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This is my second whole30 (first was in 2018) and I am on day 21! I was hoping to start this to help my willpower which is working, but also ti clear up some hemorrhoid flare ups. I fear that they haven’t gone away and may have become more irritated. Any time I look up high fiber diets, it discourages eating meat which I know is a big part of my w30 journey. Thoughts if anyone has gone through something similar?

I'm starting on Day 4 of my first attempt at a round of Whole 30. Normally, I eat vegetarian meals about 80% of the time, and eat meat/animal products occasionally.

I have the new book with recipes from both the original plan and the plant based plan. Is there any major downside to switching back and forth between the recipes of the two plans? This would mean I mostly eat meals with legumes and chickpeas and beans 80% of the time, but maybe a couple times I will try a meat dish recipe.

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!

I am going to be trying whole 30 in January to hopefully help with Digestive issues. I printed out what it thought was the official food (eat and avoid) list. However when I look up recipes, they include foods that are in the avoid section. Such as garlic, onion, Avocados to name a few. I am feeling so confused as I also see post on here talking about eat foods I thought were no no's. Any recommendations on where to start? A good website or app?? Thanks!

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hey everyone! i have a couple questions to ask, and would also love any advice!

im a 27f, im extremely active and do physical activity daily - strength training or horseback riding. my whole life i have battled with IBS-C. no matter what i eat, i am constantly bloated and uncomfortable.... even if i dont eat anything. some days are better than others - depending on my monthly cycle. it is extremely mentally damaging since for years i have worked so hard at the gym, eat somewhat well, and my body has nothing to show for it (in the stomach region). the body dysmorphia is REAL. i tried to follow the low FODMAP diet and had very minimal results, i am hoping that whole30 will help me discover what are truly my trigger foods!

some questions i have:

• is getting the app/monthly plan necessary for a first timer?
• some of the food allowed in the Whole30 are not allowed in the low FODMAP diet… do i ignore the low fodmap foods? or should i try to combine both?
• have you noticed a difference in terms of IBS symptoms?

I have been doing whole30 program for about 2 months. I do have the occasional beer 🍻. I got my blood test back and was hopeful my cholesterol was in range. Anyone have any thoughts? Feeling a bit defeated. Should I just eat all the damn sugar hahahah

Does anyone else just find themselves not caring enough to eat the foods you're allowed? I started this 14 days ago to identify what was causing my stomach problems. The day I started my stomach was instantly better, almost like magic. Which is great, of course.

The problem is I don't like the foods I'm allowed to eat. I keep trying to introduce new complient foods and ways of preparation, but I'm so over it. I find myself not even caring enough to eat because l so do not want to eat another meal of protein and veggies. I know skipping meals is the bad, but healthy food sucks. I find myself skipping lunch almost every day now.

Has anyone experienced this? I'm getting so depressed at meal times. Any suggestions?

I just can’t stop farting since I’ve been eating healthy! It’s constant. Always farting and they are not silent. They are so LOUD. And pee yew. Pepe le pew over here hello! 🦨 I’m ripping it up tearing holes in my drawers. I blew a huge one in the grocery store. Anyone else?

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!

I am on my last week of my first round of whole30. I have a solid plan of reintroduction set out but I’m a little nervous. I haven’t really experienced much cravings over this time- I do miss oats and chocolate. I’m scared that with reintroduction of foods I will want more of them. Did you feel more cravings when doing your reintroduction?

I’ve been hitting more hypoglycemic crashes since cutting out refined carbs like rice, bread, etc.

A banana or smoothie solves it quickly. I don’t always want to be going for fruit to solve this though. It just seems high maintenance.

Hello my fellow W30 warriors!

I’m on day 3 today (this like probably my 4th or 5th time doing W30) and Thanksgiving is next week.

I want to make an amazing side dish that anyone could eat and enjoy. W30 or not.

Any reccs?! I was thinking some sort of sweet potato dish?? Doesn’t need to be sweet. Could be some savory too. I’m open to whatever and very capable in the kitchen.

Thank you!

I'm so devastated. I was trying to rationalize cheating on the whole 30 but I couldn't. It started with bread , then an energy drink , it just spiraled into adding in some greek yogurt where I shouldn't have. It sucks because I was feeling so good. Woke up bloated as ever after several weeks of feeling great. I started today back on track again . But looks like I'm adding 15 days to the program . It's so easy to stay on , but one you cheat it's like a non stop decline .

On day 4 of Whole 30 and having horrible leg muscle twitching/cramping nightly. I've upped my water intake, taken a B12 supplement and am eating a banana every day. What else can I do for this??

Successfully completed another W30! As per usual, royally screwed up reintro. It’s my struggle every time! However, I’m feeling really great today and plan to continue to incorporate some whole30/paleo things into my daily life! My skin looks great, no bloat, NO PMS this month (woah) and energy level is good- all motivation to keep up the good habits!

Is it necessary to do the reintroduction period? My A1C is going in the right direction and my blood sugar has been so even since I started whole 30. I am afraid if I add foods back it is going to go crazy again. Last Friday was my Day 30 and I have yet to add anything back in. So is it really necessary to add all the "stuff" back in?

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!

