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I don't know what "BC" is - but you can take whatever normal headache medicine you normally take. We don't want you to suffer.

I had that dull throbbing headache on and off for a little more than the first couple weeks. Generally it's a hormone adjustment side effect - take a headache pill if you need to, you don't have to suffer. Of course I'm not a doctor so if you're concerned, seek out medical advice.

This is all really up to you. Butter would be considered part of a dairy reintro. The sugar in the meats I wouldn't worry about at all. The wine though.............that can be really problematic for some people in a situation similar to yours where there IS a party-type atmosphere and non compliant foods. It lowers inhibitions. I wouldn't personally recommend testing oneself on wine at something like this.

Three meals a day is our best practice recommendation, it's not a rule. In this case the moderator was discussing what to do when the person felt that they couldn't eat enough in one sitting to make it to their next meal. People who are very used to snacking all day sometimes need an adjustment period in order to teach their body to eat three meals/day.

Salad greens you will typically require much more than 3 cups as they get munched down to next to nothing. We always tell people to eat "mixing bowl sized salads" if that is their only veggie. Eggs are as many whole eggs as you can hold in your hand - usually 3-4 is a good start for most people. Why would you want to only use whites for the bulk of the omelette? Starchy veggies are recommended as a fist sized serving once per day to start. More if you are extremely active, on or near your period etc. Less if you are quite sedentary, have weight to lose etc.

No, these are alright, it's just butternut squash cut in a crinkle form. It is literally nothing but butternut squash, raw, ready to roast. These are fine.

Do you know why you didn't have your period for 4 months? How different is Whole30 from how you were eating before? There is definitely a hormonal adjustment that comes w/ Whole30 which can result in early, late, second, heavy, light, crampy, flowy periods. Basically it can shake things up in Uterusville for a while.

Ya, I wondered that too when it first came out but I think the point is to literally go SO SLOWLY that you have the opportunity to figure it out. It takes, I think, more self assessment. So you have the cookie and you feel sort of crappy and your excema flares up the next day. So, you decide you probably don't want the cookie next time. Then 2 or 3 weeks later you have ice cream and your exzcema flares up again. So now you can be fairly sure dairy probably bothers your skin. 3 weeks later you have a fresh baked dinner roll (no butter) and you feel sort of crappy. You link that crappy feeling back to the same crappy feeling after the cookie and you can also assume that gluten gives you this feeling. It's less definitive at first because all you know is that something bothered you, but I think you get more valuable information the longer you go along. Maybe dairy plus gluten is a no-go but gluten alone isn't as big a deal. Maybe legumes are great but legumes plus sour cream are a crap-show. I think you get more information relating to how you actually eat most of the time. So if you aren't a person that jams legumes into every meal like you would do during the 10-day reintro, you get info more relating to how you would use the food. Does that make sense? It's just my take on it and I've never done a 10-day reintro because that's just not how my life works, it didn't make any sense to me. My bothersome items are ALL dose dependant so jamming a bunch of them into a small time frame is going to blow the ship right out of the water every time.

Hunh, you are correct (and I've never seen that video!). The "least problematic to most problematic" does definitely stand. That's the most efficient and least disruptive way to do it. I still believe that you can do it in whatever order you want, especially if there is something coming up where the person KNOWS that they will encounter it and want to know now what the impact would be. Reintro is a personal experiment best done in the way outlined but you don't fail your Whole30 if you put toast before dairy. I guess where I get my reasoning is that if you're doing "slow roll", you don't know what the item is going to be until such time as it comes up. Maybe it's cake or maybe it's bean dip. We wouldn't say "no, no cake until you come across a legume based dish that is worth it first". If you're doing it in the 10 days and want it done the fastest way possible, then following the order they prescribe is your best bet. Thanks for linking the video, I'm going to go watch it now!

I don't know what video you're talking about? The reintro order is least problematic to most problematic. Realistically there is no "right way" because some of the things people don't want to bring back, some they need to break out more, some they need more time with. I don't know of any time that the reintro schedule wasn't just a suggestion, although one made with the intent of ordering them from least to most problematic.

You can choose whatever order works for you. What do you mean not doing all legumes? You don't have to separate peas, black beans, pinto beans etc.

Yes, this has been well-known for over 60 years. It's the tyramine in aged/fermented foods that can be a migraine trigger. "They" always say folks susceptible to migraines should avoid things like aged cheeses and cured meats etc but it's all because of tyramine which is also found in sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha.

