fifthj Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hi all, I'm on Day 5 (see log below) and I would love advice on the following (and anything else), including from moderators. About me: I'm 36, two kids ages 3 and 8 months, in school part time and the rest of the time caring for them. Love good, local food. Have about 20 lbs to lose from the pregnancy, and finally realized that all the working out in the world wasn't going to make a difference if I was eating cheese and drinking wine every night. I am nursing my 8 month old (but not exclusively. She eats solids too and has 1-2 bottles of formula a day). Wake time and Meal 1 timing: My wake time is . . . fuzzy. For example, I might feed the baby at 5:30, doze off, then my toddler comes in bed at 6, doze off again (sort of hard to do with a squirmy 3 yo), and get out of bed by 6:30, eat by 7. Is this OK? Is it within an hour of waking up? Meals: am I eating too much? It feels like a LOT. I know that is common in the beginning, and of course I also want to keep my milk supply up. But it feels like a lot. I have only been ravenously hungry once, and that was a random 4am feeding. (I didn't have anything and was able to fall back asleep.) Should I be hungry before every meal? Should I wait until I get hungry to eat the next meal? Logging: I have been an on and off again calorie counter and I really want to get off that treadmill. However, keeping a log like the one below helps me plan ahead and anticipate mealtimes. And I would love to know from you seasoned people whether it looks like I'm on track - no way to do that without logging. BUT is this detailed a log against the spirit of Whole30? I'm thinking of letting it go if I get a general sense that all is well. Water: I didn't log my water religiously, but I typically drink 2 32 oz bottles, plus 2 cups coffee and a 16 oz kombucha. I know I should be drinking more water. NSVs so far: - Even energy all day. (Low energy after dinner, but this could just be burn out with the kids!) - More time to get things done since I'm not always hungry, thinking about food and/or snacking. - No cravings, other than for stevia in my coffee, but even that has not been much of a struggle. Thanks in advance for any advice or tweaks!! MON 3/21 // Day 1 (didn't track nursing/pumping on day 1) M1: 7:50 sweet potato hash made with bacon fat, egg & sausage bake with tons of veggies, 1/2 small avocado, 1/2 tomato. coffee with carrageenan-free almond milk (Califia brand). M2: 11:30am Broccoli 1 cup Chicken salad with apples, celery & homemade mayo Potato salad M3: 3:30 Kalua pork Green beans Pineapple 1/2 avocado Handful olives M4: 7:30 pm 16 oz kombucha corned beef boiled cabbage, carrots & onions **felt very full after dinner** 10:30 Bed TUE 3/22 // Day 2 4 am 1st nursing session - very hungry after (kept me awake for a while) but didn’t snack 6 am son came into my bed - dozed but not good sleep 6:45 got out of bed M1: 7:00 AM egg & sausage bake with tons of veggies 1/2 tomato 1/2 champagne mango coffee 1 cup water 7:30 2nd nursing session M2: 10 AM Madras chicken salad Greens Green Beans 1/2 avocado Small serving of potato salad (olive oil and vinegar, not mayo) small serving pineapple chunks 11 AM pumping session 1:19 pumping session M3: 2pm Madras chicken salad Greens 1/2 avocado Sweet potatoes & purple yams Cherry tomatoes 5pm 3rd nursing session M4: 6pm Korean ribs Bok choy Sautéed spinach/bell pepper/onion Small serving of sweet potatoes & purple yams Kombucha 10pm bed 1 am wakeup - toddler 1:45am wakeup - toddler WED 3/23 // Day 3 4:50 nursing session #1 6:15 wakeup PreWO: 6:40 2 hard boiled eggs coffee with almond milk 7am workout PostWO: 8am kalua pork (small) sweet potato hash (small) **mini meal** M1: 9:30 Egg bake with sausage & veggies 1/2 avocado pico de gallo sautéed peppers, onions & spinach sweet potato hash coffee w/ almond milk 9:45 pumping session #1 12:30 nursing session #2 M2: 2:10pm kalua pork bok choy 1/2 avocado olives 4pm nursing session #3 M3: 6pm chicken tenders brussel sprouts 2 small white potatoes with ghee kombucha 6:30 nursing session #4 10:30 pm bed 11:00 toddler wake up THUR 3/24 // Day 4 1am nursing session 2am toddler wake up 3am toddler wake up 6am toddler wake up 7:15 wake up 7:20 nursing session #1 M1: 7:30am Egg bake with sausage & veggies 1/2 avocado sautéed peppers, onions & spinach sweet potato hash coffee w/ almond milk 9:25 pumping session #1 M2: 11:15pm kalua pork roasted brussel sprouts green beans with ghee sautéed onions, peppers and spinach 11:40 pumping session #2 2pm nursing session #2 M3: 3:15pm chicken fingers green salad w/ 1/2 avocado green olives small serving sweet potatoes & purple yams with ghee herbal tea 4:25 nursing session #3 M4: 5:30pm 3 tandoori chicken drumsticks curried cauliflower rice olives green beans with ghee few bites sweet potatoes kombucha 10pm bed FRI 3/25 // Day 5 5:30am nursing session #1 6am toddler comes in bed 6:30am wake up M1: 6:45am Egg bake with sausage & veggies 1/2 avocado 1/2 tomato sautéed peppers, onions & spinach coffee w/ almond milk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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