Whole 30 for a Year?

[mesqueo]

Hi all, I'm on my second consecutive Whole 30, Day 50. My clothes are fitting better, I feel happier, and have started cross fit. I have a long way to go to get to a healthy weight 40 more pounds. Is there anyone in the group that has stayed on Whole 30 indefinitely instead of transitioning to Paleo? I should note that the hardest thing for me has been giving up my glass of red wine on the weekend. I have had 3 in 50 days, a true accomplishment in itself. Though I have not posted in this group, I have read most of the posts and gotten a lot of info and inspiration from all of you, thank you!

[Tom Denham]

No one stays on the Whole30 for more than a few months at a time, although plenty of people eat Whole30-style on an ongoing basis.

 

You do understand that if you have drunk wine in the past 50 days, you are not on day 50 of a Whole30? Taking a drink of alcohol automatically pushes the reset button of a Whole30.

[missmary]

Is there anyone in the group that has stayed on Whole 30 indefinitely instead of transitioning to Paleo?

 

There is a reason the whole30 is a whole30, not a whole365. Part of the program--in some ways, the hardest part--is taking what you learn in the 30 day timeframe and figuring out how that works for you long term. Life happens. Sometimes you might decide that a glass of wine is worth it, for example, and when you make that decision you are not doing a whole30 anymore. The choices are yours then, and you have to take responsibility for them yourself. This is a good thing.

 

I would encourage you not to do a series of whole30s without stopping and not to transition to "paleo" or "primal" but to find a way of eating that works for you independent of such labels. You decide what foods work for you and with what frequency, and eat that way. That said: have you done a single whole30 so far? one without any wine or any off plan foods at all for 30 days in a row? If you haven't done that at least once, I would give 100% compliance a try first, then start reintros and personal customization from there.