sarahAwright Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Today I was coughing really badly and I had one small mouthful of diet cola from my friend as needed a drink and there was nothing else to hand It was one mouthful but do I need to restart? I'm on day 6 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge1117 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 http://whole30.com/2014/06/really-start-whole30/ Usually a mod says "let us know what you decide" and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahAwright Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hmm not that helpful It's was 1 mouthful and only thing in 6 days off plan Guidance would have been helpful Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge1117 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I personally would start over, but I am not a moderator, and I am personally trying to end ALL dependence on diet pop. That's why I just forwarded the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hmm not that helpful It's was 1 mouthful and only thing in 6 days off plan Guidance would have been helpful Thanks Did you make a conscious decision to drink the Coke? Could you have got some water from elsewhere? Or calmed the cough somehow with controlled breathing? etc etc etc.... With sugar not being just as disruptive to the gut as some of the other off plan foods we generally leave it up to you. If it were me I'd start over, simply because sometimes in these situations if we know there is an 'out'; a 'loophole' of some description to justify our actions, then we are less likely to stick to the rules going forward just as stringently as we otherwise might. But then I'm a stickler for rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 It was one mouthful but do I need to restart? I'm on day 6 Thanks What does your heart say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahAwright Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 It was a small mouthful not because I wanted a drink but because I was unable to stop coughing didn't make me think I can do it anytime etc I will continue and if by my 30 day it's still weighing on me then I will extend by 5 more days I guess... It was just one mouthful I was asking more how much that would effect me eg sweetener etc than my will power which is fine How bad is one small mouthful ? Who knows - he only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted February 20, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 20, 2016 I would probably keep going. But on this occasion, let me say a bit about the broader issue... The Whole30 requires elimination of off-plan foods, not minimization of off-plan foods. There is no allowance made for a little of this or a small amount of that. A little of this and a small amount of that can make a serious difference to some people. And it is impossible to know if you are one of those people until you have totally eliminated the off-plan foods for 30 days and then reintroduce it under controlled conditions. Realistically, we know that many people are not eliminating off-plan foods 100 percent. They are minimizing them. That is a shame because they are minimizing their results too. So we uphold high standards and hope people will take themselves seriously enough to comply. But in your case, I would probably keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahAwright Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thanks And I've home cooked everything from the book so far so not strayed at all apart from that I'm not minimising I've cut it all out etc Thanks tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted February 21, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2016 I agree with Tom and in this case would keep going... you are only on day 6 so by the time you get to 30, it will probably just be as easy to go another 5 days so you know in your heart you completed a full 30 days (which is huge in the mental game of life). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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