No Grain...No Pain!!!
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So, tell me.... Just how good is mashed cauliflower as a substitute for mashed potatoes?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE mashed cauliflower! Just don't expect it to taste like potatoes. Similar consistency, but still, it's cauliflower
I never had success at making mashed cauliflower to the consistency of mashed potato... or as tasty as they make it at Red Robin... but I love "riced cauliflower"
What is riced cauliflower? I'm intrigued.
cauliflower put through a food processor/blender and coarsely blended to a rice-like consistency. I throw it in the microwave for 90 seconds with a little garlic, bacon fat... yummmm0 -
Name: Jessica
Age: 34
Kids: 5
Pets: 4 cats, 1 dog
Married/SO: yep, married
Eating Lifestyle: atkinsish
Starting weight: 136
Goal Weight: 125 (or 136 with 9 pounds less fat, LOL)
Goals for this 8 wks: continue to improve strength and muscle tone
Hi guys! I would love to join this group to share ideas and progress with you all! I lost 76 pounds over the course of about a year. For the last 6 months, I have been battling with the fat that never seems to go anywhere, and working on bettering my muscle definition. I did it all by traditional weight loss methods. Low fats, lean meats, whole grains, and tons of veggies and fruits. I had the "by the book" method down to an art. I was exercising 6-7 days a week. And I was seeing little to no progress, and worse than that, I felt run down, tired, and LIKE CRAP. I couldn't understand why I am in the best shape of my life, and feeling worse than ever. I was eating 1500-2500 calories, and I was starving all the time. I'd work out harder to earn more food, and then just be that much hungrier. On top of that, my cravings were off the charts, and periodically, I would have a complete break down and just binge on carbs for 3 or 4 days.
About two weeks ago, a friend talked me into upping my fat and cutting my carbs somewhat. I cut back to about 100 a day. And in doing that, I dropped about 3 pounds that had crept back on in the last few months (crept back on despite the fact that I was still continuing with my "healthy eating/workout routine.") Then the cravings hit, and I had another 3 day binge. That's when I decided to cut my carbs drastically, as clearly even 100g was way too many. I am not following Atkin's per se, but you could probably call it that since I am essentially following his rules. Today was my third day, and I feel FANTASTIC!!! My energy has skyrocketed, I feel great, and for the first time in probably a year I don't feel like I am hungry! Even if I don't lose another ounce, eating this way makes me feel fabulous, and hopefully the cravings will just stay gone! I must admit, it had always been so engrained in my head that low carb HAD to be bad. But I had no basis for that belief! So, I am anxious to see what happens. 0 -
Name: Aimee
Age: 25
Kids: Two boys, ages 2 and 6 months. Jarom (like jeremy without the y sound at the end, it isn't Jerome...) and Nolan
Pets: Two schipperkes, Skye and Arthur and a cat, Tristan.
Married/SO: Married four and a half years to my wonderful husband Joel!
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo. No grains, potatoes, legumes, sugar (that isn't in fruit or veg of course), or dairy.
Starting weight: This morning I was 145.
Goal Weight: 145 was my original goal that I felt should be attainable. I have hit that... I've decided to just see where my body goes from here.
Goals for this 8 wks: To start doing C25K and also go to the gym and do some work on the equipment three times a week. I have a gym membership, it's within walking distance... and I never go! Now that we aren't sick anymore though and my husband should be done going out of town for a bit so hopefully I can get on this stuff 0 -
I never had success at making mashed cauliflower to the consistency of mashed potato... or as tasty as they make it at Red Robin... but I love "riced cauliflower"
My mashed cauliflower has always had a weird consistency too... last time it kind of separated out after it cooled.
