DAY 9 Mildly Hungry always- too many nuts?

[dcmom]

I am on Day 9 and keeping it together.  I have already discovered I cannot eat Lara bars.  I wake up wanting one-- the cherry pie flavor- I adore!  But I know they are a sugar trigger for me.

 

I am a sweet breakfast person and a few times have made "paleo discs" with pumpkin, 3 eggs and some coconut flour.  I eat them without any sweetener with some almond butter and 1/3 a bananna on the side.  I know it's all totally compliant --but really I know-- it's not sweet pancakes- hoping that's ok b/c it's not sweet and does't seem to trigger the sugar demon.  I have half and apple and that's it for fruit daily.  

 

i am struggling to limit nuts and nut butters- I don't like avocado (a tsp or two of guacamole as a condiment is ok) and I am leaning towards lean meats so I'm hoping the nut butters and nuts are ok.

 

The main feeling is one of being sort of unsatisfied all the time... Just missing my old foods a lot- and I was eating pretty clean before!!

 

One note: a friend passed away on day 2 of the Whole 30 and I desperately wanted a drink during the week of mourning and am very glad I stayed strong did not drink and dealt with my feelings.  It was a wake up call that a glass of wine (even though I do not drink to excess) is a definite emotional crutch for me.  

 

 

[missmary]

good job avoiding the wine and condolences on losing your friend.

 

I'm sorry to have to tell you but: even if you call them "disks", a cake made of pumpkin and coconut flour is still a pancake and not allowed during the whole30 program, even if the individual ingredients are compliant.

 

I find the people who have the most success on the whole30 follow the rules but also follow all the recommendations. Paying attention to the meal template should really reduce craving and hunger. That template calls for a "palm-size" portion of protein, thumb-size portion of fat and the rest of your plate filled with vegetables. Don't skimp on any of that just because you are a "sweet breakfast" person. You can become a savory breakfast person. really. just try it.

[Brewer5]

"paleo discs"

First question:  Have you read the book?

 

I am not making fun of you, I swear -- but if you follow this program, as it is designed, you will be able to look back and laugh at this moment.  These are pancakes, and they are not allowed.

 

You are hungry all the time / not feeling satiated because you are not follwing the meal template AND you are not slaying your sugar dragon.  We've been taught that when the dragon screams for sugar, we do not feed it sugar.  We feed it protein and fat, and it shuts up for awhile.  We drink a lot of water.  We go for a walk.  We go to bed.  But we do not continue to feed the sugar dragon simply because we are a "sweet breakfast person".  {I hate that you can't hear tone on the internet.  My tone is not nasty or condescending, I promise -- it is one of tough love, and one of "I have been there done that, so please listen to me".}

 

Nuts, seeds, and butters of these can be problem territory -- especially because they CAN "prop up" sugar cravings.  They are to be limited, IF included at all.  They are optional.  Healthy fats like coconut oil, olive oil, ghee, and the healthy fats you get from pastured & grass-fed meats are NOT optional.  They are a staple of the program.  No one says you have to eat avocado.  But you DO need healthy fats -- and nuts and seeds alone do NOT fill that requirement.

[GlennR]

I may have felt something similar. I would have dinner, feel full, know I was full, and yet I would still be wanting something, and I didn't even know what. It was a good lesson in learning the distinction between hunger and craving. It went away about midway through my Whole30.