Lib265 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 On Day 11 and am feeling overwhelmed by the commitment! I am starving all the time, and as a result am very cranky to my kids and husband! I feel like I'm spending all my time and money on food that is not satisfying anyone! Just looking for any tips or encouragement because I'm ready to throw in the towel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted July 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 5, 2016 Okay, don't throw in the towel. You should NOT be starving ever on the Whole30, so that right there tells me you're not eating enough which causes cranky, low energy etc... Can you list out a few days of what you've been eating including portion sizes, specific veggies, protein and fats, water consumption, meal timing and we can help get you back on track so the next 19 days are awesome for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted July 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 5, 2016 Also know that days 10 and 11 are the days people are most likely to quit, even if they're not hungry all the time (check out the timeline for more on that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlaccini Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 If you are hungry - Eat! Chances are you aren't eating nearly enough! A crock pot is definitely your friend - you can create fantastic 1 pot meals that take minutes to make: Well Fed's Chocolate Chili is a fan favourite and I personally love Nom Nom Paleo's Crock Pot Chicken with Gravy. If you want us to help you tweak - you could always let us know what you have been eating - list a couple days worth of meals - please give us as much detail as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggolee41 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 To second what these very intelligent ladies have said - you should not be starving. I know I haven't been at all. I do know day 10 was the day I REALLY wanted to quit... then I had some major breakthroughs in the following days. So stick with it and post your meals... and be ready to add more fat and food in general. YOU CAN DO THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib265 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thanks all! Yesterday I had: Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with 1 c. mixed zucchini/spinach/tomatoes plus about 2 c. mixed cantaloupe and pineapple Lunch: 1.5 c. chili over a large sweet potato, 2 c. cabbage salad with vinaigrette, 6 olives, 1/4 c. artichoke hearts Snack: Banana and an open handful of mixed nuts (walnut,macadamia, pecan) Dinner: About 1c. worth of babyrack ribs meat, 2 c. spinach salad with coconut, pecans, vinaigrette, and strawberries, 1.5 cups white potatoes fried in lard Night snack: 1.5 cup unsweetened applesauce with cinnamon Today: Breakfast: 2 muffin-sized frittatas with bacon and spinach, 2 cups of butternut squash soup Lunch: 1 can tuna with 1/2 c. homemade mayo, 1/2 cup carrots, 3 cups kale, 1/4 c. pecans, another 1/2 cup carrots with 1/2 c. sunshine sauce, 1 banana Afternoon crash snack: 1 apple pie larabar, 1 handful mixed nuts, another 1/2 cup carrots and 1/2 cup sunshine sauce Dinner: 1.5 cups shredded chicken with tomato, 1 big bell pepper, 2 cups cauliflower rice with mushrooms, 3/4 c. guacamole, 1 slice cantaloupe I'm guessing I need more fat and protein and less nuts? Any suggestions as to how to accomplish that are appreciated! Breakfast is around 7:30 am, lunch at 11:30/12 and dinner at 5:30 (I have little kids so our routine is very regular). I've had a very hard time trying to get from an 11:30 lunch to a 5:30 dinner without snacking, and am usually hungry again before bed. I drink about 6 large glasses of water and a seltzer every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib265 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Background: I'm 28 and pretty active (workout a few times a week and have a 3 yo, 2 yo, and 1 yo). No real health issues in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted July 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thanks all! Yesterday I had: Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with 1 c. mixed zucchini/spinach/tomatoes plus about 2 c. mixed cantaloupe and pineapple That is a LOT of fruit and not very much actual veggies. Trade the portions around so your veggies are more than your fruit. Also, eggs when your sole source of protein are as many as you can hold in one hand without dropping... most people start at 3-4. You also have no fat in this meal at all. I would be STARVING if I was you Lunch: 1.5 c. chili over a large sweet potato, 2 c. cabbage salad with vinaigrette, 6 olives, 1/4 c. artichoke hearts Was this meat chili? How much actual meat did you get? I'm guessing not a ton. When olives are your fat, go for heaping handfuls (plural)... six is just a bite... Snack: Banana and an open handful of mixed nuts (walnut,macadamia, pecan) I wont' discourage snacking because from what you've been eating, you're starving but if you're actually hungry, eat protein and fat and ideally veggies. Fruit and nuts on their own are not an ideal choice. As well, a serving of nuts is one closed fist Dinner: About 1c. worth of babyrack ribs meat, 2 c. spinach salad with coconut, pecans, vinaigrette, and strawberries, 1.5 cups white potatoes fried in lard This looks reasonable, did you feel good after this meal? Night snack: 1.5 cup unsweetened applesauce with cinnamon Again, that is quite a large portion of fruit in addition to all the fruit already in your day... Today: Breakfast: 2 muffin-sized frittatas with bacon and spinach, 2 cups of butternut squash soup add a couple more eggs Lunch: 1 can tuna with 1/2 c. homemade mayo, 1/2 cup carrots, 3 cups kale, 1/4 c. pecans, another 1/2 