ajamaraz54 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yesterday was my first day and that was a million times worse than I thought it was going to be. I expected to have a caffeine withdrawal headache and sugar cravings, but I didn't have anything like that. Instead, shortly after eating my lunch yesterday, I began to feel like I had food poisoning. I spent a week prepping for this Whole30 and of all the issues I had anticipated facing, spending most of the first day chained to the toilet was not one of them. The funniest thing is that most of the reason I wanted to start a Whole30 is because of my persistent digestive issues. I'm a celiac so I already eat gluten free, but I don't have IBS or colitis, so Whole30 was supposed to be the thing that eliminated whatever there was in my diet that was still giving me bubble gut. I hope this is just a bad patch, and I'm definitely going to give this whole thing a few more days. I managed to stick the 7-day meal plan despite being pretty miserable and not having much of an appetite. I think I need a tiger blood infusion, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 5, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2015 What did you eat for breakfast and lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 1/2 a spinach frittata, apple slices, grapes, and avocado with unsweetened cold brew green tea for breakfast. Lunch was chicken protein salad with homemade mayo, celery, almonds, and grapes on a bed of spinach, homemade ranch on the side. I was/am exactly following the seven-day meal plan from the new book. I ate some of the mayo the night before and I was fine so the only thing that could have given me actual food poisoning was the iced tea. It was cold brewed, but it had been in the fridge for over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Okay feeling much better today. Hungry, but I can handle hungry. I should go in and fill in some of the gaps on the other days meals, so okay: Monday M3: Spaghetti squash and meat sauce Tuesday M1: Leftover spaghetti squash and meat sauce with a fried egg M2: Second half of the spinach frittata, ranch, celery sticks, grapes M3: Roast chicken and potatoes, Lemon oil slaw, roasted red pepper mayo, apple Workout: Squats, curls, rows, crunches, warmup and cooldown on the treadmill Today M1: leftover roast chicken and potatoes, pesto, blueberries, hardboiled egg M2: Mexican tuna, lemon oil slaw, grapes, blueberries Pre-wo: Mexican tuna, hard boiled egg Post-wo: leftover spaghetti squash and meat sauce M3: Beef brisket, butternut squash, green salad I can't believe how much I'm cooking following the seven-day plan. I have to go to the grocery store to buy even more food tonight for the rest of the week. And I have to start coming up with meal plans for future weeks. The nice thing about the seven-day plan is that you are always using herbs and veggies over again so you didn't spend 5 bucks on a box of thyme that doesn't get used in future meals. Kind of difficult to replicate, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Day 4. Not feeling the Kill All The Things yet, I think the exercise keeps me pretty level on that front. I'm extremely tired, but I think it has more to do with the fact that I got seven hours of sleep last night. More than enough for some people, not enough for me. One of my biggest issues so far is that my body does not like a pre-workout meal. At all. I ate more than an hour before I worked out and I still almost got an instant replay of my tuna halfway through my second set of crunches. I didn't wind up eating my post workout meal because I came home and immediately began the finishing steps on dinner. I understand the logic behind these two meals, but the pre-workout meal doesn't agree with me and once I get home from the gym I start prepping or finishing dinner, and it seems a little silly to eat then. I workout every weekday after work, so I may just need to re-time my M2 and M3 to account for this. Today's Meal plan: M1: steamed spinach, ghee, scrambled eggs, blueberries M2: leftover brisket and butternut squash, blueberries M3: oven baked salmon, broccoli, yellow squash, mushrooms, with roasted red pepper sauce Breakfast was easy but oh my god do I hate spinach. Steamed, raw, sauteed, I hate it. It's okay in other things, like the spinach frittata, or hidden in pesto, but I'm not gonna get far forcing myself to choke down something I hate. So, no more spinach. I like kale, I'll eat kale instead. I'm super excited about the salmon though. I never get to eat fish unless we go out cause DH hates fish. But he's going to get wings, so I get salmon, yay! Workout yesterday was hard. I was with my trainer. Plyo box, curls, fun times on the bosu, crunches, rows, squats. I'll go easier tonight, but it's a little discouraging how hard all this stuff is considering I've been doing this for a year. Hopefully, feeding my body better will help. On to day 5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Day 5 Feeling pretty good. Still having stomach issues. I'm thinking I might start limiting raw nuts and veggies. I'm not doing any snacking, so I'm not mindlessly consuming large quantities of nuts, but I've noticed most of my digestive issues seem to arise when eating raw veg and items containing raw nuts. Today's Meal Plan: M1: leftover salmon, roasted red pepper mayo, butternut squash, cold brew coffee and coconut milk M2: Greek salad, hard boiled eggs, grapes M3: pork chops and spiced applesauce I think I'm going to diverge from the seven-day for the