Meal Check-in

[persopina]

I'm in the 3rd week of my whole 30 and am definitely feeling more energy, brighter skin/hair, stronger nails, but I still have some persistent bloating/ puffiness. I'm wondering if you all could take a look at my meals just to see if there's anything that can change in the meantime or if its a wait til the 4th week type deal. Thanks for all the forum's support!

 

M1: 4 fried eggs, 2 cups cauliflower rice, little less than a thumb-size portion of ghee

 

M2: salmon cakes (can of salmon, 1/3 can sweet potato, egg, chives, olives, celery), on a bed of lettuce with some raspberries, half an avocado, and balsamic dressing

 

Pre WO: 1 epic bar (chicken)

 

Post WO: 1 epic bar (chicken) and 1 small sweet potato

 

M3: 6 oz salmon, 1 sweet potato, sauteed veggies like kale, okra, broccoli, and brussel sprouts, maybe one piece of fruit; or a few bowls of veggie soup (ratatouille recipe from whole30 cook book)

 

Usually 1 cranberry kombucha after dinner and maybe some tea with almond/hemp milk

[tmhampton1]

Your meals look good to me, but I'm not a moderator. For my PWO I normally just have a few bites of a carb and no fat whatsoever. I know that I was pretty bloated up to the end of week 2 and then realized I was eating way to much starchy veggies. I see you have a lot of sweet potato in your meals (M2 and M3). You might try cutting back on those and see how you feel. I do my very best to just stick to the one fist sized portion a day with just a few bites PWO. 

[jmcbn]

I'm in the 3rd week of my whole 30 and am definitely feeling more energy, brighter skin/hair, stronger nails, but I still have some persistent bloating/ puffiness. I'm wondering if you all could take a look at my meals just to see if there's anything that can change in the meantime or if its a wait til the 4th week type deal. Thanks for all the forum's support!

 

M1: 4 fried eggs, 2 cups cauliflower rice, little less than a thumb-size portion of ghee

 

M2: salmon cakes (can of salmon, 1/3 can sweet potato, egg, chives, olives, celery), on a bed of lettuce with some raspberries, half an avocado, and balsamic dressing

 

Pre WO: 1 epic bar (chicken)

 

Post WO: 1 epic bar (chicken) and 1 small sweet potato

 

M3: 6 oz salmon, 1 sweet potato, sauteed veggies like kale, okra, broccoli, and brussel sprouts, maybe one piece of fruit; or a few bowls of veggie soup (ratatouille recipe from whole30 cook book)

 

Usually 1 cranberry kombucha after dinner and maybe some tea with almond/hemp milk

You're eating a lot of high FODMAP foods over a short period of time and whilst this might not be problematic in itself if this is a typical day then the cumulative effect might cause the symptoms you describe.

You might want to take a read at >this article< and eat from the green list about half way down the page (compliant items only obviously!), and see if your symptoms improve.

I've highlighted all the high FODMAP foods for you just so as you can see the quantity clearly.

Hope this helps