Having to start over

[Jenny Mallard]

I'm very discouraged. My mom cooked steak for supper and had leftovers in the fridge and was half asleep when she told me she only had Montreal steak spice on it which is compliant to the whole 30. I took a bite and swallowed and as I did my mom woke up a bit more and said "oh and soya sauce" I am on day 21 and I have been working my a** off to get where I am. I am just so discouraged. I was doing so well and I am only 9 days away from day 30 and I just feel so terrible I'm so upset and its just so frustrating because of that one bite I have to go another 30 days. I am so upset with myself. I can't stop crying. It just feels like everything I've worked for these past couple weeks is gone down the drain. How much harm can one bite of soya sauce do? I don't know but I just reallly feel terrible and by the sounds of the rules there are no exceptions so I guess its back to square 1.

[ladyshanny]

Aw, Jenny, that's awful, I'm so sorry that happened to you!

Please know that the last 21 days aren't worth nothing, they are worth every second of your effort and every shred of your determination. Unfortunately soy is such a gut disruptor that there really is no getting around the fact that even mere molecules of it would undermine the physical body reset.

What were your plans after 30 days, were you planning to carry on? Or do reintroductions? Although the "rules" would encourage you to start over, you could always "extend" your Whole30 and make it a Whole51? Or just round up and do a Whole60...which is actually a very popular option around these parts.

Chin up though, Jenny, in the last 21 days you've just made yourself a priority and cared for yourself in one of the most profound ways possible. No one can take that away from you!

PS.....the montreal steak spice that I have in my cabinet from Costco is not Whole30 compliant....it has soy in it.

[Jenny Mallard]

This means so much to me honestly! Thank you so much. Everyone in my family and all of my friends just kind of shook this off like it was no hig deal and didn't understand why I was so upset, saying "whats a little bit of soya sauce gonna do don't be so foolish". It's nice to have this online support, this is the first time I've posted but its amazing to be able to connect with people who understand.

My plans were to do introductions so I guess it's not that big of a deal to extend and so a whole51. I was very upset last night but I feel much better this morning, I realized that extending my whole 30 is going to do nothing but make me feel even better. All my non scale victories are worth every second of it. Initially I was discouraged, but I feel now that everything happens for a reason!

The montreal steak spice I have I'm almost sure it's compliant! I normally stay away from it though because it contains sunflower oil which I know they say to avoid as much as possible. Its club house brand and all the ingredients are just spices and sunflower oil.

Thanks again for your kind words this really helped and was amazing to wake up to!