I can't wait to get a food processor to try the "rice"!0 -
Both of these i have yet to try but I love munching on raw cauliflower and roasted also ... so will try these.So, tell me.... Just how good is mashed cauliflower as a substitute for mashed potatoes?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE mashed cauliflower! Just don't expect it to taste like potatoes. Similar consistency, but still, it's cauliflower
I never had success at making mashed cauliflower to the consistency of mashed potato... or as tasty as they make it at Red Robin... but I love "riced cauliflower"
What is riced cauliflower? I'm intrigued.0 -
Name: Jessica
Age: 34
Kids: 5
Pets: 4 cats, 1 dog
Married/SO: yep, married
Eating Lifestyle: atkinsish
Starting weight: 136
Goal Weight: 125 (or 136 with 9 pounds less fat, LOL)
Goals for this 8 wks: continue to improve strength and muscle tone
Hi guys! I would love to join this group to share ideas and progress with you all! I lost 76 pounds over the course of about a year. For the last 6 months, I have been battling with the fat that never seems to go anywhere, and working on bettering my muscle definition. I did it all by traditional weight loss methods. Low fats, lean meats, whole grains, and tons of veggies and fruits. I had the "by the book" method down to an art. I was exercising 6-7 days a week. And I was seeing little to no progress, and worse than that, I felt run down, tired, and LIKE CRAP. I couldn't understand why I am in the best shape of my life, and feeling worse than ever. I was eating 1500-2500 calories, and I was starving all the time. I'd work out harder to earn more food, and then just be that much hungrier. On top of that, my cravings were off the charts, and periodically, I would have a complete break down and just binge on carbs for 3 or 4 days.
About two weeks ago, a friend talked me into upping my fat and cutting my carbs somewhat. I cut back to about 100 a day. And in doing that, I dropped about 3 pounds that had crept back on in the last few months (crept back on despite the fact that I was still continuing with my "healthy eating/workout routine.") Then the cravings hit, and I had another 3 day binge. That's when I decided to cut my carbs drastically, as clearly even 100g was way too many. I am not following Atkin's per se, but you could probably call it that since I am essentially following his rules. Today was my third day, and I feel FANTASTIC!!! My energy has skyrocketed, I feel great, and for the first time in probably a year I don't feel like I am hungry! Even if I don't lose another ounce, eating this way makes me feel fabulous, and hopefully the cravings will just stay gone! I must admit, it had always been so engrained in my head that low carb HAD to be bad. But I had no basis for that belief! So, I am anxious to see what happens.
Curious reading this you lost 76lbs wonderful ... curious how?0 -
I want to get some breakfast ideas from the peeps here. Most mornings I have eggs and uncured bacon, sometimes I'll have a side of berries with almond butter or cream... but that's pretty much all I've been doing. So I just wanted to hear what all y'all do for breakfasts, so I can have ideas for more variety.
Thanks!
Most of the time I have eggs. and bacon. I need some better ideas for breakfast too. Something that doesn't take alot of time b/c I'm so rushed in the mornings!! I used to have protein shakes when i would drink milk, but really trying to stay away from the milk, and I can't stand them made with water. I tried coconut milk with the protein, but didn't like that either0 -
Name: Jessica
Age: 34
Kids: 5
Pets: 4 cats, 1 dog
Married/SO: yep, married
Eating Lifestyle: atkinsish
Starting weight: 136
Goal Weight: 125 (or 136 with 9 pounds less fat, LOL)
Goals for this 8 wks: continue to improve strength and muscle tone
Hi guys! I would love to join this group to share ideas and progress with you all! I lost 76 pounds over the course of about a year. For the last 6 months, I have been battling with the fat that never seems to go anywhere, and working on bettering my muscle definition. I did it all by traditional weight loss methods. Low fats, lean meats, whole grains, and tons of veggies and fruits. I had the "by the book" method down to an art. I was exercising 6-7 days a week. And I was seeing little to no progress, and worse than that, I felt run down, tired, and LIKE CRAP. I couldn't understand why I am in the best shape of my life, and feeling worse than ever. I was eating 1500-2500 calories, and I was starving all the time. I'd work out harder to earn more food, and then just be that much hungrier. On top of that, my cravings were off the charts, and periodically, I would have a complete break down and just binge on carbs for 3 or 4 days.
