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  1. If you google Whole30 hypoglycemia, there are some previous discussions about this in the forum. Here's one that has some suggestions: Also, like someone mentioned in the thread, if you usually use glucose tablets when your blood sugar goes low, and you need to use them during Whole30, that's fine. That really falls under doctor's orders or medical needs, and those take precedence over Whole30 rules. If you need to not follow recommendations -- like the recommended three meals a day (if more meals work better for you) or the recommendation not to drink fruit juice (still check that it doesn't have non-compatible ingredients in it) -- that's fine.
  2. Officially, you wouldn't really be doing a Whole30, because the rules say no legumes on the original plan, and no animal products on the plant-based plan. (The instruction not to combine the two plans is here.) However, you've done Whole30 before, you know you can eat legumes because you've done reintroduction, so you could certainly decide to do your own 30-day plan that follows rules that you have made for yourself. I would argue that this is totally in keeping with what Whole30 ultimately wants everyone to do -- figure out what works for you, and then eat the way that makes you feel best.
  3. You'd need to check all the ingredients in the vegan butter you've purchased, but if all the ingredients are Whole30 compatible, it should be fine to have. I've never used any of the vegan butters, so idk how they are to cook with, so idk how well that'll work. You can buy clarified butter and ghee already made. Typically, ghee is cooked a bit longer so the milk solids brown before they're strained out, which gives it a different flavor than clarified butter. There are some brands listed on the Whole30 Approved page, but if you find other brands locally, as long as the ingredients are Whole30 compatible it's fine to use those (although ingredients for clarified butter and ghee list milk or butter as ingredients, and even though these are generally not OK in other foods, they are okay for ghee and clarified butter because of how they're made, so you're just making sure there's not other non-Whole30 ingredients).
  4. You'll have to check the ingredients for each product, but as long as all the ingredients are Whole30 compatible, you can absolutely have them. I'm not sure why they're no longer doing the official Whole30 Approved designation anymore, but as far as I know they still have some dressings that work great for your Whole30.
  5. So you eat breakfast around 7:15, lunch around 10ish, a small meal with little to no protein around 4ish, fast all night, wake up, and work out for an hour while still fasting? Yes, i think the lack of energy for your body to use might have something to do with you not feeling great. You really need to eat the equivalent of three template-based meals each day for best results. That's a minimum. You can download the template here: https://whole30.com/pdf-downloads/ It is especially important to be sure you're eating enough if you're going to continue to go 17 hours without eating, and then work out at the end of that period.
  6. Maybe keep sticking close to Whole30, with maybe a day of dairy reintro and a day of wheat/gluten reintro a few days apart, mostly to see if either of them cause issues that might make you want to avoid those ingredients over Thanksgiving, and then sometime after the holidays, do a full Whole30 with the full, structured reintroduction?
  7. I've been trying to think of a good option for you. Honestly, it's hard to recommend one cookbook that's going to have exactly what you're looking for, especially if you want it to also be Whole30 compatible. I think you could go about this one of three ways, and none of them are right or wrong, you're going to have to decide what will work best for you. Option one could be expensive, and may not be an option outside of the US, but limits how much cooking you do -- find meal services, pre-made meals, or restaurants in your area that offer Whole30 compatible options. There are links to some Here -- you can filter it so you just see Restaurants and Meal Delivery, and then by state. Option two is kind of ramping up to Whole30 by learning some basic recipes and cooking techniques, while not committing to a full Whole30 just yet. This could mean trying one or two Whole30 recipes each week, or it could mean finding your perfect version of tuna salad or meatloaf and then figuring out what it is you like about it so you can figure out how to change it to be Whole30. Option three is jumping into Whole30 fairly quickly -- pick some Whole30 recipes that sound good, even if they don't sound like what you're used to, make your grocery list, and just go for it. For either option two or three, here are some Whole30 resources that might be helpful: All the official Whole30 books and books with the Whole30 endorsement. You may be able to find these at your local library or at used book stores, or even check with friends and see if anyone has any you could borrow -- I am definitely not telling you to go buy any or all of them. You can do a Whole30 without buying any of them, but sometimes people like to have a physical book to look at, and if you just go to Amazon and search Whole30 you get a bunch of stuff that isn't necessarily legit. This is just the official list. Mel Joulwan's Whole30 recipes -- I love looking at this site. Just seeing the pictures and reading her descriptions make me want to cook things. She does have non-Whole30 recipes as well, just double check the ingredients if you decide to make any of the recipes. Whole30 Pinterest account -- has a ton of Whole30 recipes, tips, success stories, etc. Whole30 recipes Whole30 Recipes Instagram account -- different food bloggers take over the feed each week, so there's a variety of recipes. Sometimes there are process videos as well, which can be helpful to see how they do things. I hope some of this has been useful. I'm just not really sure what would be the most helpful for you.