I know that everyone is likely not doing a Whole30 during thanksgiving but these mashed potatoes are whole30 friendly and the BEST mashed potatoes ever if you are trying to keep some recipes a bit healthier.

https://realfoodwithaltitude.com/dairy-free-mashed-potatoes/

Hey yall, currently on R1D6 and feeling amazing! Except for one small problem...I'm getting absolutely destroyed on my runs. Currently base building before diving into marathon training, running about 20-25 miles per week and it's miserable. My mileage time is up 2-5 minutes per mile and my body aches while running.

I've tried banana, grapes, and dates as fuel for my runs but it's not doing me any good. I eat a pretty decent amount of fruit and potatoes with every meal as well. Running out of ideas and looking for help on this end. Thanks in advance.

I am currently at day 16 and have been struggling so decided to focus on planning out my reintroduction. I know we have the main categories to follow- however where does chocolate sit? Dairy or sugar? Should I give chocolate its own day 😝?

What extras did you add to your reintroduction?

For example I literally have planned a “doughnut day” (planned this to land on Christmas Day 😀). I chose to do this because we have a Sunday tradition to go get a coffee and doughnut from our local shop here and I would like to see how they affect me on their own. I know it’s a big mix of gluten, sugar and probably dairy. I will have already done a reintro day on those 3 individually prior to doughnut day so I can see how they impact me separately.

I’m also not sure how to do the sugar reintroduction? I don’t have sugar by itself in my house, I do have honey, I seen someone else suggest jam. Any thoughts on this would be amazing!

I did a full round in August and near the end, around day 25, I experienced extreme heart burn. Woke up thinking I was having a heart attack it was so bad. Chalked it up to too many la croix. Nothing in reintroduction seemed to cause it.

I’m currently doing another round, on day 22, and am experiencing the same thing! Over the past week I’ve had a couple sips of la croix so don’t feel it can be blamed on that.

I usually never have any problems with heart burn. And I found it interesting that it has happened near the end of my rounds both times. Any ideas!?

Today is day 30 of my 1st round of whole 30. I did a round many years ago so this is round 1 all over again. I survived!! A couple of times I had problems figuring out what to have for dinner that night and thought UGH I should just give up but I stuck it out and just ate something simple, grilled burger and roasted veggies. I am excited to step on the scale and see if my weight changed, it probably did since my clothes are fitting better.

Overall I felt pretty good, I did end up getting sick (viral bronchiolitis) and even though I did not feel well I kept going. I never got the "tiger blood" and I am sad because I was looking forward to it.

I am not sure what I will reintroduce tomorrow, I still have time to figure that one out. For those who have completed a round, how did your reintroduction go? What did you add back in first?

Update: I stepped in the scale this morning (yesterday was day 30) and I actually lost some weight!! 11.2 pounds to be exact.

Just a genuine question: what did you struggle with the most?

Day 15 of Whole30. Was recommended to go on it by my doctor to see if food intolerances were a fibro trigger for me. So far, no improvement whatsoever. I’ve gone from 207 to 188 since Nov 1, which is of course great. But my stomach is constantly in shambles. I’m pooping every single time I go to the bathroom when normally I only go once or twice a day. And yes, I am being mindful of my fiber. Is it worth staying on this for the remaining 15 days?

Could honestly be a lunch or dinner too I guess.

But so simple, sweet potato, shallot and egg frittata. Topped with arugula and a tomato salsa made with tomatoes, salt pepper, garlic power, a little lemon juice as well as a hit of olive and toasted sesame oils.

I’m preparing to start my first whole 30 after the holidays! I’ve been recently diagnosed with endometriosis and am trying to treat my symptoms as holistically as possible. My doctor recommended the whole 30 to navigate my symptoms! I’m excited to try and thank you all for all your posts! — My question is I’m already a pretty clean eater outside of dairy intake. I track my calories pretty religiously. I like the control of it all. I’ve lost 100 pounds in a calorie deficit and am around 10 from my goal weight.

I know it’s discouraged on Whole30 but would you all share your experiences with either tracking on whole30 or explain why it was positive for you that you stopped tracking?

Thanks in advance! Excited to join this journey!

I’m on day 17 and I still have occasional bloat and very loose bowel movements. I feel great and I’m losing inches. I did not weigh myself, like the rules say. My knees and lower back pain are all but gone. I’m going to go back to the gym this week. I wanted to get out of the habit of pre workout and whey protein shakes. I think I’m ready for a workout or 2.

When does the diarrhea like symptoms stop?

This is my fourth round of Whole 30. I successfully do one just about every year to recalibrate my food freedom. I’ve always had stunning results. I’m on day 27. And I am not experiencing ANY non-scale victories. I still feel awful, I have no energy, I’m sleeping terribly. My rings are still too tight, my joints hurt, I feel terribly moody. I still even have a strong craving occasionally despite not eating anything non compliant. Typically after the first week or so I feel like a brand new woman. I follow the meal template - veggies, meat, healthy fat, compliant sauce. I only drink coffee, water, and unsweetened tea. The only other change is I had my son via c-section about 3 months ago. My other children were delivered naturally and I’ve done postpartum Whole30’s about 6 weeks after. Has anyone else done Whole30 after a c-section and not seen results? Whole30 is the only thing that has ever worked for me to break habits and improve health. I’m worried it just won’t work for me anymore. Anyone else experience anything like this?

TLDR: Whole30 veteran. Nearly completed fourth round with virtually no non-scale victories to report. Recently had a C-Section. Is that the reason? Has anyone else experienced this?