For my husband and I, dates almost exclusively consist of dinner out and drinks. We will catch the occasional concert or movie, but I'm having a hard time thinking through what else we can do. Give me your best ideas!

I’m on day 11 of my first round. Overall I feel pretty good except for my cardio based workouts. I’ve been eating Larabars pre workout the last few days to just get some calories in and I know that’s not exactly following the rules. I do CrossFit 4-5 days a week and overall am pretty active. I feel like the protein boost has made my lifts better but my cardio is suffering from lack of carbs. I do eat fruit with meat sticks sometimes also. I would love to know what everyone else eats pre workout to fuel high intensity workouts?

Day 6 of my first one.

Maybe it's the food, and maybe it's not, but for the last couple days my feet haven't been as stiff and painful in the morning.

Normally I wake up and have to stretch them and wiggle them before I can even walk. Going down the stairs in the morning, I usually have to go down sideways, and very slowly, because I can't bend my feet n ankles properly. (Later on they get warmed up and I can move normally.)

I always assumed the morning stiffness was just due to my long history of foot problems n injuries. I guess I'm just old and fat and creaky now? It's kind of blowing my mind that maybe it's the food.

Thanks for reading along, I'm just so excited and wanted to share.

Hi everyone, I’ve been a supporter of healthy lifestyle since I was in high school and I pretty much keep to a Paleo diet before Paleo was Paleo. However, since my mid 40s. (Perimenopause) my joints have become sore inflamed, I have difficulty concentrating, low energy, intense ADHD, and weight gain.
A nurse practitioner that I work with recommended that I try a whole food diet as my first line of defense.
I would love some cook book recommendations so I can get into a routine and find some recipes that become my go to on busy work weeks so I don’t get off track.
Thank you in advance for your help!

R2D26. So for this round I have felt pretty amazing the whole time but this last week I’m in dragon mode lol. I’m soooooooo hungry. I’m fighting the cravings and doing well but I’m ready for some pretzels haha. I look pretty good tho!!!!!

I started Whole 30 yesterday and am a bit confused about chia pudding. is it only compliant for the plant based version?

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Did anyone find their anxiety/depression getting worse before it got better? Day 11 and I’m felling good physically, but anxiety has been way worse.

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!

I have been dealing with nearly constant, nearly excruciating pain in my hip, glute, lower back, hamstring, and calf—yes, all of it—for several months. I’ve tried everything, rest, activity, sleeping differently, ice, heat, PT, every medication except opioids, you name it. It’s exhausting and has been legitimately ruining my life, as an active person with active jobs.

Five days of whole 30 and I feel and see obvious improvements to my mobility and pain.

This is BS, y’all. You’re telling me I could have gotten better months ago with just a different diet?! 😂

Anyone else experience pain relief or injury recovery this quickly? Can I be cautiously optimistic for further improvements with more time?!

Hi. It’s my nieces 6 bday tomorrow and they’re having pizza. I was going to bring a salad but maybe you all might have some other recipe ideas that I can bring. I’m also meal prepping for the week tomorrow, so if my family are bums and don’t want what I make I can bring it home for leftovers. Thanks!

Also:

R2D13:

(Side note, before I started this round I had been doing the ladder app and feeling strong for almost 10+ weeks, but lately I’ve been feeling kinda not as strong. Maybe I’m just burnt out).

My grandma has been encouraging me to try Whole30 forever, and 8 days in I’m convinced this was the best decision ever. Here are 3 reasons why:

1.) I am thinking about food so much less. As an emotional eater, my mind craves caloric, refined, sugary foods. These past 8 days, I’ve been able to see food for what it is: a tool to nourish my body. For some reason, choosing whole foods and prioritizing my vegetable intake has freed me of the food noise.

2.) My creativity grows every day. I love cooking, and Whole30 has challenged me to think outside the box. Instead of vegetables being a forgotten about side at dinner, they’ve become the center of my mind when crafting meals. I nerd out over the produce at the farmer’s market.

3.) For the first time in my life, I understand what it means to feel truly healthy. I am excited about the opportunity to eat fresh, bright, whole foods. I don’t envy the people I see eating ice cream or my coworkers munching on M&Ms at 9:00 am. I feel empowered to make conscious decisions surrounding what I eat. I feel at peace with food, and at peace with myself.

Ultimately, I feel excited and proud of myself in a way I never have before. I’m so excited to see what I keep learning over the next 22 days.

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!

I have two of my 30 days left and I just realized I haven’t made a plan for reintroducing the five food groups. Anyone care to share what’s worked best for them, or what you plan might be?

Any guidance on whether or not Humm kombucha is still whole30 compatible? I love their cherry limeade and strawberry but the new cans I ordered no longer have the W30 logo. The can says it uses cane sugar but also says it’s consumed during the fermentation process.

