Sensitive subject, please don't judge Re: meal skipping...

[Marshy-Mallow]

I have mental illnesses. I thought I was doing fine until my husband said the WRONG THING. Since then I am in the midst of what I can only describe as a silent breakdown. Long story short, I was unable to eat lunch or dinner today, do I need to restart? BTW, I'm only on day 3.

[kirkor]

No you don't need to restart, but do try to get some template-style food in you.

[Marshy-Mallow]

Thanks. Hoping this will be gone tomorrow. I am having no other problems at all and am otherwise enjoying the program thus far.

[ladyshanny]

There is no judgement here.....but you may want to read the two articles regarding Whole30 going bad. I can't link right now but you can google "Whole30 Gone Bad" and "Whole30 Eating Disorder" and you will find two good articles from Whole30. If a mod or advanced member pops along here on a desktop PC, can you link for me, please? On iPad right now and it's useless for linking.

[kirkor]

http://whole30.com/2012/02/whole30-gone-bad/

http://whole30.com/2014/06/dear-melissa-eating-disorders/

[praxisproject]

Also, if you're extra hungry after skipping a few meals, you're fine to eat extra as you have some catching up to do.

 

Protein + Veg + Fat will help get you back on track faster than nuts and fruit.

 

You can totally do this!

[Marshy-Mallow]

Thanks guys. Had a super bad day yesterday but I'm pretty much all better. Excited to continue the journey.

[praxisproject]

Yay!

 

If you find some days seem to be harder than others, some people need a little more starchy veg, like a fist sized serve with each meal.

 

If you have any unusual sudden symptoms like feeling super anxious or cranky (can be triggered by low blood sugar), adding some extra starchy veg can help.