AllisonS Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Day 1 May 26th Success!! Completed day 1 with little fanfare and a little headache. My system wasn't too happy without its regular diet coke and energy drinks! But I survived and didn't give in. Didn't give in when my breakfast concoction tasted awful or when the salad dressing of choice (yam vinaigrette never again) was a disaster. Dinner was my real saving grace when my husband thankfully stepped in and roasted the perfect veggies to go along with my hamburger patty. Hallelujah!!! Sure I am doing this for some superficial reasons, but I am focused on food freedom. A freedom that I haven't felt in upwards of 8 years. I want to break my binging cycle and my reliance on fads, supplements and other man made substances. I would also like to cook more and actually like what I am eating! So here's to my Whole30 and to FOOD FREEDOM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Your system will be VERY happy tobe rid of the diet coke & other 'energy' drinks by the end of the thirty days...Stay strong - and keep roasting vegetables! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Your system will be VERY happy tobe rid of the diet coke & other 'energy' drinks by the end of the thirty days... Stay strong - and keep roasting vegetables! Thank you JMCBN! I am struggling a bit this morning and appreciated your reply. Staying strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22twelve Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Kitchen fails. Tell me about it. I'm really not that bad when it comes to cooking, but I find that with Whole30 recipes it can be a bit of a hit and miss. If I don't read all comments beforehand and adjust accordingly it's more likely to be a miss. So far I've messed up mayo (way too stinky and intense), several zucchinis (I can roast the life out of them, they'll always be soggy) or cinnamon chicken curry (something curdled and I just don't understand). I've now made a second batch of chocolate chili - I messed up the first one, got way too excited with the cocoa - and put it in the freezer as an emergency solution for future cooking disasters. I hope you have better luck with tomorrow's meal plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgymama Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Haha my two attempts at homemade condiments were HUGE failures too, I feel your pain there! I caved and got the Bolthouse Farms Balsamic and compliant mustards to be be my saving graces right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Today I found Tessmae's condiments and LOVED the balsamic! I just wish the store would have had their ketchup. Will attempt to make that later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted May 28, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2015 several zucchinis (I can roast the life out of them, they'll always be soggy) I happily roast almost every vegetable I eat -- but never zucchini or similar summer squashes. I know people do, but I just don't like them that way. Try this recipe instead, or grill them if you've got the grill fired up, or even eat them raw. For mayo, this method always works for me, and as long as you keep the one egg to one cup of oil ratio, you can change the other ingredients to whatever other recipe you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Day 2 May 27th Ugh, today was rough. As the timeline predicted, my diet coke and sugar habits did not bode well today. My headache grew in strength over the course of the day along with nausea. Nothing sounded good and I barely was able to eat lunch. After taking several cat naps on my lunch break and then a longer nap after work, I ate a successful dinner of Speghettti squash, tomato sauce, homemade sausage, and spinach with some balsamic. An Epsom salt bath with a La Croix rounded out my day with some cuddles with our dog Harvey. I am thankful I survived and appreciate the posts on my topic as well as all the others who are documenting their journeys. A few times today I lost sight of why I am doing this and wanted to give in and justify it through excuses. Proud to say I didn't and know that I am relying on God to help. I have never attempted something like this before and pray to see it to Day 30! Hoping for less physical symptoms tomorrow and that the food I have prepped sounds good. Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22twelve Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Thanks Shannon for the tips! I'm out to purchase mayo-compatible oil today and have been eyeing a zoodle maker for a while now. I might buy myself one as a reward for completing a full Whole30 successfully. Yes. I like that idea. Sounds great! Alli - so sorry to hear that your second day was even worse than the first. This sounds a lot like the symptoms I had on my first sugar/carb detox on the Atkins diet, I only managed to go through with it because I felt too weak and tired to walk down to the shops and purchase forbidden food and most certainly didn't trust myself to drive a car. Good on you for not giving in, and better luck tomorrow, but don't give up if it's another bad day. The timeline does say that it can last several days, and in my experience the first detox really is the worst and the longest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Day 3 May 28th Today was much better. My headache became duller and I was able to consume more food. The fog is starting to lift! Thanks for the encouragement! Breakfast: homemade sausage, potatoes and apple Lunch: Speghettti squash, tomato sauce and ground beef Pre/post workout: dried apricots and a Lara Bar Dinner: chili and squash On to day 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Try switching your preWO to protein/fats (eg. a boiled egg, or a few bits of chicken with guac or olives...), and your postWO to protein & starchy carbs (chicken & sweet potato is the favourite option here).Firstly because larabars are for emergency use only, & secondly by eating fruit you're sending the wrong message to your brain to become fat