Hols1 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 A.M. - Greens, protein, banana smoothie w/coconut water Lunch - Lettuce and greens w/ 4oz. Flank steak, peppers, artichoke, tomatoes, bacon bits, 1/4 avocado, olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing Mid - Peach P.M.- 4oz salmon Cauliflower rice Peach and blackberries Snack - Mixed nuts & dried fruit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kmlynne Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 While not strictly forbidden on w30, smoothies are discouraged. For one thing, we should be eating our food - not drinking it. Also, smoothies will not keep you full as long as a regular meal. (It looks like you are missing your fat in their too). Make a copy of the template and hang it where you can see it when you make your food. If you find that you are hungry in between meals, use the template to have a "mini-meal" to tide you over to the next meal. The goal is to get to 3 meals a day with 4-5 hours between without being hungry. Fruit is good to have, but remember that it contains sugar, so if you have it by itself, it can wake up that sugar dragon that you are trying to get rid of. Incorporate your fruit into a meal. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Yes I'm aware of the smoothie issue. I rarely have time to make a meal in the morning but will do my best to do so as often as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Day 3 - Major sugar cravings yesterday so I had some homemade trail mix, whole30 compliant except for the little bit of honey on it. Today- A.m. Two eggs with peppers, zucchini, green onion and avocado. Two pcs of bacon. Mixed fruit, kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, nectarine. Black coffee Not hungry till 2:30. Had a small pc of steak, zucchini and Saturn peach. 4pm - didn't eat enough, I'm hungry! Had some snap peas & beef jerky 6pm. Chicken breast, asparagus, tomato salad w/ evoo, balsamic, basil and watermelon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Day 4 - Is it only Day 4? A.M. - 8:00 two eggs scrambled with asparagus, green onion and avocado. Saturn peach, black coffee 12:30 - Salad with greens, green onion, grated carrot, tomatoes, bacon bits, chicken, evoo and red wine vinegar dressing. 3:00 - Hungry! 5:30 - had a small pc of steak and some snap peas 7:00 - 2oz pancetta w/ dill pickles, cauliflower rice, watermelon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Day 5- 7-two eggs scrambled, Saturn peach 12:30-salad w/ chicken, green onion, basil, bacon bits, shredded carrot, 5:00-beef jerky, snap peas 8:00-tuna, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, balsamic, Saturn peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Day 6 - OMG. I really wanted a glass of wine this evening! Two hours of horrible traffic and all I wanted was to relax with a glass of wine. But I resisted and I still want it! A.m. Two eggs scrambled with green onion and artichoke. Saturn peach 12:30 Salad with tuna, bacon bits, artichoke, carrot, basil, olive oil and vinegar dressing. Nectarine 4:00 Beef jerky, snap peas 7:00 Chicken thigh, zucchini, beet salad, watermelon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Day 7 - Am- Lara bar, cashew cookie, Saturn peach, black coffee 12:30 - Seafood Louie, thousand Isl dressing, Pistachios Snap peas and carrot 8:00 - Salmon Beet salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Good woman, keep it up, but do try & get consistent with following the template for every meal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Day 8 - bored now! 8:00 - Another bad girl morning! Lara bar cashew, black coffee 12:30 - Tuna salad w/ dill pickles, green onion, w/ olive oil mayo on purple pepper boats 5:00 - Chicken thigh Carrot 7:00 - Chicken livers Cabbage Nectarine and blueberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Good woman, keep it up, but do try & get consistent with following the template for every meal I've been looking for the "template" and haven't been able to find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Here is the meal template: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf Definitely print it out and follow it. I came to check out your posts after seeing that you are eating Larabars for breakfast...? That is a horrible way to start your day... as you said, not enough food -- definitely not enough protein, no vegetables... feeding the sugar dragon with dried fruit... setting yourself up for crashing later on and repeating this cycle throughout your day. If you start your day off with protein, fat, and some veggies... really give it a go and just SEE how different you feel throughout your day. If you do not raise insulin levels, you will not go through those highs and lows. Really. Looking back at your breakfasts, you have included fruit in one form or another for every single breakfast. Try going without it -- load up on protein, fat, veggies, per the meal template -- and you should be much more satiated. What you are doing