ThyPeace

So I'm a physician on day 20 of my first Whole30. I exercise vigorously about four hours a week and am not a runner or endurance athlete. I haven't changed my exercise patterns at all in the last three weeks (ok, maybe a few gym drop ins more than usual because I'm feeling good). My resting heart rate has dropped from a respectable mid-60s to low 50s and I have no good explanation for it. 
Glad to at least see this is "a thing". 
 

I can't speak to the question of heart rate while exercising, but I can speak to the resting heart rate part.  I am post-Whole30 at this point, having done three of them over the last couple of years.  I eat a Whole30-ish diet though, and track what I eat carefully.  
 
My resting heart rate is noticeably affected by two food categories.  The first is "holiday" eating.  I'm not entirely sure what the underlying sources of the change are.  I first noticed this over Christmas last year, when I had cookies, cake, candy, caramel corn, wine and beer, pizza, and even some (very aged) cheese.  The night with wine, pizza, and caramel corn was the worst.  My resting heart rate jumped from around 60 to almost 70 and I felt really awful for a few days until it all cleared my system.  I have tested it in milder ways at other special occasions, and have noticed a similar jump, albeit smaller because I have indulged in fewer of the potentially problematic foods.  It could be sheer quantity of calories my body has to process, as well as types of foods or types of macronutrients.  
 
The second category is smaller, but with a distinct positive result.  When I eat a packet of salmon every day for a week, after not having any for a month or so, my resting heart rate commonly drops by about 5 beats per minute.  I figure this is a result of the Omega-3s in the fish.  I try to take advantage of it by eating salmon 2-3 times per week.
 
My resting heart rate also increases when I am sick or when I am lacking sleep, and decreases when I'm healthy and well rested.  
 
ThyPeace,  And, of course, as I get more physically fit, the long-term resting heart rate trend is down.  My resting heart rate last night was 55 BPM.  A year ago, it was 65 BPM.

One of my favorite compliant meals out is fajitas with guac and lettuce and tomato.  Fabulous!  (My stepson had worked there, so I had inside knowledge of ingredients.)  
 
ThyPeace, the ones with shrimp and fresh pineapple are particularly fantastic.

Sugar and alcohol do the same to me Noelle-Feel fabulous when I consume it but I better continue or else...I turn into a person I barely recognize. Grains can do that as well but not as dramatic. Now I am eating a bit of cheese and wondering if my tendonitis in my hip has flared due to that, as well as a bit of nasal issues. I have a few more good pieces of sharp cheddar then I will remove that.
I have a love/hate relationship with this program. I really do.

Corn gives me a belly ache that's right next door to hunger.  Took me a long time to figure out the difference.   Lactose gives me horrible, painful gas.  (Lactaid makes it painless diarrhea, which is not exactly an improvement.) Rice gives me a serious case of feeling awful that I can't even explain.  Like my head is going to explode. Sugar tastes fantastic.  I have to remind myself of its evils because they're so subtle. Legumes improve my digestion and seem to make me feel overall better. Wheat seems to be neutral-to-good in terms of body reaction, but I worry about the empty calories, so limit it anyway.  
ThyPeace, had sugar today.

Sugar tastes fantastic.  I have to remind myself of its evils because they're so subtle.
ThyPeace, had sugar today.

 
 
Note to self.  Sugar gives you a hangover.  Which you knew.  Try not to off-road while five days' worth of sleep-deprived.  You tend to forget some really important stuff.
 
ThyPeace, hydrating. 

Corn gives me a belly ache that's right next door to hunger.  Took me a long time to figure out the difference.   Lactose gives me horrible, painful gas.  (Lactaid makes it painless diarrhea, which is not exactly an improvement.) Rice gives me a serious case of feeling awful that I can't even explain.  Like my head is going to explode. Sugar tastes fantastic.  I have to remind myself of its evils because they're so subtle. Legumes improve my digestion and seem to make me feel overall better. Wheat seems to be neutral-to-good in terms of body reaction, but I worry about the empty calories, so limit it anyway.  
ThyPeace, had sugar today.

All it takes is a tablespoon of half & half to send me into fits of agony.  Cheese is only slightly better.  
 
ThyPeace, grew up in Wisconsin and misses dairy more than she can say.  But doesn't miss the 3-month stomach ache she had before figuring it out.

I have to post this. It's not really something stupid that was said - rather the opposite. Nothing said and nothing stupid...for once.
I've been paleo since Aug of 2011. I've been to see my parents (they live in FL, I live in Oregon) about 5 or 6 times since my switch because I travel to their area for work twice a year. I've been to see them three times now while on a Whole30 (I even put copies of ISWF in some stockings at the holidays this year!). Every time, it's a food battle with my mom and mostly because she likes to question me and my motives (not because she disagrees that my food is healthy). Every visit, I try to be as non-confrontational as I can and I often buy and prepare my own meals or dishes on the side.
This past visit, I arrived and she immediately pulled out all the stuff she'd bought for me: a big container of baby greens, organic apples and blueberries, compliant chicken apple sausages, a new bottle of olive oil and avocados!! My parents don't eat ANY of these things (except olive oil). I didn't ask her to prep anything either. She just got it all right, without having to ask. All these visits and what do you know...she was paying attention!
For dinner that night we had grass fed lamb chops, roasted veggies (in olive oil) and a greens loaded salad (my dad skipped the greens - he can't eat them for medical reasons...don't ask). No sugar. No bad oils. No grains/legumes/starches. I didn't even have to ask.
AWESOME. Truly. (plus, they loved the dinner and are eating more like that even when I'm not around!)

We have been getting piles of amazing looking broccoli with our CSA the past few weeks. However, when I eat broccoli, I get a horribly painful stomachache and nausea (seriously, it's miserable). It's been this way for 10 years+. So my husband has been eating some and I've been giving the rest away. *sigh*
I'm curious though, does anyone else experience this or am I the lone freak who can't eat broccoli? I know some say it makes them gassy, but this is much more than that, like curled up in the fetal position to endure stomach cramps that feel like the stomach flu, only worse. I experience this with no other food that I am aware of, including cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables. What's the deal??

 
Well, stepping on the scale is a rule, so if you want to be able to say you truly did a Whole30, following all the rules...
 
But, having said that, here is the guidance for determining if you need a restart.