LosAltosAngel Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 First let me acknowledge that this is an impressive community -- and one that has obviously helped many 1000s of people... I'd like to log in my concerns, and I cannot find a category. Is there a category for people not experiencing results? Or only minimal results? For example, I'm on Day 23, received the daily email saying I should be shouting to the world my happiness with the program -- however I am skeptical. I've experienced the withdrawal, headaches, grouchiness -- and that's all -- and I have all that still, well into the 3rd week. My clothes are not looser, and I cannot see a physical difference in the mirror. I'm not "happier" -- and I'm a very positive optimistic person. For the first 2 weeks, I stayed optimistic rationalizing that the withdrawal, headaches, grouchiness meant it is working. That's hard to maintain for another 2 weeks. I understand I'm eating healthier, however I need to lose 20 pounds. (Or 2 dress sizes, since Whole30 is anti measuring weight...) I'm prepared to invest another 30 days, however time is valuable. In the past, I was able to lose weight quicker -- still eliminating wheat and sugar -- but having greek yogurt (which I enjoy and miss) -- and not as much fat, in fact, very little fat. Fat is high in calories, and this may be my obstacle to reduction. Since you don't have a category for those with my similar situation -- does this mean I am the only one to not experience outward results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hi there! I'd encourage you to post your situation in the Troubleshooting section with a few days worth of food logs. You will get the standard "give it more time" replies from many members, but our moderators will be happy to take a look at your food and perhaps suggest things that may need shifting or tweaking to get you feeling better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAltosAngel Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thank you Robin. I think the answer is indeed "give it more time" -- however it would be more helpful to know if there are others with the same issues. The happy-happy Day 23 email really set me off this morning. It's beginning to feel like the program is "selling" rather than supporting/encouraging. They are assuming the result THEY want rather than allowing for outcomes such as mine. I left that email feeling skeptical about the entire endeavor. Perhaps I should cancel the daily emails... Regards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 LosAltosAngel, I'm really sorry you are feeling this way, but I gotta reiterate what Robin suggested: sometimes people are doing something or not doing something with their meal planning, and little tweaks can make a huge difference in how you feel. If you post a few days worth of food and give us some context, we may be able to help you feel better even for the short term while you give it the time it needs to REALLY work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen_oro Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 First let me acknowledge that this is an impressive community -- and one that has obviously helped many 1000s of people... I'd like to log in my concerns, and I cannot find a category. Is there a category for people not experiencing results? Or only minimal results? For example, I'm on Day 23, received the daily email saying I should be shouting to the world my happiness with the program -- however I am skeptical. I've experienced the withdrawal, headaches, grouchiness -- and that's all -- and I have all that still, well into the 3rd week. My clothes are not looser, and I cannot see a physical difference in the mirror. I'm not "happier" -- and I'm a very positive optimistic person. For the first 2 weeks, I stayed optimistic rationalizing that the withdrawal, headaches, grouchiness meant it is working. That's hard to maintain for another 2 weeks. I understand I'm eating healthier, however I need to lose 20 pounds. (Or 2 dress sizes, since Whole30 is anti measuring weight...) I'm prepared to invest another 30 days, however time is valuable. In the past, I was able to lose weight quicker -- still eliminating wheat and sugar -- but having greek yogurt (which I enjoy and miss) -- and not as much fat, in fact, very little fat. Fat is high in calories, and this may be my obstacle to reduction. Since you don't have a category for those with my similar situation -- does this mean I am the only one to not experience outward results? I just wanted to let you know that I feel the same way as you. I am on day 17 and I still feel like I just started the program. I am grouchy, tired and I feel depressed. And I am not sure If I can do this for 2 more weeks. I do not like this feeling. I dont have any answers for you but I wanted to let you know that someone else feels the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I just wanted to let you know that I feel the same way as you. I am on day 17 and I still feel like I just started the program. I am grouchy, tired and I feel depressed. And I am not sure If I can do this for 2 more weeks. I do not like this feeling. I dont have any answers for you but I wanted to let you know that someone else feels the same. Have you tried posting 2-3 days worth of your food log in the Troubleshooting Your Whole30 forum for folks to give you feedback on possible tweaks? It would also be helpful to know any activities/exercise you do, and when/how long you're sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psirene Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Chiming in, partly because I was extra-cranky about food this weekend. I'm on Day 16, and I don't feel great. My clothes don't fit differently, eating hasn't gotten any easier, I still struggle with eating enough, and lately I've been feeling deprived. I've done so many food restrictions over the years that the Whole30 wasn't a huge stretch, but I've been scared I'm not going to see any results, just like I've not seen any results from when I gave up coffee, dairy, soy, wheat, alcohol, sugar, etc. I've never lost weight, I'm still in chronic pain. The only difference is that now I can't tolerate the things I gave up. I have a history of not eating enough, and am still struggling to correct that. Anyhow, here's to hoping things improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Psirene - We'd offer you the same advice as the posters above. Give us a few days of food to look at in the Troubleshooting section and let us help you figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psirene Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Psirene - We'd offer you the same advice as the posters above. Give us a few days of food to look at in the Troubleshooting section and let us help you figure it out I've got to get