truly will make you more hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Here is the meal template: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf Definitely print it out and follow it. I came to check out your posts after seeing that you are eating Larabars for breakfast...? That is a horrible way to start your day... as you said, not enough food -- definitely not enough protein, no vegetables... feeding the sugar dragon with dried fruit... setting yourself up for crashing later on and repeating this cycle throughout your day. If you start your day off with protein, fat, and some veggies... really give it a go and just SEE how different you feel throughout your day. If you do not raise insulin levels, you will not go through those highs and lows. Really. Looking back at your breakfasts, you have included fruit in one form or another for every single breakfast. Try going without it -- load up on protein, fat, veggies, per the meal template -- and you should be much more satiated. What you are doing truly will make you more hungry. Thanks that's really helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Day 9- OMG-food dreams! In my dream I was with friends and all of a sudden there were drinks and a huge plate of those tostito scoop chips with greasy taco meat and tomatillo salsa and sour cream. I have never even seen something like that! I felt immediately guilty and thought oh well I'll just start over tomorrow. Then I woke up and felt so guilty until I realized it was a dream. Phew! Am- Two eggs, real bacon bits, leek, red onion, tomato, asparagus Black coffee 1:00 Salad with salmon, country bacon, tomato, green onion, artichoke, carrot, evoo & red wine vin Saturn peach 4:00 Beef jerky 6:00 Chicken liver pate w/ banana pepper scoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 9:00 Two eggs over asparagus, tomatoes and red onion 1 pc country bacon 1/2 a small cantaloupe 1:00 Chicken liver pate with banana pepper scoops 6:00 Mahi mahi with garlic scapes and guacamole Asparagus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Day 11 and I am bored and impatient and wondering how the h I am going to do this for 30 days let alone the rest of my life! 7:30 Two eggs asparagus 12:00 Salad w/ salmon, pancetta, green onion, artichoke, tomato, avocado, evoo & rwv 4:00 Country bacon, carrot, snap peas 6:30 6 med. Shrimp, 1/4 sm cantaloupe, red onion, avocado, lemon juice 7:30 Beef jerky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Day 12- I think I am having delayed reactions due to a couple of Lara bars and some trail mix last week. I crashed hard today. Had a major anxiety attack, and was definitely in the "kill all things" phase. And I was soooo hungry! Maybe my body is finally kicking into fat burner mode because I couldn't eat enough and am still hungry! 7:30 Salmon and snap peas 12:30 Roasted chicken leg and thigh and mixed roasted veggies 7:30 Roasted chicken leg and thigh, sautéed zucchini and carrot 1/4 small cantaloupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Day 13 - much better day! Saw my naturopath today and told her about my wild BP swings and she said that starches can keep blood pressure low and that going off of them can cause what I have been experiencing until the body adjusts. Interesting! 7:00 Two eggs fried in coconut oil, with asparagus 12:00-ate at a restaurant Large greens salad with chicken, bacon, peaches and red onions, balsamic dressing 4:00 Carrot & Pc of country bacon 6:00 Handful of macadamia nuts while waiting in line at Costco 7:15 Roasted Chicken leg & thigh, zucchini & a carrot sautéed in coconut oil Sm peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Day 15 - eureka! I actually woke up with a smile on my face! My usual is talking myself down from a pending panic attack every morning so this was a revelation! Day 16 - Out of town with family. Had bad food dreams last night worrying about staying on plan. I'll just do my best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Congratulations for making it to day 15! Yes I think the larabars and extra fruit in the morning delayed your healing. Glad that you are feeling the benefits. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hols1 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Day 22- Got the blahs. Went out of town last weekend and while I stayed on plan I felt thrown off this week. So I'm going to spend this weekend cooking! Need to make some sauces and some dishes that I can freeze as well as cook during the week. Also not feeling great. May need to cut back on BP Meds. It's been a little too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 What great news it would be if you realized you no longer needed those BP meds at all! Very cool if you get to cut back the dose, at least. It does make a world of difference in how you feel. My dad has had a lot of experience with this, unfortunately. If only I could get him to try a Whole 30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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