Whole 30

So you feel amazing and the clothes fit better, yet you want to change it by eating less protein?

Adding quinoa is fine, but don’t do it at the sacrifice of protein. Meat is not bad for you.

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Not a whole lot less, but I wonder how a little quinoa etc., would change the positive effects. I’m not sure how healthy eating so much meat is, compared to something more like the Mediterranean Diet.

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bro, protein and meat should be the basis of any healthy diet. Any and everyone. closer you can get to it being 50-60% of your calories, healthier you will be.

and on whole30 you are eating fruit and veggies. not like you are carnivore, not even close.

quinoa is fine...but better off just adding in some potatoes or white rice.

look into the vertical diet to transition into

not going to get into the cholesterol argument but we have been creaming about cholesterol for decades yet...deaths from heart disease is up. maybe there are other things in play.

if you are worried about that then look into the effects of pomegranate juice 100% juice not from concentrate and nattokinase combined with K2.

I’ll look into that. I’ve heard about nattokinase but haven’t looked into it. I do lots of potatoes now. I’m not sure how anyone would stay full otherwise.

I did Whole30 the first time back in 2018. I followed it very strict that first 30 days. Went from 136 to 128 (I’m 5’3” for reference.) Allowed myself some concessions the next few months.
I did notice that dairy makes my joints inflamed. I can tell when I eat or drink dairy products because my hips hurt.
Whenever I feel like I need to shed some extra pounds I’ll eat Whole30 for a bit. I try to eat it for the most part anyway but I’m not super strict with it.
I’m happy to answer any questions you have about my personal experience with it.

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I’m not sure how healthy eating so much meat is, compared to something more like the Mediterranean Diet.

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Oh boy.

I do love how someone has convinced a lot of people that the Mediterranean diet doesn’t include a lot of meat. That person obviously never met a Greek, Turk or Lebanese person.

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Went from 136 to 128 (I’m 5’3” for reference.) Allowed myself some concessions the next few months. I did notice that dairy makes my joints inflamed.

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That’s what I lost the first time - 8lbs. Interesting about the dairy. I messed up the reintroduction phase the first round but want to do it right this time. I bet a lot of people with plantar fasciitis and random joint pain would get relief from this plan.

Day 14 update: feeling great. Big changes so far: abs are almost totally flat (any water weight, bloating - no more). Minimal craving for junk food even as I watch people eat pizza, tacos, chips. And I LOVE that stuff. Not missing the margaritas or alcoholic seltzers I used to love. Fruit tastes like candy now.

Needing less sleep. Waking up about an hour and a half before normal, ready to go. I read a quote from a Whole30er’s blog “I became the very best version of myself”. This thing is restrictive but it’s the same stuff we would eat if we didn’t have access to processed stuff. It’s basically just removing non-food from your diet.

I did it for 180 days. I need to get back to it. I felt amazing. Ultimately I found being gluten free and sugar free were key for me.

Check out Primal Kitchen. They make all kinds of condiments that are Whole30 compliant. In fact, I only buy that brand now for all my condiments, salad dressings, etc…

No offense taken! There are definitely the friends who roll their eyes when you make extreme changes and the ones who cheer you on. I’ve always liked seeing people making good changes bc it’s inspiring, but some get annoyed for whatever reason.