Anyone doing Whole 30 right now?

By lady grey Feb 22, 2015

Are you doing whole 30 right now? I started the Monday after Valentines day! Its my second whole 30 and its definitely a lot easier this time, since I have a bunch of go to recipes already.

My sugar cravings haven't gone away yet, and I cannot wait until they do. I am doing this to stop my sugar addiction and loose weight. How about you? Want to share any survival tips or recipes?

I've been putting sun dried tomatoes (packed in olive oil) and kalamata olives on my salads and for some reason thats making them more interesting/exciting.

I love this tomato soup from Mrs. Polish. My non-paleo cousin loved it too when she came over a few days ago.
http://www.hellobee.com/2013/10/31/creamy-crockpot-chicken-and-tomato-soup/

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blackbird
wonderful grape / 20453 posts

Feb 22, 2015

I'm not doing whole 30, but I made this and it can certainly be modified and it was YUM

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Feb 22, 2015

@blackbird: yes! I love this recipe! I think I heard about it from Mrs. Rabbit. It's actually on my menu this week.
blackbird
wonderful grape / 20453 posts

Feb 22, 2015

@lady grey: I made it with pepperoni once and added mozzarella and it was so good!
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Feb 22, 2015

@blackbird: that sounds so good! after whole 30 I will def have to try it with cheese.
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Feb 23, 2015

bump
Mrs. Tiger
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts

Feb 23, 2015

Me! I started Feb 1 - thanks for those recipes

Down 15 lbs!
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Feb 23, 2015

@Mrs. Tiger: That so awesome! I don't often weight myself, but my pants were definitely looser after my first whole 30 (and honestly I only made it about 3 weeks, because we were traveling after that so it all got messed up).

This time I am planning to do the entire 30 days and maybe even 45 days if I can. Glad to hear its going well for you. Share some tips or recipes?
Mrs. Tiger
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts

Feb 23, 2015

@lady grey: DH bought me this scale that works with fitbit so I've been weighing myself everyday! The only rule I'm not following

Just posted a recipe today on the blog! I still need to snack, I like nuts (of course), apple slices with almond butter, and pickles

I'm planning to follow a lot of the Whole30 guidelines after my 30 days is up. I'm thinking, no baked goods that aren't homemade!
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Feb 23, 2015

@Mrs. Tiger: oh great I will check that out. I definitely want to try your almond crusted fish recipe too.

Do you eat pork? My new favorite snack is cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto. I also just made homemade almond butter for the first time. It's so good!
Mrs. Tiger
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts

Feb 23, 2015

@lady grey: actually my husband's Hindu, so we don't eat pork or beef! too bad, sounds yummy...
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 7, 2015

@Mrs. Tiger: So did you make it to the end? How did it go? What are you eating now? I have 9 more days...still thinking of going for 45 days....but I have no idea what/how I want to eat when its over.
Kimberlybee
grapefruit / 4997 posts

Mar 7, 2015

I want to start after seeing a fellow HelloBee mom's food pictures! Anybody want to start on Monday?
sweet_p
apricot / 398 posts

Mar 7, 2015

I did it last month! I started 2/1 and lost 7 pounds in the 30 days. This was my second time doing it and it was much easier this time around. Now that it's over, I've been trying to stick with clean eating as much as possible. I'm in a wedding next Saturday, so I need to be good until then!
Mrs. Tiger
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts

Mar 7, 2015

@lady grey: I did make it all the way through! Regular food really hurts my stomach now though, I'm thinking of transitioning to more paleo in general
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 8, 2015

@Kimberlybee: I'm going to try to do 45 days, so I'll still be doing it for a while if you want to join in!

@sweet_p: this is my second time too and it is much easier when you already know what to expect. Time management with all the cooking is still hard for me. I've been using the slow cooker a lot. By clean eating do you just mean paleo, or is there something else to it?

