Hello! I'm Jaime. This is my third attempt at a Whole30! I made it to Day 15 back in October, but got some kind of stomach bug and gave up. I had tried all kinds of paleo/W30 remedies, but nothing has helped. So far I am on Day 2 My husband and a coworker are both doing it so I have a lot of support! We're all doing it for health reasons - I have PCOS & high insulin, my husband had NAFLD, and my coworker is over weight and has high blood pressure. I need to get as healthy as possible so that I can get pregnant if we choose to have kids. My plan is to continue eating paleo after 30 days, but allow for some exceptions.

So far my favorite thing is that it's really helped with my desire to cook! I used to love cooking, but my schedule is crazy and eating out/ordering in is just easier. It's my worst habit!

Hi everyone, I'm Deb. I suffer from a neurological condition called transverse myelitis (kind of like multiple sclerosis but thankfully stable). My neuropathy and fatigue is affected by inflammation, so in January & February 2015 I did my first Whole 30. I then proceeded to eat mostly Paleo for the rest of the year, which went completely out the window in December. The Whole30 really helped with my inflammation and as a result my neuropathy all but disappeared and my energy levels really improved. I think I lost around 30 lbs during those two months, and I went on to lose another 15 or so the rest of the year eating mostly paleo. Another awesome side effect was that I was able to get off the two blood pressure meds that I have been on for about a decade.

After eating crap like sugar and drinking way too much in December, my neuropathy has come back and I gained nearly 10 lbs. So on January 4, I decided to do another Whole 30 to get my health back in check. I already feel better, and it's only been a few days. I'd love to work with the rest of you on improving our health with clean eating. Please feel free to contact me if you need support, as it's not an easy program.

No problem, Pam. I really feel so much better and it's only been a few days. I know you aren't supposed to weigh yourself on W30, but I did this morning (I do every Friday), and I took off all the weight I gained in December. Feels great!

I started Whole 30 on the 4th of January. I have Chronic lyme disease so eating paleo or gluten free at least has helped me in the past but I have had trouble sticking to it and during the holidays I did not do well. It will be good to see what totally giving up sugar will do for my health.Thanks for including me.

Hi there!

Started on January 4 also! I typically fail at diets by now (yup, 10 days in), but I think we all of the great options to eat I am doing well. My strategy is planning ahead all of my meals. It also works wonders for my wallet to plan ahead. Feel free to add!

Hi all! My name is Rachelle and I am starting Whole 30 tomorrow, Monday, and I'm really excited! I've never really lost weight, just gained. I have hypothyroidism and a bad case of lfastfood binging that I'm hoping to break. Feel free to add me!

Beginning whole 30 today! Any & all suggestions would be helpful!

Is this group still active? I just completed my 30 days and lost 15 pounds

Hi, just told by my Dr to try whole 30, so here I go.

Hi Katie!

My go to meal is chicken fajita - minus the wrap, cheese, and sour cream! I put chicken breast in the crock pot on low for 4 hours with onions, peppers, garlic, and either two cans of crushed or diced tomatoes (or one can of each) plus various seasonings. Then I like to shred the chicken when it's done. I just eat it in a bowl with a fork. Since I haven't started W30 yet, I plan on putting it in a wrap when I eat it tonight for dinner.

Some others:
Beef or turkey chili
Nom Nom Paleo's cracklin' chicken thighs (I think that's what they're called - I'm obsessed)
Sweet potato hash for a breakfast side or mid-morning snack
Roasted veggies
My Nonna's red sauce with beef
Spiralized zucchini (really good with some red pepper flakes)
Various compliant chicken sausage with veggies

I also like to get a spaghetti squash from Trader Joe's (cheapest I've found) and then I add either the chili or red sauce on top.

I do a lot in the crock pot (shredded chicken dishes, chili, soup) on the weekend because it's just easier for me. I can get other things done. I typically have a smoothies for breakfast and a lot of snacks during the work week. I know these are both mostly frowned upon, but I have long days with long commutes so I just do what works best for me - which usually involves eating A LOT of olives!

I should note that I have yet to successfully complete a Whole30, but these are some meals that I learned to make when I tried W30 last fall. I'm starting again officially on September 1st, but I'm starting to make a lot of changes now so that I kinda ease into it. That worked really well last October and I know I would've completed it if I hadn't gotten sick (unrelated to W30)!

Good luck!

Lots of good introductions here. I'm wondering how everyone is doing today? How have things gone for you? I'm on day 15 right now and feeling like I'm gaining weight rather than losing.

Hey everyone! I just started my very first Whole 30 on Monday 7th November, so I'm on Day 4 right now and still very much in the 'honeymoon' phase where it almost seems easy... wonder how long that will last! It's great to find a community on here, I always find the forums help massively with motivation and recipe ideas and such.

I have PCOS and insulin resistance, so I've been taking metformin for a couple of years but I'd love to be able to stop. I ate a ketogenic/low carb high fat diet for roughly a year (June 2015-May 2016) and while there were some aspects of this that worked really well for me (boundless energy when fat-adapted, no acne, regular hormonal cycles, sleeping wonderfully every night), unfortunately there were some downsides that I couldn't get past - mainly resulting in IBS-like symptoms that wouldn't go away no matter what I tried! Then I had university exams last summer so eating well went out of the window with all of the stress, and that sort of carried on all summer... until a week ago!

I've been feeling kinda dreadful recently - sleeping for maybe 4 hours per night, no energy to workout, terrible mood swings, more acne than I had even as a teenager - but it was when I went to give blood and I failed the haemoglobin test (to see if you have a healthy level of iron in your blood) that it was really 'brought home' just how badly I was treating my body. I found Whole 30 on the internet, read the book, and I really like it so far! It seems to have all the good elements of LCHF without the dairy (which definitely doesn't agree with me) and with more emphasis on vegetables and real food.

So I did all my meal prep last Sunday for this week - spinach, egg & ham cups for breakfast, salmon with roast veggies for lunch, and cottage pie topped with parsnip for supper. I prefer to just prep everything in one go and then eat the same meals all week, it's just easier and I don't really get bored thankfully! I've been a little hungry but I think this is mainly my body getting used to eating less stodgy carbs again. I'm actually feeling and sleeping better already - although last night I may have dreamt about cinnamon rolls and chocolate cake!

So what day is everyone else on? Any tips for a newbie? What's your favourite Whole 30 recipe so far?

Maeve x