Checking I'm on track

[grathy14]

Hi,

 

I've done a couple of Whole30's now and some have been more successful than others. Last time, I didn't get very good results and I believe it's because I was eating too many nuts and dried fruits plus not watching my portion sizes, so I was hoping I could get some feedback on what I've been eating so far to make sure I'm on the right track.

 

I'm currently on Day 11 and for the last three days I've had:

 

Day 8:

Breakfast - 1 small roast sweet potato, 3 small roast carrots, 2 x meatballs with basil and garlic and 1 banana

Lunch - 3 x strips roast chicken, 1 cup steamed broccoli, snow peas and beans, 1/2 an avocado

Snack - small handful dried cranberries

Dinner - 1 cup bone broth with skirt steak, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and leek

Drinks - 5 cups orange and cinnamon tea (decaffeinated) plus 2 litres water

 

Day 9:

Breakfast - 1 small roast sweet potato, 3 small roast carrots, 2 x meatballs with basil and garlic and 1 banana

Lunch - 3 x strips roast chicken, 1 cup steamed broccoli, snow peas and beans, 1/2 an avocado

Snack - 1 pressed fruit bar (dates, coconut, almonds, cacao), small handful of macadamias and cashews

Dinner - 2 x beef sausages with garlic and parsley, roasted sweet potato and white potato, 1 cup steamed broccoli, snowpeas and beans, homemade garlic aioli

 

Day 10:

Breakfast - 3 x strips roast chicken, 1 cup steamed broccoli, snow peas and beans, 1/2 an avocado

Lunch - 2 x beef sausages with garlic and parsley, roasted sweet potato and white potato, 1 cup steamed broccoli, snowpeas and beans, homemade garlic aioli

Snack - small handful dried cranberries

Dinner - 3 x eggs scrambled with roasted sweet potato, 3 strips roast chicken and homemade garlic aioli

 

Thanks for your time : )

 

[ShannonM816]

It's kind of hard to tell. How big are the meatballs? How big is a strip of roast chicken? If you're needing a snack, your meals are probably not big enough, unless you're in a situation where you have to go more than 4-5 hours between meals, like if you work really long hours. Even then, if you're truly hungry and need food, have a mini meal, ideally of protein, fat, and vegetable, but at least pick two of those.

 

When you list broccoli, snowpeas, and beans -- beans are legumes and are not allowed on Whole30, unless you're talking green beans or something where they're more pod than bean.

 

Your pressed fruit bar is really, really not ideal. It sounds an awful lot like a Larabar, which are allowed for emergency use only, as in situations where you absolutely cannot access any other, better food. It's basically a candy bar, and it will keep your sugar cravings going strong.

[grathy14]

Hi Shannon, thanks for replying. The meatballs put together would fit in my palm so are roughly 1 serving of protein. The roast chicken is the same, a piece the size of my palm and width of it, but cut into the different strips. The beans are green beans so are more pod than bean. I had the pressed fruit bar as a one-off because I was very headachy and hungry, but don't plan to continue this going.

[jmcbn]

As Shannon has said I don't think your eating enough at meal one for sure, and I don't see any fat in meal one on days 8 & 9 either.

I'd add another meat ball to meal one along with some fat (& possibly even some more veg). A satisfying breakfast is a good start to the day and may negate the need for your snack which tends to be fruit heavy. Your other meals look pretty good to me.