mpr7876 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 end of day 12 here, and feeling discouraged. been following the program 100%. just feel blah, and am tired.physically and emotionally tired. have not noticed anything different really, def no "tiger blood", oh and everything still fits the same, maybe a little tighter, which i know is expected, but its discouraging. looking to see when others start noticing the positive benefits of whole 30. looking for some motivation so i keep on keeping on. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Can you post a few days worth of your meals, including portion sizes and water consumption, so folks here can see if you're on the right track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpr7876 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Ok, a couple typical days. M1: 3 eggs over top of spinach/kale (3cups), sweet potato w/ghee, olives. M2: 2-4oz(palm size) chicken breasts, half bag of frozen veggies (approx 2c), carrots/celery w homemade mayo (ranch), olives M3: steak (larger than my palm, 6oz), huge salad (mixing bowl size) with fresh chopped veggies, olives, pickles and evoo dressing. M1: 3 egg omelet w onions/peppers/mushrooms, homemade hashbrowns, olive oil drizzled on top of everything M2: paleo buffalo chicken bake (w30 compliant), 2-3c mixed green salad w evoo dressing, olives. M3: homemade chicken wings (7-8pieces) w tons of celery/carrots (at least 20 sticks) w compliant mayo ranch, salad (2c at least) w evoo dressing I drink at a minimum 96oz water a day, not including compliant club soda. Sleeping 7-9hrs. Have twin toddlers so that's not straight thru, I wake a couple times a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpr7876 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 I forgot to add that I'm not hungry in btwn meals, and meals are usually 4-5hrs apart. Sometimes its hard to finish my meals tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpunkyBug Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Your meals look pretty good to me, but I'll let a moderator weigh in more specifically. Day 12 is probably too early to be expecting loose pants and tiger blood. On my first Whole30, I didn't get my tiger blood until day 22 or 23. Hang in there, it's going to take a little more time to get over that hump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrybird Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I felt pretty rough throughout my Whole30, which I completed this past fall. Honestly, I really only started feeling *good* during the last few days. But, boy, your meals look good and well-balanced to me, and you are very nearly halfway there! I feel very confident in saying that nearly all of my lost weight and non-scale victories/improvements happened during the last week, perhaps even the last 5 days of my W30. Of course there are no guarantees, but I felt really good on Day 31, and every struggle felt worthwhile. I had a lot of struggles, for what it's worth, especially early on - nausea, low mood, decreased energy and focus (I have ADD and the loss of sugar made my medication less effective, something I hadn't been expecting all) hit me during the first two weeks especially. The fact that you are doing this with twin toddlers has me in awe, frankly. You're amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpr7876 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 thanks, i'm trying to be positive. today is better. i'm going to try and add in a little exercise starting on day 15, maybe that will perk me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orca_chick Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Just stick with it! Your meals look awesome and it's just a waiting game right now. I really struggled with my energy levels until day 18. I woke up on day 18 and felt like I was almost "normal" after dragging for 2 weeks. Since then, my energy has just continued to increase and my workouts are awesome. It was definitely worth the wait for tiger blood. I also didn't start really seeing changes in my body until this week but all of a sudden I have muscle definition in my shoulders and back and I'm on day 24. You can do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaTriesWhole30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'm on Day 14 and am in the exact same boat. So this was really helpful Stay with it, sounds like it will be worth it in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 How are you feeling now? Are you taking any magnesium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcrokus Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 All this has been so helpful! Original poster reflected all my concerns/issues on my current day 17. Curious to see how the remainder of the program played out for you?! Twin toddlers, omg. So hard to balance it all. Great going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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