weekend. It's been very helpful this week and I learned a lot about how to prepare meals and the best way to follow the meal template, but I have some totally compliant bacon, leftovers from quite a few meals, and a crisper full of veggies. I think the best way to start planning meals is to start on the weekend, no pressure, with all the time in the world to run out and get ingredients. The weirdest thing I've noticed so far is that I am so dehydrated! I usually consume about 64 to 72 ounces of water a day (my sister insists this is why my skin is so much better than hers) and I actually like and crave water, so I've never really had a problem feeling dehydrated before. Since Tuesday though, my mouth feels like a desert and I've started consuming anywhere from 96 to 128 ounces of water a day. Hopefully, this is just a detox thing. On to day six... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Day 6. I'm having diarrhea pretty much constantly, but there's none of the pain, nausea, and gas that accompanies my usual bubble gut. Other than that I feel fine. Pretty good actually. M1: 3 egg scramble with the leftover pork chop, TJs Cruciferous Crunch mix, bell pepper, onion, and avocado. Cold brew coffee and coconut milk M2: Tuna with homemade mayo and celery, leftover slaw, butternut squash soup M3: slow cooker carnitas, roasted sweet potato, avocado mayo. Did a good costco run and I have just about enough meat to last for the rest of my W30 I'm excited to start making my own meal plans. Tomorrow is Mothers Day, and I'm going to try and coax my mom out of her house with a homemade frittata and fruit salad. Then I can use the rest of the day to prep and relax. On to day seven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hey there - well done on making it to day 6. I think you're doing great so far - you're figuring out already what does & doesn't work for you... Re the preWO meal it's really very personal, but for me I only take a preWO if I'm training first thing in the morning. If I'm training after work I guage it by hungry I am, and on the rare occasion I *do* take something it's a hard-boiled egg about an hour before. I've sort of worked it though so that my meal two on those days is big enough to see me through because once I actually start training all thoughts of eating are out the window until I'm done.Same with postWO - morning training sessions are always followed by a few bites of chicken & some veg, shower, the meal one. If it's an evening training session I sometimes for-go the postWO if I know I've not much time between showering & bed.Play around with it & see what works for you.And yeah, the raw veg & nuts are well known for causing digestive distress, as are cruciferous veg.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks,jmcbn! It's good to hear I'm not the only one skipping the workout meals. I figured that part was more guideline than rule. Thankfully, my digestion seems to be really leveling out today. Which means a less poop-centric log, hopefully. Today's Meals: M1: cauliflower mash, two fried eggs, compliant bacon M2: Spaghetti squash and meat sauce, two hardboiled eggs, small amount of the homemade spiced applesauce M3: Kale, bell pepper, chicken sausage frittata, cauliflower mash, sliced strawberries with coconut cream left over from the mash I made clarified butter and basic mayo for the week. I cooked a bunch of chicken and I have roast sweet potatoes in the fridge. This diet can actually be pretty economical if you focus on always using and reusing what you make and buy. And that's the end of my first week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Day 8. I'm breaking out like a teenager and lunch did not agree with me. It's getting really hard to stick to this. I ordered some probiotics, hopefully, they can speed up my gut rebalancing. M1: Carnitas, kale, two fried eggs M2: Tuna salad, celery, baby kale, homemade ranch M3: Chicken chowder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heshta Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I started a day after you. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well, I guess I'm logging from your very near future, heshta. Day 9 was long and filed with cravings. Today's Meals: M1: leftover chicken sausage, kale, pepper frittata M2: chicken chowder M3: steak, roasted butternut squash and Brussel sprouts, chimmichurri sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Day 10. The last two days I've only gotten about six hours of sleep a night. Oddly this is not as much of a problem as it usually is. I suffer from a weird kind of disordered sleep that I've had since childhood, and I literally can't sleep without meds. This means I usually have the hangover from hell if my sleep is disrupted or I sleep fewer than 8 hours. But, surprisingly, no hangover. I'm not bursting with energy by any means, but I don't feel terrible either. Today's Meals: M1: Leftover roasted squash and Brussel sprouts, fried eggs, bacon, coffee with coconut milk. M2: grilled chicken tenderloins, sweet potatoes, chimichurri M3: Magic mushroom crispy chicken thighs (from nom nom Paleo), big ole Greek salad I forgot to put coffee with coconut milk on my last few breakfasts. I have it pretty much every morning. I was going to try and quit coffee too, but I decided that was silly. Coffee is not a big offender in my bad eating habits roster. I have one cup a day and I'm more than happy to drink it without sugar if it's cold brewed. (Chameleon is my personal favorite, and I think anyone who's missing sugar