_kiragreer Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Day 5 here.. doing well minus the fact that I have NO energy. Like slept 10 hours a night and still exhausted.. feel like maybe I'm not eating enough? but I'm satisfied at meals and am not hungry in between. I've always had a hard time eating big meals, my body responds better to 4-6 smaller meals, as opposed to 3 big meals per day. It helps with my GERD. But nonetheless, since I started whole 30 I've stopped snacking and tried to eat bigger meals. Here's a sample of my eating. *Note, I'm usually pretty active- gym around 4-5x a week, 60+ min of cardio and some lifting. Breakfast: 2-3 scrambled eggs with spinach, peppers and onions, chicken sausage, mango Lunch: spinach + romaine salad w/ shrimp, dates, homemade balsamic dressing & 1 apple Dinner: baked chicken thigh with 1 microwaved sweet potato + half an avocado. Thoughts/advice please! Thanks, Kira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted May 28, 2018 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2018 You're probably not eating enough... you have no fat with your breakfast, greens when they are your veggie need to be a bucketful to make an impact (think of them when cooked down how very little volume there is) and unless your chicken thigh at dinner was off a pterodactyl, it was probably not sufficient either. You also seem to not note pre or post workout meals so those should be added - the post workout at the very least. If due to a medical condition, you do better with more frequent smaller meals, that's fine, just make sure you're still eating the equivalent of 3 template meals a day and don't stick fruit and nuts or other 'snacky' stuff in there to make up the difference of smaller meals... Also remember to salt your food, drink 1/2oz of water per pound of body weight and remember that some level of energy loss is totally normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_kiragreer Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 What kind of fat do you recommend I add to my breakfast? I’m allergic to treenuts, so it’s been tricky adding fat. I do enjoy avocado and eat 1 whole one per day. Would anymore be too much? note- before starting this I ate pretty healthy anyways, I don’t eat dairy bc of allergies as well. As for the pre and post workout snacks I’ve been eating a chomp stick before and half a chicken thigh after. What additions do you suggest I add to my meals to up my energy levels ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted May 28, 2018 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2018 There are a lot of fats you can use outside of tree nuts.. mayo, mayo based sauces, avocado (eating more than one in a day isn't terrible) guacamole, animal fats, coconut (drupe, not treenut), olives, pesto etc... if you google 'whole30 fats' you should come up with tons of conversations about this. I would add fat to your breakfast, heartier veggies to your lunch and increase the protein size of dinner. basically, more food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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