Starting a 25-day round today

[wambam]

Anyone starting a W30 or in the middle of one? I am doing kind of a reset after my marathon, starting today. This is not my first rodeo, but it's been a long time since I've actually done a W30. 

Anyways, I'm here as always to answer questions or to listen. 

[daisyn]

I'm on day 4
I've attempted several times in the past but haven't made it through to 30 days yet.
GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME!!!

[wambam]

Sept 20, 2016 10:42:25 GMT -5 daisyn said:

I'm on day 4
I've attempted several times in the past but haven't made it through to 30 days yet.
GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME!!!

I am on day 3. 

What have been your roadblocks in the past?

[daisyn]

Sept 21, 2016 10:55:29 GMT -5 wambam said:

Sept 20, 2016 10:42:25 GMT -5 daisyn said:

I'm on day 4
I've attempted several times in the past but haven't made it through to 30 days yet.
GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME!!!

I am on day 3. 

What have been your roadblocks in the past?

In the past it has always been sweets.  The first time I tried Halloween was day 7 and I couldn't resist some of my son's candy!  Going out to dinner is tough too.  And also alcohol if I go out on a date or for happy hour.  I guess that's a lot of roadblocks!  Today is day 5 and so far I am good!

[namasteak]

Hi WamBam!

I am considering doing a whole 30 again. Doing it while pregnant or nursing when I had so many dietary restrictions that are big parts of W30 (no eggs or brassica was KILLER) meant I have failed when I tried a few times over the last few years.

[eb777888]

I am, but with wine of course. :-)


I'm not super strict, though. I allow myself a couple corn tortillas once a week to make tacos.

[ohgillian]

I'm on Day 3. This is the first time I've ever tried it. I usually drink unsweeted coffee with milk and I'm not a fan of it black. Otherwise no challenges so far, other than a fight with DH who didn't want me to inconvenience him by making my own meals (he does all the meals for the family).

My plan for week 1 is:

B: scrambled eggs

L: tuna with avocado; fruit.

S: cashews or bananas

D: two crockpot meals for dinners (one is beef and butternut squash stew; one is a roast chicken with veggies). 

Luckily I am fine with eating the same meals over and over, if not this would be way harder. But, i'm used to a latte at breakfast, and I am finding that the breakfast I'm eating (3 eggs) isn't lasting me very long. Today it's almost 11 and I've already had the eggs, coffee, and an orange I brought for snack. I'm ravenous right now. 

[namasteak]

Breakfast: Primal Jambalaya
www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=primal%20jambalaya

Lunch: Bacon CHicken Salad on arugula
todaysmama.com/2016/08/awesome-bacon-apple-chicken-salad-whole-30-paleo-no-added-sugar/

Dinner 1: Eggroll in a Bowl (coconut aminos instead of soy and triple the amount, add 1tbsp rice wine vinegar, add 1cup shredded carrot & top each serving with a fried egg)
www.bunsinmyoven.com/2015/08/24/sausage-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BunsInMyOven+%28Buns+In+My+Oven%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Dinner 2: Broccoli topped with bolognese

Dinner 3: pad prik king (leave sugar out, add 1.5 c bell pepper, add 3topped with a fried egg)
hot-thai-kitchen.com/gai-pad-prik-king2/

[ohgillian]

Yesterday was Day 3 and mid-day I was ravenous, unable to be satisfied. I finally ate a larabar that I think was compliant and it settled my hunger. In the evening after dinner I was starving again. I really don't think either was a craving; it seemed to truly be hunger. Who knows. I had an apple with almond butter then.

Today:
B: Banana, 3 scrambled eggs, coffee with compliant-I-think almond milk
L: Yikes, don't know.
D: Slow cooker beef butternut squash stew: andhereweare.net/2013/12/easy-moroccan-beef-stew.html/

S: Fruit, larabar, cashews.

[ohgillian]

wambam, maybe I don't know how to eat. I"m starving. RAVENOUS. I got the Whole 30 book and was super disappointed in it. I think I was really wanting "it starts with food," rather than what was mostly a cookbook. Should I read "It Starts with Food" instead? I don't need a cookbook! I have the internet!

[wambam]

Sept 28, 2016 14:30:13 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

wambam , maybe I don't know how to eat. I"m starving. RAVENOUS. I got the Whole 30 book and was super disappointed in it. I think I was really wanting "it starts with food," rather than what was mostly a cookbook. Should I read "It Starts with Food" instead? I don't need a cookbook! I have the internet!

You should definitely not be ravenous. Based on your above post, I think you're probably not eating enough fat or vegetables and maybe a bit too much fruit/dried fruit and nuts. I would add vegetables to your breakfast, for starters. Instead of snacking on fruit or a Lara bar by itself,  I would add protein and fat (HB egg is easy and what I usually do) to your snacks. 

ISWF is a more informative book. It does have some recipes but it's not a cookbook. 

[ohgillian]

Sept 29, 2016 9:00:13 GMT -5 wambam said:

Sept 28, 2016 14:30:13 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

wambam , maybe I don't know how to eat. I"m starving. RAVENOUS. I got the Whole 30 book and was super disappointed in it. I think I was really wanting "it starts with food," rather than what was mostly a cookbook. Should I read "It Starts with Food" instead? I don't need a cookbook! I have the internet!

You should definitely not be ravenous. Based on your above post, I think you're probably not eating enough fat or vegetables and maybe a bit too much fruit/dried fruit and nuts. I would add vegetables to your breakfast, for starters. Instead of snacking on fruit or a Lara bar by itself,  I would add protein and fat (HB egg is easy and what I usually do) to your snacks. 

ISWF is a more informative book. It does have some recipes but it's not a cookbook. 

Thanks. I agree, not enough veggies. I did add blueberries (obv not a veggie) at breakfast this AM. I could add spinach and mushrooms to my eggs; that would help. Maybe 2 hours after breakfast I devoured the rest of the beef/butternut squash stew. 

Also, lunch has ended up being an avocado and tuna most days. I could add carrots to that. I added tomatoes to it today. Then had a larabar.