in their coffee, or thinks they don't like coffee black, should try it.) Cravings are weird... yesterday I was nearly knocked out by the scent of fresh french fries at Whole Foods, and I think I would have actually killed for some berries or ice cream at around ten last night, but the thing I'm craving most of all is my scale! Isn't that weird? I never even used to weigh myself that much. My weight doesn't fluctuate much, I've been about 280 for the last three years. But as much as I want to be healthier, heal my gut, resolve my skin issues, and just feel better about the food I eat, a major motivator is weight loss. And not just weight loss, I want to lose weight following a lifestyle that I know makes sense, that I know is a healthy way to eat, so when people say things like "eat less move more" or "eat all day to keep your metabolism up" I don't have to feel like this massive lazy failure because those things (and a million others) didn't work for me. So, even though I'm feeling a bit better today, and I'm not sleepy and hungover like I would be usually, that's not the validation I want. I want that number on the scale that moves down. I want my pants to sag off my hips. I even want my bra to be too big! I really don't want to fall into disordered eating though, so I'm staying strong and staying off the scale. I won't touch my measuring tape. I won't try on my skinny pants "just to see". I will focus on little, non-weight related victories, and this too shall pass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Day 11. Much better energy, and I'm sleeping better. I woke up early and I'm still not sleepy. I'm extremely hungry though, which is not a problem I've had before Today's Meals: M1: same as yesterday M2: Cold thai salad, two eggs M3: Fish, sunshine sauce, green beans, mushrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 14, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hmmm....I suspect you aren't eating enough. Eggs as a singular protein should be as many as you can hold in your hand without dropping; for most women that's at least 3-4. The fact that you are having cravings is also a sign that you might not be eating enough. Being fully satisfied and content for 4-5 hours after a meal squeezes out the space where cravings usually live. If you are still having tummy troubles, consider also that raw veggies are hard on some people's stomachs, from what I could tell your stomach issues started after a meal of tuna and raw veggies? Just some things to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks, ladyshanny. I try and make sure that I always have another protein source if I eat fewer than three eggs, like bacon or sausage. I think you're right though, and I need to up the amount of secondary protein. I had three pieces of bacon on Wednesday, and only two on Thursday and I was actually hungry long before lunch. Today I only had eggs and I was very hungry. Today's Meals: M1: Same as yesterday minus the bacon M2: Chicken chowder M3: Rack of lamb, pesto, some kind of veg probably the green beans again It's day twelve and I'm starting to feel really, really good. My energy is good, my focus is good, I sleep like a rock, and after the initial breakout my skin cleared right up. My period is due tomorrow, usually the best time of the month for me hormone and health wise, so it's hard to know what exactly is making me feel good. I should know for certain that it's the diet if I still feel this good six days from now. That's when the hormones start ramping up again. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Day 13. Feeling pretty good except for neck pain from a strain about three days ago. I'm sleeping well and waking up easily. It's such a joy. Today's Meals: M1: Summer squash hashbrowns, 4 strips of bacon, two eggs M2: Tuna salad on romaine, cherries M3: Garlicky tapas shrimp and cauliflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Day 15. Didn't post yesterday, so I'm making up for it today. I had my first "cheat" dream Sunday morning. I dreamed that I was told that Brookside Farms dark chocolate pomegranate candies were okay to eat on Whole30, and I kept eating more and more of them, sneaking them and hiding the wrappers (in my dreams they were individually wrapped). Then I had a realization that they weren't Whole30 and I felt so guilty until I woke up and realized that it was just a dream. The funniest thing is that these are not something I would normally eat, not just because they're unhealthy, but because they're an unhealthy food masquerading as a healthy food, like those Belvita breakfast biscuits that are really just cookies. I also didn't wake up until ten which made me a little worried that maybe my fairly level sleep schedule was just a fluke. Today I woke up at seven without a problem though, which gives me hope that Sunday was the fluke. Sunday: M1: two Mulaly breakfast sausage, two eggs, mashed sweet potato, caramelized onions M2: chicken protein salad M3: Buffalo chicken wings, Whole30 ranch, roasted potatoes Today's Meals: M1: 4 slices of bacon, two eggs, leftover potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts M2: chicken protein salad, cherries M3: Whole30 shepherd's pie I think I'm feeling pretty good, although I have a lot of pain in my neck and it's hard to separate that from my overall condition. I definitely like waking up every morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed, and my skin is better. I can't wait for my neck to stop hurting so I can really evaluate how I'm feeling. On to day 16 and