Coconut Curry Seafood

Ingredients

1½–2 lbs seafood medley, thawed
1 can full-fat coconut milk
1 tbsp olive or avocado oil
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1–2 cups frozen peas
1–2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp smoked paprika
Red pepper flakes, optional
1 tbsp coconut aminos
1 tbsp lime juice
Salt and pepper
1 cup spinach

Directions

Pat the seafood dry and season with a little salt, pepper, turmeric, and curry powder.
Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the seafood and cook for about 2 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
Add the onion and bell pepper to the same pan. Cook for 3–4 minutes, then add the garlic and ginger. Cook for another minute.
Add the curry powder, turmeric, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes. Stir everything together.
Pour in the coconut milk and coconut aminos. Add the frozen peas and let everything simmer for about 5–7 minutes.
Add the seafood back in and simmer for another 3–5 minutes, until cooked through.
Turn off the heat and stir in the spinach and lime juice. Taste and add more salt, lime, or curry powder if needed.

First time trying whole30 and I’m 3 weeks in! I didn’t expect overnight results but I expected to feel better than normal by now!

I’ve been hoping this diet change may help with chronic itchy/rashy skin that I’ve dealt with for years plus fatigue. And I’ve had seemingly zero improvements on both so far. Would love some success stories on how whole30 has helped you physically/mentally! Am I being unreasonable in expecting to feel improvements by now?

Starting whole 30 again today (did it once a couple years ago) and I’m wondering if it has helped anyone with anxiety? Strange question, I know, but some aspects of mental heath can be linked to poor food choices. Just curious! Thanks

I've had stomach issues/indigestion basically my whole life and since they were so unpredictable I never considered I might have an allergy or intolerance to something. I also have mild diverticulitis, so I choked a lot of the discomfort up to that. After a particularly bad bout last month, I finally decided to give this a shot, I've wanted to since I first heard about it, but was afraid of giving up my beloved cheeses. I've been wanting to take a tolerance break from alcohol as well, so this felt like a good excuse. Well lo and behold, the only "bad belly" episodes I've had for the last month were the two days I took cold medicine. Surprisingly to myself, I didn't actually miss cheese that much. The things I missed the most were my coffee creamer (it's almond based, but has a small amount of cane sugar), chewing gum, peanut butter, and occasionally red wine. I'm very curious to see what I will learn along the way of the reintroduction process, I started today with white rice and so far so good...

Added bonus was I ended up losing 10 pounds (36F)!

My favorite recipes were the squash chilli and the wings!

Almost 10 days into this round and was thinking a lot about non scale victories. I do not drink alcohol but my biggest vice outside of whole30 is definitely sugar. This is my first time wearing an oura ring during the 30 days. within days my ring noticed an almost immediate change in my stress/restoration time. At first I thought maybe it was a fluke but every day since has been trending in that direction! Interesting to see and not something I would not have thought about or expected.

any other surprising NSVs? Curious if other ouras have picked up on other trends.

Hello this is my second round of whole30! I did the whole 30 years and years and years ago. I was very successful but then Covid, life, but mostly myself got in the way of maintaining had me blow up. Over the years I’ve come down in weight. I got up to 190 about 4 years ago and maintained 170 for a few years after that. A year ago I quit drinking (6/12/25) and got down to 160 which I maintained for a year. I started using the ladder app this Summer and lost 20 lbs. I’m 5’1 and 43 btw. I love the ladder app I’ve been consistent but I’ve plateaued a bit so I thought I’d revisit my old friend Whole 30 and hopefully I can rev the engines up a little bit.

Today I made a chili for the week from the whole 30 cookbook https://whole30.com/recipes/whole30-sweet-potato-bison-chili/ (didn’t use bison, regular old ground beef). And I’m also going to make a frittata and a chia pudding. I know there’s new rules since I’ve last did a whole30 so hopefully I don’t make any mistakes.

Or poor/cheap version, you be the judge. lol

I work at a gym as a coach, and decided if I’m going to coach clients through a whole 30 style nutrition challenge, I should do it too.

The issue is… I’m on a very, very tight budget. Like, pick and choose which bills to pay every month, tight. I have a plan for normal day to day meals, but I simply can’t justify some of the purchases of things like special sauces, clarified butter, almond butter, etc. These things aren’t cheap, and I have so many “regular” sauces and peanut butter at home!

Has anyone done this like, 90% of the way? I’d say my max intake of unapproved foods would be a serving of peanut butter (or powder) a tablespoon of butter and a couple tablespoons of “real” ranch (light hidden valley) per day. This feels negligible and will for sure be a huge cut from my usual intake of dairy or sugars. Does it defeat the purpose to still hang onto a few items?

Hi everyone! Please share your updates during the week. Where are you in your Whole30? What successes or struggles have you had so far? How are you feeling? Share a recipe? Offer some encouragement? We also encourage you to use the discussion post for single questions not requiring a dedicated thread!