Whole30 Day Three Thoughts

Posted on August 3, 2015

(x-posted from my personal blog)

Starting a Whole30 on a weekend is rough. It’s the preferred beer-drinking time of week, for starters. Not to mention that there’s just something about playing Pathfinder that makes me crave junk food (I’m pretty sure that’s genetically hardwired into all nerds).

All weekend long, both Kevin and I kept saying, “All I want to eat is things I’m not allowed to have”. I don’t usually start off so discouraged, which is a little bit not-promising for the longevity of this plan.

I started my day today without coffee, which sucks. A day without coffee is a bad day. So I bought an iced Americano while I was grocery shopping and added a little coconut milk to it, and it’s drinkable. I will need to find an appreciation for black coffee if I’m going to stay sane.

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katili

08/18/2015 11:46PM

I've done the Whole30 a few times. Great results every time but it never gets easier lol

Suz

08/07/2015 11:21AM

Have you done Whole30 before? I had an amazing experience with it a few months ago. Stay strong! You might be in the toughest part of it this week - but you can do it!I hope the black coffee starts to taste better and better! Agreed, it's essential.

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Jon

08/06/2015 10:59PM

The call of junk food during RPing and other games is hard to resist. DnD nights/days are very tough. I'm hoping by then I'll have had enough track record to not be as tempted. We'll see, I guess. Temptation is 2d20 + 12, and all I'm packing is 1d4 + 2.

katili

I'm hoping to be up to a D6 + 2 before my next game :) Luckily, half of my gaming group in one game is Paleo so that game is much easier to resist during, but my other gaming group... they love baked goods almost as much as I do. Difficult terrain! Good luck to you :) There's a buff for that.

Biking Syl

08/04/2015 4:27PM

When I tried to quit candy, it helped me to find a temporary replacement. I was allowed to eat as many nuts and raisins as I wanted, but no sugary stuff. At least I switched to natural foods. In conjunction with fruit/veggie/spinach smoothies this really helped to cut the cravings. The extra leafy greens seemed to make a big difference.

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katili

I'll have to try those things out after my Whole30 (not really allowed to drink my calories right now, and the orange juice concoction sounds delicious but like a sugar bomb right now while I'm trying to not have much sugar)

Biking Syl

You could go with only berries and greens, or maybe just make your own veggie-only smoothies, maybe even with some chilies in there as a tabasco replacement... yum! Or try only cucumber and chilies, any kind of zero calorie food. If you blend the whole fruits/veggies, it actually feels like a meal. It's not like juicing where you throw the fiber and half of the nutrients out. Especially with a few nuts in there for extra protein. But obviously it is not like eating solid food, so you have to figure out what keeps you full the longest.