No Grain...No Pain!!!
MissKim
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This is a group for all of my fellow Paleo/Primal/Caveman/No grains/No Sugar Lifestyle peeps! Whatever you choose to call it! If you don't eat grains/sugar and follow a similar low-carb eating lifestyle you are welcome to join!! Just please, if you don't agree with this kind of lifestyle, just hit that back button and keep it moving!
We will have weekly weigh-in's to gauge our fat loss. (it is optional ofcourse) Weigh-in's will be on Tuesdays, since this is the day I started the group
It doesn't matter how extreme or how dedicated you are to the lifestyle either! I am by no means an expert! I am still learning new things every single day. and I slip up quite often! That is why I would like a group of us to keep each other accountable and to celebrate our losses!
We will start out with an 8wk challenge! You can set your goals up to whatever you would like them to be! me, personally, I want to log my food everyday, and stick as closely as possible to the primal way of eating. and to lose 20 lbs in the 8 wks! Starts today, April 26th, and ending on June 21st. After we reach the goals for this 8 wks we can re-evaluate and go again! Ofcourse, I will keep track of everything!
To join, fill in the information below!: (you dont' have to give all the info, but thought it would be fun if we knew a little about each other)
Name:
Age:
Kids:
Pets:
Married/SO:
Eating Lifestyle:
Starting weight:
Goal Weight:
Goals for this 8 wks:
and ofcourse anything else you would like to share about yourself!
We will have weekly weigh-in's to gauge our fat loss. (it is optional ofcourse) Weigh-in's will be on Tuesdays, since this is the day I started the group
It doesn't matter how extreme or how dedicated you are to the lifestyle either! I am by no means an expert! I am still learning new things every single day. and I slip up quite often! That is why I would like a group of us to keep each other accountable and to celebrate our losses!
We will start out with an 8wk challenge! You can set your goals up to whatever you would like them to be! me, personally, I want to log my food everyday, and stick as closely as possible to the primal way of eating. and to lose 20 lbs in the 8 wks! Starts today, April 26th, and ending on June 21st. After we reach the goals for this 8 wks we can re-evaluate and go again! Ofcourse, I will keep track of everything!
To join, fill in the information below!: (you dont' have to give all the info, but thought it would be fun if we knew a little about each other)
Name:
Age:
Kids:
Pets:
Married/SO:
Eating Lifestyle:
Starting weight:
Goal Weight:
Goals for this 8 wks:
and ofcourse anything else you would like to share about yourself!
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Hello Kim!
Name: Ashley
Age: 24
Kids: 0
Pets: 0
Married/SO: Happily Married
Eating Lifestyle: sporadic and often not healthy
Starting weight: 162
Goal Weight: 140
Goals for this 8 wks: to log each and every day no matter what I eat! Also to see a difference with weight loss!
I love that you did this!!!0 -
my name is pearlie, i would like to do this with you0
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I will go first!
Name: Kim
Age: 27
Kids: 1 lil boy, 5 months old!
Pets: 1 cat, Layla
Married/SO: live with my boyfriend Darron
Eating Lifestyle: a mixture of Paleo/Primal, starting out just trying to get rid of grains and sugars, I will work on dairy later
Starting weight: 200
Goal Weight: 140
Goals for this 8 wks: 180 and the other stuff above!0 -
pearlie
kids 3
pets no
married yes
starting weight is 255.6
goal 199
goal for 8 wks is 200 -
lol, guess i didn't go first, you beat me too it!
Welcome Ladies 0 -
I'll play along but I only weigh in every 4 weeks. I've been Paleo for 3 months and have dropped 32 (?) lbs.
Name: Dan
Age: 43
Kids: 0, but my girlfriend has 3, 2 that live with us
Pets: 15 cats/kittens...Buffy, Spike, Willow, Harmony, Raven, Riley, Gingy, Ozzie, Molly, Sammy, Xander, Ruby, Bella, Angel & Glory (all indoor)
Married/SO: Single/girlfriend
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo
Starting weight: 289 lbs (lost 25 lbs on P90X/Insanity, not Paleo)
Goal Weight: 205-210
Goals for this 8 wks: 15 lbs0 -
Name: Stephanie
Age: 27
Kids: 2 awesome little boys-Logan, 7 and Matthew, 5
Pets:1 lab/chow mix named Rudy Huxtable (hubby named her, don't know why, lol)
Married/SO: Happily Married to Joe
Eating Lifestyle: Slowly easing into Primal, have successfully omitted pasta, bread, well all grains. Carbs under 100, sugar under 50g.
