If you are looking at a couple options let me know -- my husband is a mechanical engineer and is very good at explaining why certain trainers are better than other -- I'll have him weigh in.

Yes, that is correct!  Maple syrup is another.

Do you have some suggestions?  How about these -

CycleOps Fluid 2 Indoor Bicycle Trainer

Blackburn Tech Mag 6 Trainer

Jet Black Z1 Fluid Trainer, Hydrogel Roller

Blackburn Tech Fluid Trainer

Can someone explain why you're not supposed to weigh yourself for the 30 days? I live by my scale (ok, that's probably my answer right there), and depending on what it says it makes or breaks my day. I weighed yesterday morning so I'd have a starting weight, but I'm not sure I can hold out until the 30 days are up.

Also, why no snacks? I read you should have 3 meals, no snacks. So should I be eating more at those 3 meals, or just have a snack if I really am hungry?

I felt really low on energy this morning when I woke up. Like my arms felt heavy to lift, walking up stairs was a chore. But I'm contributing it to taking Municex for days, and being sick. Maybe low on hydration too. For some reason I'm struggling drinking water, which usually is not a problem for me. And I should be drinking extra right now, just can't seem to do it.

Karen - I used to start my day weighing and stopped about a year and a half ago for two reasons. One, for me, it was a marker of how my day would go - I would feel really good about myself if I liked the # and I would have this down feeling if I didn't like the #. The second reason I put the scale away was because my now teenage daughter, who was 12 then, was also weighing every day. My oldest daughter is VERY thin and has a beautiful figure and when I would hear her make comments about how she must have eaten a lot that day because she was up 1-2 pounds, I knew it was time for the scale to disappear. She doesn't miss it and honestly, I do not miss it at all. IT is very liberating not to be a slave to a number. I have weighed myself at the gym a couple of times over the last 18 months and I stay pretty stable. That said, I wish I could go into a new year and NOT think that I could lose another 5-10 pounds and maybe this will be my year. Karen, take the scale away for just a week  - I bet you will not miss it as much as you think.

Now, what is this that there are NO snacks on whole30? I read about half the book  so far but haven't gotten to that part yet. I was willing to give up my dairy (ie greek yogurt) but I am not sure about snacks. I really feel like eating every 2-3 hours is important to metabolism and that is how I have been eating for years now. I will still eat clean, but I can't give up eating every couple hours. Maybe that is why you feel sluggish...

If you are going to eat after a workout, you really should include carbs.  Its carbs (not protein) that help decrease cortisol levels that rise while training. 

Scott can speak to this better than I can, but foregoing carbs in favor of protein post-training can cause cortisol levels to remain high. 

Jeff, I logged everything yesterday and I was shocked at the #'s as well.

1467 calories

92 grams fat (631 mg cholesterol)

95 grams protein

80 grams carbs

I've never had that much fat!

For the most part I have not been hungry, more sick to my stomach if anything. But I did have an afternoon snack yesterday and today.

If I workout early morning I think I'll have breakfast, then a morning snack, lunch a little later than normal, and dinner.

Glad you're making good choices. It gets easier, I promise!

That's what testing is for.  You put down the baseline numbers so you can measure improvement.  Its all about the delta. 

I get it, and I know my obsession is not healthy. But I also feel like if I just let go, I could end up 50 pounds heavier! I really like to see that number every day...and base my day on if I'm up or down.

I'm committing to not looking until the 30 days are up though. I better be pleased with what I see on that scale is all I can say!

Herein lies my issues with programs like this for endurance athletes.  You need a mix of quick and slow releasing carbs in my opinion to utilize the recovery window post training.  It is really hard to have fruit or the like on hand immediately post workout.  Where as those who generally get the most out of a ketogenic type diet are the average joe and body builders.  I get the idea of balancing your hormones and starting fresh.  IMO this needs to be done immediately after being recovered from your final race of the season (2 weeks or so).  The issue most triathletes will find is this puts you smack dead at Thanksgiving and who the heck can do that.

TRUTH!!!

BTW Karen remember that fat doesn't make you fat.

Now that is funny - to me.

Yes, suggestions would be nice.

OK maybe 50 pounds was an exaggeration...

I know what you're saying, and it makes sense, but I've weighed myself pretty much everyday since I was a teenager. It's hard to just stop. But I will.

Okay, I'd be happy to...

One problem with taking the batteries out or hiding the scale is that you probably were still thinking about the scale. Who was the first person you kissed? Probably brought back some memories - memories you haven't thought of in a long time. Back then, you probably thought about it a lot. The point is, thoughts are habits. The more you do them, the more engrained they become and establish entrenched patterns in the brain. If you stop the pattern, millions of connections will die. Which is good when wanting to unlearn a maladptive habit and learn a new one.

So, you have to engage in thought stopping and mindfulness strategies. One helpful strategy is when you think about weighing yourself, say "stop" out loud. This draws your attention from your thought to the external environment. Whatever you can do to focus your attention from internal (thought) to something else, the better. Count backwards from 100 by 3s, stretch, engage in deep breathing exercises. Also, it is often helpful to simply remind yourself that your are probably just a little anxious and it will pass - just like when you stub your toe...just grip it and hang on. The point is, not weighing yourself is not what this is about, it is simply a physiological habit (anxiety). Anyone who has smoked has had to grip through a nic fit...it passes. It's physiological. So is this. Try wearing a rubber band around your wrist. Notice when you might feel a little anxious and have the thought of weighing yourself and when you do, give it a little snap - this draws your attention from thought to external. It also stops the chain of thinking, emotion, behavior.

These are a few ideas, I hope it helps some. Sorry if it was long winded.

Okay, I'd be happy to...

One problem with taking the batteries out or hiding the scale is that you probably were still thinking about the scale. Who was the first person you kissed? Probably brought back some memories - memories you haven't thought of in a long time. Back then, you probably thought about it a lot. The point is, thoughts are habits. The more you do them, the more engrained they become and establish entrenched patterns in the brain. If you stop the pattern, millions of connections will die. Which is good when wanting to unlearn a maladptive habit and learn a new one.

So, you have to engage in thought stopping and mindfulness strategies. One helpful strategy is when you think about weighing yourself, say "stop" out loud. This draws your attention from your thought to the external environment. Whatever you can do to focus your attention from internal (thought) to something else, the better. Count backwards from 100 by 3s, stretch, engage in deep breathing exercises. Also, it is often helpful to simply remind yourself that your are probably just a little anxious and it will pass - just like when you stub your toe...just grip it and hang on. The point is, not weighing yourself is not what this is about, it is simply a physiological habit (anxiety). Anyone who has smoked has had to grip through a nic fit...it passes. It's physiological. So is this. Try wearing a rubber band around your wrist. Notice when you might feel a little anxious and have the thought of weighing yourself and when you do, give it a little snap - this draws your attention from thought to external. It also stops the chain of thinking, emotion, behavior.

These are a few ideas, I hope it helps some. Sorry if it was long winded.