Whole30 Planning (3rd round)

[ahavah]

x-posted from my journal

This Friday, 6/12, I'll be starting the Whole30 Elimination diet. I've done this twice before, with life changing results! Not only did I learn a lot about nutrition and my body in particular, it also helped me get several health issues under control. I lost 30 pounds the first time, got off both my blood pressure and

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[cherrytattoo77]

I'm on Day 23 of my first whole30! Looking forward to seeing some of your recipes!

[ahavah]

Congrats! How are you enjoying it so far? You're on the home stretch now. I've done the program twice successfully, and then twice failed. Once I just got lazy on the cooking and gave up during week one, and then once I got really, really sick. I couldn't cook OR keep anything down for nearly two weeks, so I just gave up at that point, since I think the meal template is a huge part of it.

[cherrytattoo77]

I really like it! It's the only "diet" that I've actually stuck with. Well... um... I didn't read the book like my hubby did, so I wasn't even aware there *was* a meal template until the 2nd week. I chose to continue with the rules through Day 30 & then start another, actually compliant whole30 soon. I think the meal template is important as well.

[ahavah]

I've never read the book, tbph, but I really love how they put so much of their info on the website. I love that you don't have to buy the book to follow it & succeed.

The second time I did it, I really got a bit lazy on the template. I'd skip breakfast if I didn't have time in the morning, or I'd scrounge whatever I had already made and didn't worry about proper proportions. I think that's why my #2 attempt was not as successful. The meal template really gets your body (mine, anyway) rebooted and fuelled properly. I can't wait to start #3, but I definitely have to have foods pre-made and ready, or I tend to default to poor habits when I don't feel like cooking.

[cherrytattoo77]

I love that they provide so much info on the site too! My hubby bought the book to read b/c he doesn't do much online, so I've been scanning through it. I have a problem with breakfast too. I'm not generally a morning person, so I hate anything and everything before 10am. I definitely struggle in that area! The only thing that has helped me power through is making a variety of make-ahead breakfast "muffins". Otherwise, it's just an apple with almond butter at 7am when I get to work! I really wish that I could make myself get up in time to cook my breakfast fresh every morning!

[ahavah]

The struggle is real! I actually found I did better doing a quick breakfast scramble/plate when I was getting up early (like, 4:30 early) for work. I'm a SAHM now, and I get up with a toddler and usually the kitchen is a mess, and I just don't feel like cleaning it & cooking. My eldest's daily task is dishes, but I may have to take it back over or get her in the habit of doing it before bed instead of in the morning.

I did a lot of those breakfast muffin things, and then I had trouble with two different batches that just went wonky in the freezer - one had too much tomato and was way too liquidy, and one had cooked deer meat that just tasted weird after reheating. It turned me off of those for a while, so I'm trying to find good make-ahead alternatives. I like leftovers, since I don't really need breakfast foods, and I like doing quick antipasto plates (bonus if veggies are pre-chopped).