Day 17 need reassurance

[MMoser]

I'm on day 17 and feeling much better than the 1st two weeks. Still waiting for the day when I wake up and feel full of energy. I recently cancelled my Weight Watcher membership but it does not expire till 24th so I have continued weekly weigh ins. I lost X lbs the first week and gained X lb the 2nd week. I'm totally ok with the small gain I just don't want that to continue. I'm following the plan with the exception of maybe eating too many nuts which I will cut back this week. I also do the elliptical 1 hr on average 6 times per week. I'm just wondering if the cardio is too much for this type of diet?

[jmcbn]

Hey

 

First off please note that I've edited your post above regarding your weight loss & gain as it can discourage other members, or encourage them to weigh themselves and it is strictly against the rules.

The reason it is against the rules is that weightloss is not linear on Whole30, and stressing over weightloss when you step on the scale only makes matters worse.

Many people lose initially before they start to feel the bloat again, before things finally setlle down in the latter weeks - it is a 30day programme after all, not 17 days.

If you'd like to post a few days worth of your typical intake along with portion sizes & liquid consumption we can check you're on the right track, although I can say straight up that eating a lot of nuts will definitely impact your results.

 

[Chachers04]

Hello

I did my first W30 in June. It took a few weeks in until I felt real energy increase. I felt good after excercising instead of exhausted. That said, I didn't lose a pound during the 30. Sorry. That's not meant to be discouraging, as I did experience more energy, my brain fog was gone, etc.

There are many who don't experience weight loss til week 3 or so, also 30 days may not be long enough to see weight loss, as in my case.

Keep it up! The non scale victories are worth it anyway

[MMoser]

Thanks for your reply. This is pretty much what my daily meal plan looks like.

Meal 1- 3 eggs scrambled with coconut oil, monkey salad.

Meal 2 - salad with extra veggies. Two boiled eggs, fruit salad. Meal 3 - pan fried fish. Sweet potato hash. Salad

Meal 1 - 2 to 3 paleo egg muffins, fruit

Meal 2 - left over protein. Fruit salad

Meal 3 - protein, vegetable, small salad

My salads usually have a few olives or avocado in them.

I just wish I was feeling the Tiger Blood by this point. I have no intentions of stopping. Im enjoying the challenge and do notice how good these simple foods taste to me now.

[GFChris]

Thanks for your reply. This is pretty much what my daily meal plan looks like.

Meal 1- 3 eggs scrambled with coconut oil, monkey salad.

Meal 2 - salad with extra veggies. Two boiled eggs, fruit salad. Meal 3 - pan fried fish. Sweet potato hash. Salad

Meal 1 - 2 to 3 paleo egg muffins, fruit

Meal 2 - left over protein. Fruit salad

Meal 3 - protein, vegetable, small salad

My salads usually have a few olives or avocado in them.

Yes, drop the monkey salad and the nuts that go along with it. Instead have 1-3 cups of veggies. Don't let fruit push vegetables off your plate at that meal and your day two meal 1 and 2.

When eggs are your sole protein, the serving size is the number of whole eggs you can hold in one hand without dropping them. For most folks, that's 3-4 eggs.  Keep that into account for both having enough whole eggs and egg muffins.

 

Besides eggs, how much protein are you having at each meal and what are your protein sources?  Are your meals keeping you satiated for 4-5 hours?

How much plain water are you drinking daily?

 

[jmcbn]

It looks to me like you're not eating enough, which is counter productive in terms of weight loss.

Your meal one is missing veggies. Monkey salad whilst compliant is not food. Ditch the monkey salad and add 1-3 cups of veg, with 3 being optimum.

If eggs are your protein in meal two you should be eating as many whole eggs as you can hold in one hand (generally 3-4), and bear in mind that a chewed down salad doesn't amount to very much so it needs to be HUGE. Your muffins should equate to the 3-4 eggs to be getting adequate protein & you could probably add more veg there too.

Your meal three looks better, but given the way your meals are listed I'm guessing your portions are too small regardless of the content.

Given that you are including cardio you need to be eating more, much more, or your body will hold on to what fat it's got for fear of not getting nourished.

Up the size of your meals over the next two weeks and you'll not only feel better, but you'll get better results.

[MMoser]

Yes, drop the monkey salad and the nuts that go along with it. Instead have 1-3 cups of veggies. Don't let fruit push vegetables off your plate at that meal and your day two meal 1 and 2.

When eggs are your sole protein, the serving size is the number of whole eggs you can hold in one hand without dropping them. For most folks, that's 3-4 eggs.  Keep that into account for both having enough whole eggs and egg muffins.

 

Besides eggs, how much protein are you having at each meal and what are your protein sources?  Are your meals keeping you satiated for 4-5 hours?

How much plain water are you drinking daily?

 

 

Thanks this all makes sense. I will make the changes and check back in a few days.