Starting weight: 165
Goal Weight: 125
Goals for this 8 wks: Lose the last 15 lbs (stuck for almost 2 months @ 140). Stay under carbs and sugar, everyday!!
Thanks for starting this, love it!!!0 -
Name: Nancy
Age: 28
Kids: just one 3 yr old!
Pets: none
Married/SO: Married
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo/Prima but not as strictl! Some cheats here and there - more like nibbles. I do consume dairy such as full fat plain fage greek yogurt, string cheese, feta cheese but not all daily and at the same time. I also use butter, ghee when cooking along with virgin coconut oil. I went Primal last year and consumed dairy. I found myself losing weight then so I don't think I have a problem with dairy.
Starting weight: Based on my home scale, I THINK 176-178
Goal Weight: 125-130 max.
Goals for this 8 wks: Continue Primal/Paleo and make sure to keep consistent with working out. Been focusing a lot on strength training as my goal is to not be skinny fat. Not afraid of putting on muscle!0 -
Name: Missi
Age: 31
Kids: 2, 11&13
Pets: 1, miniature dachshund named sparkie
Married/SO: married almost 13yrs!
Eating Lifestyle: keto/primal
Starting weight: 156
Goal Weight: 125
Goals for this 8 wks: log my food everyday, stay in ketosis, have a great workouts0 -
Thank you, Miss Kim!
Name: Susan
Age: 47
Kids: 2 (13 and 19)
Pets: 2 cats - Nina and Zoe
Married/SO: Happily married for 2.5 years
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo (however still eat dairy and drink wine on the weekends). Don't see that I'll ever stop consuming either one.
Starting weight: 171 (have lost 7 on Paleo since 4/1/11)
Goal Weight: 158
Goals for this 8 wks: To stay on Paleo for 90%/ketosis/GOAL!0 -
Looks like we're getting a little group together! I'm logging names, weights, and goals into a spreadsheet now just let me know if anyone needs to make any changes to them. 0
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tagging for later!!0
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Name: Nancy
Age: 28
Kids: just one 3 yr old!
Pets: none
Married/SO: Married
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo/Prima but not as strictl! Some cheats here and there - more like nibbles. I do consume dairy such as full fat plain fage greek yogurt, string cheese, feta cheese but not all daily and at the same time. I also use butter, ghee when cooking along with virgin coconut oil. I went Primal last year and consumed dairy. I found myself losing weight then so I don't think I have a problem with dairy.
Starting weight: Based on my home scale, I THINK 176-178
Goal Weight: 125-130 max.
Goals for this 8 wks: Continue Primal/Paleo and make sure to keep consistent with working out. Been focusing a lot on strength training as my goal is to not be skinny fat. Not afraid of putting on muscle!
Nancy, what's your goal weight for the end of this 8 wks?? Doesn't have to be exact, just something to work towards!? so i can put it in the chart0 -
Hi Kim, I'll leave it to your discretion on whether I qualify or not (I think a challenge would be good for me):
Name: Erica
Age: 24
Kids: none
Pets: none
Married/SO: independent single
Eating Lifestyle: Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Basically I'm low carb for 23 hours of the day. I have one meal that can contain an above normal carb amount but I restrict myself to 105g of carbs (not net) daily.
Starting weight: Current weight is 213.7 (down from 232 when i started MFP 3/7/2011 so not sure which one you wanna use)
Goal Weight: 160
Goals for this 8 wks: 10lbs. I have a couple of trips and a birthday coming up within these 8 weeks so not expecting a miracle haha! I weigh on Fridays usually. Will weigh on Thursday next week since I'm going out of town that night.
Let me know if you need anything else.0 -
Name: Missi
Age: 31
Kids: 2, 11&13
Pets: 1, miniature dachshund named sparkie
Married/SO: married almost 13yrs!
