Erica Gucc Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I understand the meal template should keep you satisfied. But I just can't eat all that food in one sitting. Eat till I am physically full, but I still am hungry. Poor nutrition absorption due to Crohns. Lost a lot of weight and hadn't been able to gain back. Not losing anymore for months and I don't want to lose now. I don't care to gain, but I just want to eat. More. Food. But I can't do it in 3 sittings. What do I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 You eat it in 4 or 5 sittings if you need to. As long as we are talking template meals -- protein + veggie + fat -- you eat until you can't, and then you save the rest for when you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Gucc Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Is it okay to miss a group? Sometimes it's very difficult to get all three in. I need to go to the store and pick up some protein I can keep at work that'll go with my ideal mini meal. Olives + fruit + meat. That's my biggest plan because I need some foods that don't have brakes on em. I understand not wanting foods with no breaks when they are low nutrient foods. But I literally need to eat as much as possible until I start seeing a change in how I'm digesting the food. I find that appetite can be an issue. I'm hungry but nothing I want to eat seems appealing. This is why I find olives and fruit to be great. I can eat them effortlessly. It's the protein I'm having issues with. I do recall having an affinity for eating deli meats just by themselves. Don't want to make mayo right now and not looking to eat more eggs (having hard boiled eggs is an option but I don't see it being always very appetizing to me) ...never tried sardines. I don't believe canned tuna or chicken will do unless I can find a way to make it soon. At a lost on what I can do other than that for protein. A cup of bone broth? A handful of nuts? What else has protein?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ideally you'd want to eat all three groups, and ideally you'd want veg in place of the fruit, however if you are not wanting to lose weight you might want to take a look at >this< article.Nuts are a fat source on Whole30. Protein options would be meat, fish & sea food, game, & poultry - have you tried jerky? Not ideal for every meal but another portable option... Sardines are an excellent source of protein (try boneless first) as are tinned mackerel (tinned mackerel fillets have a very chicken like texture - a strong smell, but a fairly mild taste).Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Gucc Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 I read the book but don't understand why its necessarilly veg better than fruit especially for like a mini meal. If I'm eating lots of vegs at my main 3 meals I don't think there's an issue with there being fruit as my carb for mini meal. I was trying to eat my fruit portion with my meal but sometimes it doesn't really go with the flavour of the meal, so I have it for last. By that time I am usually physically full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Gucc Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 I didn't think of jerky. I really like jerky! Would I be able to easily find compliant jerky in the supermarket or must I order online or go to wholefoods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I didn't think of jerky. I really like jerky! Would I be able to easily find compliant jerky in the supermarket or must I order online or go to wholefoods? You'll have to check ingredients I'm afraid. What's your location? I'm on a whole different continent so what we have here won't be what you have there..... You can definitely source on line though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezjulie Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Erica, some of the flavors of the dried meat EPIC bars and snacks are Whole30 compliant and quite tasty. I have found them at Whole Foods and other fancy-schmancy stores. It can be really hard otherwise to find jerky that doesn't have sugar in it. Applegate makes some compliant deli meat. Both are unfortunately a bit expensive. Portable tuna is a good idea. Veggies are normally recommended over fruit for a mini-meal, but the template is a recommendation and not a rule. Since you have a medical issue and need to maintain your weight, you might have to play around with things differently including fruit in your snack. Plus, fruit... yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I read the book but don't understand why its necessarilly veg better than fruit especially for like a mini meal. If I'm eating lots of vegs at my main 3 meals I don't think there's an issue with there being fruit as my carb for mini meal. I was trying to eat my fruit portion with my meal but sometimes it doesn't really go with the flavour of the meal, so I have it for last. By that time I am usually physically full Apologies - I didn't even see this when I replied to your question on jerky... Fruit can be a FWOB for many people in the same way that nuts can. Fruit is also nutritionally inferior to veg and contains fructose which can only be processed by the liver where it is stored as fat. As someone looking to maintain weight though you have a little more lee-way and fruit will be fine for a mini meal - I'd still say not to neglect your veg though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Gucc Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Got it. Veg is Definitely not neglected in my diet. Fruit rarely pushes out the veg, I just find it more appetizing on its own than veg. For my breakfast I had egg sausage mini frittata with basil and tomato, sweet potato and apple cinnamln hash, serving of fruit, and coffee with coconut milk in it. I thought it was pretty good and satisfying and I'm not worried about making it to lunch. I get hungry following lunch and dinner, usually, even though I eat a lot during these meals. I have been trying to keep fruit portions no more than 1-2 a day but its difficult. Last night I was still very hungry right before bed. I had some olives and pineapples. I think that FWOB is bad when those foods are nutriend poor. But a food which is nutrient dense and has no breaks for me is very good. It means I can get a lot more nutrients and calories without forcing myself. My problem is when I let my hunger mix with my cravings for things which are sweet and nutrient poor. Before whole 30 I would usually have ice cream for dessert, and some sort of other treat to keep me going in the day. I find I am still craving at night but when I ask myself if I'd eat salmon and broccoli I think yes sure maybe a little, but since I'm not starving I just know my body wants some more calories and nutrients I was extremely deficient in many micro nutrients a few weeks ago. Almost always exhausted too. I don't think my food was properly digested. So now its a little better. But still worried that even though I'm eating a lot, I'm not getting all my nutrients. That's what FWOB is OK for me so long as its high in nutrient. Easy way for me to get more food in my body. Since I don't fully digest everything I eat and eating large meals can often result in more pain than usual. Being able to scarf down some more food at any time to me sounds like a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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