Juice06870 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 So today is the 9th day of my first Whole30. These 9 days have really gone by quickly. Between my normal routine, and then the regimen of food shopping, prepping, cleaning, eating etc, it's really making the time fly. Anyway I like to start these with a quick rundown of myself to help put the whole picture together. 34 yrs old, married father of a 2 year old boy, full time job (also on call 24/7), work out about 5 days a week (weights + cardio) Haven't been satisfied with my results in the gym and how I feel most of the time physically, so I wanted to do this to see if this kind of eating can cure at least one of those issues. I started out feeling great the first few days. Then around my 4th day, I was feeling very bloated all afternoon and evening. The next day was better, and since then I've had the feeling only once or twice. Otherwise, I feel more clear and sharp mentally, which is a big change from how I was feeling for a long time (foggy and "out of it"). But other than that, I think I was hoping for more than I have gotten out of it so far. I still have 21 more days so I know there is still a lot of time, but if this keeps up I can see myself getting frustrated rather quickly. Anyway I forgot to log day 8 so here it ls: (no gym) Breakfast: 4 organic cage free eggs with chopped bell pepper and spinach 1 organic chicken sausage (no sugar or other disallowed stuff) half avocado Lunch: Seared tuna steak, coated lightly in sesame seeds bakes carrots sauteed kale sweet potato snack: half handful hazelnuts half handful raw organic coconut chips Epic Bar - Turkey Dinner: Organic chicken breast with red thai curry chopped yellow peppers japanese eggplant served over cauliflower rice Day 9: today Breakfast: 4 organic cage free eggs chicken sausage 2 pieces bacon from US Wellness meats half avocado chopped peppers spinach Lunch: 3/4 sweet potato half avocado leftover red curry and organic chicken w/ cauliflower rice (eat this REALLY fast because I was starving, and I have felt bloated/gross ever since) Gym: trained legs abs (my son took his nap right after lunch, so I took the opportunity to get to the gym during that time, so lunch was my preworkout meal) Postworkout: (still felt full from lunch about 2-2.5 hrs earlier) 1/4 sweet potato @ 3 oz grilled chicken Dinner: organic grass fed ground beef burger (approx 5.5 oz) 1 slice grilled pineapple grilled onion slice sliced portobello mushroom (sauteed) topped with a chipotle avocado spread (maybe 1/2 avocado worth) While I was cleaning up, I ate one more slice of the pineapple, and I felt guilty about it (i guess I'm at least in the right frame of mind, IE if I feel that guilty about a piece of pineapple, I suppose I should be able to continue to not want to cheat or snack on something I'm not supposed to. Anyway I hope the bloated feelings go away soon, and I hope I start feeling a little better sooner rather than later. (I also only get maybe 6-7 hours of sleep a night, my son gets up at 515-530 every day, and its near impossible to get to bed by 9pm....10pm is usually the best I can do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice06870 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Ps. Forgot to add I have a low thyroid and have been dealing with some minor excema on and off for about 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice06870 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Day 10. Still not feeling anything really life changing after doing this for 10 days. Still feeling bloated on and off. Was actually fine all day, felt ok, and then after dinner I have been feeling bloated and slightly uncomfortable again. Maybe it's the amount of food I am eating at certain meals...or maybe it's the food itself. I don't know how to figure it out. Energy levels are so-so. My workout today and yesterday were ok, I normally have much better workouts, but I have certainly had worse. It's 9pm now and I'm exhausted, more so than normal. Up at 5am. Preworkout: Turkey Epic Bar a little less than half an avocado Workout: 45-50 mins weight training (chest) & 30 min cardio Post Workout: 5 oz grilled chicken just over half a sweet potato Breakfast: 5 organic cage free eggs with cilantro, chopped peppers and onions sauteed spinach hawaiian sea salt Lunch: 6 oz grilled chicken leftover red curry and japanese eggplant on top spinach salad with sliced cucumber and carrots EVOO & balsamic dressing Snack: Handful hazelnuts small serving of kimchi (i had nothing else at work to snack on) Dinner: baked tilapia roasted brussels sprouts with fennel and truffle oil roasted carrots half avocado quarter sweet potato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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