Eating Lifestyle: keto/primal
Starting weight: 156
Goal Weight: 125
Goals for this 8 wks: log my food everyday, stay in ketosis, have a great workouts
Is that your goal weight for the 8 wks?? Not saying you couldn't lose 31 lbs in two months, but just wanting to make sure that's what you meant.0 -
I don't think I made it too clear, but your starting weight and goal weight are for this 8 wks! I will edit original post to make it more clear!!0
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Hi Kim, I'll leave it to your discretion on whether I qualify or not (I think a challenge would be good for me):
Name: Erica
Age: 24
Kids: none
Pets: none
Married/SO: independent single
Eating Lifestyle: Carbohydrate Addict's Diet. Basically I'm low carb for 23 hours of the day. I have one meal that can contain an above normal carb amount but I restrict myself to 105g of carbs (not net) daily.
Starting weight: Current weight is 213.7 (down from 232 when i started MFP 3/7/2011 so not sure which one you wanna use)
Goal Weight: 160
Goals for this 8 wks: 10lbs. I have a couple of trips and a birthday coming up within these 8 weeks so not expecting a miracle haha! I weigh on Fridays usually. Will weigh on Thursday next week since I'm going out of town that night.
Let me know if you need anything else.
You are welcome to join the challenge! As long as you feel comfortable in here you are welcome!! Hopefully we can all learn from each other. Even us Paleo/Primal people have very differing diets. I just want to make sure everyone in here respects each others choices. that's all that matters to me!0 -
Name: Pam
Age: 39
Kids: 2 daughters aged 3 (Sydney) and 5 (Hunter)
Pets: 2 dogs: a Weimaraner Jake; a JRT Daisy Duke
Married/SO: Married 7 years, October
Eating Lifestyle: Alcoholics diet of wine, wine, vodka and some champagne to top it all off :laugh: :laugh: low/no carb, high protein, moderate fats
Starting weight: 214
Goal Weight: 150 (My GP prefers 160)
Goals for this 8 wks: CW 187 (not counting the 5 pounds of salt retention from the weekend) by July 9 would like a 17-something0 -
Oh, should we make it a closed group so that we don't get attacked?0
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Name: Meganne
Age: 28
Kids: none
Pets: dog (min pin named Banjo), and a guinea pig (name Guinea Pig)
Married/SO: engaged
Eating Lifestyle: Low-carb (aspects of atkins and primal)
Starting weight: 173?? haven't weighed in for about a month
Goal Weight: wherever a find I feel good about myself- somewhere in the range of 130-150 I think
Goals for this 8 wks: to drop a pant size
I'm not big on regular weigh-ins. I'm also a recovering binge eater/ bulimic and have some emotional issues tied into being a slave to the scale, so I don't want to fall into any dangerous territory for myself- but,as it's sometimes hard to find support and sympathy to low carb lifestyles, I'm happy to find another "safe place" here, where I can find people who understand my beliefs towards a healthy way of eating.
Thanks for starting this,Kim! 0 -
I'll play along but I only weigh in every 4 weeks. I've been Paleo for 3 months and have dropped 32 (?) lbs.
Name: Dan
Age: 43
Kids: 0, but my girlfriend has 3, 2 that live with us
Pets: 15 cats/kittens...Buffy, Spike, Willow, Harmony, Raven, Riley, Gingy, Ozzie, Molly, Sammy, Xander, Ruby, Bella, Angel & Glory (all indoor)
Married/SO: Single/girlfriend
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo
Starting weight: 289 lbs (lost 25 lbs on P90X/Insanity, not Paleo)
Goal Weight: 205-210
Goals for this 8 wks: 15 lbs
Dan, I love that you have so many cats! Their names are awesome 0 -
OK count me in. I have gone from Atkins- BFFM (Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle)-BFC (Belly Fat Cure) to Primal. I have read all the books from Sisson, Cordain, Wolf, and DeVany and settled on more of a primal lifestyle (still eat Greek yogurt and cottage cheese)
Name: David
Age: 53
Kids: 4
Pets: None
Married/SO: Yes
Eating Lifestyle: Primal
Starting weight: 230
Goal Weight: 200
Goals for this 8 wks: 2200 -
Name: Kristie
Age: 32
Kids: 3
Pets: None
Married/SO: Very Happily Married
Starting Weight: 133
Goal Weight: 105-110
Goal for this 8 Weeks: 1200 -
Name: Leslie
Age: 29
Kids: 0
Pets: 2 cats, Bear and Diego
Married/SO: Married
Eating Lifestyle: Just trying to eat better and my goal is as clean and natural as possible.
