The first week of your Whole30 may bring lethargy, crankiness and headaches. That’s normal—but during a pandemic, it might feel scary to feel any symptoms that are different from your norm. Here’s what to look out for, from Melissa Urban and Rick Henriksen, MD.
Troubleshooting
Five Whole30 Success Strategies To Try When Things Get Challenging
By Shanna Keller, who faced down that “I want to quit my Whole30 NOW” feeling and has an increased sense of self-efficacy and confidence to show for it. My first Whole30 was in the fall of 2013. It was a different Whole30 landscape back then. We made our own bone broth and mayo; carried hard-boiled …
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Dear Melissa: I’m Bored of My Whole30
Dear Melissa, Its Day 25 of my last Whole30 … I’m OVER IT. No foods sound good, and I can’t imagine what to make for dinner—it’s like pregnancy food aversions, except I’m definitely not pregnant. I want to finish each Whole30 strong, but how can I do that if feel like I just hit the …
Dear Melissa: It’s Day 21 of my Whole30 and I Haven’t Lost Weight
Looking for our philosophy on Whole30 and weight loss? Click here for a letter and more resources from Melissa Urban. Dear Melissa, I’m on Day 21 of my Whole30 and haven’t lost any weight yet, what gives? –Monica Dear Monica, Before I wrote Food Freedom Forever, I would have tough-loved you pretty aggressively. “It’s not …
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Whole30 101: 11 Reasons to Hire a Whole30 Certified Coach
Is hiring a Whole30 Certified Coach the right move for you?
Do I Really Have to Start My Whole30 Over? A Gretchen Rubin Four Tendencies Perspective
This question comes up all the time—“I ate something off-plan during my Whole30. Do I really need to start over?” Today, we’ll tackle the nuances of this question, and throw in a little of that famous Whole30 tough love. The Whole30 program does require 30 days straight of 100% compliance, but if “because we said so” doesn’t suffice, we have four other reasons why we want to stick to your Whole30 with no slips, no cheats, and no special occasions.
Six Reasons Why the Whole30 Didn’t Work For You
The Whole30 has been around since July 2009, and we’ve read hundreds of thousands of I Am Whole30 stories. We’ve proven the program truly can reset your health, habits, and relationship with food, and the vast majority (88%, according to a 2016 survey of nearly 8,000 Whole30’ers) report the Whole30 really did change their life …
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Dear Melissa: I’m Not Doing The Perfect Whole30
Dear Melissa, I started the program with most of the information I thought I needed, as I work in a health food store and my co-workers and boss are very supportive of my choices and advocates of the program. But the more I read I am a little discouraged. I was a smoker. I quit …
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Dear Melissa: I Just Hate Veggies.
Dear Melissa, Do I really have to eat vegetables with every meal, even breakfast/my husband says he’d consider doing the program with me, but he hates vegetables so he can’t/I want to bring my kids along on the Whole30, but they’re so picky when it comes to anything green. HELP. – So many of you everwhere …