@Mrs. Tiger: congrats! I can't decide if I am going to eat paleo after this, or add dairy back in. Another idea I heard of is doing strict paleo all week and being more relaxed (not going crazy) over the weekend. hmm..
sweet_p
apricot / 398 posts

Mar 8, 2015

@lady grey: Yes, eating paleo most of the time, but I have been splurging here and there with sweets I agree that prepping and cooking everything does take more time, but it's worth it!
Chuckles
persimmon / 1495 posts

Mar 9, 2015

I am for sure not doing Whole30 right now (thanks, girl scout cookies), but I wanted to share that the woman who blogs at the hilarious rantsformommyland.com is doing it. She's posting every day and it's going really well for her.
sunshineandsushi
persimmon / 1165 posts

Mar 9, 2015

Started my second round of Whole30 today! I did it once before in the fall and it went really well. Then, the holidays happened. I need to get back on track for two weddings I'm in during April.
jedeve
pomegranate / 3643 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@blackbird: I ended up making that the other day! I doubled it and added a bell pepper and some pepperoni. My LO would NOT be fooled that jr was spaghetti or pizza, but I served it over some leftover pasta and then he ate it!
blackbird
wonderful grape / 20453 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@jedeve: fabulous! I think it's SO good with pepperoni!
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@jedeve: @blackbird: do you ladies still put in sausage too, or swap it out and only used pepperoni?

@sunshineandsushi: awesome! the second time is definitely more smooth I think. Any go to recipes to share? I never made my own almond butter last time, but now I can't get enough! I need to be careful not to eat too much of it though,,,,
blackbird
wonderful grape / 20453 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@lady grey: I made it the first time with just pepperoni only and the second time with ground beef. The second time was meh.
jedeve
pomegranate / 3643 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@lady grey: I did both. I doubled it (but didn't double the eggs.) IBFing know how much pepperoni I used; I just finished whatever was left in an open bag.
sunshineandsushi
persimmon / 1165 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@lady grey: I totally follow Melissa Joulwan's approach (http://theclothesmakethegirl.com) to recipes and cooking. I need to take the thinking out of it to make it work, haha! I have both her cookbooks and love them.

I like this recipe for breakfast - http://paleomg.com/easy-breakfast-casserole/.

Chocolate chili is an easy fave of mine - http://theclothesmakethegirl.com/2009/02/22/my-favorite-chili-recipe/.
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 9, 2015

@sunshineandsushi: Ha! I just spent like two hours looking at her website last night. I'm def gong to try that chili! and prob the bfast casserole as well.

I've been making Mrs.Rabbit's no bean chili but it would be nice to switch it up.
http://www.hellobee.com/2015/02/10/12-things-to-do-with-leftover-chili/

For bfast I've been sauteing a whole bunch of veggies on the weekend and eating them daily with two fried eggs and some avocado if I have it. Its good but ready to try something else as well.

Oh, and I have Mocha Rubbed Pot Roast in the slow cooker right now, its really good!:
http://stupideasypaleo.com/2013/06/29/crock-pot-mocha-rubbed-pot-roast/
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 12, 2015

@lady grey: You still going? I think I'm going to start Monday so I can prep this weekend. I've done 6 weeks of it like 1.5 years ago then found out I was pregnant and became repulsed by all things healthy I'm ready to lose this baby weight and just get healthier! Need my pants to fit better again. What do you guys do for lunch (if you WOH)??
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 12, 2015

@Amelieisme: Yup, still going strong! Join back in again! I SAH right now, but pretty much always do leftovers. I love making big batches of stuff in the crockpot so I can have a few days of left over lunches or put individual servings in the freezer. It helps that DH just makes a sandwich for lunch everyday, so we're not fighting over the leftovers

Last two days of lunch was this teriyaki chicken with roasted cauliflower. That would be easy to take to work, I'm sure:
http://www.rubiesandradishes.com/2014/03/13/slow-cooker-paleo-teriyaki-chicken/
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 14, 2015

@lady grey: Getting motivated right now! Looking up recipes and about to make a grocery run for the week. Decided to just go ahead and start tomorrow. I'll keep you posted
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 15, 2015

@Amelieisme: that's great! Are you mostly doing new recipes or do you have some tried and true ones from your last whole30?