  8. I like soup, especially when it's cold out. My favorite is a butternut squash soup. For protein I add some crumbled breakfast sausage or leftover chicken to my bowl. There's more ideas here -- I haven't looked at every recipe, so double check that all ingredients are really Whole30 compatible.
  9. I'm not sure there's any one site that has just basics. For things like egg and tuna salad, look at your favorite recipes and figure out which things aren't Whole30 compatible. For some of these ingredients, you'll just need to switch brands for some things. So, make sure your tuna doesn't have soy, find a Whole30 compatible mayo. If you used sweet pickle relish before, that's going to have to change, since there's really no compatible sweet pickles, so decide if you want diced pickles, or if you want to skip that ingredient. Meatballs and meatloaf are harder, because they typically use bread crumbs. Here is a recipe for an Italian meatball -- you do not have to do the sauce too, you can do the meatballs and find a jarred marinara sauce that's Whole30 compatible, if that's more your style, but the meatballs themselves should be good. I am not really a meatloaf fan myself and have never bothered to find a Whole30 compatible recipe, so I'm not sure where to find a good recipe for that. I would also say there are foods that you don't necessarily need a recipe for, and also that your meals don't always have to be pretty. This can be good to remember when you're frustrated and tired of cooking. I buy frozen hamburger patties that are whole30 compatible, and when I don't feel like cooking anything else, I can cook one of those straight from the freezer, steam a bag of frozen vegetables, add some fat in the form of avocado or olives or mayo or nuts, and it's a meal. It's not the most exciting meal, and if I did it every day I'd be bored out of my mind, but it's an easy meal when I need it. Eggs are easy too, or cans of tuna.
  10. The monkfruit extract is a sweetener, so it's not allowed, and the rice hull concentrate would be rice, which is a grain and is therefore not allowed.
  11. If any sweetener is listed in the ingredients, it's not Whole30 compatible.
  12. Typically, the more different Whole30 is from the way you were eating before, the more you experience the negative effects in the first few days. Possibly this was not as big a change for you as it is for some people. Whatever the reason, just enjoy the fact that you don't feel bad, and keep going.
  13. Day 5 is still very early, especially if this is a big change from how you were eating. I don't remember exactly when I really started noticing benefits, but it was probably closer to two weeks in. Here's a (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) timeline that gives you some idea of what to expect, although you should keep in mind that everyone is different, and may not follow it exactly: https://whole30.com/revised-timeline/
  14. This is really beyond the scope of this forum, you really ought to ask a doctor.
  15. Licorice root is fine. The strawberry puree should be fine too, just be sure there's no added sweetener.
  16. It'll depend on the particular recipes, but generally you should be able to cut recipes in half fairly easily. You could also look for recipes that keep well for a few days and have leftovers for future meals. Also remember that not everything necessarily needs to be a recipe. As a single person, I keep frozen hamburger patties on hand, I can cook one of those pretty easily on the stove while I've got vegetables roasting in the oven. Or I make a salad and top it with a can of tuna mixed with some mayo. Or scramble some eggs with whatever vegetables you like in them. Any of those are meals that you can kind of throw together pretty quickly.
  17. No, grains are still not allowed even on the plant-based Whole30, so oat milk is not allowed.
  18. As long as the ingredients are Whole30 compatible, it's fine.
  19. It cuts vegetables into a noodle-like shape that would be difficult to do with a knife. It's definitely not necessary, but some people like having it as an option.
  20. Are you eating some kind of starchy vegetable each day (like potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, winter squashes)? Sometimes going too low carb can cause mood changes, and eating at least a serving of starchy vegetables each day might help. If you are a person who menstruates, keep in mind that many people experience changes in their menstrual cycle, so this might be pms-related, even if you weren't expecting that just yet.
  21. Hi! If you want feedback about your meals, you would need to let us know what kinds of things you're eating and what your meals look like. There's a downloadable Meal template pdf, for best results try to make sure your meals match the template most of the time.
  22. What do the rest of your meals look like? Are you eating enough in general, and in particular enough fat and protein? Without knowing what your meals generally look like, I would just say to make sure your meals match the meal template, meaning a palm-sized serving or more of protein, a serving or more of fat, in addition to the oil you use to cook with, and 2-3 cups of vegetables. If you're hungry, try eating a mini-meal with some protein, fat, and vegetables. If your meals are definitely large enough, and are keeping you satisfied for 4-5 hours at a time, then maybe eating dates and almond butter is more of an emotional thing, and it might be helpful to journal about what you're feeling or talk to someone about it.
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