Dawnski55 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 A fb friend said to me today: 'I don't know how you can do that 30 day thing - I would die!' Well, this morning I had scrambled egg and compliant bacon (it climbed into the pan all by itself it was that compliant ) and loads of mushrooms fried in ghee, lunch is the most delicious 'burger in a bowl' meal of turkey mince which I fried with mushrooms, green pepper and onion, in a little ghee, on a salad of spinach, lettuce, carrot, and pickled cucumbers, with home made 'burger sauce' (mayo with tomato puree added) - I tell you, it is absolutely wonderful and I would far rather be eating that than a sandwich, bar of choc and packet of crisps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Day four and a nsv - I was out of bed at 7.30 rather than 9 or 10 am and feeling awake! Normally I feel more tired in the mornings than I do at bed time! Also - noticed that clothes are already looser - how can that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager07 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Good morning and welcome aboard! Way to go with such a positive attitude! It just gets better from here. You've got this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Day 5 - B: two eggs, 3 rashers bacon, mushrooms, cashews, spinach all cooked in ghee. L - well, the day went a bit odd as I was so hungry after breakfast that I ended up eating two hard boiled eggs with some mayo at about 11, and another two (no mayo) at about half twelve. It is now 2.15 and I have just had a banana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 15, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hey Dawn, are you nearing your period? The week before and of our periods we sometimes get super hungry. Go ahead and make your meals larger to account for this, it's your body needing extra nutrition. Good choice on the hard boiled eggs as the snacks, too! You could also afford to make your breakfast larger as it is the foundation meal of the day and when too small, can be impossible to make up for. Eggs as your sole protein are as many as you can hold in your hand without dropping so at least 3-4. Bacon is a fat not a protein. And unless you ate 3 cups of the mushroom/spinach mix, you could probably afford to add more/alternate veggies also. Spinach and mushrooms are both mostly water and cook down significantly so a sturdier veggie in there would be good too (maybe stgreen beans sauteed in there?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Ah! Interesting point! I am actually post-menopausal but still find that once a month I do get more emotional and crave certain foods - and yes, this might explain yesterday I have been counting the bacon as both a protein and fat as it has meat as well as fat in it - so today I had four rashers of bacon, two eggs which were scrambled using ghee so that added to the fat content of the meal, and a whole mix of veg - carrot, sugar snap peas, celery, butternut squash, peppers and tomatoes. Was thirsty this morning - which may not seem like anything to mention but I do not normally get thirsty ..... I can sometimes go til 3 pm without a drink. I think my body is finally recognising the difference between thirst and hunger! Yay!! If I could work out how to attach a picture to this I would show you the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 thought this would show as a pic - I really do not know what I am doing!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Day 6 is off to a much better start than day 5 feeling slightly clearer-headed today and had a good breakfast of eggs, bacon, and a mix of veg. I am going out to a first aid course this afternoon and am planning to have fish for lunch with cauliflower, carrots and broccoli and some mayo as the fat. I will take nuts and a hard boiled egg with me in case I am hungry before the course is finished. I have minced beef thawing in the fridge and plan to cook that up with onions and peppers and then have it with mixed veggies and salad with burger dressing (mayo and tomato puree mixed together ) It is quick to cook so will keep me from reaching for a quick fix before dinner is ready; it is also handy to have stored in the fridge. My Whole30 book has arrived so I shall spend time planning a menu for next week and shop accordingly on Monday. This week has been one of getting to know the plan, learning from others and learning about my own body. Today I have actually recognised thirst over hunger, which is practically unheard of for me Here's to another good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Still day six - interesting observation re fruit: The first five days I have had quite a bit of fruit (mainly because it needed using up as I had bought it not realising it was quite restricted) and I have been hungry between meals. Today, by accident rather than design, I have not had any fruit and this is the first day that I have eaten only my three meals. I went out to a first aid course this afternoon and had meant to take something with me as I thought I would be hungry - it is only now that I realise I did not feel hungry at all This is also the first day that I have been able to distinguish between thirst and hunger I must be more sensitive to sugar than I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 So here I am on day 7 of sticking to the Whole30 programme. I should be feeling proud. I should be