Eileen Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hi Whole 30 friends, I'm starting today! Life has been busy, and I haven't been eating healthy. I have gained weight in the last few years and had been feeling uncomfortable with my body. I don't like the way I am now not only physically, but also emotionally. I need to take better care of myself, and "change my relationship with food"! My starting weight is 144.8 lb. I'm looking forward to this journey for the next 30 days. Eileen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mteez Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm starting today too! I hope to improve the same issues that you are, and to hopefully get into a new healthy habit with food. You got this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hbombdiggity71 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm starting my 4th W30 today. It's life changing. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wholeCJ Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I started my W30 on May 4th and feel great today, 4 days later. I hope you all check in daily. I would really like some encouragement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzySV Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I started May 4th, too. It hasn't been too bad for me, haven't had cravings, mostly just more tired than usual. I think I got to the bloating part a little early, though. I've been feeling thinner and my clothes have been looser. My husband says my face looks thinner. So this afternoon, I tried to put on a pair of pants that I haven't worn since September (because they are summery) and I couldn't even get them zipped up. Yikes! Has this happened to any of you? What have been your greatest challenges so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wholeCJ Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 It must be too early to try to see if you can zip pants. What I've read says it takes a couple of weeks. I now my skin is better, and I go to sleep more easily, so for now that is my motivation. I started Whole 30 a month ago, then on day 9 I weighed myself (I know you're not supposed to do that!) and the scale hadn't moved much so I went to work in a bad mood, had a bad day, came home drank a glass or wine - or two - and ended up going off Whole 30 for three weeks. I'm back on and trying not to get on the scale or try on clothes to see if I can wear them YET. It is hard to trust that it is going to work for losing weight, but for now focus is on how I feel. If you'r face looks thinner to your husband, that is reason enough to celebrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 It's been a week of Whole 30, but I wasn't being super strict though. Went to a wedding on Saturday night, had mother's day brunch with mother-in-law and dinner with my mom on Sunday. I didn't want to sacrifice spending time with friends and family by making eating Whole 30 a big deal. So at the wedding, I just ate the green salad, steak and salmon by scraping off the sauce, and some side spinach. It was hard not to eat the wedding cake and anything form the dessert bar. Also I tried very hard and didn't have alcohol, just water all night. Sunday I cooked brunch for mother-in-law's family. We had salad with berries, grilled steak, roasted halibut with vegetables, and asparagus. We also had raisin-walnut bread and a big cake for mother's day, but I didn't eat any. For dinner, we went to Black Angus. I had prime ribs with broccoli and green beans & bacon. Everyone else had bread, fried zucchini and buffalo wings for appetizer, and cheesecake plus another mother's day cake for dessert. I didn't touch any of that, and only drank water. I tried my best to watch what I eat, and had a great weekend with family and friends. So if I did ate something that is not Whole 30, oh well... Oh and my mom commented on how great my skin look comparing to when she saw me last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 11, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hi Eileen, depending on what was in the sauces that you scraped off, you could still have ingested non compliant ingredients that would affect the elimination portion of your 30 days. And...at the risk of upsetting people again, there is no "Whole30 but not super strict". There is only the Whole30 as it's written and then whatever you choose to do. Your choices are your own and they are totally fine and yours to make but sometimes those choices don't add up to a Whole30. Part of the Whole30 is investigating and being diligent about what is in everything you eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzySV Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 It must be too early to try to see if you can zip pants. What I've read says it takes a couple of weeks. The pants that don't fit are pants that did fit before I started the Whole30 - despite feeling thinner, I had a bit of serious bloating and digestive upset going on around day 7-8. I'm hoping that will go away soon. I wanted to ask whether anyone is tired of eating meat yet. I have found myself feeling unhappy at the prospect of another meal with meat, so I have been eating less. Yesterday, I tried to eat a little more fruit to fill myself up and get away from so much meat, and that was a mistake. I log my food on an app, and when I checked it at the end of the day, my sugar intake was high. I was so worried that I'd eaten sugar somewhere, so I went through my food diary to figure out whether I had accidentally eaten something that had sugar added, but I had not, it was all from fruit (and not that much fruit, either). So, that's something I'm going to watch now. Does anyone have any suggestions for combatting this meat fatigue I'm feeling? There is a great article by Melissa on here about adding meat to your diet if you haven't been a meat eater, and that has quite a few tips and tricks that I've been trying. However, all the tips don't affect what I think is mental fatigue about the meat. I skipped breakfast today because I just couldn't bring myself to eat any more meat or eggs in the morning. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancyhouser Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I am loathing food in general today. I woke up today more tired than I've been in a long time and I just want pasta. I went out for dinner with friends last night and just had tea. Up until today I've been feeling great. Hopefully this passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espie Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I am loathing food in general today. I woke up today more tired than I've been in a long time and I just want pasta. I went out for dinner with friends last night and just had tea. Up until today I've been feeling great. Hopefully this passes. I definitely experience this from time to time, especially concerning breakfast/meal1. But what I've learned is that if I don't eat in the morning, I have hunger cravings ALL DAY LONG! Yuck. So, I'm making sure I eat something in the morning, even if I'm not hungry. I tend to focus on eggs, a little bit of sweet potato (usually pan-fried in the same pan as the eggs) and raw-fresh finger-veggies, like carrot sticks, sugar-snap peas, tomato slices, mushroom slices, and avocado. Hope this helps a little, I know how individual our cravings and W30 experiences can be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzySV Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hope this helps a little, I know how individual our cravings and W30 experiences can be! That's really helpful. I skipped breakfast today and I've had a great day today, but that definitely sounds like it wouldn't work for you. I just got out of a 3:00 meeting where they had a tray of Girl Scout cookies on the table. I love Girl Scout cookies, and I was super bummed that I didn't manage to get any this year. Yet I sat there, with that plate of cookies in front of me and it could have been a plate of plastic fruit. It wasn't appetizing to me at all. My favorite cookie (Samoas) was there, but I didn't feel the slightest urge to eat one. Then again, I haven't had any real cravings since I started. I've had aversions to food (like meat and eggs) that I'm supposed to eat, but no cravings for anything that I can't have. The one thing that I miss is texture, and I've found that munching on some big, unsweetened coconut flakes satisfies my need for something chewy/crunchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi all I've also started my first ever W30 May 4th. You seem to be adjusting tweaking and sorting it out Too I'm sticking this is Day 8 for me and I'm doing great didn't suffer too many bumps yet kept going This forum is great many friends such abundant Resources ITs ONLY 30 days good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 I log my food on an app, and when I checked it at the end of the day, my sugar intake was high. I was so worried that I'd eaten sugar somewhere, so I went through my food diary to figure out whether I had accidentally eaten something that had sugar added, but I had not, it was all from fruit (and not that much fruit, either). So, that's something I'm going to watch now. We really, really discourage tracking food for macros and calories. Really. The Whole30 is so much about learning your body and its signals and messages. If you can follow the template for protein, veggies and fat you'll be doing great. Fruit can be added to a meal and comes with a 1-2 servings per day recommendation. We never recommend fruit on its own as it is a culprit for blood sugar spikes, volatile energy and even late day/evening cravings and psuedo hunger. The bloating around this time is totally normal. Check out our Timeline linked below for an idea of what you can expect as you go. Please though, put the tracker down and really learn to listen to your own body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 That's really helpful. I skipped breakfast today and I've had a great day today, but that definitely sounds like it wouldn't work for you. It shouldn't really work for you either, unfortunately. Not wanting breakfast is a high sign that your hormones are out of balance. The great energy and "magic" that people feel further on in the Whole30 is directly tied to eating three template meals a day, starting with the first one within an hour of waking. If you are struggling with protein consumption you might consider taking a digestive enzyme to help your system get the correct gut flora going. We recommend making an entire template meal and then eating as much of it as you can within an hour of waking. If that's two bites then that's all you get in. Pack it up and take it with you to eat from again as soon as you feel able. This is about resetting your bodies hormones, signals and messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzySV Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We really, really discourage tracking food for macros and calories. Really. The Whole30 is so much about learning your body and its signals and messages. If you can follow the template for protein, veggies and fat you'll be doing great. Fruit can be added to a meal and comes with a 1-2 servings per day recommendation. We never recommend fruit on its own as it is a culprit for blood sugar spikes, volatile energy and even late day/evening cravings and psuedo hunger. The bloating around this time is totally normal. Check out our Timeline linked below for an idea of what you can expect as you go. Please though, put the tracker down and really learn to listen to your own body. I have to track. I have kidney issues so I need to keep my protein down under 30% or my I will end up with kidney trouble from overloading them with too much protein. I enter what I eat and then check my macros just to make sure that I've had enough carbs and fat to balance out the protein. If I wait until my I can feel the pain in my kidneys, it's too late. I was surprised the other day when a warning popped up about the sugar, as that has never happened to me before. I don't eat a lot of fruit because most of the fruit I like is bad for my kidneys. The thing that drew me to Whole30 is that I could take the shopping list, cross off all the foods I can't eat for medical reasons, and still have options that weren't going to make me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancyhouser Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I think I'm on day 8 (or maybe 9) and I'm finding I'm not interested in snacking in the evenings. I usually always want a snack. Is this the beginning of a new me? On another note I'm spool snappy with my family. My husband tried to steal a pickle off my plate and I almost forked him. My food is so precious to me these days, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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