Gabby Corona Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Yesterday, June 22nd of 2015, I decided to start my Whole30 I'm extremely excited.... the books are full of important information that make you open your eyes to reality I can seriously relate to many examples that they give related to eating when you're emotional and the guilty feeling after eating something bad...I was diagnosed with diabetes few years ago and there was a point where no matter what I did I couldn't keep my sugar levels under control...I also went through a phase where i just didn't care anymore!...on March of 2015 I went to see a specialist because my number were starting to be dangerously high from 350-440 mg/dl i cant even describe the way i felt I'm only 22 years old and this was an emotional break down not to mention i was 256 pounds at the time...My new Dr said I had 2 weeks to exercises eat healthy take my medication and lower down the numbers if not she would put me on insulin which had me panicking but at the same time motivated me to get everything straight...so i did i began to drop pounds and my sugar levels are under control I've feeling great but sometimes i feel like I'm still craving all the bad food that harms my numbers and I feel like this is going to help me have full control of what goes on my plate and reach my goal sooner...change bad habits that I've had since I've been a little girl and pray for the best...yesterday i got on the scale and I'm at 230 pounds...ill check in again in 30 days wish me luck! Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraygold Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hi, Gabby...congratulations for taking this step...we can take control of our health for the most part...and we all deserve to be healthy, energetic and happy. I am only on Day Seven, so obviously not an expert by any means but I saw you asked for suggestions. Before the suggestions, I want to share the terrific reward I have achieved in just these few days...my blood pressure is 30-40 points lower than they were on Day One! Now for the suggestion...commit to following the plan 100%, focus on the rewards and not what you are being asked to eliminate from your diet for 30 days. You can eat beautiful meals and stick to the program. I did make the homemade mayonnaise and salad dressings and enjoy deviled egg stuffed in a half of avocado with raspberries drizzled with some dressing...delicious. I bet your cravings will disappear. Create a mindset that is positive and focused...don't rely on will power. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadicea Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hi Gabby, Congratulations on your decision to take control of your health! I find that having a big breakfast really helps me through the day. I started with eating 2 eggs for breakfast and quickly found that wasn't enough. I read the recommendation to have the number of eggs that you can hold in a single hand, which for me is 3 eggs, and I feel a lot better with that. I hope you're feeling great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Corona Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thank you so much guys i really appreciate this! and you guys wont believe this but I'm only on day 3 and my sugar levels were so low i completely stopped taking my medication it was usually pretty high specially in the morning but now the numbers are looking great. I called my doctor yesterday and told her how low my numbers were and she said to stop taking my pills..shes the one that recommended the whole30 for me so im so excited to see this changes in just a matter of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Corona Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hi, Gabby...congratulations for taking this step...we can take control of our health for the most part...and we all deserve to be healthy, energetic and happy. I am only on Day Seven, so obviously not an expert by any means but I saw you asked for suggestions. Before the suggestions, I want to share the terrific reward I have achieved in just these few days...my blood pressure is 30-40 points lower than they were on Day One! Now for the suggestion...commit to following the plan 100%, focus on the rewards and not what you are being asked to eliminate from your diet for 30 days. You can eat beautiful meals and stick to the program. I did make the homemade mayonnaise and salad dressings and enjoy deviled egg stuffed in a half of avocado with raspberries drizzled with some dressing...delicious. I bet your cravings will disappear. Create a mindset that is positive and focused...don't rely on will power. Best of luck. I agree we do deserve to be healthy and its very sad how we are the ones that make poor choices when it comes to what we feed our bodies and harm ourselves..and that is fantastic! GOOD FOR YOU! hey 40 point? AWESOME! and that sounds delicious ill have to try that on one of my future meals...and yes i hope the cravings do go away...I live with my parents and they don't always have the healthiest meals ever so temptation at home can make it really hard but I talked to them before i started the whole 30 and explain to them that i don't want them to offer me any food ahead of time lol so what about exercises? are you working out as well or are you only doing the clean eating? and thank you so much again i wish you the best too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Corona Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hi Gabby, Congratulations on your decision to take control of your health! I find that having a big breakfast really helps me through the day. I started with eating 2 eggs for breakfast and quickly found that wasn't enough. I read the recommendation to have the number of eggs that you can hold in a single hand, which for me is 3 eggs, and I feel a lot better with that. I hope you're feeling great! thank you so much and yes i was reading that on one of their books i cant remember if i saw it on the whole30 or it starts with food but thats what ive been having for breakfast now 3 scramble eggs with half of an avocado and some spinach or lettuce. Thank you so much I really do feel much better! My energy levels feel great like i want to do things and move around...this is really life changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadicea Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Wow, Gabby, that is great that you're already able to stop taking some medication already! Sometimes I've also had leftovers for breakfast, which is especially nice when I'm a bit tired of eggs in the morning. I like to run, or sometimes walk, and I've been continuing to workout since it makes me feel good. I hope you have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Corona Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Wow, Gabby, that is great that you're already able to stop taking some medication already! Sometimes I've also had leftovers for breakfast, which is especially nice when I'm a bit tired of eggs in the morning. I like to run, or sometimes walk, and I've been continuing to workout since it makes me feel good. I hope you have a great day! Good morning! hope youre doing great today! I know i am so happy i have to go see my doctor again in 2 months I cant wait to see where ill be by then. I agree I did that this morning because i wasnt really feeling eggs today so i had some grilled chicken over spinach and some carrots and 1 avocado...I was very filling. Thats excellent I like to run too sometimes i go to the gym during the week. I was going to ask you something..you know so much more than I do...what are we supposed to eat before and after our workouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadicea Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi Gabby, The meal planning page gives some good directions for pre and post workout foods (http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf). I've kept my workouts pretty moderate thus far through the whole30, so I haven't really felt the need for much in the way of pre and post workout foods. Sometimes I have a small handful of almonds before I go out, and I usually eat dinner fairly soon after I get back in. I think you'd have to gauge how much you need in terms of the intensity of the workout. Have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadicea Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Hi Gabby, I just wanted to check in to see how you're doing? Hope all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadicea Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi Gabby, I hope you're doing great and just not spending much time in the forum! If things aren't going as smoothly as you had hoped, tomorrow is 01 July, and that might be a great day to start afresh! Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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