uhlisuh Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hi All, I tried doing a search of the forums but could not find a definitive answer to my question so here goes: I am on day 25 of my third Whole 30. It took a lot for me mentally to be able to get started on another Whole 30, but I am so glad I did as the benefits to this point have been incredible. I haven't felt this good in a very long time. However last night for dinner, the shepherds pie that I had was made with non-compliant pasta sauce (even though there was compliant pasta sauce readily available in the pantry ...). I have been so careful over the last few weeks and being so close to finishing, I couldn't help but break down in tears. I just hate not finishing things through to the end. I didn't get to read the label of the pasta sauce, but I would guess that the non-compliant ingredients would be gluten, soybean or canola oil, sugar. Does this accident mean I have to start over? I appreciate any feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 If this is your 3rd Whole 30, you know the drill....you get to choose. An accident is different than making a deliberate conscious decision to go off on a food bender..like willfully falling back into pasta with a non-compliant pasta sauce and garlic toast, and cheesecake for dessert. Today, you are faced with this decision. You're at the Whole 30 Crossroads. When there's a fork in the road, take it...as Paw says. We'll be here. Where the rubber meets the road...what were your original plans for Day 31? This will help you make the correct decision. An authentic reintro? That requires 30 compliant days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 It really kind of depends on what the non compliant ingredient was. If it was sugar...well...no real deal, move on. If it was canola that's not even THAT big of a deal. Soybean though, yikes! Soy will mess up your entire reset. Can you get the brand of it and google the ingredients? Maybe it's not so bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorlp Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I was on Day 22 and my grandmother invited me to breakfast at a local diner. Thought I had ordered a Whole30 compliant breakfast but an hour or so later I was in pain (I started Whole30 because of severe & chronic intestinal spasms that the doctors cannot figure out the cause of). I was discouraged and cried A LOT if I'm honest. I called the restaurant the next morning & it turns out they cook with SOYBEAN OIL!! So I immediately hit the forums on here. And after reading ladyshanny's post decided to start over. I can't even begin to explain my frustrations with the world we live in but that's for another post. I'm discouraged as this is my first Whole30 and I was sooo close to finishing. But push comes to shove, I just want to feel better and prior to my accidental restaurant slip I was feeling better than I had in years. I know now to call and talk to a cook before I go so I can know for sure what to get when I go. So here we go... Day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claws Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Read this article and then decide: http://whole30.com/2014/06/really-start-whole30/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzySV Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'm so glad you posted this, because I had an incident last night at dinner. I had a crazy day yesterday. I worked all day, raced (ha ha) home in rush hour traffic, took care of the dogs, then headed off to volunteer at the dress rehearsal for my daughter's dance recital (where I got dirty looks for being late. . . sorry, I have to work!). I ran myself ragged (over three miles on my pedometer) rushing around helping to get things done. When I was heading home three hours later, my husband called and said he would pick me up an unsweetened iced tea from a local place we've been going to for year. I was overjoyed to have my iced tea, but when I took the first sip, I was shocked - it didn't taste like tea and whatever the beverage was, it clearly was sweetened. There's nothing quite like that feeling of WHAT? when you realize you ingested something that isn't Whole30 compliant (but was supposed to be). I was on Day 26 when that happened and I guess it's good I was too tired to get angry. I dumped the rest of the drink and had some Whole 30 compliant coconut milk. It's hard to get feeling so good about being compliant and then have something like this happen, but building a bridge and getting over it is a good skill to develop with this. I see this as being a good thing, as I'm sure I'm going to have some ups and downs (intentional or non intentional) as I transition off the Whole30 in the coming weeks, and it's good to feel some strength and resilience about making food choices (or having food accidents). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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