Sallie Shuford Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'm finishing day 7 of my first Whole30. I try to track what I'm eating just because I like to. I'm noticing that I'm eating around 850 calories. I'm not really hungry, and I've got weight to lose. But is this too few? Sometimes I'm skipping breakfast?? I guess I could make sure I get that in? Does it matter if I don't feel hungry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 If you're skipping breakfast then you're not eating enough - I don;t need you to tell me what or how mcu you're eating to tell you that.Breakfast should be eaten within an hour of wakening and is key in getting your hormones back into whack - if you are not hungry when you waken it's a good indicator that you really need to eat.Start my plating up a proper template meal, then eat your way around the plate ensuring you get a little of every food group. THen when you're full wrap up the remainder to eat as soon as you feel hungry again.Three meals, three times a day, each with 1-2 palms worth of protein, 1-3 cups worth of veggies (with 3 being optimum - FILL your plate!), then a generous serving of fat on top of that, be it a dollop of mayo, some drizzled olive oil, ghee, compliant bacon or whatever...... And remember that the template is the minimum requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallie Shuford Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Okay. I'll do better. Thank you for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallie Shuford Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 @jmcbn, two days of eating breakfast, and I'm hitting a caloric goal for someone working to lose weight (which I am). But man it's hard. I'm still not feeling hungry. I did strain my back at the gym on Monday, so I haven't worked out since then. Could it be that all of this delicious fat I'm eating is keeping me satisfied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyP Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I struggle with breakfast too! I like eating breakfast, but it is so hard to get it in within the first hour of being awake! I have a long standing habit of watching the news, sipping coffee, and checking email before I eat. I get up at 5am, but don't have to be at work until about 9am - I just love the piddle time in the morning. I am on day 7, and trying to force myself to eat breakfast earlier. I have probably made it within the hour 4 out of the 7 days, but gees - this is a battle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 and I'm hitting a caloric goal for someone working to lose weight (which I am). swestie, having a caloric goal, and counting calories at all is NOT what we are doing on the whole30, in fact, counting calories will deprive you of some of the most important benefits of the program. Use the meal template and your own satiety to determine how much to eat. If your meals meet the template and keep you from being hungry in-between you are eating the right amount. Counting calories will lead to second-guessing how you feel and make it much harder to gauge how much to eat. Abstract "caloric goals" based on average people will never be as accurate as your own body's signals. Taking out foods like refined grains and sugar will allow you to trust the signals your body gives you and eat what is needed for your specific context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallie Shuford Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 @missmary - what if I'm not hungry though? Should I skip a meal? Eat smaller portions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 You should eat the minimum of the meal template three time per day, the first one within an hour of waking up in the morning. Here is the template: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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