Stacey Kolinsky

[Stacey Kolinsky]

I am excited to have begun the Whole30 program! I just started week 2 and I am feeling much better so far! I do have a few questions. I know they suggest not to eat 5 times/day, but if I start my day at 7:30 with breakfast, by 10:30-11:00 I am hungry and want a little something. Is having an apple OK? And post-workout, is it OK to eat an apple and 2 oz of white meat turkey breast?

Also, on snacking ideas, should you eat a protein with whatever you choose? IE-hardboiled egg with a carb. Having a tough time finding the right snacks that although are Whole30 approved, should I be eating them?

Thanks so much! 22 days to go! 

[ShannonM816]

Your meals should be keeping you full 4-5 hours, and if they're not, you need to make them bigger.  The exception would be people who physically cannot eat that much at once, such as people who have had some weight loss surgeries that leaves their stomach smaller.

As you work on figuring out how to make your meals the right size for you, or if you have longer days where even if you do go 4-5 hours between meals you just need a little more, try to have a mini meal of protein, fat, and vegetables, or at least two of the three. If you do have fruit, don't have it on its own -- having it with some protein and fat will help mitigate the rise in blood sugar and subsequent drop you might experience if you have it on its own.

[Cporte12]

Congrats on making it so far! I found that having the small packs of guacamole on hand makes it easier to get some healthy fat in to keep you fuller longer. It goes with anything! So a mini meal post workout could be turkey breast with guac, or turkey with veggies! Good luck! You got this! 

[jmcbn]

15 hours ago, Stacey Kolinsky said:

And post-workout, is it OK to eat an apple and 2 oz of white meat turkey breast?

The postWO recommendation is for  lean protein & a starchy carb, so your turkey breast is great, the apple not so much. The sugars in fruit preferentially replace liver glycogen when you want to be replacing muscle glycogen, so this is where the starchy crabs come in - think potato, sweet potato, parnsip etc.

Fat postWO will slow down the absorption of nutrients & so prevent protein muscle synthesis. It's fine for including in your preWO though.

Hope this helps.

[Cporte12]

Sorry! I had pre and post wo mixed up :-/