I had my first ever "cheat" last night on day 26. DH and I went to a bbq place, I got pulled pork and roasted veggies. It was SO good. The pork was suppose to be dry but I could tell it must have had some sugar in it. We went to the movies after I was craving sugar all night! Ugh I haven't had sugar cravings in a few weeks and that's my biggest weakness. Lesson learned!
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 15, 2015

So it begins! l'll update with a few of my favorite recipes this afternoon
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 15, 2015

@lady grey: it's definitely hard to eat out and be sure they don't slip something in there.
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@lady grey: @sunshineandsushi: How's it going ladies? Still going strong, I hope. Day 5 here and so far so good. Its nice to have the experience of last go round and a few tricks up my sleeve. I am lucky to have a paleo restaurant down the street who does a "paleo family special" each Thursday so we are getting that tonight! Ribs, slaw, "paleo biscuits". I'm going to pass on the biscuits myself since they are really not Whole 30 compliant, but I'm sure my kiddos will love them

As far as recipes, here are a few I like:
This is awesome for a quick, family dinner and suprisingly tasty: http://nomnompaleo.com/post/41781593486/whole30-day-29-garbage-stir-fry-with-curried

Love a breakfast casserole, but have left out sweet potato (just because I didn't have any on hand):
http://paleomg.com/easy-breakfast-casserole/

I make a version of this with all of the dairy cut out and the broccoli, so its basically just veggies in a meat sauce, but yummy: http://www.whatrunslori.com/2011/12/paleasagna/

I haven't made these tuna cakes this go round, but they are good and you can freeze for a quick meal over a salad:
http://nomnompaleo.com/post/91332244628/spicy-tuna-cakes

Anyone else doing Whole 30 right now?
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@Amelieisme: hows its going so far? I recently discovered this paleo pad thai recipe, so had to share. Its a little bit involved but turned out sooo good! I made extra sunshine sauce and ate that with some roasted veggies and some sausages today for lunch- yum!

http://theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/05/08/paleo-pad-thai/
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@lady grey: That looks delicious! What did you use for the sunflower seed butter...the Sunbutter she recommends is like $45 on Amazon I need to get some coconut aminos too...
sunshineandsushi
persimmon / 1165 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@Amelieisme: Day 11 over here! We have a work happy hour tonight and to be totally honest, I'm thinking about allowing myself a glass of wine. I didn't cheat at all on my last one and I'm not doing it again for the elimination benefits - really I'm doing it to slim down for two weddings I'm in during April. One glass won't ruin in ... But I guess "technically" I will lose my day count.

You should be able to buy sunbutter at your regular grocery store. I had to visit the local health food store to get coconut aminos though.

Has anyone tried out thrivemarket.com? Looks pretty neat, I'm thinking about ordering my paleo staples from there once I need to restock.
sunshineandsushi
persimmon / 1165 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@lady grey: We LOVE that pad thai recipe! DH doesn't like spaghetti squash, so I make cauli-rice with it instead. Or just steamed broccoli on the side when I'm really lazy.
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 19, 2015

@Amelieisme: yikes! I used homemade almond butter, since that what I had on hand. Do you have Trader Joes near you? I know they carry sunbutter, but I haven't checked to see if its whole30 compliant.

@sunshineandsushi: I haven't heard of thrivemarket.com- will check them out. Paleo pad thai is the bomb! Good idea to try it with cauli-rice. I'm sure one glass of wine would be fine, since you are just doing this for the weight loss benefit.
lady grey
pear / 1696 posts

Mar 23, 2015

@Amelieisme: I looked at the sunbutter at Trader Joes yesterday and it has cane sugar in it. booo! So i'm just going to continue to use my homemade almond butter in that pad thai recipe.

@sunshineandsushi: @Amelieisme: omg you guys! I just tried this paleo "oatmeal" recipe and its actually pretty delicious! http://cupcakesomg.blogspot.com/2013/03/faux-tmeal-paleo-oatmeal.html
After 5 weeks of whole30 I'm getting a little sick of eggs & veg for bfast, ya know?
Amelieisme
persimmon / 1361 posts

Mar 25, 2015

@lady grey: Yes, I saw that about the stuff at TJ. I'll just use almond butter. Nice to know it worked for you! Also, that oatmeal looks really good. I want to try it!

I made Meatballs over spaghetti squash yesterday from Everyday Paleo. The only thing I did differently was use about 3/4 a cup of almond meal in the meatballs because they seemed like they would fall apart without it. It was so delicious! DH said it rivaled many non-paleo spaghetti and meatballs he has had.

I tried making my own Mayo and failed miserably, but I discovered Mark from Mark's daily apple is now selling one he makes with avocado oil. I can't wait to try it! Would love to add slaws/chicken salad/and deviled egg to my acceptable food list

@sunshineandsushi: That Mayo is on thrivemarket. What else on there have you tried? I already ordered some coconut aminos from Amazon--just waiting for it to be delivered.