Public Service Announcement: The group threads in this section of the forum can be extremely fast moving and as such, the volunteer moderators have a hard time keeping up with reading the hundreds of posts that go whizzing by. That said, if you are struggling or something doesn't seem right or you need some specific help, please create a new post in the Troubleshooting Your Whole30 portion of the forum. Make the title of your post as specific as possible to assist in getting a response sooner. For example, titling your post "Can't Break the 3pm Slump!" rather than just "Someone Please Help!" makes it quicker for the moderators to understand and assist you. The moderators try to get to everything and we appreciate your patience but members following this outline is one of the ways that you can help us to help you!

@Shippy - it could be carb flu. It could be sodium (depending on how much processed/packaged food you used to eat). It could just be undereating. Try a different fat source. 1/2 tbsp of olive oil isn't much. Make sure you have adequate fat at every meal. Having headaches at the beginning is pretty common. My first Whole30 I had one for 14 days. Take advil or tylenol, you don't have to suffer.

I know there are "best gadgets" and "kitchen tools" threads all over in the back pages of the forum but sometimes it's fun to see a current list for new folks. Plus, there's new and awesome stuff out there! If you've done a Whole30 before, what would you suggest our January starters put on their Christmas lists that would help them in their Whole30? I'll start: mason jars for storing/freezing leftover soups, bone broth, sauces, dressings good quality food storage containers (eg, glass or stoneware) immersion blender for mayo, dressings, blended soups cast iron or ceramic frying pan - leftovers tossed into a fry pan and reheated (maybe w/ an egg on top) is a super quick anytime meal! microplane large, high quality sheet pan crock pot good quality chopping knife vegetable peeler silicone muffin pan instant pot spiralizer Whole30 books, cookbooks etc OK, let's help build the list! Reply below and I'll add your responses to this first post as well as an easy reference guide!

Sinking and floating are both normal. Your new batch should grow a new Scoby on the surface as it goes through the fermentation process.

Each item that you reintroduce is to be done on a completely clear framework. Ie, if you introduce soy first, you eat Whole30 for a couple of days to see how you react and then you move on to the next item. Each item is done alone.

The suggestions in the book and online for the order of reintroductions are just suggestions. You are free to do it in whatever order you prefer. If I recall correctly, the website one is in order of least likely to be problematic through most likely......but there is no "right order". Also know that you do not HAVE to reintroduce things you know you won't be eating again or things you already know give you trouble. For example in my house we do not ever, ever eat soy. So no need to introduce it. And I already know that dairy gives me trouble so I wouldn't test that either. It's a personal experiment, do it how you feel is right for you.

Take a look through the Ladies Only section of the forum, there are several (read: A LOT!) of threads about being early or late, spotting, on the pill, not on the pill etc. Many, many women have shared their experiences there, you're sure to find a wealth of testimonies. That said, yes, normally irregular bleeding during one's first Whole30 is common but as we are not medical professionals we must tell you to seek out professional help if you are at all concerned. No one here is medically trained.

Hi Barbara, eggs can be inflammatory to some people. The only way to know if you are one of those people is to try eliminating them and see how you do. No one here can really say whether or not it'll help you, you just have to test it out.

@Cathy125 - when you use juice, how long are you leaving it in second fermentation for? I only use juice and mine is always very fizzy, sometimes excessively so.

Don't cover any part of your brews (hotel or regular brew) with a lid that is not completely porous. The scoby needs plenty of oxygen. Just cover with a towel, coffee filter or paper towel and a rubber band.

@Jbaehre - there is absolutely nothing about eating protein, vegetables and fats that would cause you to stop having your period for 6 months. As far as the weight loss, it averages a little less than 1.5 pounds per week, perfectly suitable if you actually had the weight to lose. No one here would know that because we don't know what your body type/frame is or what a healthy weight is for you, but on first glance it seems awfully low for someone of your height. At the risk of sounding abrupt, please seek out a medical professional to discuss your health issues with. No one here is a medical professional and we cannot dispense medical advise or opinions. All that said, if you are starving yourself, you will lose appreciable amounts of weight and your period. Are you eating enough to support your basic human functions as well as any additional activity you are doing?

The list for the western countries (Canada/US) is the rules list. No added sweeteners, no grains, dairy, alcohol, legumes etc. You can look at the Sneaky Sugars list and the Common Additives list but beyond that it's really just a matter of reading the ingredients. The list for the UK was developed because it's numbers rather than words so difficult/impossible to know what you're getting. In Canada and the US, our ingredient lists are all written out in words.

Hi Summeradele, these are pretty specific kombucha brewing questions, most of which has been covered in the 67 pages of this thread. I would suggest that for directed kombucha brewing advice, you probably want to pose your questions on a brewing forum.