hellojosie Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Meat includes fish & eggs, of course... I'm a Whole30 first-timer and started this past Monday (Aug 13) and just finished Day 3. I'm doing this to really dial-in my nutrition and to experiment with how diet affects my well-being. I've tried eating "paleo", or really "paleo-inspired" but haven't ever been super-strict about ingredients, additives, or cooking methods, so the biggest challenge is keeping on plan on that end. With just three meals a day, I'm finding myself to be kind of ravenous a few hours after eating. Example: tonight for dinner, I had a 6-8oz steak, 6-8oz of scallops (surf & turf!) a big plate of Brussels sprouts and some sauteed mushrooms. All was cooked with generous hands of olive oil (sprouts) and ghee (meat, fish, mushrooms)*. Lunch (around 12:30) was a good-size Nicoise-esque salad (~6oz tuna, hardboiled egg, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, olives, lots of lettuce, topped with some homemade mayo-based dressing)... it was definitely bigger than a lunch-takeout-size salad. I had some cherries and pluot about 2hrs after lunch, but was getting seriously hangry by 4pm. If I didn't have the fruit snack, I would have hit the wall at 3. I am feeling a bit more exhausted than usual, so maybe this is just a re-set issue, but just wondering if anyone has input on this... eat more? I'm stuffed after eating (esp a rich dinner like tonight), but I hate being hungry a few hours later. Pre-W30, I typically ate some meat at every meal. *I totally took a picture of my fancy dinner and texted my friends: "I am on a very strict diet." hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connistock Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Restarted the W30 on Monday. Got bit by the sugarless chewing gum! So.. I am very interested in what you said about the amount of meat needed. I had a 8 oz steak last night with side salad ( mushrooms, carrots, cherry tomatoes with extra light olive oil and lemon juice) and side order of broccoli. Hungry for something about 2 hours later as well. I grab a glass of water and ate a couple of fresh picked cherries. Feel great this morning... finally no headache, energy, more control and sleeping like a rock but concerned about the amount of food I am consuming. Think it might be the "restart" button syndrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellojosie Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Thanks for note-- glad I'm not alone in that feeling. Woke up really hungry this morning-- 3 eggs with smoked salmon and avocado and a 1/2 pint of blackberries at 7-7:15. Also a cup of coffee with coconut milk. Got into the office by 8:30 and was super hungry already. I'm splurging (I'm single, no kids-- so I have wiggle room in the food budget) on the on-plan foods that I am excited about and consider that all of this is less costly than eating meals out, which is something I do too much... but I can't imagine, like absolutely doubling my food intake and budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formercupcakejunkie Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 It's definitely the re-start syndrome. I'm a profesional re-starter on this program! I'm tired, hungry, cranky, almost everyone is annoying me. In a few days that tapers off and I feel so much better. I feel the same way usually about an hour before eating again. I also eat veggies in the morning to help keep me fuller longer. Like today I had a boatload of asparagus and that helps a lot! Honestly I would rather be hungrier sooner and drink a lot of water than feel the way I did if I ate a ton of junk food. It gets better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellojosie Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 OK-- I think it's definitely a sugar thing. I stopped at Whole Foods after work to pick up a rotisserie chicken and saw these BEAUTIFUL peaches. I think the sign said something like, "Extra-long tree-ripened so they're extra delicious... ready-to-eat immediately!" And I got one and ate it. And I was not crazy hungry for hours. I don't think I'm eating an overabundance of fruit, but I will watch it a bit more. I'm avoiding dried fruit, but there is so much fabulous fruit in season right now (I'm in Seattle) and it feels like a sin not to enjoy it. And I can't imagine anyone ever got fat eating peaches (or cherries, or blackberries, or nectarines, or pluots...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Maybe it is too much meat... There is a really nice graphic on Whole9 that shows portions sizes for different foods, but I cannot for the life of me find it. In case you're not able to find it either, have a look at this one... http://www.paleoplan.com/faq/#portionsize. (^ ^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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