passing the halfway point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Alright, I don't know where yesterday's post went, and I really don't feel like rewriting everything I wrote yesterday so I'm just going to do meals. Yesterday: M1: chicken sausage, kale and onion scramble (3 eggs) M2: Chicken protein salad M3: Perfect seared chicken breast, red roasted pepper mayo, sausage, apple, acorn squash casserole. Today: M1: Homemade sausage, mashed sweet potatoes, fried eggs, roasted Brussel sprouts M2: Shepherds pie M3: roasted pork shoulder, butternut squash, kale, tomatoes. I'm still waking up at seven, and even though I'm groggier in the morning, I'm not the zombie girl I usually am. Hoping I can get my sleep hygiene on point so I can get eight hours a night instead of seven. Then I should be bursting with energy. My skin is looking clear, and my eczema is completely gone. DH keeps bringing milk, donuts, and candy into the house, and honestly the only one that really tempts me is the milk. I miss cheese, half n' half, and whole milk a whole lot more than I miss sugar. But, for as much better as I feel, I think it's something I can learn to live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 20, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks, ladyshanny. I try and make sure that I always have another protein source if I eat fewer than three eggs, like bacon or sausage. I think you're right though, and I need to up the amount of secondary protein. I had three pieces of bacon on Wednesday, and only two on Thursday and I was actually hungry long before lunch. Today I only had eggs and I was very hungry. So sorry that this response slipped by me. Bacon is a fat on Whole30. And consider that if a protein serving is your palm in length, width and depth, you'd need about a half a pound of bacon to make one serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Hm, well that's good to know. I'll make sure to always add another protein source if I'm only eating two eggs. I like to scramble three or four, but when I fry them two is easier to get perfect. I'm really picky about the yolk being runny. Thanks again! I got almost eight hours of sleep last night, but I had a really hard time waking up and I've been exhausted and out of it all day. My slow cooker turned itself off at some point during the day, so dinner wasn't ready when I got home and we didn't wind up eating until almost ten. I think it threw off my sleep schedule. My eczema was back this morning, too. The patch on my ankle and the patch on my pinkie were both going crazy and I had new blisters on my hand. I hope I have a better day tomorrow. Today's Meals M1: cauliflower rice, mushrooms, red onion, sausage scramble M2: chicken, sweet potato, chimichurri M3: salmon cakes, beets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Day 19. I finally got eight hours of sleep and I feel awful. I went to bed exhausted and woke up exhausted. Since this is about the time hormones start wreaking havoc with my poor brain again, I have to assume that my previous energy burst is, sadly, not diet related. I guess I'm still waiting on my tiger blood. I think I've got to be one of the only women that really looks forward to my period. I never have PMS, I don't have cramps, bloating, headaches or pain. I just feel really, really good, healthy, and calm for about two weeks. Of course, immediately afterward I feel like I was hit with a truck, so that's less fun. Today's Meals: M1: Eggs, sausage, apple, and acorn squash casserole M2: Shepherd's pie M3: Magic mushroom chicken thighs, some kind of veggie side, I don't know what yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Day 20. I really don't know why I'm still sticking with this. Stubbornness, I guess. I feel horrible. I woke up at ten after sleeping for almost ten hours. I was exhausted when I woke up and it only got worse as the day went on. My neck pain is back full force and it brought some knee pain with it. I've laid around the house most of the day because I'm too tired and in too much pain to do much else. Preparing meals is so strenuous that I only ate two meals. It's nine at night and I'll probably be going to bed in the next hour or so. This is really frustrating. I thought I'd be bursting with energy at this phase, not sleepy and hurting. Not really seeing any benefit to eating like this right now. I'll probably finish out, because I'm a completionist, but even if I start feeling better later I'm going to have a hard time believing it's the food and not my normal hormone fluctuations. Today's Meals: M1: eggs, sausage, brussel sprout M2: salmon cakes,lemon caper mayo sauce, green beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Day 21. Feeling a bit better today, my neck didn't hurt. Slept ten hours and I finally felt rested but still no big bursts of energy. I had some gas pain that almost kept me from eating dinner and had me pretty worried. Thankfully, it passed. Today's Meals M1: eggs, bacon, Acorn squash sautéed with onion M2: pesto shrimp and an apple M3: Nom nom Paleo's Korean short ribs, sautéed broccoli, squash, and mushrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajamaraz54 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Day 22. Tired and cranky. Snapped at DH a couple of times. Didn't go to the gym because of the holiday. Gassy,as well. Today's Meals: M1: kitchen sink scrambled eggs M2: chicken breast, beets M3: thai coconut soup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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