Whole 30

Doing it now actually. On day 25

Really, it’s extreme and not something you can realistically stick to long term but it’s a good challenge for self discipline

Meals really aren’t bad anyway and easy to continue for the most part sticking with a lot of meat and veggies

You just have to be dedicated to meal prep and learning some easy meals you can stick with during the week and maybe some to prep over the weekend that take more time and add more flavor so you don’t just get bored eating the same thing over and over

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Like you said it isn’t sustainable It’s a shame and a form of yo-yo dieting

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I disagree. It is sustainable, but not as an every day meal for the rest of your life.

Like I said, I eat whole 30 75%ish. Usually lunch and dinner 12/15 meals of the week and 3/6 on the weekends.

It’s especially hard if you travel for work.

I’m just saying that it’s something that you can continue long after the first month

80% of my diet is meat and veggies when im not cheating

the rest is my carbs from rice and wraps pretty much

but the whole 30 approach is a joke

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It’s a shame and a form of yo-yo dieting

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So you’ve never read the book and have no idea what’s its real purpose is. Got it.

the problem i see with it are most of the people I see at my gym do this and get great results are those beginning of the year resolutioners and not regular gym people. They go from eating what they want and no gym to a strict low calorie diet and doing cardio at the gym. So yes you are definitely gonna see surprising results on the scale. Problem is these people after the 30 days lose weight but they lose fat, muscle, and water weight. Most do not train with weights. Now after the 30 days is over they gain back the fat and the water and NOT the muscle. Most don't even continue to do another 30 days but if they do and continue the cycle you can see the issue that will arise if they do not include weight training.

Its one of those things that I always tell people is take weight loss in steps. Dont go all in on day 1, don't make it miserable, You been out of shape for a while whats 6 months taking it easy compared to 30 days of torture. lol

I see your point, but we have different definitions of torture. A ribeye with asparagus and a side of potatoes, bacon with coconut milk cream over spaghetti squash, burger w/o bun and sweet potato fries. Yes, just plain torture. I feel so bad for myself every-time I eat. I do want to point out that there are absolutely no caloric restrictions, guidelines, or tracking for Whole 30. It also is typically protein focused and provides more than enough for those following it. I don’t think the people you know who follow it really tried to explore their options. Hopefully they ate until they were stuffed and didn’t starve themselves, but it sounds like they didn’t. At the end of the day, it’s an elimination diet that will also result in weight loss in most cases. It is not a weight loss diet centered around skinless chicken breasts, broccoli, and egg whites while feverishly tracking calorie intake. If they do it as prescribed in the book it’s not a yo yo and is absolutely one of the healthiest ways to eat. All that said, it would be extremely difficult to follow the elimination phase forever, so like in my earlier post, I admit that the first 30 days are not a forever diet applicable to everyone, everywhere, all the time. Figure out what foods you can tolerate and then carry those lessons forward while eating primarily Whole Foods.

Then go Paleo and have some room to make it sustanable

the point of a succesful diet is sustanability for the change in life style

30 days is a crash diet, no way around it.

People get so mad when their fad diets get shat on

Frankly, tried and true elimination diets shite on whole30. Whole30 IS sustainable compared to real elimination diets.

Look up "Autoimmune Protocol" and "low FODMAP Diet" and you'll see that Whole30 isn't all that bad.