cup carrots with 1/2 c. sunshine sauce, 1 banana This is good! Afternoon crash snack: 1 apple pie larabar, 1 handful mixed nuts, another 1/2 cup carrots and 1/2 cup sunshine sauce Again, this crash snack was necessary because nutrition is cummulative but lets try and get your meals where you dont' need these. Also, larabars are for 'stranded on a sinking ship' type of emergency, not one caused by not eating enough. Dinner: 1.5 cups shredded chicken with tomato, 1 big bell pepper, 2 cups cauliflower rice with mushrooms, 3/4 c. guacamole, 1 slice cantaloupe How did you feel after this? This is a great meal! I'm guessing I need more fat and protein and less nuts? Any suggestions as to how to accomplish that are appreciated! Breakfast is around 7:30 am, lunch at 11:30/12 and dinner at 5:30 (I have little kids so our routine is very regular). I've had a very hard time trying to get from an 11:30 lunch to a 5:30 dinner without snacking, and am usually hungry again before bed. I drink about 6 large glasses of water and a seltzer every day. If dinner is a long ways from lunch due to schedule, add a mini meal of protein and fat (and ideally veggies) in between. Water is recommended to be 1/2oz per pound of body weight so I'm guessing that you're woefully short there. I answered your meals in the body of your post so you can see the specific recommendations. Take another look at the meal template (linked below) and make your meals match. Fruit comes AFTER you've already hit the meal template with veggies and should only be eaten WITH a meal, not on its own. Try a few days of really aiming to meet the meal template and see how you feel. You may need to eat to the higher end of the template for a few days to help your body catch up because you've been under eating pretty sufficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 5, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thanks all! Yesterday I had: Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with 1 c. mixed zucchini/spinach/tomatoes plus about 2 c. mixed cantaloupe and pineapple Lunch: 1.5 c. chili over a large sweet potato, 2 c. cabbage salad with vinaigrette, 6 olives, 1/4 c. artichoke hearts Snack: Banana and an open handful of mixed nuts (walnut,macadamia, pecan) Dinner: About 1c. worth of babyrack ribs meat, 2 c. spinach salad with coconut, pecans, vinaigrette, and strawberries, 1.5 cups white potatoes fried in lard Night snack: 1.5 cup unsweetened applesauce with cinnamon Today: Breakfast: 2 muffin-sized frittatas with bacon and spinach, 2 cups of butternut squash soup Lunch: 1 can tuna with 1/2 c. homemade mayo, 1/2 cup carrots, 3 cups kale, 1/4 c. pecans, another 1/2 cup carrots with 1/2 c. sunshine sauce, 1 banana Afternoon crash snack: 1 apple pie larabar, 1 handful mixed nuts, another 1/2 cup carrots and 1/2 cup sunshine sauce Dinner: 1.5 cups shredded chicken with tomato, 1 big bell pepper, 2 cups cauliflower rice with mushrooms, 3/4 c. guacamole, 1 slice cantaloupe I'm guessing I need more fat and protein and less nuts? Any suggestions as to how to accomplish that are appreciated! Breakfast is around 7:30 am, lunch at 11:30/12 and dinner at 5:30 (I have little kids so our routine is very regular). I've had a very hard time trying to get from an 11:30 lunch to a 5:30 dinner without snacking, and am usually hungry again before bed. I drink about 6 large glasses of water and a seltzer every day. Couple things. First, eggs as your sole protein are as many as you can hold in a hand without dropping. For most people that is at least 3-4. So right off the bat your breakfasts are too light and this can set you up for playing catch up all day long and into the night. You could also try skipping the fruit in the morning (2 cups is a lot) in favour of more vegetables. Many people report fruit had early in the day can lead to later day cravings and being hungrier sooner. Second, eating fruits alone or fruits with nuts is not great for solving this problem. You really want protein and fat here if you really need to eat between meals. Once you compose your meals to better fit the template and you're getting 4-5 hours between, you shouldn't be thinking about or planning on snacks. That's the goal. But until you get there, if you are hungry between meals, have protein and fat or protein and veggies. Leave off the fruit, it's a huge sugar load that isn't doing you any favours. If you do want fruit (and it's so beautiful and plentiful in the summer), try eating it with a main meal that already has a couple cups of veggies and the proper protein and fat. Don't eat it alone and don't let it push veggies off your plate. Your lunch in Day one above could use more fat (6 olives? really? try a whole heaped handful next time). Your dinner tonight looks great! Your lunch today could have used more sturdy veggies and again fruit makes an appearance. We don't discourage fruit but for someone struggling a bit, we wouldn't recommend this volume at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 5, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2016 Ha, Sugarcube and I posted at nearly the same time. Note how many of our recommendations are the same and focus on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib265 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thank you both so much! This is VERY helpful! I'm so used to grazing on random things as my kids eat throughout the day so it's been a big transition. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib265 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Started the day strong with 3 fried eggs, 4 pieces of bacon, 3 cups of cauliflower rice with mushrooms and 1/2 c. of guacamole. Felt CRAZY to me, but so far feeling good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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