Chickenbackside 1st Gear March 4, 2011 Share March 4, 2011 sweet... basically paleo? nothing processed. I like this more everyday. lunch money needs to triple... Yup, just eat real whole food that you can pluck or pick or have to kill. And yes, it can get expensive eating like this outside. That's why I don't. Even though I make my own food, it's expensive. But you know the saying: you get what you pay for... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenbackside 1st Gear March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 (edited) http://www.marksdailyapple.com/what-5-week...mal-looks-like/ What 5 Weeks of Living Primal Looks Like It’s Friday, which means success story time. Today it is my pleasure to share Dorene’s story. She went Primal on January 1st, not long ago, but as you’ll see from her pictures, sometimes five weeks is all that’s needed to see change. If you have your own Primal Blueprint success story and you’d like to share it with me and the MDA community please feel free to contact me here. Have a wonderful Friday, everyone, and thanks for reading! – Wowzers, my body is changing!!! I’ve done the low carb thing for 10 years on and off but not the Primal way… The first time I did Atkins, I lost 20 lbs. Like I was on crack. I think I was Primal without realizing it. I ate burgers, no bun, shrimp in garlic butter sauce, bacon, eggs and basically only meat. Very few veggies. At the time I was 28, surfing 4+ hours every day (playing), waiting tables (walking), no car (more walking), and lifting weights. I gained the weight back a couple years later (bad eating habits never die if you don’t change your lifestyle). I tried to lose it again using Atkins, but I would binge on pepperoni, salami, cheese, more cheese, diet cokes, weird Atkins bars, pork skins, ranch dressing and basically low carb crap. I would lose the water then stall out. Or I would lose a few pounds, then cheat. I cheated because I felt crappy eating all that dairy and processed crap and I would crave fruit and carby stuff. I thought maybe I had made myself immune to low carb living by eating that way for so long. I finally found the Primal way of life through CrossFit last year. The CrossFit I went to actually recommends Dr. Cordain’s book. I read the book and tried to change over but since I was eating low fat meats I was always hungry and my portions were huge. I would eventually end up cheating because I was always hungry. Then I was introduced to this website by a friend who told me this was much easier because Primal wasn’t as strict. So finally, after researching and reading the posts, I went Primal on January 1, 2011. I cut out dairy (trigger food and I over consume), coffee, and limited fruit and nut intake. I have lost 10 pounds. My scale occasionally will say I’m 129 and I haven’t seen the 120′s in about 10 years. I’ve always been very active with yoga and paddling competitively and still couldn’t get below 132. Now my clothes are too big, muffin top is gone, I look toned, my stomach is going back to its flat self and the best part is my cellulite is going away. Cheeee hooo! Though, I haven’t been perfect. I probably ate more fruit in the beginning than I should have, too many nuts at times, a few cheat days when friends were in town including late night grilled cheese sandwiches and fries after a night of drinking. One dinner party, I couldn’t resist the dessert… a few too many 80% chocolate bars and one incident with too much ice cream. The difference is, when I cheated I didn’t feel guilty; and the next day I continued with my Primal way of life. Before, that would have ruined me. One day would’ve turned into a week, maybe a month, or even a few months of cheating. I would gain weight with the mindset that “tomorrow I start my diet, so let’s binge today!” This is a lifestyle change, not a diet, and this has changed my thoughts on food. Last year I spent too much money going to the doctor trying to figure out why I felt weak, dizzy, low energy, depressed, moody and tired all the time. Since changing my way of eating, I have so much energy. I don’t need coffee and I look forward to the gym and my long walks. I also notice what the scale says doesn’t mean sh#%. I lost 6 pounds the first couple weeks, then, according to the scale, gained that back the 3rd and 4th week but my clothes were big and I was definitely smaller. I hid my scale so I wouldn’t freak out. I think it was the new muscles making my scale creep back up. Last week I weighed my self and low and behold it said 129.5 I’m starting to buy new clothes because some of my things are too big. About me : I’m female, 38, fairly active and definitely cheat a li’l bit. I rarely eat dairy (I use it as a cheat meal). No more processed meats like salami (also a cheat meal). Almost zero fruit because I’m trying to lose weight. I walk 5 miles about 4 times a week and lift weights about 3-4 times a week (not CrossFit, can’t afford it). Lots of beach time (live in Hawaii), walk to work and around town. I don’t do sprints (yet). I do yoga a couple times a week. I hope this helps anyone that may be struggling. Ignore the scale, listen to your body and try to eat real food. Grok on!! -Dorene Edited March 5, 2011 by Chickenbackside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrocious 1st Gear March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 Hey, I managed to get the roast pork's roasting profile proper for the broiler. See the pond for full details of the roasting profile. I'll do it up in a while for all to see. Wonderful - I just bought a slab of pork belly yesterday...hahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrocious 1st Gear March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 sweet... basically paleo? nothing processed. I like this more everyday. lunch money needs to triple... Look at it this way - you are paying more now to prevent having to pay more later