CourtneyS Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I have been doing awesome on this whole30 up till yesterday. I was just wanting something like a treat. I went for the coconut butter and almond butter, mixed them together and ate a couple spoonfuls... Then I did the same the today. I suppose it's technically not cheating, but I feel like I let the food control me. I'm wondering why all of a sudden I felt the need to eat something mindlessly. I have not been eating any fruit on this whole30 because anything sweet just makes me want to eat more sweets. But this in the last week I figured I was doing so well I would allow myself an orange one day and a few days later (yesterday) I had an apple. Do you think that may have been my problem? Maybe I'm super sensitive to fruits and shouldn't be eating any except for special occasions? What happens if I eat too much fat, even if it is approved fat? Also, I am breast feeding my baby still, I don't know if that makes a difference or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyS Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Sorry, I accidentally put this under the wrong section and can't figure out how to delete it from my iPad :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I understand that not technically cheating but food controlling thing! I include1-2 fruits every day but only mixed in with other things like blueberries or pears on a salad or as a snack with some protein. Then it's no problem. If I eat fruit by itself it's craving city so I avoid this most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
befabdaily Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I'm having a rough day with Day 17 here. All of a sudden I WANT that jar of almond butter I haven't touched yet this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lora Friedenthal Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I know this doesn't help, but I'm on Day 20 and I find myself thinking more about treats and sweet now than I did when I started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happykate Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Not good news. Seriously!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmuthig Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I know this doesn't help, but I'm on Day 20 and I find myself thinking more about treats and sweet now than I did when I started. Me too! Today I'm ready to punch a 2 year old to grab his cookie. Day 20 is the worst day so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwise Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thanks guys This is just what I needed to read. I'm on day 18 and just dying for a glass of wine. I know that is a slippery slope and don't want to get on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Roy Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Hang in there! All of you who are hanging on by a thread! You can do this. I was dangerously close to a cheat on days 25-26...it would have been SO easy to grab a drink with a friend, or a piece of chocolate. Instead, I went home and gardened one day and we went to the mall the next day. And I stayed away from the food court. Yes, I wanted a "treat". No, I didn't want to cave when I am so close to 30 days of really good eating. And I felt really proud of myself for making that choice. We are on day 28 today and the last two days were better-I got through those cravings and they passed. We are going away for the weekend-running a half marathon on Sunday in Portland, Maine. Yes, I will enjoy a beer after the race-it is sponsored by Shipyard Brewing after all! And yes, that's technically not 30 days...but I figure 29.5 is pretty darn good. I have been planning what/where to eat while we are there and I think we can stay on track pretty well and will resume eating the "right" way when we get home on Tuesday. Both my husband and I plan on continuing with this. I feel too darn good to go back to how I used to eat on a regular basis. I'm looking forward to those things being special occasion foods/drinks, not every day things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgicoconut Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'm on day 26 and have been having the worst sugar cravings yet(!) since day 24. It think it's the time of year. Yesterday, Christmas, I felt deprived of cookies and candy (though I wasn't around any all day). My family and I had a Whole30 Christmas dinner which was simply amazing! Yet, ever since Christmas Eve, I've had the worst cravings I've had in months! I read in the Whole30 Daily that near the end of a Whole30, it's possible that your brain gives once last ditch effort to get you to go back to your old (bad) ways of eating. I hope that info helps some of you guys in the future! And I'm glad to know though that I'm not the only one with crazy end-of-Whole30-cravings! (; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 My real cravings started day 22-25, before that they were only fleeting. Hang in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marymac Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I'm on day 21 and struggled more with depression and cravings for the past 2 days than I did for any day of the first three weeks. I splurged and had 5 little mandarin oranges on Saturday. Way more than one but not a box of choco bombs either! Ugh. But if that's as bad as it gets I did good. Some days are so tough to eat clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnynancy Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thank you so much for your honesty. As a first-timer, I really appreciate knowing that there are bumps, not just rose petals, in the road ahead for me. I have my w30 calendar stuck on the fridge door, and I am going to put a big circle around Day 18 so that when I get there, if I have these same problems, I will remember to reread these posts. Carry on, you trailblazers, you role models, you awesome people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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