catalinar34 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hi all, I am hoping to get some advice on my energy levels. Before starting my whole 30 I was paleo for most of 2014 but ate pretty much whatever I wanted during the holidays so I wanted to do a reset. I am on day 24 and I am so exhasuted, every day. I have been working out on average every other day (mostly spinning, boxing, pilates, dance classes) and sleeping 7-9 hours but I am still so tired all of the time! Any advice would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted January 28, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2015 It would be helpful to know what you're eating, so if you could list a couple of days' worth of meals, including approximate amounts, water consumption, and anything else you think might be relevant, that would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinar34 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hi Shannon, thanks for your response! This is a typical day of eating for me: Meal 1: 1/2 sweet potato, 1/4 onion, spinach, brussels sprouts all sauteed in olive oil with 2 fried eggs on top (or sub the eggs for aidells chicken sausage) and sometimes 1/4-1/2 avocado - sometimes with 1/2 grapefruit and always with tea (I have this breakfast almost every day) Meal 2: chicken and broccoli (portion is about 1 chicken breast and 2 cups broccoli) with 1/2 avocado and sometimes berries on the side or beef stew with 1/2 avocado and a little melon or berries on the side or turkey and kale chili Meal 3: grilled chicken, salmon, or turkey burger with some combination of veggies (my favorite are sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, kale, eggplant) or I will have turkey chili/chicken and broccoli/beef stew If I get hungry before or after working out I will have a handful of hazelnuts or macadamia nuts or some proscuitto or very rarely a larabar Sometimes I also snack on coconut butter or almond butter if I'm hungry - but I try not to snack between meals and never do between meal 1 and meal 2 I drink a ton of water - I would say around 100 oz a day not counting tea. I try to limit coffee to once or twice a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Here are the tweaks I would suggest:- when eggs are your protein, the serving size is the number of eggs you can hold in 1 hand. For most folks, that's at least 3 eggs.- eat the WHOLE sweet potato at meal 1 - don't let fruit push vegetables off your plate at your meals. Have 1-3 cups of veggies at all meals.- the pre WO recommendation is protein and fat. Post WO is protein and carb, no fat. Nuts are a fat source on a Whole30. No fruit on either, so forget about a Lara Bar in either case.- the recommended snack between meals is a mini meal of protein, veg and fat.- be sure you're getting in fat at every meal (unsure about whether you had it at meal 3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinar34 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks, Chris! I will keep these tweeks in mind, and hopefully I can turn this around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinar34 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Ok, so today I tried to take the advice, but I feel like I ate way too much. Could you let me know your thoughts as to whether you think I did? (I am 5'2 and was 135 when I started the whole30 and my goal weight is around 125): Meal 1: 3 eggs, sautéed spinach, 1 sweet potato with 1 tbsp coconut butter, 1/2 grapefruit Meal 2: Beef stew (about 1/4 lb beef and a billion veggies), 1/2 avocado, a lot of celery, and 10 hazelnuts Pre-workout meal (for a 1 hr boxing class): 3/4 aidelle's chicken sausage sautéed with a handful of brussels sprouts Meal 3: Chipotle carnitas salad (carnitas, guacamole, pico) and 2 figs Again any input would be greatly appreciated. I was just as tired today, but these things take time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Did you feel like you overate? Because this looks to be exactly right, template-wise (with the minor exception of the not-needed veggies in your pre-WO meal). Unless you feel like you crammed too much in your stomach (in which case, decrease the portions but don't change the proportions), you should keep going like this the rest of the way. Go by your sense of satisfaction, satiety, and energy. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinar34 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I didn't necessarily feel like I overate, I just felt like I ate more than I'm used to eating. I still struggle sometimes with really understanding my bodys signals. For so long I was counting points and then calories, and when I'm not doing those things sometimes its hard for me to gauge if I am eating enough/too much. But that's what a lot of this whole30 has been about for me! Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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