feeling bloomin' amazed actually! Here I am, 7 stones overweight, hoping for a 'miracle cure' to my cravings, bingeing and compulsive eating; a woman who can consume a carrier-bag full of junk food in ten minutes and who eats chocolate most days and in vast quantities......and I am on my seventh day of eating clean. Why don't I feel proud? Why do I not feel like celebrating my achievement? Where is the excitement I thought I would feel? Life - that is the answer - Life with a capital 'L'. You see, W30 is not the only thing going on for me, or for any of us, is it? It is just one aspect of life that is going well, and the rest of the crap that attacks me on a daily basis still happens. I still have that dress to make for my granddaughter for her party; I am still worrying that this four year old who has drawn me a design for her birthday cake is going to be disappointed with what I produce; I still have elderly parents who need my support more than ever; I still have money worries; I still have depression and anxiety that has been ongoing for most of my life ...... all this, and more, crowds in and nearly buries my achievement on W30. There are aspects of the programme that become easier as I learn more about the programme and about myself and my body and my relationship with food. But there are also parts that are just as hard: things like planning my meals, writing my shopping list, making my food budget stretch to this more expensive way of eating. Cheap protein is not really an option - I care about the animals I eat! I care that they had a good life before it was sacrificed for me - I care about how they meet their end. I went through a time of not eating meat or fish but my body cries out for the nutrition it offers me so I compromise and eat the ones that have been treated the best. But do you know something? There is a little glimmer of pride in there; that gently glowing ember of 'I did it!' is not completely extinguished by the crowd of life's pressures. I HAVE BEEN 6 WHOLE DAYS WITHOUT CHOCOLATE, WITHOUT BREAD, WITHOUT CAKE, WITHOUT JUNK FOOD; I HAVE BEEN 6 WHOLE DAYS WITHOUT COUNTING CALORIES, OR WEIGHING MY FOOD, OR WEIGHING MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN 6 WHOLE DAYS WITHOUT GIVING IN TO CRAVINGS. I AM STILL HERE. I HAVE NOT QUIT! And that is something to shout about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Day 7 - B 2 rashers of bacon, two eggs, potato, carrot, onion, L: salad with lettuce, carrot, tomato, cucumber, sugar snap peas, sauerkraut, tuna and smoked mackerel, olives D: Tuna, mayonnaise, chopped gherkins, lettuce, pear, satsumas. A good day apart from the fact that I am worrying that I may be putting on weight due to the fat content of this programme. I also worry that I am not measuring things well enough so I am going to be a bit more careful. On the positive side .... this is day seven!!! Which means I am almost a quarter of the way through I also didn't feel tempted when my son and daughter in law and my grandchildren were eating ice lollies Shopping arrives tomorrow morning and my menu is written for the week so there should be no excuses - I have not ordered any fruit this week as I do find that it makes me crave sugary things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 I have learned that Whole30 takes whole commitment. It takes a whole lot of planning and preparation. It makes a whole load of washing up! I have learned that making mayo and ketchup and other sauces and dressings from scratch is a whole lot easier than I first thought it would be. I have learned that foods have a whole range of flavours other than 'sweet' and 'savoury' - my taste-buds are loving it! I have learned that when I sit at the table to eat, my clothes stay a whole lot cleaner I have learned that I CAN cook and do it a whole lot better than I thought. I have learned that wholesome foods are better for my whole self - body, mind and soul I have learned a whole lot about myself and my previous habits And above all, and the most important thing, I am learning to like myself shhhhhh! (because I realise now that although it was me putting that rubbish in my mouth, it was addiction to sugar that was the problem, not me as a person doh!) Happy Monday peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 18, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Dawn, You may notice that I have merged a couple of your other logs with this one. The Whole30 Logs are here for you to use on a regular basis. We would ask though that you not start a new log for each new day. Just keep updating this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Day 8 - a good day did some batch cooking so I have easy food for tomorrow when I am at my parent's (they have so many cakes, chocolate bars and the like that I need to be prepared!) Am feeling very bloated and was not really hungry today so am thinking that it might be ok to cut down on my portions a bit - by that I mean one protein portion rather than two at a meal Never thought I would get this far but so far so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Dawn, You may notice that I have merged a couple of your other logs with this one. The Whole30 Logs are here for you to use on a regular basis. We would ask though that you not start a new log for each new day. Just keep updating this one. Oops! My mistake - sorry thank you for sorting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Day 