adapted.The idea is that fat preWO encourages your body to burn fat rather than using liver glycogen stores, and starchy carbs postWO replenish muscle glycogen rather than liver glycogen. The protein is to build/repair the muscles, & to stave off hunger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Day 4 May 29th and Day 5 May 30th Still chugging along! Feeling much better today and conjured a challenge last night while eating out. Ordered a grilled chicken salad hold all the non-compliant ingredients and brought my own dressing. My husband was a bit embarrassed about the dressing...but he will get over it the only down side was this beautiful salad came out and they had forgotten to not add the bleu cheese crumbles! I heeded the advice in the boom and politely and graciously sent it back. The server was great and totally understood. He got a big tip! My appetite has come back and with that I am going to spend some time today meal planning, grocery list making and am going to try the mayo and ketchup recipes. today so far: 3.15 mile run Hashbrowns, left over salad with chicken and some ground beef and balsamic dressing Whole30 chili, sweet potato, carrot sticks and some strawberries Meal 3 will probably be similar to meal 2 Excited that I have made it to Day 5! The sun is shining bright today! Have a great weekend! Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Day 6 and Day 7 Forgot to post yesterday as the sun was shining and I wanted nothing to do with technology! It is rare to hit 70 degrees in Alaska so when it does, you better believe we enjoy it. Plus, it is that time of year where the daylight is upwards of 20-21 hours per day...the Land of the Midnight Sun! My energy levels have really returned. My morning runs are going well and I lifted weights tonight with plenty of energy. I am defintely missing a lot of foods and am having some cravings but I am just taking it a day at a time. Sometimes a meal at a time. I was a huge snacked and gum chewer before this so I this way of eating is pretty different. Different is good I like not looking for something to eat every 2.5 hours. I like not buying boxes of energy bars that just left me unsatisfied. I like not being reliant on energy drinks to get me over the afternoon slump. With great nutrition and healthy behaviors, I don't need those things. Excited to have made it to day 7. Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Day 10 June 4th I am excited that I made it to double digits! Feels like a wonderful milestone...but it isn't as high as I wanted. Maybe because according to the timeline, Days 10 and 11 are 'The Hardest Days'--the days in which I am most likely to quit. Ugh. The description on the timeline is pretty much what I am going through. I have gotten into some patterns, I am feeling a bit bored with food and I am over the hump with the physical withdrawal symptoms. But I haven't seen the light (aka the magic) and I want to see the light!! So here is my plan: 1. Focus on today and tomorrow 2. Focus on adding more greens to my meals 3. Use meditation and spiritual tools to support wellness I am so thankful for this strand as reading other blogs gives me great hope! Have an awesome day! Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Day 21 June 15th Been MIA from the forum...just taking it day by day! Glad I am still on whole30 and have made it to day 21! On the homestretch. Not that I think the homestretch will be easy as I already am having some signs that it will be a long 9 days. However, I am focused on feeling the Tiger Blood! I don't have it yet, or at least I don't think I do. I am feeling good, but nothing too different than what I remember feeling like in the past. I had a great athletic accomplishment on Saturday as I completed my first sprint triatholon! The sun was shining, my family was there cheering me on...it was a great day! I am going to check out the Athletic forum board for ideas for endurance athletes as I was definitely feeling drained after my event. Not sure I could have done a longer race without consuming fuel along the way. I also had a victory on the cooking front--I made my own taco meat seasoning from a recipe on pintrest and LOVED it! Hubby approved too so I might be having a lot of mexican food this week. Here's to being grateful for my physical, mental and emotional wellness! Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonS Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Day 23 June 17th Down to a week to go...these next 7 days are either going to go by really fast or really slow. Praying that they go by fast I have been reading quite a bit of forum posts about the reintroduction phase and different 'rules' people are implementing for the long term. I am a bit undecided on this topic about what will be best for me. In the immediate days following, I think it will be easy for me to test certain items and then have whole30 days to gauage how those items made me feel. What I worry about is a few weeks later, having my mindset shift to 'everything is a special occasion' and 'I really need that (fill in the blank..donut, cookie)'. So I think that setting some parameters would be helpful. For instance, whole30 during the week and a few off items on the weekends. Or whole30 8 out of 9 meals which would be one non compliant item in three days. To help guide my decison making, I am going to reread that section in the book and begin feeling out what will be best. A few structures that I know I want to keep in place are: 1. 3 meals a day (plus pre-wo/post-wo) 2. M1 not being a 'typical' breakfast 3. Veggies!!! The items I am most anxious about reverting to old patterns with are: 1. SUGAR 2. Engergy Drinks 3. Diet Coke With all of those lowering my heath when I consume them, I want to stay away from those! I might extend those items into a whole45 type of thing. Those are my thoughts for now...just ate a yummy M2 of sweet potato and halibut with a homemade creamy dill sauce. Have a great day! Alli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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