SchrodingersCat Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 OK, here's a question that might not get asked much... anyone felt BETTER after reintroing a food? Context - Round 2 was nowhere near as good as round 1 for me. I slept great, but didn't have energy, still struggled to get out of bed, my bad knee(s) still hurt, I still had brain fog, and generally even getting out for a walk was a chore. Yesterday I reintro'ed legumes. Peas at lunch, lentils and peas at dinner. This morning - I bounced out of bed 15 minutes before my alarm, and vetoed the escalators to walk up 3 very large flights of stairs from the train station, I'm perky, clearheaded and awake. What gives? Was I not getting enough carbs? Not enough food? Pure coincidence?? I do have enough time during this reintro to do 2 days on a food then 4 days off, so I'm going to have legumes again today and see how I feel tomorrow, but I wish I'd felt like this throughout the round! Anyone got any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Black Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Well, beans have a lot of carbs, so my guess is it was complex carbs you needed. Or, it could be coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewitchedbyfood Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 What did your meals look like during your whole30? You may be right in your thinking of not enough food or carbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchrodingersCat Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 It definitely wasn't a lack of food, but very possibly a lack of carbs. I was rarely eating potato, but was eating other root vegetables. I'm still chugging through reintro now and still feeling better. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whole30 Certified Coach Keen On Clean Fuel Posted June 17, 2019 Whole30 Certified Coach Share Posted June 17, 2019 In my experience, some people need a bit more time than the 30 days depending on what they have going on in their bodies. Maybe your body just needed a little bit longer this go 'round to reset and get to that tiger blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jihanna Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 @SchrodingersCat This right here is part of why I believe in personalized Food Freedom. The foods we cut out for Whole30 aren't inherently evil, they're just known to cause inflammation in a lot of people and thus are a smart choice to remove temporarily for a reset... and it's possible for one body to thrive on a removed food while another body suffers from it greatly. Of course, it could just be that you took a little longer and the compliance in-between reintro days has been enough to jolt you forward. Either way, I'm thrilled that you're doing so well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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