New to Whole 30, looking for support from similar active lifestyles

[NatalieRose]

Hello! Like many, looking for a fresh start to the New Year and the hype on Whole 30 seems like a great way to start. I began yesterday, Jan 2 and made sure to meal prep for the week and mentally prepared myself the day before by indulging in pizza and breakfast tacos. I am a 27 year old female and consider myself to be in fairly good shape but there is room for improvement. Two years ago, I ate clean and worked out 6 days out of the week but now I work out 3-4 times a week with spin and HIIT classes but my eating and drinking habits have not been up to par. Looking for support from similar lifestyles and any advice. I tend to go into overdrive from challenges such as these and don't want to burn myself out. I am planning on working out 6 days out of the week and will probably be doing two a days 2-3 times. As of now, I'm not trying to do anything too fancy with recipes and am just focused on eating clean (I'm sure this will change once I start craving lattes and carbs!) 

[ShannonM816]

Be sure that your meals follow the meal template (you can probably even make most of them at the upper end of the ranges mentioned, as active as you are), and don't forget your pre- and post-WO meals as well, in addition to your normal three meals.

Most people feel best with at least a fist-sized serving of starchy vegetables each day, but some people, especially those who are very active, feel better with more than that. This isn't intended to be super low carb, although obviously with no grains or sugar, it's lower carb than most people eat. But you are allowed to have sweet potatoes, potatoes, other root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, beets, turnips, or winter squashes like butternut or acorn squash, all of which are higher carb vegetables.