Starting weight: 296
Goal Weight: 165
Goals for this 8 wks: 20 lbs down0 -
Name: Meganne
Age: 28
Kids: none
Pets: dog (min pin named Banjo), and a guinea pig (name Guinea Pig)
Married/SO: engaged
Eating Lifestyle: Low-carb (aspects of atkins and primal)
Starting weight: 173?? haven't weighed in for about a month
Goal Weight: wherever a find I feel good about myself- somewhere in the range of 130-150 I think
Goals for this 8 wks: to drop a pant size
I'm not big on regular weigh-ins. I'm also a recovering binge eater/ bulimic and have some emotional issues tied into being a slave to the scale, so I don't want to fall into any dangerous territory for myself- but,as it's sometimes hard to find support and sympathy to low carb lifestyles, I'm happy to find another "safe place" here, where I can find people who understand my beliefs towards a healthy way of eating.
Thanks for starting this,Kim!
completely understandable! only do what you feel comfortable with!!0 -
Oh, should we make it a closed group so that we don't get attacked?
I know where your coming from with that! but no way! I want all the haters to see how much weight we're losing but no for real...even if we can influence one or two people to change the way they are eating, haven't we done some good?? and I made it pretty clear in the intro that if you didn't agree with the lifestyle to stay out! so hopefully people will abide, if not, they will get put out! lol but i want it to stay open so that newcomers to the lifestyle will have a place to go for support. 0 -
Not sure if I qualify, but here goes!
Name: Nicole
Age: 28
Kids: 2 (16 month old daughter, 3 y/o son)
Pets: Zena the pitbull, Lexie the rat terrier, Theo the tortoise, Mama the cat
Married/SO: married for almost 5 yrs
Eating Lifestyle: I am trying to mostly follow the slow carb type of diet. No dairy, no carbs from bread/pasta/rice, no fruit. Mostly eating beans, veggies, and lean meats/fish. I have one day a week to go crazy and eat whatever I want.
Starting weight: 153 (starting of MFP but my CW is 133.6)
Goal Weight: 125
Goals for this 8 wks: I would love to be at my goal by the end of 8 weeks, so that means 8.6 lbs to go0 -
Also, I would like to add that if you would like to keep up with your measurements, or your bodyfat percentage, you can check in with those numbers if you would like! I understand that some people prefer to stay away from the scale! I will keep up with whatever numbers you would like. Or if you would like to weigh in just when you feel up to it is fine.
The way I look at the scale is that I know it is a liar. I know that my weight can fluctuate pounds! in just hours, and I understand all the reasons why. glycogen stores, water weight, hormones, the food i ate, etc..etc..etc.. the reason i like to weigh in is b/c it will show progress over time. If you are doing everything right and you have fat to lose, then you will see it go down over a period of time. Your week to week progress may seem slow. you may go up and down, but over the 8wks you should see some progress. And any progress in the right direction is great! but i understand some people's obsession with the scale, so just do what you feel comfortable with. I just want you all to set some goals and achieve them, whatever they may be!0 -
first off, THIS IS AWESOME! the first weigt-loss challenge i can get behind totally because it focused towards my dietary lifestyle!!
Name: Brandi
Age: 24
Kids: 0
Pets: 2 cats, Malo & Apollo
Married/SO: Dating my BF Michael :-D
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo/Primal (i can't seem to break my occasional dairy love)
Starting weight: 146
Goal Weight: 135
Goals for this 8 wks: to log in, be supportive to people, and hopefully obtain my goals healthily
SO EXCITED!!!!0 -
I'm excited too! i didn't expect to have so many people join! This is just the motivation I need to stick with this!0
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