ErinD83 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Today is Day 29. I am feeling fantastic and have no plans to stop any time soon. The first few weeks were tough - I think my body was going through some major detoxing and adjustments, but this last week and a bit I have been feeling absolutely fantastic. I have so much more energy, my skin is so clear (a coworker told me my face and eyes looked brighter last week! ), and my relationship with food has improved immensely. I have gone through about 6 or 7 years of different diets, Weight Watchers, extreme over-training and calorie restriction. I feel so free not having to track every piece of food that I eat and not weighing myself every single day. I also love not snacking constantly throughout the day and I was terrible about snacking after dinner. This has been totally eliminated and I feel satisfied! I feel so much better! The reason that I want to keep going is that I still sometimes have the thoughts that I should be tracking my food and weighing myself. Confession - I did continue to track and weigh a few times through the first few weeks. I need to keep going to get past that. I gained a bit of "fluff" the first couple weeks, but I was overdoing the fruits and nuts. I have really tried to stick to lots of veggies, healthy fats (avocado, coconut oil) and protein the last week and a bit and I am feeling so much better! Nuts are not my friend and I can definitely overdo the fruit. I also have suffered from some major food intolerances and have eliminated gluten, dairy and junk food over the last few years. However, I was still eating a lot of oatmeal, rice, quinoa, gluten free flours, etc. I always felt bloated and would still get bad stomachaches and headaches very often. I was so frustrated because I didn't know what I was eating that was causing the problems. I went for some tests and found out that I have had a form of salmonella and one strain of my gut bacteria was also overgrown. My naturopath suggested I try Paleo, along with other supplements to heal my gut. That was almost a month ago...I am so happy that I found the Whole30 and began this journey!!! Goals for the next 30 days: 1) Avoid eating too much fruit - incorporate it with meals - don't eat it alone as a snack 2) No nuts - they make me bloated and are hard to digest and are a food without brakes 3) Don't fear the fat! 4) Eat LOTS of veggies 5) Continue food prep Sundays - this is a lifesaver during the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 The meal plan for today: Breakfast - 2 eggs, 2 spinach and turkey muffins (from Well Fed), small sweet potato with coconut butter and cinnamon Lunch - Spinach salad with lots of veggies, 2 chicken thighs, 1/2 avocado, EVOO & ACV dressing, small beet Supper - Meatza Pie (from Well Fed), 1/2 avocado, spinach salad with veggies, EVOO & ACV dressing - excited to try the Meatza Pie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Ended up adding a few blackberries to lunch salad and having a few blueberries with supper. I just bough some berries and I don't want them to go to waste so I'll keep adding a small amount to a couple meals a day. I had an awesome run this morning and did an ab workout. I ended up having a hb egg and some veggies as a snack at about 4:30 because I was starving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Day 30 - Still motivated to keep going! Feeling better every day. My energy and mood have improved so much - I feel so much more relaxed and happy! I'm also feeling super strong during my training again! Woke up with a tiny bit of heartburn this morning right when I woke up - only lasted 2 mins then was gone. Not sure if it was the tomato sauce from supper last night? Pre-wo - hb egg Workout - 45 mins upper body strength training Breakfast/Post-wo - 3 turkey and spinach muffins and a small sweet potato Mid-morning meal - 2 hb eggs and raw cucumber, snap peas and carrots Lunch - Tuna, spinach salad topped with veggies and blackberries, one avocado, EVOO & ACV dressing Supper - Leftover meatza pie from yesterday. Spinach salad with 1/2 avocado, EVOO & ACV dressing Leaving for a camping trip with my students Wed to Fri - bringing all my own food. Don't even want to eat anything else because I know it will make me so sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Ended up having a banana in my Mid-morning meal and some blueberries after lunch. It's that time of the month and I am definitely craving carbs! I'm going to try having some sweet potato with supper and hopefully that will help. Starving