ilyssamich Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I have just completed my first W30 (wooohoo). I could not feel more proud of myself and better about the choices that I have made over the past 30 days. I have also thought very long about my post W30 and the food/drink choices that I would like to make. For me, i plan to stay as close to the W30 plan daily as possible and when I consciously decide to enjoy a 'treat' I will think it out and do so. One thing I have been struggling with is the reintroduction of some foods and alcohol. I really want to respect this reintroduction period because I have stomach issues and feel as though W30 could help me truly get to the bottom of figuring out certain foods that do not work for me ( I already realized I cannot eat apple or avocados ), but I have consciously decided that I also would really like to have a drink or two while my best friend is in town this weekend. If I stay strictly W30 while they are in town but reintroduce alcohol while they are here and then after they leave start to reintroduce certain foods will this negate the entire idea of the reintroduction period? Thank you for your help in advance!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 That would work. You're basically reintroducing alcohol first. Treat it the same as any other reintro: after having alcohol, wait 2 days before moving onto your next reintro item. And congrats on finishing your Whole30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinglily Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I just finished my first Whole30 yesterday. Surprisingly, it was a blah, anticlimactic day. I had coffee with a girlfriend, and I didn't even mind the black coffee. She basically told me, though, that she is bummed that I am doing this and she misses our wine dates. She cautioned me to not deprive myself of too many things. I hadn't said a word to her or tried to push this program on her. All I really did was ask her to meet for coffee instead of drinks, and then I quietly had black coffee. It was a dreary little ugh on the end of my Whole30. I don't seem to be mentally or emotionally prepared for the end--the structure itself was a safety net. First thing this morning I did, OF COURSE, jump on the scales and learned I have lost no weight. How can that be? I FEEL better. My clothes most definitely feel looser. My skin looks great. I feel like I can leap tall buildings. Why is that scale so damn important? I have made many, many irrational and self-destructive decisions in my past based solely on the scale results. I don't want to do that this time. So, for right now, today, I am staying on plan. But today for the first time in the past 31 days, I am feeling sorry for myself. I know it is ridiculous, but the emotional, psychological pull of discouragement is very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 She cautioned me to not deprive myself of too many things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality "The analogy in human behavior is that members of a group will attempt to "pull down" (negate or diminish the importance of) any member who achieves success beyond the others, out of envy, conspiracy or competitive feelings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality "The analogy in human behavior is that members of a group will attempt to "pull down" (negate or diminish the importance of) any member who achieves success beyond the others, out of envy, conspiracy or competitive feelings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted February 4, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 4, 2015 I just finished my first Whole30 yesterday. Surprisingly, it was a blah, anticlimactic day. I had coffee with a girlfriend, and I didn't even mind the black coffee. She basically told me, though, that she is bummed that I am doing this and she misses our wine dates. She cautioned me to not deprive myself of too many things. I hadn't said a word to her or tried to push this program on her. All I really did was ask her to meet for coffee instead of drinks, and then I quietly had black coffee. It was a dreary little ugh on the end of my Whole30. I don't seem to be mentally or emotionally prepared for the end--the structure itself was a safety net. First thing this morning I did, OF COURSE, jump on the scales and learned I have lost no weight. How can that be? I FEEL better. My clothes most definitely feel looser. My skin looks great. I feel like I can leap tall buildings. Why is that scale so damn important? I have made many, many irrational and self-destructive decisions in my past based solely on the scale results. I don't want to do that this time. So, for right now, today, I am staying on plan. But today for the first time in the past 31 days, I am feeling sorry for myself. I know it is ridiculous, but the emotional, psychological pull of discouragement is very strong. The scale is an evil bitch designed to tell you..........the earth's gravitational pull on your body. It doesn't tell you water content, bowel content, menstrual cycle timing, muscle content, fat content. It tells you how much you weigh and you are not cattle that needs to be weighed. You are a dynamic, fluctuating, healthy, beautiful human being that should not be penned in or confined by a number glowing on a battery operated device. That glowing number, by the way, would be about....er....12 pounds if you weighed yourself on Pluto. Just a number. Chuck your scale out. Your clothes fit better, you're leaping tall buildings, your skin is lovely........you are gaining HEALTH. Maybe your body is happy here for now. Maybe you don't actually need to lose weight? Maybe you do but your hormones and trust signals are still being formed so your body isn't going to let go of any weight just yet. Back away from the scale.....move towards how you FEEL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Why is that scale so damn important? The truth is that it isn't. And the truth shall set you free. I could go for months at a time without getting on mine. When I was going to the gym, I weighed in with my trainer each month so he could figure my measurements. Guess what? My weight was always about the same. Sometimes up, sometimes down, but always hovering around the same number. My body fat % did nothing but go steadily down over that time. The # on the scale literally meant nothing to me. When I stopped going to the gym and started training at home, somehow I found myself making frenemies with the scale again... And I decided at Thanksgiving that I was done with it for a year. I made that promise to myself: An entire year. And at the end of that year, I may decide that it still doesn't matter. Or I may jump on it out of curiosity, once per year. I dare you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinglily Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The support here is amazing and HELPFUL!. I made it to Day 32. I am going to ignore that scale for another month and keep my momentum going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The truth is that it isn't. And the truth shall set you free. I could go for months at a time without getting on mine. When I was going to the gym, I weighed in with my trainer each month so he could figure my measurements. Guess what? My weight was always about the same. Sometimes up, sometimes down, but always hovering around the same number. My body fat % did nothing but go steadily down over that time. The # on the scale literally meant nothing to me. When I stopped going to the gym and started training at home, somehow I found myself making frenemies with the scale again... And I decided at Thanksgiving that I was done with it for a year. I made that promise to myself: An entire year. And at the end of that year, I may decide that it still doesn't matter. Or I may jump on it out of curiosity, once per year. I dare you. I'm just surmising that you mow your lawn with a push mower. You're the one that everyone calls for help moving their furniture and lifting hot water tanks down the stairs. You're strong, yes you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm just surmising that you mow your lawn with a push mower. You're the one that everyone calls for help moving their furniture and lifting hot water tanks down the stairs. You're strong, yes you are. L. M. A. O. For real. That brought me happy tears. Thanks, friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashipae Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi! Day 32 for my husband and me. Tomorrow is Dairy Delight Day, and I must say I'm really looking forward to a little smattering of cheese on my veggie scramble. And eggplant parmesan. And ice cream. Thanks for bringing up the alcohol thing; my husband celebrated his 30 day success yesterday with a glass of wine. Does this mean we should wait another day before testing dairy? I told him he can have a beer on grain day. Is that true to the spirit of the reintroduction phase? And what about a teaspoon of sugar for my coffee? I've missed having my morning cuppa just a little sweet. is that ok to reintroduce, or will that throw off my body's responses to the other foods as we test them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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