About two weeks ago, a friend talked me into upping my fat and cutting my carbs somewhat. I cut back to about 100 a day. And in doing that, I dropped about 3 pounds that had crept back on in the last few months (crept back on despite the fact that I was still continuing with my "healthy eating/workout routine.") Then the cravings hit, and I had another 3 day binge. That's when I decided to cut my carbs drastically, as clearly even 100g was way too many. I am not following Atkin's per se, but you could probably call it that since I am essentially following his rules. Today was my third day, and I feel FANTASTIC!!! My energy has skyrocketed, I feel great, and for the first time in probably a year I don't feel like I am hungry! Even if I don't lose another ounce, eating this way makes me feel fabulous, and hopefully the cravings will just stay gone! I must admit, it had always been so engrained in my head that low carb HAD to be bad. But I had no basis for that belief! So, I am anxious to see what happens.
Curious reading this you lost 76lbs wonderful ... curious how?
Essentially by sticking to the basics. Cutting out all sugary foods. Plenty of lean protein, and tons of fruits and veggies. Also cut out refined products and ate whole grains. I cut waaay back on fat, most days around 20 grams total. I worked out 7 days a week most of the time, anywhere from 1-3 hours. A mix of strength training and cardio. And at first, it worked great. The weight came off fairly quickly. And I felt ok... for a while. But then the weight loss dropped off. It took me 5 or 6 months to lose 5 pounds. I was tired and run down and hungry. Just miserable! And working my butt off, it was monopolizing all my free time!
I changed up my style of workouts, and now most days I only do 30-45 minutes. Usually an hour of working out at most. Even still, I was lacking energy and feeling too tired to work out! I still pushed myself through, but it started to just feel like torture.
So, the change to low carb is not a huge stretch for me, since I had cut out most refined foods and snacks and junk anyway. (though without restricting myself from them totally, and the handful of the kids goldfish here and there was taking it's toll I think!) IMO, the reason for my success up to that point probably had to do primarily with eliminating those really bad carbs. Just the absence of fat in my diet was killing my energy! So now I have flipped things around, and am "fat loading." Meaning, I have drastically upped my fat intake to see how it affects me. And for now I am severely limiting carbs for a short period, just to get my body into the practice of fat burning ketosis for energy. I think after things have stabilized a bit, I will up my carbs somewhat so I can eat more veggies and fruits, since I miss them so dearly. They are my true love. But the change in my energy levels has been drastic, so I think the fat was the missing piece to the puzzle. I really just want to eat well, look great, but more importantly, feel fantastic.
I am curious to know what the consensus here is on animal fats and saturated fats. It seems there is such conflicting information. I have been reading up and watching videos of the speaking engagements of Gary Taubes, and the evidence that those fats are not dangerous is quite compelling. But, there's this little voice in my head saying that I have been taught otherwise all my life for a reason...0 -
I want to get some breakfast ideas from the peeps here. Most mornings I have eggs and uncured bacon, sometimes I'll have a side of berries with almond butter or cream... but that's pretty much all I've been doing. So I just wanted to hear what all y'all do for breakfasts, so I can have ideas for more variety.
Thanks!
Most of the time I have eggs. and bacon. I need some better ideas for breakfast too. Something that doesn't take alot of time b/c I'm so rushed in the mornings!! I used to have protein shakes when i would drink milk, but really trying to stay away from the milk, and I can't stand them made with water. I tried coconut milk with the protein, but didn't like that either
Love these! So versatile you can do anything with them, and you can make a bunch in advance and freeze them! http://www.paleoplan.com/2009/12-03/omelet-muffins/ My two year old also devours them with any veg I put in. Growing up I didn't like breakfast foods so I would often enjoy leftovers, hot or cold. I love cold steak and chicken, just eaten with my hands There is also a breakfast pizza you can try, I haven't yet but it looks soooo good! http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/09/07/cooking-demo-breakfast-paleo-pizza/ There are some great breakfast ideas on that page in fact. She has lots of great recipes on everday paleo, love her! I want her cookbook sooooo bad! 0 -
I am curious to know what the consensus here is on animal fats and saturated fats. It seems there is such conflicting information. I have been reading up and watching videos of the speaking engagements of Gary Taubes, and the evidence that those fats are not dangerous is quite compelling. But, there's this little voice in my head saying that I have been taught otherwise all my life for a reason...
