fadua28 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I am on Day 4 of the program. I am actually feeling a little better than I expected to after reading the typical experience they write about in the book. I am a little concerned that I might not be doing things the right way. I am confident the content of my meals is appropriate but I sometimes have a second portion and sometimes I snack a bit. Here are the things I have done that I am worried about...can someone let me know if these things are okay or if I need to stop: -Sometimes I have a full second portion of my meals -I sometimes snack between meals on roasted unsalted cashews -I do not always measure the portion of protein to see that it is the size of my palm. Sometimes I am eating ground turkey, for example, and it is just hard to know exactly what a palm size portion would look like. Other than that I know I am following the program. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwillow Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi I am on my 4th day to and also feel great. Tonight I had spaghetti squash with a salmon fillet. I still was hungry and had two hamburger patties. I did a spin class and needed more protein I think. I'm right there with, I hope I'm doing it right too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 It's difficult to say without seeing a few days worth of your food log but if you're finding the need to snack (or the need for a second portion) through genuine hunger rather than boredom then you definitely need to eat more.If you really must snack tehn try to make it a mini meal of protein & fat (& preferably veggies) and then increase the size of your next meal.Not actually measuring your protein source is fine so long as you think your estimate is close to the recommendation. Again, if you're still feeling hungry after your meal increase the size of your portion remembering that the 1-2 plam sized pieces is the minimum recommendation - it's okay to eat more.If you'd like to post a few days worth of your food/liquid intake along with activity levels then we can help you further.JWillow, if you are training you will likely need at least a postWO meal - the recommendation is for a lean protein & some starchy carbs, the favourite option being chicken with sweet potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkers Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Double-check the ingredients on your roasted cashews. Most nuts are roasted in peanut, cottonseed, or other non-compliant oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosyramon Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I'm on day 7 (yea for me!) and I've stuck to eating the compliant foods. My concern is that I bought grapes at Costco the other day, washed, dried and froze them (geat on a hot day), and I'm pretty sure I have eaten too many. How much is a serving and will my body be starting over today with sugar cravings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf Check out this template chart. There you can see what servings should be. Two servings of fruit aday eaten with meals. I don't know if you'll be starting over with sugar cravings. Did you eat anything with the fruit. Was the fruit eaten inbetween meals. Two fruits are allowed with meals but more than that....yes, they can stir up cravings for sugar sugars. Fruits shouldn't be used to prop up sugar cravings. Eat proteins and fats today, along with your roasted vege. Back off on the fruit until you're back in the driver's seat and can eat the maximum of two..with meals and not inbetween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted August 9, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 9, 2015 I'm on day 7 (yea for me!) and I've stuck to eating the compliant foods. My concern is that I bought grapes at Costco the other day, washed, dried and froze them (geat on a hot day), and I'm pretty sure I have eaten too many. How much is a serving and will my body be starting over today with sugar cravings? A serving of fruit is a fist sized amount. It's hard to say if you ate too many but you'll know by comparing what you ate to the recommendation of 1-2 servings a day. Are you eating them because you're bored or propping up a sugar craving? Any type of fruit in vast quantities can keep a sugar addiction alive and well, so yes, you may feel stronger cravings because you fed the addiction. Fear not, you don't need to start your Whole30 over, but you might want to lay off fruit for a while. Are you able to pinpoint why you feel you ate too many and what the motivation was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosyramon Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks for your help. I ate the grapes with a meal, then I craved them. No motivation (not sad, bored, stressed, etc.), I just knew they were there and tasted SO good and wanted more...and ate some more with my meal of chicken, cauliflower rice and green beans. That's the part that worries me. I LOVE them. I know they're in the freezer and so far today haven't touched them. I think I'll throw them out tomorrow on Garbage Day. I had a half of mango with breakfast this morning with scrambled eggs, salsa and avocado and haven't craved fruit all day (until I just thought about them in the freezer!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Perhaps someone else can eat the grapes so you don't need to throw them away. Next time you go to the store buy some berries. They're on the lower end of natural fruit sugars. You don't need to avoid fruit. If you find yourself leaning on fruit more than your vegetables...just make sure you eat your vegetables first. You're on Day 7. You're getting the template adjusted. Kudos to you for recognizing that two fruits - with meals are enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfustos Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Jwillow and fadua28 - I am also on my Day 4 and feel pretty good. I am glad to see you guys are eating a lot, like me. I think the first week or two can be harder with food portions b/c our bodies are trying to figure out where all the carb-dense, non-nutritional junk went and recalibrate for the nutritional stuff. I seem to be much hungrier as well. As one of the advanced members advised me...we will soon figure out our portion sizes and rhythm... it just takes some practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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