mzxticclez Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm new to this whole 30 program so I'm not really similar with all the ingredient. Today is my first day of whole 30, I have a few more questions to ask and I apologize in advance if it been asked. I haven't had the chance to read the whole book yet but I will finish it asap. Please don't be annoy with me haha ):How much should you eat every meal? What if i overeat? Would this whole 30 won't work for me anymore or I need to start over?I had one hard boiled egg in the morning before I go workoutFor lunch, I had scramble egg (4) with chopped green and red pepper (about 1/4 cup of each) and 1/2 cup of mushroom, cooked it extra virgin oil, salt, pepper. Ate it with 1/2 cups of guacamole on the side (I made it with tomato, jalapeño, lime juice and salt) took me a while so I wanted to know if this guac mix is okay because it'll save a lot of time. I also had half a sweet potato and about 1/4 cups of organics brand's "organic roasted cashews with sea salt"I haven't decide what to eat for dinner yet but I know I ate too much for lunch because I'm having food coma right now lol. So I wanted to know if what I ate was okay or not? If I did had too much, should I restart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Off topic questions, can you take any drug while on this whole 30 program? I sometime take adderall to study and go to rave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted May 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 18, 2015 For how much you should eat, check out the meal template. Eat three meals a day based on that, plus pre- and post- workout meals as necessary. If you mean you made guacamole with an avocado, some tomato, jalapeno, lime juice squeezed straight from a lime, and salt -- definitely okay. If you used bottled lime juice, you'll have to check the ingredients and see what's in it, and consult the Whole30 rules and maybe the common additives cheat sheet to see if all the ingredients are okay. Check the ingredients list on your cashews too, just to be sure they didn't roast them in peanut oil or something that would make them not okay on a Whole30. What you ate seems okay, although if you're feeling too full, maybe next time cut back a little somewhere. I'd probably cut the cashews -- them, with the guacamole, are probably more fat than you really needed, plus nuts can cause bloating and other digestive issues for people, so it's best to go easy on them. As long as none of your ingredients are not allowed by the rules, you don't need to restart. It's not unusual to have some trouble nailing down the right size of meals to keep you satisfied for 4-5 hours between meals while not leaving you over-stuffed feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thank you Shannon! This is the ingredient for the cashews, is this okay? I wanted to try this mix one after I finish the cashews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 18, 2015 Your guacamole mix was NOT okay during a Whole30. It included added sugar and dairy. It is the kind of crap that you must remove from your food during a Whole30. The cashews are technically compliant, but a poor choice because they include safflower or sunflower oil. These oils do not withstand heat well, so roasting with them degrades the chemical structure of the food. Since you do not show the ingredient list for the next batch of nuts, we can't read what oil it is roasted in. Nuts are generally a problem and you would do well to avoid them during a Whole30. Nuts are popular, but often degrade the quality of how a person does with a Whole30 because people snack on them, have problems with digestion from nuts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucieB Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Sugar is so nice, they added it twice. In the form of cheap maltodextrin no less. But that's not why I'm here. This is a great example of how misleading a nutrition label can be. The label says 0 grams of sugar. Yet it's the first ingredient! Look at the serving size of 1.7g of mix. According to the agencies that regulate these labels, if a serving is less than 0.5g then the label can say 0 grams. Apparently the division is favorable enough to get under 0.5? Trickery?! Same goes for trams fats, too. Good reminder to read the ingredients while evaluating your food choices. Although a better plan is to avoid the food product aisle and make fresh as suggested above. Welcome to Whole30! It's a lot to learn, but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 So I ended had the other half of potatoe, 1/4 cup of green grape and 1/4 cup of cashews I didnt eat dinner by the way, I just came back from work and was super hungry. Did I ruin it? should I start over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Tom Denham, you said the cashers was bad choice, what brand would you recommend for nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So I ended had the other half of potatoe, 1/4 cup of green grape and 1/4 cup of cashews I didnt eat dinner by the way, I just came back from work and was super hungry. Did I ruin it? should I start over? You're fine. Carry on. Tom Denham, you said the cashers was bad choice, what brand would you recommend for