I'm in! I started my second round of Whole30 yesterday. On my first round (March 2017) I ate compliant for 59 days and lost 11 lbs, which got me to my prepregnancy weight. I would like to will lose 14 lbs by June 1 . I know Whole30 is not supposed to be a weight loss diet, but I have tried so many other programs and this is the only one that I have been able to stick to.
My stats:
4/27/2017 (The last day of Whole30 Round 1)
Weight: 144 lbs
Arms: 11"
Waist: 33.9
Hips: 39.6"
Thighs: 21.9"
1/2/2018 (Whole30 Round 2 Day 1)
Weight: 142.4 lbs
Neck: 13.5"
Arms: 10.5
Waist: 34.5"
Hips: 39.5
Thighs: 21."
Today is Day 6 of my Whole30 round. Even though it is breaking the whole30 rules, I stepped on the scale and was happy to see that my weight has gone down. I'm not writing it down because I know a lot can change over the next 3 weeks of Whole30.
I'm pleasantly surprised that this food hangover was not even close to the food hangover I felt on my first round. My first round I felt like I was going to die. I was in bed sick by this point, but even after ending Round 1 my family made permanent changes to our diet, which is probably why I'm feeling pretty good right now.
I had planned to not work out until day 15 so I could focus on the food habits and hangover first, but this morning I woke up with a ton of energy decided to walk on the treadmill for 1.5 miles/30 miles.
Here is what I ate during week 1. I realize my meals are very boring and I ate the same thing most days, but for me that is key during the beginning of a Whole30. It lets me focus on the foods and how I feel first. When I hit the "Tiger Blood" stage I will start experimenting more with recipes.
Breakfast (every day): Eggs with coconut milk with left over veggies. I added either an avocado or banana depending on what I felt like. Coffee was black with coconut oil stirred in.
Lunch:
Lunch 1&2: Chicken Sausage with baked potato drizzled with olive oil, and a leftover veg
Lunch 3&4: Baked potato drizzled with olive oil topped with Sloppy Joes (ground turkey, sugar free tomato sauce, chopped carrots, & chopped green peppers)
Lunch 5&6: Chicken Sausage, Spaghetti squash. I attempted to make Spaghetti squash fritters but I need to work on the recipe.
Lunch 7: Chicken sausage, leftover veg
Dinner:
Dinner 1: Steak, broccoli, zucchini, deviled eggs
Dinner 2: Pork Chops, broccoli, roasted potatoes
Dinner 3: Spaghetti squash, homemade spaghetti sauce, deviled eggs
Dinner 4: Spaghetti squash, homemade spaghetti sauce, deviled eggs
Dinner 5: Chicken thighs, broccoli, roasted potatoes
Dinner 6: Chicken, broccoli
Dinner 7: Steak, Cauliflower, roasted peppers
There were 2 times during the week I needed a snack. For snacks I had a banana and a hard boiled egg.