10!!!! A third of the way there - only to be honest I don't really see this as just 30 days any more - this is a lifetime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crastney Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 well done you - some great None Scale Victories (NSV) there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Day 10 food: Meal 1 was two rashers of bacon, two eggs, mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes. Meal 2; pork chop with spiced apple sauce, cauliflower and broccoli mash. Meal 3: one salmon steak, new potatoes (boiled) broccoli and cauliflower mash, mayonnaise. The mash is just as tasty cold and in this hot weather was a welcome change from salad. Still feeling hungry after meal 3 though so may have some more (the first round was only one serving of protein). Today I have avoided eating ice lolly, and an oatcake offered to my by my grandson, and have avoided drinking the squash I made up for the children My DIL brought bread and crisps and hummous and cold chicken for lunch for her and the children and I really didn't feel I missed out at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Day 11 and not a good day Joint pains, tired, inflamed sinuses. However, it is hot and I had the grandchildren over yesterday which could explain the joint pain I dreamed that I had eaten a mint without realising and was then so disappointed that I had to start over! This is important to me. I want to slay that sugar dragon. I want to be healthier. I have not really increased my activity level yet and I know that is an important part of the programme too so I want to start making some changes there too. Looking forward to more 'better' days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Day 11 food: M1 - pork chop, apple sauce, spinach, fried new potatoes. M2 pork patties with the last of that cauli and broccoli mash M3 white fish two fillets, carrots, green beans, cabbage, pepper and tomato sauce, tartare sauce. My day did not go according to plan with the tasks I wanted to complete, but I stuck to W30 for another whole day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Day 12 - who'd have thought it! 12 days with no sugar, no chocolate, no bread, no cheese, no junk! 12 days of 3 scratch-cooked meals a day; no snacking; tasty, filling, healthy meals made by me, for me I was going to say I never thought I would get this far - but actually I did - I started this determined to do the 30 days regardless of the results. I have friends who have done W30 and similar plans and who wax lyrical about them so I thought: 'if they can do it, then so can I' I have a very close friend who is a sugar addict like I was (see the past tense there?) and once I have completed this I am going to tell her all about it I am a bit tired and foggy headed today, but I know I did not drink anywhere near enough yesterday so am trying harder with my hydration today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Just made the most enormous........salad for my tea It has one carrot, some cabbage, lettuce, celery, tomato, one tin of tuna, two hard boiled eggs, 8 black olives and some home made mayo that I thinned down with some lime juice. It is in a mixing bowl and is the size I would normally have made to serve four people It is absolutely bloomin' delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Day 14 - Another 100% compliant day Breakfast was three eggs, two rashers of bacon, green beans and cabbage. Meal 2 was tuna mayo with jacket potato and cold roasted veg. Meal three is the most enormous salad of lettuce, cabbage, carrot, celery, tomato, 8 olives, 1 tin of tuna, 2 boiled eggs, mixed with mayo that I thinned down with some lime juice - it is absolutely delicious! Funny how a couple of weeks ago I would have looked at those ingredients and thought 'bleugh - can't be bothered to make something' and headed of to Aldi to buy sandwiches (yes, plural) crisps, cake and chocolate. Now I can make a delicious salad in less than the time it would have taken me to walk to the shop and back again Feeling tired today but I have realised that I have been going to bed later and sleeping later again, which is not so good for me, so early to bed and early to rise from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnski55 Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 The sugar dragon rages....but I won't feed it! Whilst babysitting tonight I was watching TV (I don't have one at home) and all the food adverts literally had me salivating! Ben and Jerry's, Magnum doubles, cornettos - honestly? How am I supposed to survive in the real world?? Lol I have to admit though, that each time I thought how lovely it would be to bite into one of those things, I also thought of how it would make me feel, and that the pleasure would be far outweighed by the awful side-effects and downward spiral of addiction again I am looking forward to reintroducing some foods (cheese being one) but sugar definitely won't be on my list of must haves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted July 26, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2016 Dawn, I am merging this into your Whole30 log. These sorts of ruminations where you are not actually having trouble/seeking help are should be in your Whole30 log as diary entries.........not new topics on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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