All or nothing?

[memenee]

Would reading the book and adopting some of the principles and changing my diet here and there be helpful or just go against the whole 30 concept?

I know right now I'm not ready to do a whole 30. But I am interested in learning, for example, why grains are bad and why legumes are a no-no and maybe I'll start cutting down on these things. Maybe I'll make some other changes based on what I read.

Anyway, I guess I'm wondering if it can be a gradual change and can you 'build up' to doing whole 30?

Also have all the folks who've done whole 30 read the book? Or just done it based on websites? Thanks in advance!

[carymac]

I think you can't go wrong reading the book and making small changes if that works better for you right now. I do highly recommend the Whole30 eventually because it really does help "reprogram" your brain around food.

[memenee]

Thanks. I guess my thinking is that whole 30 right off the bat might kill me since my day starts with cottage cheese and fresh fruit, lunch is usually legumes.....

I may need to ease into this a bit.

[wambam]

Aug 8, 2014 9:27:18 GMT -5 carymac said:

I think you can't go wrong reading the book and making small changes if that works better for you right now. I do highly recommend the Whole30 eventually because it really does help "reprogram" your brain around food.

I agree with this. Even though I've never had children, I'm going to draw a parallel between W30 and having children. No one is ever really ready for children, just as no one is ever really ready to do a Whole30. But there are ways you can make yourself more ready.

[y4m]

Aug 8, 2014 10:59:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

But there are ways you can make yourself more ready.

Like what??

[memenee]

Thank you. So is the best way to get info to just read the book?

[memenee]

Aug 8, 2014 11:42:57 GMT -5 y4m said:

Aug 8, 2014 10:59:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

But there are ways you can make yourself more ready.

Like what??

For me, it means slowly eliminating things as opposed to all of a sudden having to give up everything all at once for 30 days. Gradual changes leading up to the 30 days.

[wambam]

Aug 8, 2014 11:42:57 GMT -5 y4m said:

Aug 8, 2014 10:59:11 GMT -5 wambam said:

But there are ways you can make yourself more ready.

Like what??

Collecting recipes, preparing and planning for what you're going to eat for meals and snacks, outlining a plan for yourself when you're eating out or at a party, figuring out if there are kitchen tools you need to get, etc

[wambam]

Aug 8, 2014 12:21:37 GMT -5 memenee said:

Thank you. So is the best way to get info to just read the book?

Yes