Day 1 tomorow

[Nicole A]

I begin my Whole30 adventure tomorrow!  I'm both excited and scared.  My biggest hope is that after this I will "feel better" in every way.  I just hope my family, friends and co-workers don't want to kill me at any point in this 30 days!

[Leeleego]

Good luck!

[Sassbobby05]

I am starting today also. We can do this!! Best of luck!

[Sassbobby05]

So far so good! My biggest challenge so far is that I am starving. I am an endurance athlete and i spend my life being hungry! I am not finding it difficult to stick with foods that are allowed. I just feel like I am eating too much. I rode 2.5 hrs yesterday. Breakfast was homemade applesauce, coffee  and water. Snack on the bike ride was a banana and 50 oz of water. post snack was almond butter and a banana. Lunch was tuna with half an avocado on spinach. Dinner was baked chicken, grilled asparagus and sweet potato. Looking back, that doesn't seem to be too much for the amount of exercise that I did. Thoughts????

[Georgia Kaye]

Hi Sassbobby!  I started this Monday as well, so I'm certainly no expert, but what I see is that you're having no protein for breakfast.  With all that exercise, you definitely need protein!!

I found this thread because I searched for the word "snack".  I know they're discouraged, but after years of following a South Beach lifestyle, I find it hard to stop the mid-afternoon snacks.  And I just can't eat enough at lunch to keep me full until dinner;  I'm not going to overeat at a meal just to avoid having a healthy snack at 3:30.  I usually eat lunch between noon and 1, and we have dinner at 7.  I've been having a piece of fruit with a small amount of almond butter for a snack in the afternoon.  What's everyone's opinion on that?

 

[ladyshanny]

So far so good! My biggest challenge so far is that I am starving. I am an endurance athlete and i spend my life being hungry! I am not finding it difficult to stick with foods that are allowed. I just feel like I am eating too much. I rode 2.5 hrs yesterday. Breakfast was homemade applesauce, coffee  and water. Snack on the bike ride was a banana and 50 oz of water. post snack was almond butter and a banana. Lunch was tuna with half an avocado on spinach. Dinner was baked chicken, grilled asparagus and sweet potato. Looking back, that doesn't seem to be too much for the amount of exercise that I did. Thoughts????

"I am starving"

"I feel like I am eating too much"

 

Food from waking until lunch (including a 2.5 hour ride) was fruit, coffee, water, fruit, water, fat, fruit.

 

Have you seen our meal template? It's linked in my signature below.  To summarize for you though, every meal should contain:

 

1-2 palms protein (or as many eggs as you can hold in your hand without dropping; at least 3-4 as a start)

1-3 cups veggies (or a serving bowl full of salad)

1-2 thumbs fat (or half to whole avocado or handfuls olives)

Pre workout: protein and fat

Post workout: lean protein and starchy veggie

 

Breakfast should be eaten within an hour of waking.  Meals should be spaced 4-5 hours apart.  Pre and post workout are not optional, especially for an endurance athlete.  They are in addition to your other meals.  You feel like you're eating too much while also being starving because you are not composing your meals correctly.  

 

(I apologize that no one from the mod team got to this sooner, please let us know if you need any further help!)