better about tracking my food, first. I was good the first few days, but I ended up tracking in it MyFitnessPal (many friends had recommended it, so I figured I'd give it a shot) and got too obsessive over calories (not getting enough) that I shelved that pretty quickly, and didn't take up my paper journal again after. Thank you for reaching out, though. I'll try to get some info on paper then will post up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenncj Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hi! You aren't alone. I'm not mad, or upset. I'm just wondering when I will see a difference. I'm on day 23. The food is great and I will stick Close to this after I am done. I know I'm perhaps not seeing the magic bc my 7 month old is teething and therefor nursing all night long. Sleep is a joke but I'm doing the best I can. That is why I chose to do the program. I know parts of my life may be challenging so I need the fuel to support me. I am also running 3x a week and weight training(body pump) 3x a week. Keeps me sane😊 I'm eating well and plenty. I am a huge veggie lover so I feel as if my meals are exceptional. I am so happy for those that are changing in the way that they had hoped. I will continue on with the whole 30, perhaps to a whole 60. I really like it and its not far off from how I ate Before. I should say I don't have too much "weight" to lose. Also, as this is my second child, I know my strong mama body holds onto fat while I'm breastfeeding-as it should. I just hope to see a bit of it disappear as I become stronger and healthier. Clearer. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacquelyn Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I am also struggling to stay motivated - I am only a third of the way through the program, so I know I am still in the beginning stages, but I am feeling nothing but cranky, depressed and helpless. I am crying all the time and having nightmares - I wish I could dream about cupcakes like some other people. I think the Day 0 activity of stepping on the scale and taking before photos really shook me up - I am doing this program because I want to feel better (more energy, better sleep, reduced chronic back pain) but in doing so I realized how far from my old self I had become. In my photo I look sad and flabby and my scale tells me I weigh more than I ever have in my life. Definitely time for a change - but somehow in taking this challenge on I feel worse than I did before. I nearly broke down crying at the end of my yoga class last night - maybe something is happening with my hormones? I work and am in graduate school and my schedule does not allow me to go to bed at 9 pm and wake up early. I'm still tired all the time and stressed - I know my sleep and stress management are my responsibility, but I wonder if this program is designed for people with a 9 - 5 life. I go straight from work to class at night, so have no opportunity to nap during the day, as suggested by the program. What is someone with my kind of lifestyle supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I am also struggling to stay motivated - I am only a third of the way through the program, so I know I am still in the beginning stages, but I am feeling nothing but cranky, depressed and helpless. I am crying all the time and having nightmares - I wish I could dream about cupcakes like some other people. I think the Day 0 activity of stepping on the scale and taking before photos really shook me up - I am doing this program because I want to feel better (more energy, better sleep, reduced chronic back pain) but in doing so I realized how far from my old self I had become. In my photo I look sad and flabby and my scale tells me I weigh more than I ever have in my life. Definitely time for a change - but somehow in taking this challenge on I feel worse than I did before. I nearly broke down crying at the end of my yoga class last night - maybe something is happening with my hormones? I work and am in graduate school and my schedule does not allow me to go to bed at 9 pm and wake up early. I'm still tired all the time and stressed - I know my sleep and stress management are my responsibility, but I wonder if this program is designed for people with a 9 - 5 life. I go straight from work to class at night, so have no opportunity to nap during the day, as suggested by the program. What is someone with my kind of lifestyle supposed to do? Jacquelyn, do your best. If you're stressed at work/school, DON'T add 4 hours of cardio/week on top of all that. Don't go out with friends until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights. Try to get to the ideal. If you can't, just get as close as you can without losing your sanity. It's only 30 days. Doing it "right" and sacrificing some things for that month, to get as good of an outcome as you can at the end of it, will give you more and better information on how to move forward post-Whole30. Hang in there! (Yoga is great, btw...as long as it isn't intense. Good stress reliever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowmeow Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 LosAltosAngel, During my first Whole30, I struggled with low energy and sugar cravings until the very end of my program (Day 28 or 29). With my second Whole30, I realized it was because I wasn't eating enough... Though I thought I was eating a ton of food! Changing this one thing made my second Whole30 fly by! Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want2BHealthy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I am on day 14 (almost half way through!) and I'm very proud of myself for sticking to it, yet I'm not experiencing the results I was hoping for either. I love the food, and I do think it's good to break the sugar addiction regardless if you lose weight or not, but of course I was kind of hoping I would lose a little as a side effect. I'm surprised I haven't had withdraws or mood swings or anything, but I'm an ex-smoker, so giving up sugar was easy compared to that. The only real results I've seen are reduced heart burn, and my face was starting to clear up, however today I noticed a new giant pimple forming, so even that is discouraging. I was also hoping it would help my allergies, but no such luck yet. I will post what I'm eating in the troubleshooting section like so many people suggested, but if I follow something to a T and it's still not working, I'm not the type to make excuses for it. Not mad, just sayin'. Update: Got over the 2 week mark and everything changed! Day 28 and I've lost weight and my face is finally clear. Can't dispute the proof, I'm a believer:) I feel like my body is getting back to the way nature intended (besides my allergies still giving me trouble). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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