leifylove Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi guys, Looking at the threat below this and I think I might also not be eating enough, although I feel full and completely satisfied. I have for the last few days (currently on day 10) have been feeling weak in my muscles and now I'm feeling light headed. Today: Strawberries + grapes + cashews for breakfast Burger with lettuce, garden salad, and an orange for lunch Almond chicken chunks + green beans Banana Basically the day before that was extremely similar also... week nights are usually quite repetitive especially if I have cooked a huge batch of something, in this case burgers lol. I'm feeling kind of worried that I'm giving my body what it needs. Any ideas on how to get the extra food in or to just feel less weak in general? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted June 12, 2014 Moderators Share Posted June 12, 2014 You are not eating enough. You are eating too much fruit and not enough veggies. You seem to be missing fat and any starchy veggies like sweet potato. Your breakfast was especially inadequate. Here are a list of resources that you should study to help improve what you are doing... http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf http://www.whole30.com/2013/08/revised-timeline/ http://www.whole9life.com/2013/07/whole30-meal-plans/ Pay particular attention to the meal planning template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 What Tom said. Also make sure you are eating enough salt. Some people get light headed when they lack salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leifylove Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Never in my life would I have thought someone would tell me I wasn't eating enough lol. Thank for the resources! I will be sure to look them over and start planning meals more well rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WholeStanley Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 please please please treat yourself to a better breakfast!! If I've got burgers to use up I scrambled one up a in a pan with some chopped tomatos (fresh or from a can), and then serve that over a bed of spinach with half an avocado on top and a (pre-baked) sweet potato on the side - now THAT really sets me up for the day! (p.s. still getting round the idea of red meat at breakfast? swap the burgers for three eggs instead!) Also, Im a little worried that if the meal plan above is what you have been eating for the last 10 days you have been starving your body of the food it needs to keep going..i'm not sure the best way to handle this - maybe have some meals at the top end of the template to recharge your body for a couple of days? or maybe its best to ease yourself in? maybe a mod will have a better opinion. In any case I would remember not to panic if the first few days you feel bloated, clothes feel tight - this will be your body holding on to the food that it has not been used to getting and preparing for when you start eating light again..once it realises this is how you will eat for the next 20 days (at least) your body will adjust and you'll feel great! Hope all goes well as you use the template to help plan your meals - keep us up to date with your progress!! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 You have to start your day with protein. Period. You need to have it at every meal, but for sure what stands out to me is that your breakfast is really, really lacking. Starting the day with fruit is just a bad idea in general. If you still want to have it, have it later in the day. WITH a meal, not AS a meal. As an example -- I am a relatively small and somewhat active 5'2" female. My breakfast this morning was a LOT of spinach, some diced onion, and FOUR -- yes, FOUR eggs, cooked up in an entire tablespoon of ghee. I find that if I skimp on breakfast (or try to skip it), I just don't feel great and I am so much hungrier later in the day to make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebles Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 As an example -- I am a relatively small and somewhat active 5'2" female. My breakfast this morning was a LOT of spinach, some diced onion, and FOUR -- yes, FOUR eggs, cooked up in an entire tablespoon of ghee. I find that if I skimp on breakfast (or try to skip it), I just don't feel great and I am so much hungrier later in the day to make up for it. I'm also ridiculously tiny. But I have long fingers and they get even longer when I'm holding eggs for my breakfast. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leifylove Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Well, this has been my breakfast for the last 2 days, the entire 10 days. I was actually a lot more on point last week. I was having either eggs/and or left over roast beef for most of last week, and this weekend was awesome in terms of cooking a big breakfast. My problem has just been grabbing what was easy for breakfast and running thinking it would be enough. Obviously it is NOT. I had roast beef, banana and almond butter this morning. I can't wrap my head around eating veggies early in the morning. Veggies any other time of day, fine.. but first thing is kind of uck to me. I will keep trying though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WholeStanley Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 o good, I'm glad you've been having good breakfasts last week with protein. I know what you mean about the grab and run - I find it hard to manage my time in the morning and often find myself with no time to prepare something, let along sit down and eat it! Also I totally get that its wierd to do veggies for breakfast at first - have you thought about making a big fritatta at the weekend and you could slip some veggies into that? Some other ideas which helped me ease veggies into breakfast was: - fried tomatos with my eggs - sweet potato hash browns - carrot and pepper sticks (you can cut these up the night before) I'm sure others will have some good ideas too..in the meantime I would really try and cut down on the bananas - they are full of glucose and for the morning could set you up for an insulin spike later in the morning Good luck with the rest of your whole30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy622 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I eat a sweet potato every morning with my breakfast... roasted, shredded... some form of sweet potato. I make a weeks worth on Sunday so I just have to grab it in the morning. I've also discovered that fritatta's are a easy way to get veggies in. I made one with tomatoes, red pepper, green onion & black olives & had it with salsa & avocado... delicious! I also made one with tomatoes, spinach, red pepper & some Italian seasoning. I had that one with chicken Italian sausage in the morning. And the great thing is... it's easy to throw together and you have breakfast made for several days. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leifylove Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thank you so much everyone for your suggestions!! I ate two eggs, veggie packed salad with olive oil and balsamic, left over almond chicken bites for lunch and with my hearty breakfast, I am feeling much better already! I will shred some sweet potato tonight and make a hash. I love the fritatta idea Thank you all so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WholeStanley Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 yay glad you're feeling better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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