Medowsweet 6 Posted October 11, 2019 Planning to start a whole30 on Monday! Background: Haven’t done one in 2 years. I try to eat healthy and limit carbs (not “low carb” just lower then SAD), but I “fall off the wagon” very often. I have been very obese since early, early childhood. I have never been a “normal weight” my whole life. Sugar addiction is a HUGE issue for me. I tend to kick sugar and get readdicted after.... maybe 2 exposures? I have never been able to completely do without sweetness of any kind, I always have had at least fruit. My normal (non whole30!) diet (today) is: Breakfast: eggs, sausage, tomatoes Snack: apple with peanut butter, coffee with milk Lunch: strawberry steak salad (strawberries, steak, greens, pine nuts, cheese) Dinner: pork, apples fried in cinnamon and butter, sweet potato (also with butter) My main problem isn’t my “normal diet” (while not ideal I don’t think it is terrible) my main problem is I am highly suggestible. I go to church with a healthy breakfast under my belt and no intention of eating sweets... but someone brought brownies... and I love brownies... I decide not to eat any... after ten minutes of watching everyone around me eat brownies, smelling them, etc I give in! Or I go to a BBQ, Pot luck, or my Mom’s house and eat whatever is served (or maybe I don’t eat the bread but I give in to the chips and cookies cuz those I really like), or maybe I am out longer then I had expected and end up getting fast food cuz I haven’t eaten in 5 hours and am starving! It is those situations I am influenced by food in my environment even when I left the house with good intentions, or I decide I won’t eat it but I smell it and everyone else is eating it and I break after a while of resisting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medowsweet 6 Posted October 11, 2019 Oh, also: what I think I want to get out of it most is to walk into a room where everyone is eating my favorite cheat food and think ”yuck! I don’t need that!” or at the very least “meh, i’m Indifferent to that” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShannonM816 5509 Posted October 11, 2019 Maybe explore some of the information about life post-whole30 that's available online: https://whole30.com/after-whole30/, or find a copy of Food Freedom Forever. These articles in particular might be useful: https://whole30.com/one-bite/, https://whole30.com/dear-melissa-eat-part-1/ (and the two that follow it, there should be links), https://whole30.com/every-bite-worth-it/. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medowsweet 6 Posted October 11, 2019 Thanks, after whole 30 I will keep that “one bite” rule in mind... I... might be someone who really can’t handle sugar and that is just emotionally hard for me to accept... last time I went 30 days without sugar (not a whole 30, it was a different sugar detox program... 31 day sugar detox or something?) anyway when I had (an American type serving) of sweet rich food (like cake or ice cream) I felt physically sick... and then I made a mental note of that, “don’t eat the thing, it doesn’t agree with you” and yet I went and ate the thing again... and got readdicted again! Grrrr! this is a cycle for me I need to learn to break... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Settyfitness 7 Posted October 12, 2019 When I go to a place that has lots of foods like this I just try to get away from that section of the room. So that I can't see or smell it. Obviously at home it's easier because if you don't have it you can't eat it. But going out requires that planning ahead sometimes. It's like a little red siren goes off... STAY AWAY LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
