Merel007 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I've noticed most people on the forum are living in the US, so here is a European perspective on the Whole30. I live in Brussels, Belgium, which is intact the capital city of Europe. I've been eating Paleo since August 2014 so nearly 7 months now, but so far I haven't managed to complete on Whole30, I hope this gives me a bit more motivation and support to keep going so here goes: Day 1 (March 1) Meal 1: banana, smoked mackerel, raw carrots Meal 2: tossed salad (lettuce, red onion, tomato, avocado, olive oil and vinaigre) with 3 homemade paleo shrimp croquettes + 1/2 apple Meal 3: smoked mackerel, raw carrot Meal 4: red cabbage with apples and a grilled sausage + prune + 1/8 orange I felt hungry in the afternoon so I snacked on smoked mackerel and raw carrots, for me it's just an additional meal, ideal is 3 meals a day, but I don't want to be hungry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutlifr Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Welcome to Whole30 which I did from a French and Swiss perspective... Berne is the capital of Switzerland, and for us Brussels has a bad reputation as far as their ruling is concerned... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merel007 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks Hutlifr, I'm not all that impressed either how they're making a mess of European economics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merel007 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Day 2 (March 2) Meal 1: Leftover red cabbage with apple + 4 homemade shrimp croquettes Meal 2: Poached salmon with steamed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, sugar snap peas) + tossed salad topped with olive oil and balsamic vinaigre + 1 piece of fruit (pear) Meal 3: pork sausage + raw Nâkd. Cocoa Delight bar Meal 4: Thai beef salad + sunny side up fried egge + banana and kiwi topped with coconut flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Another one in Switzerland here :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutlifr Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Welcome Loulabelle...where are you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I live near to Zürich though I did live in the French part for a couple of years last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutlifr Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Lol same here... Though born in ZH, and grew up close to NE all that in the last millennium!... Nowadays with one foot in France, and the other one in Biel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 It was Neuch where I used to live :-) I loved it there, only moved up to the German part as that is where work took me. I do really like ZH too. I'm not Swiss, I come from the UK, Switzerland is my adopted homeland. I've been here a long time and have no plans to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merel007 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Day 3 (March 3) Meal 1: left over thai salad with 4 streaks crispy bacon + pomelo Meal 2: salad greens (young spinach and carrots) with smoked salmon and a poached egg, dressing of vinaigre and olive oil Meal 3: banana blossom in coconut cream Meal 4: chicken leg with mushrooms, leak, garlic and oyster mushrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebles Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Oooh, great to see some fellow Europeans here on the forums! There don't seem to be many (especially non-UK). I'll watch this space, you keep rockin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merel007 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Cooool, more fellow Europeans! Where are you from Peebles? Anyways day 4 I hardly remember anymore so I continue logging from day 5 on Day 5 (March 5) Meal 1: stirfried veggies + egg Meal 2: minestrone soup, salad, pork brochette and mixed veggies, apple Meal 3: roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and a salad + half avocado Day 6 (March 6) Meal 1: canned tuna with mayo, 1/2 avocado and left over salad Meal 2: broccoli and cauliflower stirfried in ghee with 2 eggs and coconut milk Meal 3: sweet potato, grilled cod and sautéed leaks + 1 orange Day 7 (March 7) Meal 1: banana + ganda ham Meal 2: salad + sautéed zucchini/apple/onion (coconut oil) + cooked egg + 2 slices ganda ham Meal 3: to be continued I'm in the flow again, starting to eat more and especially drinking more water! I always seems to confuse thirst and hunger, so yesterday evening I had a few cups of nice hot tea while my bf was munching infront of the television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebles Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I'm (not from but) currently living in Germany. Keep up the good work, Merel007! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Are you from your name? I'm (not from but) currently living in Germany. Keep up the good work, Merel007! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kungfu_kitty Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hello all fellow Europeans! I am from the UK but recently moved to Germany. I was eating basically paleo/whole 30 before, but decided to do the Whole 30 after I had gorged myself on German bread at easter and felt awful for it! I'm currently on day 16. I don't know if anyone else has had the same experience as me but the Whole 30 in Germany is so much harder than in the UK! For a start the price of sweet potatoes and our limited budget means I can only afford to eat them once or maybe twice a week maximum. Usually my boyfriend and I share one and have it roasted or mashed. I'm fairly sure that in the UK you can get a bag that could last a week for about £1 Finally managed to find some 100% coconut milk without any emulsifiers but I doubt I'll see any coconut aminos for 15 years (although, I hadn't seen these in the UK either to be fair) I think Americans definitely have an easier ride when it comes to Whole 30 approved alternatives! Luckily because my boyfriend is German he helps me read the ingredients of literally everything at the supermarket, usually we end up putting everything back and just getting fresh fruit/veg and meat. The Germans don't really 'get' not eating pasta/bread/wheat. You order a salad at a restaurant and it comes with a bread roll - easy enough to leave. However, before I started my whole 30 I unwittingly ordered a salad that had pasta in (my German is quite bad and they didn't call them nüdeln but something different). For this reason, and due to a limited budget, we are avoiding going out at all. We might have a coffee and mineral water at a cafe but that's about it. It's a bit depressing looking at a menu and knowing that there isn't anything you can have. I also don't want to be "that person" who not only can't speak the language but has a thousand requests about leaving things off the order! We're visiting my boyfriends family in a couple of weekends time and I'm really worried about what I'll eat. I'm lucky that my boyfriend is very supportive and his family speak pretty good English so I can try and explain to them, but how do I turn down foods or ask exactly what is in foods without seeming rude? Also this will be at the very end of my whole 30, I don't want to ruin it and have to start all over again because I unwittingly ate something that was thickened with flour. How has everyone else found these things? Does anyone have any particular coping strategies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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