Is anyone doing The Whole Thirty?

southerngirl_2

Welcome back Gilly! Hope you had a lovely holiday! What I enjoy about going on holiday is enjoying the local food including bread so don't worry yourself about it, like Flissh said - as long as you had a good time I'm sure you'll find it easy getting back into the whole30.

The muffins were very tasty. I didn't bother adding the coconut milk or coconut flour and my muffins stayed together really well. Also added loads of chopped parsley and chopped bacon (already cooked).

Day 21

Breakfast - Bacon, egg, advocado, watercress

Lunch - Prosciutto wrapped frittata muffins, watercress and advocado

Dinner - Salmon, cabbage, onion, bacon, watercress, advocado

flissh

Food today

Breakfast, Scrambled egg, pear
Lunch, Ham & boiled egg salad, veg soup
Dinner, roast chicken courgettes & carrots

Snacks plum & few peanuts

Going to bake those frittata muffins tomorrow. :T

southerngirl_2

Day 22 (Only eight more days to go!)

Breakfast - Bacon, egg, mushrooms, watercress

Lunch - Cashew nuts, orange ice lolly

Dinner - Steak, cabbage, onions & pancetta

Hope you are all keeping well

flissh

Day 28. Not sure what's going to happen on day 30+1. Might have a glass of wine. I am going to have a think.

Today
Breakfast, Scrambled eggs, watercress
Lunch, Ham & egg salad, Soup. (was cream of mushroom, but never mind!)
Dinner, too hot to eat much so just had a snack. Apple, one date, few nuts & two cherry toms.

Got a batch of onion, bacon & mushroom egg muffins in the oven, based on the recipe from Southerngirls link,:D

southerngirl_2

How did your muffins turn out Flissh?

Day 23

Breakfast - Bacon, egg, mushrooms, watercress

Lunch - Prawns, watercress, advocado, tomatoes

Dinner - Prawns, bacon, lettuce, advocado, tomatoes

flissh

Day 29 !!!!!!!!!
Muffins were great. Had two for breakfast. Few more when I got in from work. They are tiny and only good stuff in them so a healthy snack.
Lunch, Ham & egg salad, soup
Dinner, chicken avocado & bacon salad & strawberries & rasberries.

Snacks, Small bag of cranberries & almonds from sainsburys. Plum & pear.

Gillby1

Hi guys! Have been ridiculously busy catching up with unpacking, washing and work so haven't had time to post, but thanks for the encouragement and well done on keeping it up! Flissh - DAY 30!!! How do you feel? Have you lost as much weight as you'd hoped? What are you going to eat tomorrow?!!!

It's now day 4, second time around, for me. I finished the holiday feeling fairly lethargic, bloated and vaguely miserable (in part due to sleepless nights and post-holiday blues, of course!), but today the energy came flooding back and despite having an extremely busy day I feel like I could pop out and climb a mountain before bed! It has really brought it home to me how much better I feel when i'm eating naturally, and it's also made me think much more about what we eat. I also use herbs and spices far more than I used to.

Are you guys finding it an expensive way to eat? I think it's actually saving us money, as we no longer by snacks and pre-prepared foods. It's also so much easier going shopping, as I no longer spend ages dithering between the isles. It's just meat, fish, veg, eggs, done!

Day 4

Breakfast - frittata muffins - delicious, but I think I may leave out the coconut next time as it tastes a little too strong.

Lunch - aubergine stuffed with bolognaise sauce, chicken leg

Dinner - Thai lamb curry with cauliflower rice and courgette noodles

Snacks - frozen apples juice ice lolly

Hope you're getting the chance to enjoy the weather!

Gilly

flissh

Hello all:wave:

I'm tucked up in bed at the end of day 30. I can't quite believe it.

Gilly, I have lost just over 9 pounds. Which is great. I'm not sure where I go from here. I think I am just going to carry on as I am, but might include a little booze:D I might investigate a paeleo type diet which is just about the same as the whole 30. I bought a carton of coconut milk (?koko I think) yesterday and have been having that in coffee. I like it better than coconut cream. It is a great milk substitute. Shame I only found out on day 29!

I feel ok, not loads better, but ok. I need to find an energy source for exercise as I am not able to cycle as far or as fast as before, although that is coming back and that might also be I did not go on the bike as much in the first two weeks and think I lost a little fitness (maybe)

I am certainly not bloated the way I sometimes get when I eat bread. Can't see me going back to that in a hurry.

I agree, shopping is easier. Less choices to worry about. I have not found this inconvienient at all, and makes me wonder why I would not carry on really.

Keep going Southerngirl, not long now. Gilly, well done for getting back to it.

Edited to add;

Today,
Breakfast, scrambled eggs,
Lunch, barbecued burger, chicken & salad, Mixed fresh fruit
Dinner, Chicken & bacon salad, raisins & brazil nuts.

Snack, an apple

Gillby1

Well done Flissh! Congratulations on completing the Whole 30!! Great weight loss, and I hope you can work out a good compromise re eating healthily and having the odd treat. I'm very much looking forward to a glass of wine x

southerngirl_2

Well done Flissh on completing 30 days! :j

Arrggghhh I was doing so well and then I don't know what happened!

Day 24

Breakfast - Bacon, egg, mushrooms, watercress

Lunch - Strawberries

I then made the mistake of going food shopping and bought popchips (baked), popcorn and mint kit kats thinking I could treat myself at the end of my 30 days.

Dinner - Belly of Pork, watercress and then popchips, mint kit kat

Day 25

Breakfast - Bacon, mushrooms, watercress

Lunch - Prawns, watercress, advocado

I've now got home from work and ate popcorn and mint kit kats

So I've learnt that I simply can't have food like this in the house because I will just eat it. Chocolate and chips no longer give me the same level of satisfaction as they had before and actually left me feeling more tired and lethargic. I've found the food I've been eating on the whole30 more enjoyable and tastier then chocolate and crisps.

What should be my penance?? Do I start at day 1 again??