Monday 8/18 Check-in

[pixy0stix]

Day?

What do you have going this week that may pose a challenge?

[Deleted]

Day #8.

I'm guessing Days 13 and 14 will be the toughest since those are Sat/Sun and this past weekend was rough.

Lesson learned - stay as busy as possible so I do not want to eat all the things that dance on my TV screen. Effin' commercials!

[pixy0stix]

Day 8

We have 2 concerts 2 nights in a row this week. I'm sure that's going to eff with our eating plans. Plus my sleep.

[cgpm]

Day 8.

The weekend was definitely tougher. My family yesterday was nice enough to make food I could eat, but when they pulled out that ice cream, I'm not going to lie, I really wanted some. I had fruit instead.

I will confess that I did get on the scale on Saturday. I just needs to know that this is "working". Anyway, I'm down 5.5 lbs since last Saturday (disclaimer: last Saturday we had just gotten home from a two week vacation and I was up a couple of pounds from before we left). However, I'm still happy with my progress, I'm feeling better and this is starting to get a little easier now that I know what I can and can't eat.

[spankswife]

jenny1980, what is this porridge you speak of?!

Day 6

My biggest challenge will be if AF comes (for a few reasons). But other than that, smooth sailing.

[Deleted]

Yes I must know about the porridge.
Day 1. just had salad with olive oil on it
some chicken
some raw almonds
and water.

my biggest challenge is going to be meal planning bc I have something to do every night this week

[ElizabethBennet]

So far so good.

I haven't had lunch her though and my house is still a wreck from moving. I'm think that starting this 3 days after moving was not my best idea but I'm gonna power through lol.

Eta: this is day 1 for me

[wambam]

Aug 18, 2014 14:40:35 GMT -5 drruth said:

today was supposed to be day 1

complete and total fail- day 1 has been rescheduled to Wednesday.

What happened?

[Marmee]

Day 1 for me: breakfast is eggs w/ ground beef & zucchini, blueberries for a snack & the monkey salad the other poster shared I made for lunch. So far so good.

I've been pseudo doing W30 for a week prior but still having my bad drinks...beer, coffee & diet coke. Today I've only had water & I'm nursing a headache (no surprise). I went to Vitamin Cottage & got some stuff like coconut flour, coconut aminos, almond flour, etc. I picked up some Kambucha and gonna drink that in a bit. I may break down & take an Advil. Diet Coke is my 2nd worse vice next to my horrible sweet tooth.

[wambam]

Aug 18, 2014 15:25:06 GMT -5 drruth said:

Aug 18, 2014 15:15:59 GMT -5 wambam said:

What happened?

fighting some sort of plague, totally wiped out on the sofa and I haven't been able to go grocery shopping

I'm feeling better today, but still not well enough to make it through a grocery trip.  I'm whining all over the boards about being sick instead

Ugggh, that sucks! Feel better!

[mac08]

Day 8.  I made the mistake of going to the grocery store hungry, but I made it out okay.  Definitely the worst cravings I've experienced though.  The last 2 nights I've had some of those "cheating" dreams they say are common.  Both times in the dreams I've eaten something non-compliant by accident and then said oh well, I've ruined it, and then had like, multiple cupcakes or something. Haha pretty ridiculous.  But I've woken up thinking thank god I didn't really ruin my hard work over the last seven days!

[dcannie]

day 7.

uuggghh, i feel very weird. physically i feel great. (which, honestly, kind of annoys me. i don't like the confirmation that my body feels better w/o dairy and sugar.) mentally i feel weird. i have never really been a food as fuel person, so i'm just off. i'm an emotional eater, a stress eater, and eat out of sheer enjoyment of food (usually food that isn't great for me.) i just do not look forward to eating anymore and it's a hassle. no bread, no cheese, and no milk is just blah and sad. but i feel great, which is why i am so annoyed/weird feeling. i don't even know if i knew what it was like to not feel bloated. and i've had no stomach upset, which is also unheard of. i have consistent energy and i don't feel as run down at the end of teh day. but i am still sad about things i can't have.

[Miel]

Today is Day 1 of my second Whole30. I also thought that it would be a good idea to go back to the gym today for the first time in over 6 weeks and start a new program. I'm feeling pretty beat today but I'm guessing it also has to do with the exhausting week I had at work.

Biggest challenge this week will be at work. I work at a restaurant and it is so easy to just snack on some of the amazing food that is there, especially when the pastry chef is trying out new ice cream flavors. My plan is stay out of the kitchen as much as I can and bring some snacks for later in the night when it slows down and I'm more likely to eat because I'm bored.

[crumbs]

Day 28. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not going to lie I can't stop thinking about pizza. Today was tough I helped my aunt move and was STARVING by the end and thought I was going to die before I got something to eat. Even though I'm almost done i still have a hard time judging exactly how much food will get me through the day.

[pinkeggs]

Aug 18, 2014 15:36:17 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Here is the porridge recipe: againstallgrain.com/2013/01/04/banana-nut-porridge. I ended up having probably an eighth of the recipe as opposed to the quarter Danielle suggests as the serving size because I also had the frittata to get in some veggies & protein.

I am also IN LOVE with Well Fed's mayo and made some homemade ranch dressing by using equal parts mayo & coconut milk and adding fresh dill, chives and some onion and garlic powder. Mmmmmm.

That sounds delicious!