soon50 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I have been planning to start the Whole30 program for a couple of months now, but I let vacations get in the way. So, following the July 1st holiday (I'm Canadian) my husband and I started the Whole30 program together (on Saturday July 5th). I had great plans for grocery shopping and preplanning my meals but again, I let life get in the way, and I wasn't prepared as much as I would have liked. But I did start with what I had in the fridge Day 1 B - Tilapia with evoo, carrot fries (w30 recipe), steamed green beans, orange L - Tilapia w evoo, mixed green salad with bv/evoo D - carrots, cabbage, broccoli mix (all steamed together) with canned salmon Evening (at a party) - raw veggies with salsa (no sugar in salsa) Day 2 B - 3 poached eggs. thumb-size nuts and mixed fruit (was at a restaurant and they didn't have salads so no carb L - tilapia w evoo, iceberg salad with bv/evoo dressing D - salmon, zucchini noodles w evoo/garlic, pistachio nuts (hand full) And that takes us to the end of today. I think I ate ok - I didn't actually measure anything but did use the guidelines in ISWF (my nut portions were off - I will check to see how much I should eat). I don't have an issue with any of the limitation of the food as I typically ate relative clean foods (I tried to stay away from bread or didn't eat many sweets) but I did indulge in wine/beer and of course lots of cheese! oh, and nachos and popcorn. But I can and will do this for the next 30 days. Typically I don't use fats in my diet (ie evoo or coconut oil) so using them is hard. I'd use water to 'fry' things. I'm adapting but I hope I don't use too much. Maybe I shouldn't eat nuts if I'm using oil in my recipes? One last thing, I do crossfit 3 X a week (Mon, Wed, Fri) at 7am. Tomorrow will be my first workout and I did read about the Pre and PostWO meals. I will have to review to confirm, but I think it will be... PreWO - a hard boiled egg and a couple of nuts about 1hr 15 minutes before hand (I wasn't eating before w/o so I'll try) PostWO - on the way home, following w/o I will eat another egg and couple of nuts. Breakfast - and then about 45min to 1 hour later I'll eat my breakfast. My big concern, is that will be too much food! I'm just hoping that's ok? Talk to you all soon. I did take measurements and weight - its going to kill me not to step on scale or measure but I can do this - I'll post the before and after pics when complete Whole30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutlifr Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome as a whole30er. I can so relate to the fat issue. I kept on measuring and wondering if it was not too much... After a few days I realized that I was doing ok. Don't stress over this. Remember the template and relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlynne Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 On your post workout "meal" - try a lean protein (egg whites, chicken, etc) with a starchy veg (sweet potato, squash, etc). You want the protein for your muscles and carbs for recovery - no fats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon50 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks for the update on the PostWO meal. I will do the startchy veg for my w/o on Wednesday. Today is day 3 and I really haven't felt bad today. Mind you, I did have problems staying a sleep but that could be attributed to the severe thunderstorm that we had last night and the sound of the thunder/rain/branches breaking in our area. But on the other hand, I won't rule anything out. I'm not cranky/moody yet either. So things r looking good and I'm happily on my way (as well as my husband - who by the way wants to weigh himself already!). I did my crossfit class at 7am this am and I didn't feel sluggish or have a lack of energy. Actually the opposite. I had energy. But I must say that I had an egg and a few nuts, one hour before my w/o. This may have helped as I usually w/o with eating nothing. I'll see how it goes on Wednesday. Day 3 PreWO (1 hour prior to w/o) - hard boiled egg and a few nuts w/o from 7am - 8am (crossfit - high intensity) PostWO (15 minutes following w/o) - hard boiled egg and a few nuts (I now know this was wrong; will correct for next w/o) B (about 1 hour from PostWO) - Tilapia, 1tsp or so of mayo (W3 approved), cucumber, blueberries, nuts L - Tilapia, salad of broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, onions with mayo and ceviche (W3 approved) D - salmon, mixed greens with mayo and Moroccan sauce (W3) and sweet potato w Moroccan spices (W3) All in all, feel good. Not necessarily any better than I started but definitely in a much better head space knowing that I'm doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon50 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 On day 10. It is going well - I have been following the program with 3 meals a day with the exception of last night (but I stayed whole30 though). I went to a movie at 5:30pm and I was getting hungry (or somewhat hungry) so I brought with me a banana and a Lara Bar and ate it during the movie. It was good to hold me over and I then had my dinner late (9pm). I don't eat fruit every day so I thought this was ok to eat. And I wanted to ensure I ate my third meal as I was working out at 7am the next day (protein, veg and fat). I feel good so I think I did ok. Moving forward.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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