christina1113 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I'm currently on day 23. I started this for many reasons, one of them being to help curb my addiction to sweets. I should probably start over at this point but I'm hoping to maybe just finish out my weak strong and start again right after Thanksgiving. I have been using cashews (2 heaping handfuls a day) as a way to kick my cravings for munchies/sweets. I thought it was ok in the beginning since I wasn't eating sweets and other things my kids eat. I'm now realizing that I'm not getting rid of my cravings because of this, nor am I losing the weight I should be....any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginiawantsgoodsleep Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I also did the same, and then was advised to cut the nuts. I'm told to put the fats on the plate at mealtimes and avoid snacks completely. Only eat for hunger. It helped me to make sure I had an avocado or open handful of olives at my meal. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 2 heaping handfuls a day is a lot of nuts. Nuts are recommended to be limited on a Whole30 (with a serving size being a closed handful). It makes me wonder whether your meals have been big enough. Care to post a few days worth of your meals, including portion sizes, water consumption and any exercise? We can see if any meals merit tweaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 It is also worth noting that cashews have the most carbs of all nuts. It is very common to see people bingeing on cashews in particular. I would say you are not eating enough at mealtime (and I would guess not enough FAT in particular). Posting your food would be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christina1113 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thank you for the advice! Sometimes I'm too busy in the morning so I eat two hard boiled eggs and a cup of coffee. That usually tides me over until lunch. Lunch is usually a bowl of chili or whatever is leftover from the night before. I try to stick with the portion sizes recommended in the book. I don't always eat the vegetables or the fruit that we're supposed to include with the meals. I've skipped lunch before and just had cashews. I feel like I can't stop eating them once I start. I try to not buy them every time I go to the store but I'm thinking about them daily almost like I did with sweets. I'm sure I need to increase the amount of water I'm drinking. I'll try to pay more attention over the next day or two what my meals look like and really try to stick with the plan. I'm so focused on trying not to eat things that my kids are eating I haven't been paying as much attention to my meals. Maybe adding avocado or a few olives will help also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Yeah, eating more, getting three template-based meals, would be a prudent next step. First, here's the recommended meal template. Design all your meals to meet this template of 1-2 palms of protein, 1-3 cups of veggies and a compliant fat. http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf 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. Sounds like nuts are food without breaks for you: strongly consider dropping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christina1113 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I did not know cashews have the most carbs, maybe that's why I'm craving them so much. I will really try to focus on the meal plan and water intake this week. I can't remember what I had yesterday. This is what I had today. Breakfast: 3 scrambled eggs with salsa. An hour later I had an apple Lunch: Cashews:( (we had two kids parties to go to today so I ate those instead of what was being served at the parties) Dinner: 1 pork chop with TBS spiced apple sauce, medium sweet potato, serving of green beans (no clarified butter or Ghee on sweet potato or green beans). I used to work out a lot and then I felt like I hit a brick wall. I wanted to make sure going into this that I got the eating plan down right before getting back into a workout routine. The only physical activity I have for the moment is chasing my two toddlers around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christina1113 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thank you for the template! I think I can make this a better week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Focus on the template and building meals that satiate you for 4-5 hours. Until you get there, if you get hungry in between meals (litmus test: you could eat something bland like steamed fish and broccoli), have a mini meal of protein, carb and fat. Avoid having fruit by itself or nuts alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christina1113 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted November 15, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2015 You seem to be thinking about meals as optional.,, "Sometimes I'm too busy in the morning so..." you don't eat much. And again, you eat cashews in place of a meal because you were at a party and did not bring a real meal with you. Start thinking of your meals as important and eat them. They are important and you cannot achieve meaningful success if you frequently blow off meals. Don't try to reduce the number of nuts you eat. Stop eating them completely. Trying to keep nuts in your life is too dangerous a game for you to play. You might try reintroducing them 6 months from now, but you need to establish much better meal eating routines before you try to bring nuts back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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