Skepticallytrying Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hello ladies! I'm currently in my Day 3 of reintroduction phase & I still feel great! I have two interesting things to share, however: 1) I did have some increased hunger pangs between breakfast & lunch yesterday, which had almost been eliminated during the W30. Here's what I'm thinking: - My stomach may have stretched a bit the day before as I inserted corn tortillas into my menu for the reintroduction phase - I refused to decrease my veggies, protein & fats, while I introduce foods. Perhaps, my stomach anticipated the same amount the next day? - Or, since I ate breakfast early (4:30 am) which is a solid hour earlier than I normally eat, it makes sense I was hungrier, earlier in the day... - Or, since I was about ready to start my period, I may have been hungrier? Historically, I'm ravenous before my period... Which leads me to my second observation... 2) My period started this month as a lamb, not the roaring lion it usually is!!! I literally woke up this morning & there it was - not surprised, as I knew it was coming, as I had some minor salt cravings & moodiness (typical) but not the usual PMS symptoms... read below: - I had absolutely NO breast tenderness prior to starting my period: this is EXTREMELY rare for me. I always chocked up my tenderness to excess salt & caffeine in my diet: well, I would argue that I decreased the 'bad' processed salt in my diet, while adding 'good' salt (Himalayan sea salt, W30 approved hot sauce) to my cooked foods. I also, decreased my caffeine (coffee) intake in half: I now prepare my coffee half regular/half decaf. - NO bloating: again, super rare for me. - Only minor cramping (so far): In my past, I've had everything from minor cramping to cramps so severe, I've been hospitalized for possible appendicitis observation!!! So, I was a bit surprised my period started w/no cramping fanfare - only minor cramping started AFTER my period arrived.... - Started a day "late" - this is good for me! The enormous amount of school/work/life stress (per my gyno) I've experienced over the year(s) has wrecked havoc on my menstrual cycle, shortening it to as little as every 23 days , which is very irritating & annoying. So, rather than my average 24 day cycle turnaround, I got to day 25 this month - I'll take it! That's it so far!!! I'll keep tabs of how my body reacts as the day moves on & report anything remarkable! Tomorrow, is Day 4: Cheese!!! Link to comment
ErnestineB26 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Great job! I experienced the same thing with my period. The last year it felt like I was getting them more frequent. I finished my first whole30 on March 18th. This past week I got my period after 31 days since my last which hasn't happened in a while.I barely experienced any bloating, mood swings, or even acne. I did have minor cravings but nothing as bad as I was experiencing months prior. I hope it last! Link to comment
Noelle Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 That all sounds fantastic, Skeptic! My PMS symptoms calm waaay down with Whole30. in fact, my only real symptom is the one you described--a little extra hunger. And my periods are 5 days long now (down from 9!). Yay, healthy hormones! Link to comment
JJB Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 - My stomach may have stretched a bit the day before as I inserted corn tortillas into my menu for the reintroduction phase - I refused to decrease my veggies, protein & fats, while I introduce foods. Perhaps, my stomach anticipated the same amount the next day? I don't think it really works that way. I often feel hungrier between meals when I eat off-plan carbs like corn, rice, potato chips, etc... takes me back to the old days where I had a huge lunch and was feeling snacky an hour later. So glad I don't deal with that on a regular basis anymore! Link to comment
seastar Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Crazy. I got my period today and its usually around this time, except I had no warning signals. No cramps, no breast tenderness - nothing. I sm on day 14 of W30 and amazed. Thats never happened in 25 years. I am determined to find out whet the previous culprit is/was. Any info appreciated!! Link to comment
Whole30 Certified Coach littleg Posted April 25, 2014 Whole30 Certified Coach Share Posted April 25, 2014 Me too! Me too! Part of the reason I decided to extend to a W60 was to confirm that my easier period (no breast tenderness, less cramping, etc) was not a fluke. I just got my period a few days ago (2 days early - usually I'm 28d to the HOUR <--crazy, but true). I had NO breast pain (same as first W30 period). Last time my cramps came on less strong so I only took 1 Aleve and skipped the heating pad because I had to work and was afraid of testing the waters. This month I again had only minor cramps to announce its arrival and I decided to skip the drugs and heating pad... and I made it! That is the first time in YEARS that I didn't need heat/drugs to uncurl myself from a fetal position. Pain was a 2/10 most of the day and creeped up to maybe a 3 or 4 in the evening. But totally manageable. I'm curious as to what caused the change though. Is it dairy and the hormones? Or is it everything together? I feel like I can stay no dairy but I'm curious as to how much say, wine and chocolate, I can let back into my diet Link to comment
Alix B. Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have had a similar experience on Whole30, littleg! For the past 20 or so years, I have had to take 800 mg of Advil every 6 hours (starting the day before my period) just to get through the pain. Woe to me on the days I didn't catch it early enough... that's when you really learn how long it take a drug to move through your bloodstream before it becomes effective. Note that 800 mg was a prescribed dosage, and my pharmacist father (who never let us take *anything* unless absolutely necessary,) was on board with it. I hated taking that much. It's not good for your heart, or your stomach, or your GI tract, but I had to do it. I started Whole 30 and my period arrived, on schedule, 5 days later... but this time, I only had to take Advil twice. Fast forward to the next one, and I got through it *without any Advil at ALL* I had a little pain, what I imagine most people have. A little uncomfortable sometimes. Certainly not the curling up into the fetal position, vomiting-inducing pain I had before. If I got no other result from Whole30, it would be worth it just for this. I think, in my case, it's dairy. I've been gluten free before, and I never have eaten a lot of legumes. My husband and I already eat a whole-foods kind of diet, and I make all of our food from whole ingredients (nothing processed.) The one big change is... no diary. I'm a little scared to reintroduced it, actually! But we'll see. I'm hoping I can have cream (since it's mostly fat) and maybe a little bit of cheese now and then! Link to comment
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted April 28, 2014 Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2014 Definitely less painful periods now when I am eating close to whole30, if I stray too far or too often, my periods are noticeably more painful. Link to comment
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