Yuri Rosa Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I had a slice of pizza, Skittles, and this morning I had a cup of coffee with creamer. I won't lie. It felt good. My body is happy, but my mind is not. How many tries did it take before you succeeded a full thirty days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 You know, several folks around these parts have noted that the holidays are a rough time to start a Whole30. Some people are doing it for shorter periods (Whole7, Whole3, etc.) and planning a full-fledged Whole30 after January 1. Just a thought. I don't have much in the way of holiday partying to do (I usually provide singing entertainment for other people and then go home) so I am doing a Whole30 between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, then taking off from Christmas Day to New Year's Day. Other people have other variations of this going for them. It can be a difficult time to make significant changes because so much of what we do for the holiday season features sugary treats - they are really THERE all the time. What some folks are doing, too, is slowly ramping up for their January Whole30 by eating some compliant meals every day, clearing out the kitchen and stocking Whole30 cooking ingredients, things like that. Another thing some folks do is just reset the clock - start Day 8 as Day 1 and go from there (in which case, depending on your holiday plans, you might want to consider a Whole14 or something leading to Christmas). All of that, of course, assumes you celebrate Christmas - which is not necessarily the case. If you are not part of the massive holiday celebration system, just reset and move on. You absolutely can do this! (Note that if you are craving sugar, eating more protein and fat usually helps - chicken with avocado or coconut milk /curry anyone?). Hope this helps, and have fun with whatever you decide to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJam Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think that so much of this is more a mental game than a physical one. You will still have those same cravings and wants to cave when you try again so I would really focus on the mental. Why did you eat that? Were you stressed out? Did you not plan a meal? Was it peer pressure? Identifying what triggers you is going to be immensely helpful in moving forward successfully. AmyS gave lots of great feed back back but since this didn't seem to be "holiday induced" fall off the whole30 (skittles and pizza not Grandma's special pie or potatoes) my guess is that these things/issues are still going to creep up and be there again on Day 7,8,9 (Day 21-24 during the "sugar extinction urge"). I highly recommend reading It Starts With Food if you haven't already and if you have read it, read it again...when you really understand the science behind this it's easier to know and internalize why you are doing this. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuri Rosa Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I decided to do Whole30 after purchasing It Starts With Food. The book made a profound dent in my life...but I think my hormones were crazier than they've ever been yesterday. I can't recall ever feeling like I was losing it THAT much! But thank you for your replies and support! I don't celebrate the holidays, but I'm just going to get right back on the horse and try again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Excellent! Go for it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny M Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Good luck on your next round! I personally had many failed attempts before I asked Melissa for some advice. For me she reminded me of all the things that were going on with me physically and mentally that I was unhappy about and pointed out the obvious - "change nothing and nothing changes". For me, finally succeeding was about changing really unhealthy patterns and turning my life around. Maybe make a list of all the things you want to improve or things you're unhappy about that you need some healthy and positive distance from and go from there. I've become very outcome oriented this year with many things in my life that really all started with food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeeandshoes Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It took me several tries before I "got it". Different things would come up, I wasn't committed enough. I would get bored, not have the right food choices available, etc. "Failing to plan=Planning to fail." that sort of thing. I felt sooo good this January when I did the entire 30 days! I may have had one tiny slip, but if I did it was a slip and right back on the wagon. After the first 30, I added in a few foods I knew weren't triggers or issues and did another 30 and did my best to stay away from the rest. I've learned to take it slowly, if you have a big night/family day planned Jan. 1 don't stat Jan 1, get your stuff ready and start on Jan. 2. I loved the ideas about having meals ready, maybe even cooked and frozen. Would skittles have been as promising if you had had frozen grapes handy? The other thing I did? (and this may be cheating IDK), I found "subisitutes" for food I craved. such as Pizza with all the cooked vegges lined up on top of ground beef. I don't even like french frys and I craved them. so I made sweet potato frys. and Kale Chips, and a big one that I craved was bacon alvacado, red onion and green lettuce salad. (natural cured bacon is expensive but my overall food budget went down, as I was basically eating meat, vegges, fruit and fats and eggs and a few nuts. never eating out or buying drinks) What I learned? is if I eat enough fat and protein and cooked vegges (sometimes raw veggies get to me) that I don't crave stuff. Its a process, and it just takes some of us longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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