Finished whole30 and feeling deflated

[jessiesco]

I finished my first whole30 yesterday and got on the scale today. I know that weight isn't the main thing, but I was so disappointed to discover I didn't lose any weight at all. (I had an inkling that this would be the case since my clothes never felt looser or anything.) My mom told me that I could never lose weight with a diet so high in fat. I'm wondering if this could be true...? (I know my mom probably doesn't know everything.) Toward the second half of whole30 I did end up eating chia pudding made with coconut milk for breakfast a lot of the time because I was sick of eggs. Is it possible I was getting too much fat? Probably not eating enough vegetables? Is it time to just try again?

[ladyshanny]

What is your background prior to Whole30? Do you have underlying medical conditions? Could you please post a few typical meals including portions, timing, sleep, fluids and exercise?

 

It is not uncommon for people not to lose weight on Whole30 as the program is not a weight loss program.  Over time, consistently eating protein, vegetables and fat (not pudding!), your body will balance out and come to rest where it is meant to be. If you are considering vanity weight (ie, weight you want to lose but don't need to lose), this is an even slower process.

[MeadowLily]

Are you planning on a Reintro process.  Immediately restarting without one...the Reintro information of how food affects you going forward is the best part of the program. 

 

A long time ago,  people would immediately restart another W30 and risk falling away without the reintro information.  It was turning the W30 into a dieting process.   

 

Were you doing an eggs only for breakfast W30 or eggs only for protein.  That would cause serious food boredom for me, too.   If you do restart... eat other proteins,  incorporate a wide variety of proteins as your budget allows - morning, noon and night.   With the vege and fats.  

[Dawnski55]

What is your background prior to Whole30? Do you have underlying medical conditions? Could you please post a few typical meals including portions, timing, sleep, fluids and exercise?

 

It is not uncommon for people not to lose weight on Whole30 as the program is not a weight loss program.  Over time, consistently eating protein, vegetables and fat (not pudding!), your body will balance out and come to rest where it is meant to be. If you are considering vanity weight (ie, weight you want to lose but don't need to lose), this is an even slower process.

I really agree with the comment about vanity weight Society encourages us to have the 'perfect' body and sometimes we just are not designed to be models!  I am greatly overweight so will probably lose weight eating this way as it is much healthier than my previous way of eating - a major change - but if you were a relatively healthy eater and relatively 'slim' before starting then I can fully understand why you may not have lost weight.  I also understand that if you were expecting a loss then you will be feeling disappointed.  Don't let the disappointment kick you back into unhealthy habits Try doing the reintroduction phase as suggested and see how that goes Chin up!  You are probably so much healthier now in ways you cannot see

[katieblue]

I know I actually gained weight during my first Whole30, and then lost about two pounds on my second one, without changing anything consciously about the way I ate. Now, I just finished another one, and I have no idea if I lost any weight or not, and I don't care. It took me a long time, six months and three Whole30's, to get to this point. So, I would say, if you still feel wiggy emotionally, then maybe you might want to get back on the wagon and work on that psychological aspect of your relationship with food.