today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yesterday was a bad day - was craving sweets and carbs so bad! Having cravings for things I never crave anymore! I blame it on the fact that I will be getting my period in a few days. I ended up eating way too much fruit as you can see in my previous post. I didn't end up having sweet potato with supper because I was too stuffed from my salad and meatza pie. But after supper I was dying for something sweet. I had a small scoop of coconut butter because that sometimes works to get rid of those cravings. Still didn't work...so I ended up having 3 dates. They were soooo good!!! Now I feel guilty for eating them though and my digestion is off. I did end up having a fantastic leg workout this morning, so maybe those extra carbs helped. My goal for today is to stay away from so much fruit. I think I satisfied that craving yesterday and more! Pre-wo - hb egg Wo - Lower body strength Breakfast - 3 spinach and turkey muffins and a sweet potato Mid-morning meal - 2 hb eggs, carrots and cucumber Lunch - Spinach salad with 1/2 avocado and strawberries, leftover small piece of meatza pie and spinach and turkey muffin with broccoli. Supper - Chicken breast, sweet potato, huge salad with 1/2 avocado Won't be able to post for a few days because I'll be camping. Hope everything goes okay with the food I am bringing. A bit nervous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 I felt starving yesterday and was having more carb cravings. I did pretty good at staving them off all day but ended up eating 5 dates after supper. I just couldn't stop myself - obviously I need to get rid of the dates or hide them better! They are too sweet and too similar to a sugary treat for me. Tuesday's meals went pretty much as planned but I added a mid-afternoon snack of a hard-boiled egg, a few blackberries and some cucumber. Leaving for camping today and I spent a couple hours getting all my food prepped and packed for the next 3 days so I can stick to the plan. Here's what I have packed: Lots of cucumber and carrots, a pack of spinach, snap peas, sweet potato, zucchini, turkey & spinach muffins, hard-boiled eggs, 3 chicken breasts, 2 beef burgers, salad dressing, coconut oil, canned salmon and tuna, blueberries and lots of tea. Today so far: Pre-wo - hb egg WO - HIIT training for 25 mins Breakfast - 3 spinach & turkey muffins, sweet potato I'll be back in a few days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinD83 Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 The camping trip went great and my only problem was I ate a few apples over the three days. Other than that, I totally stuck to my planned meals! I'm still feeling awesome and am noticing some fat loss now. I did have a bit of heartburn the last couple of days but I am convinced it's either coconut milk or bell peppers or a combination of the two - I only get heartburn when I eat both it seems. Weird! My energy levels have still been amazing and I've been sleeping so well. I haven't weighed myself or tracked my food since I started this log and I plan to keep it that way. I need to stop worrying so much about calories and pounds and learn to listen to my body. I reread a few parts of ISWF yesterday and it reminded me why I'm doing this - to fix my relationship with food and to heal my body. I have also realized I need to eat more at meals so that I don't want to snack. My worst times are at about 3:30 and after supper. That is when I crave the fruit and nuts. Yesterday I ate more protein and veggies at supper and felt totally satisfied until bedtime. I need to remember that with working out I need to eat more protein to stay full in between meals. I have also been a bit scared of too many carbs in the form of starchy veggies, but I know I need them to fuel my workouts. Here's the plan for today: Pre-wo - hb egg Wo - Lower body hypertrophy Meal 1 - 3 spinach and turkey muffins, 1 med. sweet potato Meal 2 - 2 hb eggs, veggies, blueberries Meal 3 - Spinach salad with avocado and EVOO dressing, chicken breast, zucchini, 1/4 of small sweet potato 45 minute walk Also did a 30 minute bike ride so had a hb egg and a bit of zucchini before my walk/ride Meal 4 - Chicken breast, carrots, beet, spinach salad with avocado and EVOO dressing, blueberries Ended up having an apple and a small banana after supper. I REALLY need to stop having this fruit at night! It makes me feel so guilty! I think I need to fill up on more veg at supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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