I am on a paleo forum and several people have posted blood panels and their numbers are very much improved eating lots of fat. Blood pressure and cholesterol go down, diabetes become less of an issue if not a non issue altogether and many of these people are able to get off of their medications for these problems. This is not uncommon in the least. Definitely do some research and you will find that really, they aren't as bad as they've been made out to be. More and more research is showing this, too. Hopefully research will continue to develop in this area and clear up the misconceptions about fat further, but people are so well trained that fat = evil that it will definitely take some time.0 -
I agree with Aimee! Good fats are good for you def not the evil that CW has made them out to be. 0
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How is everyone doing on the first week of the challenge??? working out? what are you doing? what are you eating?? anybody got an open diary i can steal ideas from?? anybody doing a keto diet?? i would love to get into ketosis, but i can never not cheat long enough to get there!!! so i'm just starting out on trying to eat under 100 g carbs. it's a start. (good carbs ofcourse)0
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Thanks for starting this! I learned about it in a different thread about Atkins. I am really happy to have rediscovered low-carb eatin after 5 years of carb creep and really getting off track. After gaining 10 additional pounds and having (in my opinion) candida overgrowth, I finally got back to my low carb roots and am feeling great. This way of eating works for me on so many levels besides simple weight loss and I am committed to it. I find myself with questions so it would be great to have support here. :-)
Name: Donna
Age: 41
Kids: 1, age 8
Pets: 0
Married/SO: Divorced
Eating Lifestyle: Atkins-influenced and Candida diet influenced - low carb, no 20g of whole grains carbs or less per day, 1 - 2 servings of fruit per day, no HFCS, sugar, etc. - eliminated foods I seem sensitive to (avocado, beans, nuts, milk) 8 weeks ago and seeing how that goes.
Starting weight: 163
Current weight: 150
Goal Weight: 138
Goals for this 8 wks: to lose 8 lbs and to lose more inches on the waist.0 -
How is everyone doing on the first week of the challenge??? working out? what are you doing? what are you eating?? anybody got an open diary i can steal ideas from?? anybody doing a keto diet?? i would love to get into ketosis, but i can never not cheat long enough to get there!!! so i'm just starting out on trying to eat under 100 g carbs. it's a start. (good carbs ofcourse)
I have only a few days of super low carbs, but you are welcome to look at mine I think I've been in Keto for about 3 days. I can taste it! I cut to about 100g of carbs for about 10 days, but I think it's actually easier to cut them almost out. I'm so much less hungry, it really curbs the urge to cheat! 0 -
Tattoodfreek/Jessica - thanks for replying to my question! 6 months to lose 5lbs you say! I don't want to say I am happy to hear this, cos I'm sure it made you frustrated BUT I feel I work my butt off too eating all the recommended healthy foods and work out until I want to drop but my weight loss just isn't where I thought or wish it was ....
You said your cut back on the fat then ... doing Aktins now, are you still cutting it back ... do you have the precentages in your goals customized to them? Curious ... I am reading several Paleo/Primal ppl here are upping their fat intake and losing. I myself am not that much of a fat (on meat) or food dripping in fat type of person. But I do want to lose weight successfully. I have found that I like foods cooked in little duck fat, butter and olive oil. I havn't tried coconut oil yet, thou many ppl have urged me to. I donnow I tried eating all the fat on meat, I really forced myself but it went down bad and afterwards I felt sick to my stomach.
You also mentioned you worked 7 days 1-3 hours, can I ask what you did? I myself, my main workouts are walking daily like 3 or more km (with or without stroller to push LOL), my cross trainer (30m to 1 hour day) plus 1,5kg and 5kg weights. I recently started Bodyrock.tv but I am still a beginner LOL! it's really haaard!
