Whole30 - thoughts? page 2

[iniQuity]

I did it a long while ago, had fun with it - went back to being 80/20 (more like 70/30) and didn't keep off the poundage I lost. I wasn't in it for that, though, I just wanted a challenge. I found it wasn't really a good way for me to live. Do it though, it's not that hard and it's just one month. I would advise to ease back into eating "normally" if weight loss is something you're seeking out of it.

[Chaohinon]

But there's a huge moral chasm between drug use and violent crime. Being a convicted felon doesn't necessarily mean you're a bad person, it just means the state decided to cage you up with a bunch of bad people and forced you to adapt to their ways.

Ex-junkies are more of a problem due to their Born Again-like fervor in attacking others' lifestyle choices than the fact that they got high at one point (and yes I'm qualified to generalize; my employer loves to hire people from halfway houses & work release programs and they're all so grindingly predictable.). But the same could easily be said of ex-sugar and breadaholics who've turned around to preaching the LCHF gospel.

Melissa should be discredited for her faulty logic, not for breaking laws that shouldn't have been made laws in the first place.

[serenity]

But there's a huge moral chasm between drug use and violent crime. Being a convicted felon doesn't necessarily mean you're a bad person, it just means the state decided to cage you up with a bunch of bad people and forced you to adapt to their ways.

Ex-junkies are more of a problem due to their Born Again-like fervor in attacking others' lifestyle choices than the fact that they got high at one point (and yes I'm qualified to generalize; my employer loves to hire people from halfway houses & work release programs and they're all so grindingly predictable.). But the same could easily be said of ex-sugar and breadaholics who've turned around to preaching the LCHF gospel.

Melissa should be discredited for her faulty logic, not for breaking laws that shouldn't have been made laws in the first place.

Plus one! I couldn't have said it better myself. I wish there was a "like" button, or maybe I'm just spending too much time on Facebook.

[zinnia]

I'll chime in as someone who had a positive experience with the Whole30. I had been Atkins-style low-carb - on which I felt a million times better than I ever had eating SAD or even CW healthy - for about a year and a half, but my progress had stopped as I had fallen into the dreaded "carb creep." Last summer, I stumbled on paleo/primal, and the idea that the source of my carbs (and food in general) mattered at least as much as their quantity finally clicked. (In fairness to Dr. A, who I highly esteem, he gets at this with his carb-ladder thing, but it's not really spelled out like it is in paleo/primal.)

Anyway, I read the Primal Blueprint as well as the Hartwigs' book, It Starts With Food, and decided to embark on the Whole30 as a sort of reset and jump start into paleo/primal. No, it wasn't easy, but it was definitely worth it. I had been in denial about the extent of my dairy sensitivity, and this was made clear as day by the Whole30. And psychologically, it was way easier to get myself into the paleo/primal mindset while I was "doing" a Whole30, because hey, it was kind of like a 30-day paleo test drive. That said, I don't think the Whole30 is gimmicky or is in any way intended to be a diet in the way that term is often used.

If you have access to the book, I'd recommend reading it because it really clearly lays out the intent and purpose behind the Whole30, rather than the piecemeal way it's done on the website. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to try to answer.

[Crabbcakes]

I did it as a boot camp thing, knowing I would be on it for one month. It was hard for me as I am a dairy-eating Primal, it opened my eyes further to my own food habits, and was worth it. I did it though, as per the website. I went Primal May 1, 2012 and did the Whole 30 for October of 2012. I would consider doing it again sometime.

[PrimalJewishAmericanPrincess]

I did it for two weeks. It was enough to kick my one a day in my coffee Splenda habit, but at one point it just seemed silly to eliminate all dairy, all processed food (ie mustard, mayonnaise, even if it is primal and organic) and red wine. Not because I needed it, but because I wanted it. So many people do "modified" Whole30, which isn't a Whole30 ("oh, I am doing the Whole 30 but I am going to allow myself to have sweet potatoes", WTF?). Of those that actually do it, I can't believe that they actually enjoy food. They eat for fuel and that's cool, but who either wants to eat plain food for 30 days or has time to create ellaborate meals from scratch?

[ConnieSB]

I lasted about 3 weeks (starting first week of January)...it drove me freaking nuts by week 3. I did it mostly to break some bad habits, but my kitchen always looked like a bomb went off and I was the only one eating that way, and the moutains of dishes everyday was down right ridiculous! (I even used my crockpot and pressure cooker) so I'm back to Primal/Paleo keeping it simple even if I eat the same stuff over and over, at least I'm not freaking out if I eat something "not allowed" and not realizing it. What really turned me off was so many posters were told to start all over when they had slips ups that were in my opinion not a big deal meaning they ate something they didnt' realize was allowed but was Paleo compliant. I seriously doubt I'll do it again. It really messed with my digestive disorders, I ended up taking probiotics and digestive enzymens to aid in digestion, and constipation was with me again (I was regular before whole 30) I'm still having trouble.....going back to some dairy!
Hats off to those that love it....

[Montco]

"So many people do "modified" Whole30, which isn't a Whole30 ("oh, I am doing the Whole 30 but I am going to allow myself to have sweet potatoes", WTF?)"

Just an FYI, sweet potatoes are allowed on Whole30. In fact on their "shopping list" they are highlighted in green which means they are a preferred food.

[iniQuity]

"So many people do "modified" Whole30, which isn't a Whole30 ("oh, I am doing the Whole 30 but I am going to allow myself to have sweet potatoes", WTF?)"

Just an FYI, sweet potatoes are allowed on Whole30. In fact on their "shopping list" they are highlighted in green which means they are a preferred food.

But white potatoes aren't..... even though they're basically the same exact thing.

[heatseeker]

When I was getting serious with Primal and also trying to figure out some food intolerances, I did Whole30. I did it a few times last year, too, whenever I felt like my cheats were getting out of control. It's pretty effective at not only kicking bad habits, but also making you hyper-aware of your food and how you feel.

For normal, everyday eating, though, I'm a diehard proponent of 80/20. I need that release valve of Mark's "sensible cheats" or I go crazy.