*It’s probably because your brain is never very happy when you tell it that it CAN’T have something, and take it out of it’s habitual and accustomed comfort zone. Take a deep breath and eat some sweet potatoes. Beg your spouse, children, parents, co-workers, for patience and forgiveness – as nicely as you can (and no, “shut up and leave me alone!” does not count as nice). Every nerve is lit, temperance is non-existent and the only solution to the problem seems to be to Kill All of the Things. Even experienced Whole30ers (myself included) go through this phase. Now, I have no clue why this phase happens, or why it happens here (and not on, say, day 14).* I just know that it happens. Congratulations! You’ve made it to day 4. This could be a good day! You walk into the kitchen and as you’re greeted by the smiling face of your significant other you are suddenly overcome…with the desire to punch them in the face for smiling this early in the morning. Instead, your head is surprisingly clear. And do your best to earn sympathy and support from friends and family, because…ĭay 4 dawns and you tentatively step out of bed, expecting to feel like you took a strike from Thor’s hammer in the temple. Relax, drink a lot of water, and keep making good choices. This process lasts a day for some folks, but for others it can take a few days longer.
Your body is working its way through a whole host of junk it stored from the foods (or food-like-products) you used to eat. Many Whole30ers report headaches, fatigue, and general malaise during this part of the program. Pepper here in my part of the world) drinkers. This phase is especially hard for the habitual Diet Coke (and Diet Dr. Especially if you consumed it consistently. (And the head.) And it is definitely true that the amount of suck you experience in this phase is directly proportional to the amount of crap you consumed before you began the program. This is when it comes back to bite you in the butt. Remember the pre Whole30 bender you went on? Pizza, cookies, Jim Beam, jelly beans (oh, the jelly beans)? Yeah. You know you didn’t down a fifth of tequila in your sleep, so what the heck happened?! Instead, you get the other side of Charlie…you know – the pounding-head-cross-eyed-can’t-see-straight side. The alarm rings on day 2 and you pop out of bed expecting the same kind of Charlie Sheen winning feeling you had yesterday. Speaking of rough… Days 2-3: The Hangover Because rest assured that after a lifetime of suboptimal choices, things are going to have to get worse before they can get better. And you should! Take note of that Rock Star feeling, stash it away and bring it back out when days get rough. The truth is that you’re feeling empowered by making one good choice after another, all day long. Those of us on the other side of the screen know better, though, don’t we? No one really believes this mess to be true, but everyone humors it… because how long can it last, really? At the end of the first episode, everyone can just tell they are going to be best friends for life.
This delusion is somewhat akin to the first episode of any given reality show on which the contestants are herded together and forced to live in one house.
30 DAY BEFIT CALENDAR FULL
You’ve got a slow cooker full of chili infusing your kitchen with a heavenly smell, and right now you can’t see why anyone thinks this is hard. Your body is telling you it’s snack time, so you grab a handful of almonds and an apple and head back to your desk to finish out your day. You had a nutrient-rich plate for breakfast, breezed through the morning with coffee and coconut cream by your side, and had a nice big salad for lunch.
30 DAY BEFIT CALENDAR UPDATE
An update to our original (and wildly popular) Whole30 Timeline article by Whole30’s Robin Strathdee, for those new to the Whole30®, and veterans who simply need a reminder.Īs with any process that involves personal experience, your results may vary, but it’s my hope that this timeline will give you a hint (and a chuckle) at what you can expect during your Whole30 program.
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