And another probably silly question ... how do you know your body is ketosis? I know they have tests out ... but they don't sell any home kits in my town and if I don't need to I don't want to have to go to a doctor to get a spill for the labs.
Aimeé thanks for sharing that link! I too, for some reason have issues with breakfast my brain seems to still be tuned to eating crossiants, crépes and toaste for breakfast LOLOL!
Kim - How are you and your family in these storms I hear about in the South, US? I pray you are safe dear!
I'm doing OK! I easily fought the urge to eat toast with my eggs this morning (((for the first time)) ... I'm keeping my carbs under 100g ... dh even told me last night I was looking better YEEEAAA!! My kids seem to asking for meat!!! Not cookies, cakes or cereals ... YEAAA!Not walking much too much rain ... rainy days seem to get me lazy ... so I need to gey my *kitten* in gear!
Question for everyone ... I'm not poor thank God, but buying more meat is really making effecting my budget. I'm feeding 6 people of course, plus myself so I need to still buy some of the things I'm not eating ... is it me? Or is this happening to everyone? How are you managing? Any genius ideas?
And finally I would like to share this link to a site it's the Tastespotting of Paleo/Primal/ow carb diets ... Awesome!!! http://www.chowstalker.com/0 -
Also how does everyone feel about wheat or oat bran here? There is one diet here called Dukan which is low carb but they say eat 1 TBS oat bran for the fiber ... I know both of these are grains and you can get fiber in vegatables and fruits... but how do you all feel about them?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 chart
Hi Kim!
I'd say since the healthy range is between 1-2 pounds a week...I would hope to be 8-16 pounds lighter for my 8 week goal mark. I've been really stalling and it's probably because I've been focusing on muscle building and haven't been strictly paleo. I dunno. I don't even think my inches are changing either. VERY slow 'progress' if we even want to call it that.
So here is my hopeful goal weight at 8 weeks: 158-1660 -
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 chart
Hi Kim!
I'd say since the healthy range is between 1-2 pounds a week...I would hope to be 8-16 pounds lighter for my 8 week goal mark. I've been really stalling and it's probably because I've been focusing on muscle building and haven't been strictly paleo. I dunno. I don't even think my inches are changing either. VERY slow 'progress' if we even want to call it that.
Current Weight: 174
So here is my hopeful goal weight at 8 weeks: 158-1660 -
How is everyone doing on the first week of the challenge??? working out? what are you doing? what are you eating?? anybody got an open diary i can steal ideas from?? anybody doing a keto diet?? i would love to get into ketosis, but i can never not cheat long enough to get there!!! so i'm just starting out on trying to eat under 100 g carbs. it's a start. (good carbs ofcourse)
In some ways this week has been going great- I've been working out a lot. (I LOVE to exercise) I did my own little 5k I mapped out the other day, and I've been doing my elliptical machine and gazelle, doing a lot of yoga and free weights, and have been spending a lot of time with my weighted hula hoop (festival season is coming, so my hula dancing needs to be in top form).
My carbs have been under 50g everyday... but my calorie count has been a little higher than I want. I'm a girl who loves to eat. And I used to be a big binge eater, and I'm still curbing those habits. But- I'm proud of myself because in the past when I would start a binge I would say to myself "well, I might as well eat all I can since I've already screwed up", NOW when I start to binge I say "hey, just because I've gone a little overboard is no reason not to stop now and not make it worse", and then I stop.
The other night I was gonna eat a couple table spoons of almond butter, and before I knew it half the jar was gone. In the past I would have polished it off, but I didn't. So, baby steps to improvement. And that was the day I ran 5k, so not the end of the world
This week I've been eating a lot of eggs and bacon, brocolli, cucumbers, macadamia nuts, and (as mentioned) almond butter. Also, I made bison burgers for the first time. (I've eaten them before, but never prepared them). They were yummy.
