- I just took a little sip of almond milk in my coffee
if it's not Whole30 acceptable,
this whole day's a wash, I'll start tomorrow.
- Sure, what's up?
- Is this acceptable?
- Let's see.
- I was just crying.
I'm tired and hungry and wanna eat right away
and that's not possible.
- I started cooking at 2:22 and it is now 3:45
and I'm not very happy right now.
- Is my eye twitching?
Do you see it?
That's what's happening right now.
- I might have just messed up big time.
I just realized we're not supposed to have gum.
- [Oskar] What!
- Why, even try doing this?
- [Stephanie] Seven people in the SoulPancake
office decided to do the Whole30 Challenge together.
- I still wanna eat more even though I'm not hungry
'cause I want something like sweet to end my meal time
but we can't.
- Do you feel like you're full?
Do you feel like, satisfied with that meal?
That's me, Stephanie.
- And I'm Maggie.
- [Stephanie] We're interns here at SoulPancake.
We set out on a mission to document the transformation
the office undergoes while it faces
the challenges of the Whole30.
- Sure, what's up?
- Is this acceptable?
- Let's see.
No.
- [Tiffany] That's okay.
- [Oskar] Can I start tomorrow then?
- [Tiffany] No, you can start today still,
it's okay, you'll be fine.
- [Stephanie] So what is the Whole30?
Whole30 is a month long diet that prohibits
all potentially inflammatory food.
Challenging you to focus on eating whole, unprocessed foods.
That means no grains, no dairy,
no legumes or soy, no added sugar, no alcohol,
and none of that processed junk food.
So here's what you can eat,
fruit, vegetables, unprocessed meats, eggs, nuts and seeds,
with the exception of peanuts
because they are technically legumes,
and you can have coffee as long as
you don't add sweetener or dairy.
Thank God for coffee.
It gets tricky when you start reading labels
'cause you'll discover nearly all packaged
foods contains some sort of corn or soy.
Almost all bacon has added sugar
and most milk alternatives have a bunch of additives.
Also, there's no snacking,
even if you're nomming on approved foods.
Reason being you should only eat when
you're hungry for a full meal.
Their rule of thumb,
if you wouldn't eat an entire plate of fish and vegetables,
you're not actually hungry,
so have a glass of water instead.
- [Maggie] So what are you most looking
forward to about the Whole30?
- My main goal is to be healthier.
I'm in that kind of post-grad slump where
I'm just like eating all the time.
- With Whole30, you're able to train yourself to say no
to certain things that sometimes might be hard.
- What I'm most looking forward to for Whole30 is
probably just feeling good and lighter.
- I guess losing a little bit of weight.
I've been going to the gym for a few months
and I haven't seen too much of a difference
because I don't eat very well.
- [Maggie] Have you ever tried a diet program before?
- I have not really done a diet program
but I have made changes to my lifestyle
in terms of what I eat on a daily basis.
- This will be my third Whole30.
Last year I did it almost strictly vegan.
- [Maggie] What do you think will be the hardest thing
to give up during these next 30 days?
- Gluten and dairy.
My diet might solely consist of cheese and crackers.
- I think that diary is gonna be the
hardest thing for me to give up
because I'm like not really on board with this diets idea
of claiming that diary is as bad for you as it claims.
I do think that, you know, have to eat diary in moderation.
- I have a demanding social life
and I think it's unrealistic
to say I'm not going to drink.
- [Stephanie] Who do you think's gonna
have the easiest time with the Whole30?
- Tiffany.
- It's Tiffany, obviously.
- It's Tiffany.
- Tiffany.
- Yeah, I guess it would be the easiest for me.
That feels like a cop out though.
- I think it's clearly gonna be
Oskar who has the hardest time.
- I am going to say Oskar.
- Oskar.
- I feel like people are underestimating
me to be honest with you.
I feel like they think that I am gonna quit,
they think I'm weak, but I will not quit.
- [Stephanie] Wait, let's go back to the top.
There's a huge hurdle that participants are going
to have to face that we forgot to mention.
Pancakes or even substitute pancakes
are not allowed on this diet.
- Explicitly prohibited.
- [Stephanie] This was obviously difficult
to swallow for the people of SoulPancake
so we decided to send them off the best way we know how.
- Alright, first morning of Whole30's going pretty well.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do this
every single morning for 30 days though.
- [Stephanie] The one Whole30 lunchtime!
How's yours Oskar?
- It's okay, not enough, I'm still hungry.
- [Stephanie] You're still eating.
- But I know I'll still be hungry.
- So it's day seven, I completely forgot
that I have to meal prep for the coming week.
- [Oskar] I'm eating just three eggs today, nothing else
because I have nothing else.
- I think I have enough food to last me through tomorrow.
- [Maggie] We were excited to see such great teamwork
in the office but there was something we didn't expect.
- One of the participants set up this little
arrangement for everyone where they can kind of
get all their energy out if they feel frustrated,
which, we actually thought was a little weird at first
but it seemed to be working.
- Emotions are high.
I was just crying.
It's not that hard to eat healthy
but it's stressful to plan and to cook.
- We are in Whole30 prep mode for Disney.
So far, I made myself a real meal,
take a closer look.
- Thinking about why it's hard to
do stuff that's good for you.
We just live in a fast-paced world.
I'm tired and hungry and wanna eat right away
and that's not possible, cooking takes time,
and that makes my emotions on edge.
- It's funny, I'm not super worried
about being hungry at Disney,
it's more so I'm going to be with people who are eating out,
we might even go to a restaurant
and I don't know how that will go.
I'm honestly really stressed right now.
- It's just a stressful point, so.
- Yeah.
- [Stephanie] To find out what happens next,
watch part two of the SoulPancake
does the Whole30 challenge.
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