Saturday, January 7, 2012

A few things...

Hello Lory! Thanks for confessing! If you really want to do the Whole 30, you should start again, with today as your "day 1" - I would highly encourage this, as it really does take 30 days of strict eating to make a difference and reset your cravings etc. Vega has a long list of non-Whole 30 approved ingredients (not just the stevia - basically everything):

Organic hemp protein, yellow pea protein, organic brown rice protein, whole flax seed, ChlorEssence (high CGF chlorella), Frutafit Inulin FOS (from chicory root), organic gelatinized maca root, protease I, protease II, amylase, lipase, cellulase, wild blueberry, blueberry, black raspberry, cherry, marion berry, blackberry, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum, natural vanilla flavour, xanthan gum, stevia leaf extract

As for the calorie question - you said it - you really don't need to do this, and it is not encouraged. If you are only eating real, good quality food, for a long period of time, your body composition will naturally change. Especially for you - because you are athletic - you will be turning fat into muscle and may not see the results as much on the scale, but will see it in inches! You can't overeat on good quality protein & veggies. Just listen to your body!! This is from the Whole 30 site:

Weighing, counting, measuring blocks or grams or points simply isn’t sustainable long-term. In addition, we don’t want you to use arbitrary numbers or calculations to determine your nutritional needs.  Let your body do that for you, the way it was designed to!   Our Whole30 program is the way to reset your natural hunger mechanism, so you can re-learn how to trust the signals your body is sending to you.

Hope this helps :)

1 comment:

  1. Thanks Jenny that helps a lot.
    I will start over again. Day one is today! No Vega! I will miss it!

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