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I know how you feel Megan ... I was a binge emotional eater ... no cookie for me ... one, then two, then suddenly the whole pack was gone! Thankfully, eating more proteins I stay fuller longer so even if I wanted to I can't binge ... this week (week 3 of making that Primal leap) not even thought of grains
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Hi Kim, thank you for setting up this group. Love the title of this thread! It's so true for me! I'm amazed at how helpful it is to use this app and see others in the community progress. This particular group is a nice niche to help us keep focus and get support with primal calorie counting. Many eating this way have told me I can just let my appetite lead, but so far it hasn't worked for me. It seems primal and calorie counting works best for me. I'm late, but here's my info.
Name: Aurelina
Age: 50
Kids: 2 boys (8, 14), they eat a very high fat diet and are lean with loads of energy. No Junk in the house. For treats they make high fat/low sugar ice cream with loads of pastured egg yolks.
Eating Lifestyle: Combo of Weston Price/Primal/High Fat/LowCarb/lowProtein I use coconut oil and ferment my cream in kefir grains to get some good gut flora. Also eat fermented veggies, grass fed meat and make high-fat pemmican for good on-the-go food. I rendered grassfed fat for the pemmican. Still have some red wine on the weekend. Calorie counting is necessary for me. I've tried eating WestonPrice, 0carb, paleo, etc., and it gets me healthy, but I don't experience weightless unless I track cals. Healthwise? I deal with various autoimmune issues and eating like this makes it fade into the background. It's the ZeroPain lifestyle. One of my concerns about weight loss is loose skin.
Exercise: kettlebells, hiking, dancing
Today April 30: 170
Goal Weight: 125-135
Goals for this 7 wks: 1590 -
Tattoodfreek/Jessica - thanks for replying to my question! 6 months to lose 5lbs you say! I don't want to say I am happy to hear this, cos I'm sure it made you frustrated BUT I feel I work my butt off too eating all the recommended healthy foods and work out until I want to drop but my weight loss just isn't where I thought or wish it was ....
You said your cut back on the fat then ... doing Aktins now, are you still cutting it back ... do you have the precentages in your goals customized to them? Curious ... I am reading several Paleo/Primal ppl here are upping their fat intake and losing. I myself am not that much of a fat (on meat) or food dripping in fat type of person. But I do want to lose weight successfully. I have found that I like foods cooked in little duck fat, butter and olive oil. I havn't tried coconut oil yet, thou many ppl have urged me to. I donnow I tried eating all the fat on meat, I really forced myself but it went down bad and afterwards I felt sick to my stomach.
You also mentioned you worked 7 days 1-3 hours, can I ask what you did? I myself, my main workouts are walking daily like 3 or more km (with or without stroller to push LOL), my cross trainer (30m to 1 hour day) plus 1,5kg and 5kg weights. I recently started Bodyrock.tv but I am still a beginner LOL! it's really haaard!
And another probably silly question ... how do you know your body is ketosis? I know they have tests out ... but they don't sell any home kits in my town and if I don't need to I don't want to have to go to a doctor to get a spill for the labs.
Aimeé thanks for sharing that link! I too, for some reason have issues with breakfast my brain seems to still be tuned to eating crossiants, crépes and toaste for breakfast LOLOL!
Kim - How are you and your family in these storms I hear about in the South, US? I pray you are safe dear!
I'm doing OK! I easily fought the urge to eat toast with my eggs this morning (((for the first time)) ... I'm keeping my carbs under 100g ... dh even told me last night I was looking better YEEEAAA!! My kids seem to asking for meat!!! Not cookies, cakes or cereals ... YEAAA!Not walking much too much rain ... rainy days seem to get me lazy ... so I need to gey my *kitten* in gear!
Question for everyone ... I'm not poor thank God, but buying more meat is really making effecting my budget. I'm feeding 6 people of course, plus myself so I need to still buy some of the things I'm not eating ... is it me? Or is this happening to everyone? How are you managing? Any genius ideas?
