dianka25 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I am on Day 31 and nervous about reintroduction! I lost 1.5 inches from my waist, 2 from hips, and 14 pounds (almost 10% of my weight!). I am worried that the weight will pile back in once I start reintro. I also don't completely trust that I will make the right choices once I give myself more freedom. Today I was too scared to reintroduce anything, but I did go out to eat for the first time in 30 days I did pretty well. I avoided alcohol and chose Grilled Swordish with crab, mushrooms and spinach. I do feel bloated for the first time since Whole30. I plan to revert back to Whole30 for the next day or two and see how things go. I can't believe I'm feeling this way- I figured I would be jumping at the chance to eat some forbidden food! I still have weight to lose so I am taking it slow. We will see how it goes! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 If you reread your reintroduction chaper, you won't be nervous. It gives you a sample schedule and there are many posted here, too. Best wishes. Just click on Whole 30 Reintroduction on your toolbar. It's located under the word Chat up above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Ooopsies...the forums have changed. Wheeew, it's still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoJo09 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I am on Day 31 and nervous about reintroduction! I lost 1.5 inches from my waist, 2 from hips, and 14 pounds (almost 10% of my weight!). I am worried that the weight will pile back in once I start reintro. I also don't completely trust that I will make the right choices once I give myself more freedom. Today I was too scared to reintroduce anything, but I did go out to eat for the first time in 30 days I did pretty well. I avoided alcohol and chose Grilled Swordish with crab, mushrooms and spinach. I do feel bloated for the first time since Whole30. I plan to revert back to Whole30 for the next day or two and see how things go. I can't believe I'm feeling this way- I figured I would be jumping at the chance to eat some forbidden food! I still have weight to lose so I am taking it slow. We will see how it goes! D I think you should proceed with the reintro - not only will this give you another few weeks "on plan", it will also help you create a new set of rules that are all your own - you might discover that dairy is terrible for you, so that's off the table permanently; that bread is ok once a week, but more than that and it makes you feel bad; that chickpeas make you feel like a million bucks so you can add them back in. And just because you've finished the restrictive stage, doesn't mean you have to fling the template out the window too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristina Wright Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't be scared! If something bites back you already know what to do to get back to feeling good. I JUST did it myself (5 day binge on crap food after a pasta dinner to see how gluten might be affecting me) and I'm now 2 days back on the straight and narrow. I feel much better, and I've learned that if I'm going to stay on track post Whole30, I need to maintain my prep habits and always have easy-to-fix meals on hand so I won't be tempted to just give in and eat things that are easily accessible but don't help me. I'm going to give it a week to clear my system and then try dairy. Hopefully, with this knowledge, I'll be able to enjoy a treat down the road without falling facefirst into a box of cereal I don't even like just because it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianka25 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 In the book, it seems like they suggest having a reintro food with each meal- for example, yogurt with breakfast, cheese with lunch, and ice cream with dinner for dairy. As I plan my meals for next week, I am struggling with this. The dairy example would not be too hard, but for the non-gluten grain day I was just planning on white rice for dinner. I don't really want to stuff myself for each meal as this isn't how I would normally eat. Is this ok for reintro? I feel like if I force myself to include grain with each meal I will probably feel bloaty and ill regardless of whether I "reacted" to the food or not! I also understand that if I have a small amount of the food it may not necessarily be enough to cause a reaction even if my body doesn't tolerate it very well. Any thoughts? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristina Wright Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 In the book, it seems like they suggest having a reintro food with each meal- for example, yogurt with breakfast, cheese with lunch, and ice cream with dinner for dairy. As I plan my meals for next week, I am struggling with this. The dairy example would not be too hard, but for the non-gluten grain day I was just planning on white rice for dinner. I don't really want to stuff myself for each meal as this isn't how I would normally eat. Is this ok for reintro? I feel like if I force myself to include grain with each meal I will probably feel bloaty and ill regardless of whether I "reacted" to the food or not! I also understand that if I have a small amount of the food it may not necessarily be enough to cause a reaction even if my body doesn't tolerate it very well. Any thoughts? D If all you're planning on doing post-Whole30 is eating a little bit here and there, I'd just do that instead of gagging something down on principle. I skipped legume reintro altogether because the only legumes I miss eating are the lentils in my lentil soup, and I already know that I can eat one big bowl of it and that's it. If I eat another bowl the next day, I get nine-months-pregnant bloated and life sucks. If I eat bread with it, it sucks even more. If you're never going to eat more than a serving of while rice or a bowl of popcorn at a time, why bother? And if you have a day when you DO eat non-gluten grains at every meal, well, you'll learn all about it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianka25 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Day 38 So far I have reintroduced legumes and grains. For legume day I just had some peanut butter on celery for breakfast. For my grain day I had some white rice with dinner. I did not feel any issues with the peanut butter. Yesterday I felt fine after the white rice. Today I have some crampy type abdominal pain and mild bloating. Will wait to see what happens tomorrow- not sure if this is stomach crampy or other kind of crampy... Are next day symptoms too late to be called reactions or sensitivities. I believe that true sensitives would declare themselves earlier, maybe almost immediately, but correct me if I'm wrong. Otherwise my diet has been a-ok. I have been eating more starchy foods- my go-to breakfast which includes sweetpotatoes and some leftover roasted fingerling potatoes and carrots a few times with dinner. Other than that I have not had a problem staying Whole30 compliant. I am eager to welcome creamer/ half n half back into my breakfast coffee, but I am patiently waiting until my dairy reintro day. Definitely have noticed more energy and more regular bathroom habits in the last week- part of this may be a psychology component but either way all good things. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leahcarn Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 When I eat gluten, I'm fine at first. The loose stool comes like clockwork 48 hours later, and the heavy limbs and depression lasts for the rest of the week. This is one reason I'm (trying to) take so long over reintroductions this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoJo09 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I get am instant headache from gluten so that's easy, but sneaky old dairy takes about a week to show up as eczema. Although the cravings start pretty quickly with dairy actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianka25 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Day 41 Dairy introduction yesterday Dairy items added: Yogurt for breakfast Shredded cheddar cheese/sour cream for dinner. I definitely felt the negative affects of dairy almost instantly. Stomach pain, some bloating within 30 minutes of each meal. And cravings! Unfortunately this was not a good day for me- I also caved and had a margarita and also beans with the chicken taco soup and popcorn (homemade with coconut oil). I thought I would feel like crap today but surprisingly I feel ok. I do feel more bloated though. We will see how my gluten reintro goes, but so far dairy has been the main food group with negative affects for me. I am not too surprised because I have avoided milk for a while now. I used to eat a lot of yogurt, ice cream, and cheese though. I am planning my gluten reintro early next week and then I plan to regroup. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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