nuts? We don't recommend brands here, because we ask instead that you read the labels of the products you would like to purchase. Products vary regionally, and some products even vary between stores in the same town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 AmyS, thank you for replying! I did read the ingredient for the cashew but I didn't know safflower or sunflower is bad for whole30. Is this pistachio okay? What nuts do you snack? Also is this lime juice okay? It'll help save a lot of time if I just pour it to my measurement spoon or cups instead of cutting it and squeezing it. And last few questions, what can I use to replace soy sauce if I want to have sashimi? Siracha is not allow right? Can i replace it with tapatio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 mz, here is the tough love (this program is famous for that, right?): You have to read the rules yourself. You have to read the ingredients lists yourself. We can help but we would not be doing you any favors if we didn't teach you to do it on your own. I'll answer your specific questions but next time please consider the possibility that you can figure it out on your own and give that a try. It is empowering, I promise. All nuts are ok in moderation except peanuts (which are a legume). watch for non-compliant oils. snacking is not recommended. Squeezing a lime is not a lot of work, but yes, you can use bottled if you find one without non-compliant ingredients (be on the lookout for sulfites. the one you posted is non-compliant because of them). Sriacha could be compliant depending on ingredients. The rooster kind most people know has a number of non-compliant ingredients but I've seen an artisanal sriacha in my coop that is fine. some people use coconut aminos as a sub for soy sauce (not braggs aminos, which is soy-based. coconut). Tapatio doesn't list ingredients on their website. Check the ingredients label. Here are the program rules: http://whole30.com/downloads/official-whole30-program-rules.pdf Here is the meal template:http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf Here is the "can I have guide":http://whole30.com/2013/06/the-official-can-i-have-guide-to-the-whole30/ ps. powdered guacamole mix is pretty far from the spirit of the whole30 even if it didn't have diary and two kinds of sugar. The guac you made yourself at home is 1 million times better. Keep practicing, pretty soon you will be able to make that one just as fast as the mix. it is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LadyM Posted May 19, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 19, 2015 Off topic questions, can you take any drug while on this whole 30 program? I sometime take adderall to study and go to rave. No one has addressed this yet, so I will. Medications prescribed by a physician and taken for that reason trump any Whole30 rules. However, it sounds as if you are taking this recreationally, which is a behavior that is frowned upon during Whole30. Our whole raison d'être is to make positive health-improving changes in our lives. Using prescription drugs to party or otherwise pull an all nighter is in opposition to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzxticclez Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 LadyM, if I just take one or two in ONE night during the whole30 program to pull an all nighter will that ruin my whole30? I have a final this week and taking it really does help me focus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LadyM Posted May 19, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 19, 2015 LadyM, if I just take one or two in ONE night during the whole30 program to pull an all nighter will that ruin my whole30? I have a final this week and taking it really does help me focus It's not my job or anyone else's to give you permission to do this. Pulling an all nighter will, without question, have negative consequences on your health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 19, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 19, 2015 LadyM, if I just take one or two in ONE night during the whole30 program to pull an all nighter will that ruin my whole30? I have a final this week and taking it really does help me focus No one here is ever going to recommend that you take a prescription medication for anything other than its intended use. Adderall is a serious medication used to treat a serious condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 19, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 19, 2015 LadyM, if I just take one or two in ONE night during the whole30 program to pull an all nighter will that ruin my whole30? I have a final this week and taking it really does help me focus It might be worth it to point out that once University or College or whatever schooling you're taking ends, you enter the real world and drugging or medicating yourself every time you have to do something that requires focus is not an appropriate coping mechanism. Better you learn proper study skills and proper time management (chances are this exam wasn't just sprung on you, right?). Taking drugs to cope with basic life issues is a slippery slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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