Whole30 April 2019
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I'm gearing up to do a Whole30 to reboot my Primal (PB) eating and intermittent fasting. I'm working my way up to start on April 1st, so I'll be eliminating the "frankenfoods" and will focus on 75% veggies (low glycemic), remove dairy, and eat moderate protein. Healthy fats will consist of oil/coconut oil, avocado, and walnuts. My goal is to stick it out for the duration and see where I land after the 30 days. I am a T2 diabetic and I aim to lower my blood sugar through this process and keep it low. Each day I will eliminate a non-friendly, whole30 food and be ready to roll on the 1st.
If anyone out there would like to join me, please do!
If anyone out there would like to join me, please do!
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I gave up dairy today, and I don’t miss it one bit. The next item I’ll be giving up is processed meats (sausages & bacon)0
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Today, I refrained from processed meats. Hoping for an even cleaner menu tomorrow.0
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Whole 30 Rules
Eat real food:
Eat moderate portions of meat, seafood, and eggs; lots of vegetables; some fruit; plenty of natural fats; and herbs, spices, and seasonings. Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they’re whole and unprocessed.
Avoid for 30 days:
More important, here’s what not to eat during the duration of your Whole30 program. Omitting all of these foods and beverages 100% for 30 days will help you eliminate cravings, restore a healthy metabolism, heal the digestive tract, reduce systemic inflammation, and discover how these foods are truly impacting how you look, how you feel, and your quality of life.
Do not consume added sugar, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, date syrup, stevia, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.
Do not consume alcohol, in any form, not even for cooking. (And ideally, no tobacco products of any sort, either.)
Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, sprouted grains, and all gluten-free pseudo-cereals like quinoa, amaranth, and buckwheat. This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn, and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch, and so on. Again, read your labels.
Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
Do not eat dairy. This includes cow, goat, or sheep’s milk products like milk, cream, cheese, kefir, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, or frozen yogurt.
Do not consume carrageenan, MSG, or sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.
Do not consume baked goods, junk foods, or treats with “approved” ingredients. Recreating or buying sweets, treats, and foods-with-no-brakes (even if the ingredients are technically compliant) is totally missing the point of the Whole30, and will compromise your life-changing results. These are the same foods that got you into health-trouble in the first place—and a pancake is still a pancake, even if it is made with coconut flour.1 -
So today is my actual start date.
So at day 1, I'll be keeping it simple with some beef bone broth to break my fast this morning, followed by my next meal of a spring mix salad with lots of veggies, a couple of eggs and chicken. I don't snack and only eat between a 10am - 2pm window, so I don't worry about food after 2pm.
I'll be detoxing from artificial sweetener and higher carb foods in general, so I know that I won't be feeling so good.
Wish me luck...0 -
Still going strong, but plan on cutting down the carbs a bit more.0
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Are you still going?1
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Yep, I am still at it and got through the worst part (low carb flu), so now it's the mental part of going through the sugar and carb withdrawals0
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Got through successfully and moved to Keto and IF to continue on my health journey. Being fat adapted has been helpful in keeping me on point!1
