petra91 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Day 0 Hi, this is my first whole 30. I am at my wits' end regarding the poor quality of my sleep and am hoping that a drastic change to my diet will help. I can't remember the last time I woke up feeling rested. I am always feeling sleep-deprived and end up drinking coffee and eating candy in the afternoons in an effort to feel more awake. I generally feel sluggish and heavy. I will be using this program to motivate myself to give up coffee which I anticipate will be the hardest part (I currently drink about 16-24 oz a day). I plan on replacing my morning coffee with green tea to start before gradually shifting to a caffeine-free herbal tea. My goals for this program are: improved quality of sleep (no more waking up at 1:00, 3:00, 4:00... &c.) no more relying on caffeine and sugar to stay awake during the day work some exercise into my daily routine drink more water (aim for 2L / day) I'm also curious to see if there's any improvement in my skin (I have a couple stubborn eczema patches) and persistent menstrual (AND mid-cycle) cramping. I look forward to starting tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petra91 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Day 1 BREAKFAST garlic-sautéed greens in coconut oil 2 scrambled eggs + salsa LUNCH salad (red leaf lettuce, radicchio, celery, olives, roasted red pepper, vinaigrette) tin of smoked oysters SNACK grapefruit + small handful of nuts coconut water DINNER chicken-vegetable soup First day no coffee - I felt TERRIBLE and basically napped on and off the entire day. Tired, headache-y, zero motivation to do anything. I had a cup of green tea with breakfast thinking that it would help with the inevitable headaches but I may as well have just gone cold turkey, I felt so lousy. April is gearing up to be a very busy month so I'm really hoping I will be done with the withdrawal process by then, fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted March 21, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hi! I would highly suggest you eat more. Have you seen our template? It's linked in my signature below. For eggs, when they are the sole source of protein in a meal, we recommend that a serving is as many as you can hold in one hand without dropping. That's got to be more than two - some people don't want to eat that many eggs so maybe add some leftover protein from a previous meal. You also don't mention fat with your dinner and I don't see any startchy carbs which we recommend being a fist sized serving at least once a day. You may still feel yucky and the withdrawal from coffee may still suck but you can mitigate it somewhat by eating enough and right now if I only ate what you ate on Day 1, I would want to knife someone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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