to save your health... I think of it as a very good investment plus I get the additional benefits of a great looking body, no bloated stomach, no more joint pains etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 Go check it under the recipe section, I listed it yesterday. Wonderful - I just bought a slab of pork belly yesterday...hahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Clutched March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 where do you guys shop for your meat? I tried looking, but butcheries are really ex. Have you guys tried online ordering? is the quality good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator March 5, 2011 Share March 5, 2011 XO, I think we may have a new seaman coming abroad, you decide if you want to show him the bunk or the head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Clutched March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 where do you guys shop for your meat? I tried looking, but butcheries are really ex. Have you guys tried online ordering? is the quality good? I think I'll give QBFood a shot. another question about sugar. does honey fall into the same cat? not allowed? I was thinking of buying a ton of KIND snack bars, and it has honey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 I think I'll give QBFood a shot. another question about sugar. does honey fall into the same cat? not allowed? I was thinking of buying a ton of KIND snack bars, and it has honey. honey=sugar water snack bar=cereal bar=wheat bar all Big No-no....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenbackside 1st Gear March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 (edited) I think I'll give QBFood a shot. another question about sugar. does honey fall into the same cat? not allowed? I was thinking of buying a ton of KIND snack bars, and it has honey. Honey = sugar It has an identical breakdown of 1:1 combination of dextrose to fructose when compared to table sugar. There MIGHT be some benefit to consuming RAW honey due to the claimed antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes in it. But to reap any significant benefit from honey, you would need to eat a whole load of it, of which the sugar content will FAR outweigh whatever good stuff is supposed to be in it. Put it this way: Glycemic index of raw honey = 30 Glycemic index of processed honey = 75 Glycemic index of of table sugar = 64 Do you think your snack bar will use RAW honey? Unlikely as it is extremely expensive (again, the pay peanuts get monkeys concept). But the most glaring question to me is: I don't know of any tree that you can pluck a snack bar from. It's just a processed, packaged food made with some ingredients that you will not be able to pronounce. Even home made snack bars are unnaturally calorically dense with the wrong ratios of macro/micro nutrients. I'm not against consuming honey per se. But making it a crutch will just enslave you to carb addiction, and that might just be the factor that determines your long term success. For me, I don't eat any honey unless I go to Basilico at Regent Hotel, where I will have some truffle honey (1 tablespoon max as it is extremely sweet to my taste buds now) with my cheese (also never ever consumed unless I'm at Basilico). That is maybe a 2-3 times a year occurrence. Edited March 6, 2011 by Chickenbackside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Clutched March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 thanks hb & cbs, sigh, darn... it really looked good. I'll stop munching on it, lucky it's ex... lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 things like those u mentioned is not worth cheating over, let alone eat them. Durian is all but the exception...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenbackside 1st Gear March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 (edited) http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/03/03/high-ch...ohydrate-might/ High cholesterol does not cause stroke (but carbohydrate might) Posted on 3 March 2011 We Edited March 6, 2011 by Chickenbackside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Clutched March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 things like those u mentioned is not worth cheating over, let alone eat them. Durian is all but the exception...... Oh you should check out kindsnacks.com, only honey and some have glucose (bad too I guess). But the rest are all good stuff... But like u guys said, no sugar, so I'm off. Converted my m.i.l. Now converting my parents, my father was so happy to hear this diet lol! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrocious 1st Gear March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 XO, I think we may have a new seaman coming abroad, you decide if you want to show him the bunk or the head. Let's monitor for a while more...hahah Got potential Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 Leave to you, XO, either walk the plank, scub the galley floor, clean the head or... Steer full course 180 degrees in search for the new world. [laugh] Shiver me leg timbers, XO, you're a fast learner! Ayeee!! HooYah! [laugh] Let's monitor for a while more...hahah Got potential Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Clutched March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 (edited) ... I'm 98kgs, 1.79mts. Don't talk BMI with me... schitzer, you've copied my stats!!! but I lost 1+ so far... :) edit: but now@page 21-22, i know I have CBS's old waist line... Edited March 6, 2011 by Fresh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazdaowner Moderator March 6, 2011 Share March 6, 2011 Now....82 and more to go...... schitzer, you've copied my stats!!! but I lost 1+ so far... :) edit: but now@page 21-22, i know I have CBS's old waist line... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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