deuxieme Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I figured I should do an introduction post... I am a freshman college student and am doing the Whole30 both to increase the variety of foods I eat and to hopefully help with my bloating. A bit of backstory: I struggled with an eating disorder from age 15 until... well... I consider myself pretty much recovered now, but I just stopped tracking calories recently. I will admit: I have a lot of silly fear foods. This is one thing I think Whole30 will help me with: I am afraid of normal, healthy foods like potatoes (especially white potatoes), fats of any kind except peanut butter, meats of any kind except skinless poultry breast, too much fruit... I depend on dairy (a lot of lowfat/nonfat cottage cheese and Greek yogurt) and peanut butter, so eliminating these will "force" me to try other foods. In all, I would consider myself a healthy eater: I eat a great deal of protein, a moderate amount of starchy carbs, minimal sugar/sweetener, and I try to eat a lot of veggies and one serving of fruit a day. The biggest changes for me will be cutting out the yogurt and cottage cheese, the peanut butter, and the 1-2 daily servings of oats/corn/whole wheat I have a day, since I already don't eat a lot of "processed". On the other hand, I have horrible bloating and gastric issues. I think something I am eating is causing it, so I am trying the Whole30. Knowing, however, that I both have a history of anorexia and am in college, I am not going to force it to be 30 days. If I mentally am not in a good place along the way, I am planning to stop, because I never want to get back into that restrictive mindset. Overall, I am super excited about starting! I can't wait for Sunday. Sorry if this rambled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicial Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I'm also starting today and can really relate to you! Hoping to eliminate caffeine in the process, maybe tapering first though. The Whole30 was suggested by my doctor so fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuxieme Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 @Felicial Good luck! I ended up getting excited and starting a day early. I don't think I would be able to give up coffee at this point. College is hard enough with coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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