I wasn't hungry most of the day. I started my early day with some pumpkin "pancakes." They are made with pumpkin, eggs, and coconut oil, so basically, they are pumpkin eggs. But that doesn't sound so great, does it? They're called pancakes because they are cooked like pancakes. They were very good.
I spent the morning volunteering for an event, ate a few nuts, then went home, still not hungry, at 1:00. I had some leftover sage chicken and mushrooms.
In the afternoon, our whole family attended a Halloween event. There were food trucks and candy galore, but I didn't crave any of it. I still wasn't hungry.
When we got home around 7pm, I wasn't hungry, but made myself eat some salad and tuna.
What I've decided: If I'm not physically hungry, I'm not going to eat. My cravings are gone, so I'm going to start listening to my body and eat when I feel physically hungry. As stated in the program:
The Whole30 takes you out of sugar-burner mode, and transitions you into being fat adapted—efficiently able to utilize fat as energy. This process starts in just five days, but can take weeks to really kick in to the point that you notice the effects. When it does, however, your body will begin to utilize fat as fuel more readily, helping you avoid between-meal cravings, energy slumps, and brain fog. In addition, once you’re fat-adapted, you’ll be able to start whittling away at your fat stores—something you are unable to do when you’re running on nothing but sugar.
- Sugar Burner = Energy roller coaster; “needing” to eat every two hours; cranky when you’re hungry; regular cravings for sweets or caffeine; dysfunctional hormonal response to food.
- Fat Adapted = Even energy all throughout the day; no need to eat between meals; stuck without food — no crankiness or raging hunger; reduced cravings for sweets or caffeine; improved body composition and hormonal response to food.
Day 7
Woke up at 6:00 am. Not hungry at all, so decided not to eat. I worked an early-morning shift. Finally felt my stomach growling at around 9:00 am, so ate when I got home. I spent an hour or so chopping, pre-cooking, and prepping food for the next day or two.
As day 7 comes to an end, I have to say I'm still not adoring the meat-eating on this plan, but, hey....isn't that kind of the point? I don't crave eating. I'm eating for fuel and it tastes just fine. I love the veggies, fruits and nuts, but eat meat because I know that's what satiates me. That'll work! Anxious to see how the next three weeks go.
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