Anyone starting Whole30?

I'm starting tomorrow! I also have a hard time controlling sugar. My weight is also around the same, and I need to get that in check! Adding you, because I think we'll get along!

i'm actually starting whole30 today. need to lose about 100 pounds. going to take it 1 day at a time with whole30's help! please add me. maybe we can start a group!

Whole 30 is great I just finished a round of FMD and am breaking for a week. Then it's back to whole 30 for me.

I'm on day 2 and the cravings for sugar are really starting to kick in. I am determined to stick this out. I eat so much sugar, processed foods and love my daily craft beer. I know that the first week is the worst part and I know once I get through this detox I should start to feel a lot better next week.

I started on the 11th. I, surprisingly, haven't had any major cravings and have felt pretty darn good (which is weird since I ate like crap before!) I would love to have people to talk to about it, share meal ideas, keep me accountable.

JenNoel wrote: »

I'm on day 2 and the cravings for sugar are really starting to kick in. I am determined to stick this out. I eat so much sugar, processed foods and love my daily craft beer. I know that the first week is the worst part and I know once I get through this detox I should start to feel a lot better next week.

i'm on day 3. the first 2 weren't that bad. but i'm getting that grouchy rotten feeling coming on. i'm hoping to feel better by next week too.

Grankakes wrote: »

aliem wrote: »

I am on day 13. I have done 3 more in the past. Two of which I completed and one of which I lasted 28 days and had an accidental run in with sugar. Since it was not my first one, I decided that that amount of time was fine for me. This one I am also going to have a planned cheat. My birthday is at the end of the month and I will be out of town celebrating not only my birthday, but also my boyfriend's niece's birthday. Since my goal this time around is really just to lose weight (which is not the goal of the program and if it is your first time, I highly recommend sticking exactly to the rules), I am weighing myself and logging my food. But if it is your first time, I really do recommend seeing the program through, exactly as it is written and do a true reintroduction. Let me know how it goes! I can help you guys if you have any questions.

i'm on day 3 of my first time. i plan to complete this one. have a couple of days break and then do it again. that should put me close to thanksgiving. then i'm going to try to stick with 'real' food and eat my fav's sparingly. then i'll go back on the plan until close to christmas. and then start over again january 1. i know its not a perfect plan, but when you have 100 pounds to lose, any plan is better than no plan.

No! That sounds like a great plan! Hopefully in a week or two you will start to get the "Tiger Blood" and be super energized. Just remember that it definitely gets tough! Around day 10 or so, without fail, I want to quit and eat things I don't even like! It definitely gets easier though! Good luck!

JenNoel wrote: »

Yes, I am on day 5 and grouchy and sluggish and trying to talk myself out of quitting. I know that by next week I will start to feel better.

You can do it! It is hard to push through, but it gets better! Plus, if you stick with it, you will learn so much about what goes into your food and your own body!

Loves2snack wrote: »

I start tomorrow you guys! I'm so nervous! Yesterday I had 5 krispy Kreme doughnuts ( WTF is wrong with me!?) Do you guys have any suggestions?!

Stick with it! Realize that you are probably going to want to give up for at least the first week or two (some people even longer), but know that you made a commitment to yourself and you should honor your commitment. It is definitely hard to get over your cravings, even if you are a person who eats relatively clean to begin with. Also, plan ahead. Always have a snack on you just in case you have a late day at the office and are starving or some other emergency. There are some Larabars that are whole30 compliant (check the labels, because there are some that aren't). I personally found them too sweet for me. There are some jerky brands that are compliant. I personally carried a bag in my car that had things like cinnamon applesauce, dried fruit, a laurabar, nuts and baby food pouches (very weird, I know. But they are very much like applesauce consistency and tend to have a serving of veggies in them and I prefer to lean on veggies over fruit and there are very few things that are veggie based that are shelf stable. I also would go to these the most. Also, read labels. I was able to find tons of these that were compliant, but there were also a lot that were not.) Lastly, plan, plan and you guessed it, plan! This is sooooo important. Definitely put a menu together for the week. I food prep so this was very easy for me, but most people don't. So make a list and check it twice. Once you have some staples (oils can be expensive and that first snack/nut purchase will probably make you gasp), doing whole30 is pretty cheap. Besides the first trip, where I probably spend about $40-50 for my first week's food and additional staples, I usually spend between $20-30 a week on food by shopping the ads!

Dove0804 wrote: »

It's just another way to decrease caloric intake. Note that you don't have to eliminate any of those foods in order to lose weight, and there's no such thing as "resetting your metabolism" as the authors claim. That being said, some people prefer to have a set of rules and a specific plan to stick to. If you like it and feel like you can sustain it long term, that's great. Good luck!

It's actually not about decreasing caloric intake. In fact, I tend to increase my caloric intake (and the weight still comes off). For a lot of people they will decrease their intake, but you are specifically not supposed to count calories. Additionally, resetting your metabolism while is mentioned, I do not believe is the main goal. The author also puts reset in quotes. What I got out of it was more ingredient awareness (I.e. More awareness about what I put in my body), how you feel when you cut out certain food groups and how they affect your body when they are reintroduced. It also focuses on the non scale victories. I had better sleep and more energy and no issues with food allergies. Everyone is different. My sister cut out dairy and her adult acne went away. As someone who struggled with major acne, even with the doctors going through a laundry list of different solutions that did help but not to the degree as cutting out dairy, she now greatly limits her dairy intake. It's all about changing your relationship with food. Everyone is different. Wish you luck in your journey!

CattOfTheGarage wrote: »

I wish you all the best of luck. I have to say, I was curious about the plan once and went and read through the rules, and I did not like them one bit. They honestly made me want to slap someone. So much unnecessary restriction of things that are in no way unhealthy, and some of them struck me as plain sadistic - like, you're not only banned from sugar and flour and things like doughnuts and pancakes, but even from making substitutes for these items from "permitted" ingredients - so no cloud bread, no banana pancakes, no cauliflower crust pizza - why? It was like you had to avoid, not just the actual ingredients in the "processed food", but some kind of aura of unhealthiness that apparently goes along with something just *looking* processed.

I just wanted to reply to this. The author does address this. It is about changing your relationship with food. A lot of people are literally addicted to sugar. There are multiple studies on this (though they tend to be on mice, which may or may not correlate to humans.) However, the "sweet tooth" is real. So what good does it do to cut out cake, but then allow people to a slice of paleo cake every day? Same goes for other things like French fries (not sugar but still nutritionally not great for you), frapachinos, etc.It's for 30 days (or 45 or 60), but it's not supposed to be whole lifetime. That's enough time to break your relationship with your cravings so when you are out of it, you know how to control your cravings and know how good you feel without eating so much sugar. I am not trying to get you on board. It's not for everyone. But I just wanted to address this, since the plan explains it. Best wishes!

My husband and I did a whole30 a few months ago. As per usual, he lost all sorts of weight. I lost some too, just not as much as he did, which is fine. Slow and steady, right?

Anyway, I found the food part of it pretty do-able and filling. I did crave cheese and bread the first few days, but afterward - even after we did the 30 days - I didn't crave it as much. I don't have a sweet tooth, so that wasn't really an issue for me, but it was with him and he seemed okay after a few weeks. I don't think I felt any miraculous significant change at the end, and we did follow it pretty strictly. But I did lose weight and I felt less bloated, so those are good things, right?

We just started another one this week, but this time keeping in social drinking, since we both have pretty social lifestyles (I'm going to try to stick to an occasional vodka soda).

So just curious - has anyone tried a "modified" whole30 without giving up drinking and if so, was it successful?