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wandajune6
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Whole 30?
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My sister and I are talking about starting the Whole 30 program. We turn 36 tomorrow and it seems like a good time for a clean start (after birthday dinners out and cake, of course). I find the idea of it pretty intimidating, particularly since it makes eating out next to impossible.
Has anyone here tried it? Any tips?
Has anyone here tried it? Any tips?
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Re: Whole 30?
I have a ton of paleo-gluten-free-crossfit type friends and they're TOTALLY obnoxious-I'm-superior about it. Like shut up already.
That being said it sounds like a good idea, but I'd prefer to eat what I want as long as it's healthy and splurge once in a while in moderation.
Formerly martha1818
^^ This. I haven't done it myself but H has, twice now. We share responsibility for cooking and like to make the same meal for both of us so while he was doing the Whole30, I familiarized myself with what he could and couldn't eat so we could try and still have some variety. He would've been perfectly content to eat the same three foods the whole month but I needed more than that. It was a lot of work for him but by the end, he felt awesome and had dropped about 10-12 pounds. Definitely requires a lot of meal planning and prep but if you're already in the habit of doing that, it's not so bad.
FIL did it as well a year ago and it made permanent changes in his eating habits. He didn't continue to restrict his diet so severely after the 30 days was up but my in-laws did go Paleo after that (and remain mostly paleo) because he felt so much better after cutting out a lot of the crap.
I wish I could actually stick with a whole food "clean" type diet... But I just can't... I have tried too many times, and I love cheese puffs too much.. **sigh**
I'm here to stalk the tips, cause I definitely need some.
I think the idea of a community and rules will help me. I'm pretty good about only cooking whole foods at home, though we're too grain-heavy. I'm in a new office now with fewer healthy snacks and lots of junk food so my thought is that creating a new pattern from the start. I've never been good with moderation so following rules about what I can eat rather than how much I can eat seems like it's more likely to be successful.
For those of you who have done this or paleo, do you have any favorite recipes to share? I've found lots online but don't know how great they all sound.
I'm not a huge carnivore but my boys are so it will be a balance. I make a pot of chili practically every week. When I do it, it's pretty low fat - lean meat, lots of beans, etc. No beans will be an adjustment.
I got a spiralizer not that long ago that I think will help- there are so many things that I can turn into "pasta" that I think will help.
I love the idea of paleo breakfast cookies. That should be a great alternative to my standard breakfast Belvita biscuits.
DH gets me a huge diet Coke on our work every day. I think I'll just make my morning caffeine into a treat-- there's a Dunkin Donuts in my building so an unsweetened iced tea can be a nice treat in my day.
Also, DH just agreed to do it with me! So excited!
I'm excited though!
I used to drink regularly but when I met DH, that slowed. He's a diabetic who really only likes the sickly sweet (wine coolers, frozen dacqueries, etc.) that he can't possibly have. And I'm not excited about alcohol to drink alone. Well, most of the time!
In all honesty, I'll feel successful if we make it 2 weeks. We need to change our habits and if we can do this 90% of the time, I'll be happy.
In all honesty, I'll feel successful if we make it 2 weeks. We need to change our habits and if we can do this 90% of the time, I'll be happy.
That's totally what it's about - but completing Whole30 will make you feel SOOOO accomplished. It is definitely not easy, but can be done. If you do the 30 days, you can take what you like about it and modify it. Even Paleo people recommend an 80/20 diet. Eat Paleo 80% of the time - and 20% of the time eat what you can still tolerate (meaning you probably can't dive headfirst in to pizza on your cheat day without feeling a little gross after).
I like the 80/20 idea. It reminds me of when I first started dating DH-- I'd eat very healthy at home alone but not worry when we were all together. That balance just died when I started living with the boys.