And finally I would like to share this link to a site it's the Tastespotting of Paleo/Primal/ow carb diets ... Awesome!!! http://www.chowstalker.com/
That's EXACTLY where I was, and see so many other people! Obsessing over food, and spending every free second exercising. I love exercise, but who wants to live like that?? Not to mention, that for the previous three months, I was watching the scale, and measurements, inch back up! It was work work work, and negative results! Plus I was so hungry I was MISERABLE!
LOL, I can tell you haven't peeked at my diary if you asked about the fat!!! OMG, no, I am not cutting it back! Yesterday I had 137 grams! If you're not eating carbs, your energy is coming from fat! The body uses energy from protein as a last resort, so you need ample fat! I find it easier than I thought it would be to get the fat that high. Yes, I am buying fattier meats. But eating plenty of whole eggs, plus cheeses, plus full fat dressing on my daily salad has made it way easy! My only problem is portion control. I am so used to eating gigantic portions of lean everything, that I fail to realize I can't do that with the high fat stuff! I also don't fill up easily, so it's very easy for me to way overeat!
If you don't like fatty meat, do you like butter? LOL. I've been adding it to my pan when I cook my eggs, and glazing my meat with it at times.
I was taking coconut oil as a supplement for a while too. I loved the taste, right off the spoon! And there are so many supposed health benefits, including speeding up weight loss. One TBSP=14 grams of healthy saturated fat.
Well, what I WAS doing would be like an hour of a P90x workout, then I'd follow it with an insanity or Turbo Jam/turbo fire workout, then I would walk for an hour. Or I'd do some workouts and then jump on the trampoline for an hour or two. Or weight lift after cardio for an hour. Or go for an hour run, and then come home and do two videos. I mean, it got really ridiculous. I thought I would FORCE my body into losing weight by sheer volume. But, it didn't work! And it took me quite a while to see that I would get better results if I cut BACK! I too do Bodyrock, and I LOVE it. Been doing it for almost a year now! Once I cut back on my exercise, that's what I changed to. And it made a serious difference. Not just in appearance, but in strength and performance. I could barely (even after completing p90x) do a single pushup with my knees off the ground. Now? I can do workouts with 50 in a row. I can do the 400 rep burpee workout (with every rep including a pushup.) I didn't see the fat loss aspect with the videos, but I DID see the muscle definition! I'm so excited that you bodyrock too!
As far as the ketosis question goes, I only know what I've read is true, but I haven't done a lot of research to know for sure. But from what I have read, signs include:
Constant thirst
Metallic or funny taste in the mouth
Urine and breath odor (sort of like apples, due to the excess ketones being excreted
A marked increase in energy
Meganne: I am with you on the love of eating and tendency to binge. I find I will "talk myself into bingeing" even when I am not having a particular urge to do it. It's very odd. But I am glad you're making progress on that front. I wish I could say I was. LOL.0 -
Funny this is how I am eating Primal/Nourishing Traditions(Weston Price) ... and loose skin which I'm already seeing is my concern too.
Eating Lifestyle: Combo of Weston Price/Primal/High Fat/LowCarb/lowProtein I use coconut oil and ferment my cream in kefir grains to get some good gut flora. Also eat fermented veggies, grass fed meat and make high-fat pemmican for good on-the-go food. I rendered grassfed fat for the pemmican. Still have some red wine on the weekend. Calorie counting is necessary for me. I've tried eating WestonPrice, 0carb, paleo, etc., and it gets me healthy, but I don't experience weightless unless I track cals. Healthwise? I deal with various autoimmune issues and eating like this makes it fade into the background. It's the ZeroPain lifestyle. One of my concerns about weight loss is loose skin.0 -
Is everyone getting excited about weigh in tuesday!?!?!?!/0
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I hope I'm not too late to join. Yikes May 1 already, so close to bathing suit season and I need to get rid of this weight. I have sadly let 40lbs creep up on me
and I know I have to reduce carbs to get rid of it. Reducing carbs was the only way I was skinny before and I sadly just started eating normally and gave up for awhile.
