Whole 30 Challenge Results
by Court under Diet
I started the Whole 30 challenge on May 14, 2012. I had wanted to do it for a while and the time finally came. You can read more about my reasons for doing the challenge here. I’m a tracking freak and really wanted to get precise results from the challenge, so I took a few [...]
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Should You Eat Late At Night When You’re Hungry?
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Last night at about 12:30 (I guess that’s early this morning), as I was lying down to go to bed, I started feeling like I could be getting hungry. I wasn’t sure if I was just really tired or if I actually needed some food. At 1:00 I still hadn’t fallen asleep and by then it [...]
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My Reasons for Starting a Whole 30
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From 2002-2010, my weight fluctuated a LOT. I was as high as 237 pounds and as low as 183. I was everywhere in between, multiple times. I was in great shape and then terrible shape followed by decent shape and then horrendous shape. In retrospect, I had a lot of things working against me. For [...]
Whole 30 Journal for June 3, 2012 (Day 21)
Today was interesting to say the least. For reasons I shouldn’t go into, I couldn’t eat today until around 4:00 p.m.. That means I skipped my normal breakfast AND lunch. This is obviously not the best idea if you want to control what you eat. Somehow, I made it out alive and didn’t eat anything [...]
Does the Whole 30 Program Work?
I’ve been doing the Whole 30 program for 17 days now which means that I’m about halfway. I’ve been feeling REALLY good on it. My appetite for food has changed a lot. When I’m hungry, I’m craving nutritious, healthy food. Yesterday I ate more fruit than I was supposed to but honestly, that’s a huge [...]
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Can You Eat Nuts on the Whole 30?
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You can eat most nuts while on the Whole 30. However, certain nuts are better than others and some aren’t allowed. Nuts That Are Not Allowed on the Whole 30. Peanuts are not allowed because they are actually not nuts. In reality, peanuts are legumes and are treated by your body as such. Peanut butter [...]
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Is Paleo Gluten Free?
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Question of the day: Is Paleo Gluten Free? Yes, paleo diets are gluten free, but they are much more than that. They are completely grain free, which means they are free of wheat, barley, rye, corn, and all other grains. They are also free of derivatives (such as soy sauce) of grains. Grains are inflammatory [...]
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Can Fish Oil Stall Weight Loss?
Fish oil supplementation has a lot of benefits. For example, people who supplement with fish oil are less likely to have depression and anxiety. Fish oil can also help to lower triglycerides. However, the question remains, can fish oil stall your weight loss? Fish Oil is a Food Fish oil is mostly fat. This isn’t [...]
Can You Eat Bananas on the Paleo Diet?
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Ever since I posted about strawberries and paleo, people have gotten curious about other foods and whether they are allowed on paleo or not. One common question among paleo-ites is whether bananas are allowed on a paleo diet. The Simple Answer is Yes Are bananas allowed on paleo then? Yes, they definitely are. They are [...]
