins A and D3 ALMOND MILK water organic almond paste tricalcium phosphate gum gum sodium chloride disodium phosphate sodium citrate blend of vitamins ( Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, Vitamin B2 , riboflavin, vitamin A- Retinol equivalents, Vitamin D3, cholecalciferol, Vitamin B12, cobalamin) Potassium chloride Natural almond flavor zinc So I did the translation and Im still in doubt about the compliance of these milks cause of the coconut flavor, vitamins and phosphate? Thoughts?

Oh! why I didn't think about that!!

Hey lovely people, so I love lattes and I usually go to this coffee shop that I love and asked them what alternative choices for regular milk they have and they said "almond and coconut" so I asked them if they could show me the boxes they came in to check in for the ingredients ( they were super nice and agreed immediately) so this is what they serve: Are they compliant or nah? The ingredients are in spanish so I really don't know.. it looks compliant to me but I also I was thinking it was to good to be true that my favorite coffee shop had compliant coconut or almond milk.. so what do you guys think?

Awesome!!! Wanna try dukkah right now!

Is that recipe Whole30 compliant ??? i've always doubted wether sesame seeds are compliant or nut.. I mean not.

Lol... people can't seem to know how to mind their own business ... Even one of my closest friends was all like "I disagree on the not eating grains part If you want I can design a healthy meal plan for you if you want" ( she's not even a nutritionist, she's a photographer lol) Yesterday she told me she was becoming a vegan and tried to pull me into it.. Everyone thinks their opinion or their lifestyle is the right one for everybody and they don't realize they should respect other ones.

Yeah I feel that way too about the challenging part @saltyicemom sometimes I even think i'm doing something wrong because I'm enjoying this so much!