Name: Carol
Age: 40
Married
Children: 4
Eating Style - reduced carbs, no specific book or regimin
Starting Weight: 161 lbs
Goal Weight: 125 lbs
Goal Weight for challenge: 140lbs
Have any of you tried Miracle Noodles or Shiritake noodles? They are made out of plant fiber (yam tubers) and zero calorie and low carbs.
Weight in Tuesday yeah! I'll wait till then to see where I am at. I lost 5lbs already just logging calories the past 3 weeks but I might have put that back on eating sandwiches basically for days being out of town for a funeral.0 -
No havn't tried the Miracle noodles but I would beware of anything "product" claiming to be a miracle or zero carb/cal ... I would read the ingredients list for GMO cos I *think* there probably alot in there! Real clean eating is always best!0
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Hi Everyone
I've only re-joined on Saturday and am soo pleased I've found this thread/ group! So is it ok for me to jump in?
Name: Ales
Age: 31
Kids: nope
Pets: 2 guinea piggies - Tuft and Tama
Married/SO: got a b/f that i don't get to see very often Darn those degree courses from far away!!
Eating Lifestyle: trying out lower carb, higher protien and mainly good fats, drinking lots of water every day (around 1.5 to 2 litres) !!
Though I just can't seem to get rid of the sugar for good! I'm way down to what I was eating though and am still going through that yukky 'withdrawl' stage where i feel like poopies!! But it'll be worth it to have a metabolism that works properly! I'd say I'm eating mybe 2 treat size chocs a day (under 100 cals for each)Which I want to drop off completely by the end of May cos I can feel the sugar making my system go crazy about 15 mins after I eat it!
am making sure I have a big whack of (as low sat fat as poss) protien at every meal to stop me from getting hungry.
Not eating grains or high carb vegetables (ie potatoes, sweetcorn, sweet potatoes etc) at all!
I'm finding that I'm feeling full until I'm due for my next meal (still on 3 meals a day, something I'd like to change eventually to get my metabolism working better).
MFP has given me 1360 cals per day and I've fiddled my goals a bit so that I'm eating 40% protien and carb and 20% fat (good fats if poss). I'm not sure what kind of nutrition plan this would be
(hate the word 'diet' grr, brings back horrible visions of my mum back in the 80's doing things like 'The 'F' plan and 'cabbage soup' and other mad diets!
Starting weight: 185lbs (eek!)
Goal Weight: total goal = 140lbs, but just taking things 1 lb at a time!
Goals for this 8 wks: to lose 7 lbs would be nice! it'd be a good rate and a good start! My system is a bit slow to catch on to whats happening and any changes, so I'm being conservative!!
and ofcourse anything else you would like to share about yourself!
I think I've talked enough already!!
Ales xx0 -
Have any of you tried Miracle Noodles or Shiritake noodles? They are made out of plant fiber (yam tubers) and zero calorie and low carbs.
I used to eat quite a bit of shiritake noodles, because I love some of the pasta sauces I make so much, I needed a substitute. BUT, as I become more wary of soy, which is what tofu is made of, and tofu is what shiritake is made of, I decided to ditch 'em. I mean, the amount of cal and low carbness of them, makes them seem great. The shiritake aren't zero cal, I think they were 20 cal a serving, with like 4 gram carb with 2 gram fiber. But, I don't want to eat soy products any more. Plus, they are kind of weirdly rubbery. Now, when I make pasta for my fiance (I make him Dreamfields, I still don't eat it, but I'm trying to get him to eat fewer carbs), I just have a cup of the sauce and eat it with a spoon!0 -
Is everyone getting excited about weigh in tuesday!?!?!?!/
Wish I could say that I was... I peaked on Friday and I'm still up 4 pounds from my original weigh in weight. Not sure WHAT is going on other than I didn't renew my Rx for IR and the 3/4 days without it my weight went haywire?0 -
Is everyone getting excited about weigh in tuesday!?!?!?!/
Wish I could say that I was... I peaked on Friday and I'm still up 4 pounds from my original weigh in weight. Not sure WHAT is going on other than I didn't renew my Rx for IR and the 3/4 days without it my weight went haywire?
But that's OK takes0
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