Paelo Challenge

BR1986FB

I'm a bit confused.

Paleo is also about listening to your body and eating when you are actually hungry.

Well, The thing is today after breakfast at 8 am I never got hungry! At 6pm I decided I should probably just eat something since I don't want to get hungry after 7 and eat before bed... but I don't know if I would have even gotten hungry at all.

So, should I eat my meals whether I'm hungry or not? Because today I only had 630 calories which I know is too little when I have a more active day like today.

You might want to check out intermittent fasting. You sound like you might be a good candidate for it. I eat twice a day...once at noon, once at 8pm. At the end of the fast (noon) you will be ready to eat and by the time your next meal rolls around (can also eat 3 meals, 12pm, 4pm & 8pm). Check out www.leangains.com

Interesting Paleo read....

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/paleo_nutrition_improved

ResilientWoman

Enjoyed the above article.

My daughter had a mysterious horrific headache after swimming yesterday. Was up till 2am with her. Thank goodness she's feeling well now! The cost of doing the right thing as a mom - missed the Farmer's Market today...tomorrow is our last chance for provisions for a week. Not only that but I'm retaining water from just one messed up night's sleep, almost 2 lbs worth. And on top of everything else, we missed the Paleo Beach Party/BBQ, sigh.

Rant over. These circumstances in the past would have meant a 300g processed carb, wheat based, gluten-y kind of day. Check out the diary.

Ate baby new potatoes but used portion control. My good/low-stress/cortisol day goal is under 20g carbs. My I-am-feeling-like-the-entire-world-is-spinning-out-of-control-and-I-want-my-mommy-type day goal is under 100g. I'm at 67g and rightfully proud of my performance under extreme stress. No longer are life's challenges an excuse to harm myself. I also remembered to take my Vitamin B-Complex supplement.

Tomorrow is a new day. Hopefully, we'll get food, supplements and supplies and be back on track.

ResilientWoman

Ok, make that 80g carbs. LOL

rachpiper720

So I am heading to Moab this next weekend with a bunch of carb-loaders, and I need some ideas for camping, paleo-friendly snacks. I am planning on nuts, dried fruit, and jerky. I think I might bring some hard-boiled eggs for snack at the campsite. I am not sure if I am going to be able to do much cooking other than in my dutch oven, and I might have to compromise with some of the meals because I won't be doing all the meal planning. I will try and stay as paleo as possible, but it might be hard. Can you guys offer up any other suggestions???

If_you_tired_now

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momof8munchkins

So I am heading to Moab this next weekend with a bunch of carb-loaders, and I need some ideas for camping, paleo-friendly snacks. I am planning on nuts, dried fruit, and jerky. I think I might bring some hard-boiled eggs for snack at the campsite. I am not sure if I am going to be able to do much cooking other than in my dutch oven, and I might have to compromise with some of the meals because I won't be doing all the meal planning. I will try and stay as paleo as possible, but it might be hard. Can you guys offer up any other suggestions???

I may be late on this but salads are always good and at camp fires there is usually meat of some kind...carrots , and celery and raw veggies are good and portable and don't require refridgeration.. you could also take some canned tuna or chicken

momof8munchkins

I caved and had a baked potato last night that had been cooked on the grill. used to be one of my favorite foods.. but it did not taste good at all to me.. funny how quickly your tastes change. It gave me heart burn, 20 minutes later I got really sleepy.. it left me not feeling satisfied and wanting sweets. I was hungry again within 2 hours. Eye opening experience and a big reminder that my body does not function well on high carb foods.

girlinahat

well this has not been a good week for me. I had been doing so well and feeling great, and then was at the mercy of my parents over the weekend. One cheap bread roll and a few homemade cupcakes sent my stomach into a mad frenzy of cramps and bloating from which I am only just recovering and feeling better.

It has made me more determined than before to tray and escape the grain cycle (I know, beer is made from grains, but it's fermented so that's okay right?). I am slowly beginning to work out what I can eat when to maintain that full stomach feeling.

I am begrudgingly allowing more fat into my diet and that is helping me to feel fuller, plus the last few days I have been barely hitting 200 calories for my lunch and consequently am feeling drained and barely able to cook dinner by the time I get home - meaning I don't think about it properly and end up with 'food' rather than a nicely cooked and interesting meal.

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

I haven't looked at whether I have lost weight yet. I suspect I did at the start but after my stomach pains I don't want to depress myself.

pyro13g

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

An interesting article. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-important-is-food-variety/#more-22102

I'm a monotonous eater. Same old standby's. The only new stuff or variety would come on a weekend when there is more time. But even on the weekend the choice is shop and fuss making a new meal or grill a piece of meat or seafood. I usually choose the easy button.

I always have over easy eggs and coffee for breakfast.

Lunch is a meat(beef, pork, poultry) + veggie or veggie soup. I try not to bring fish(smell to others) and save that for at home. Sometimes I'll bring a can of sardines.

Dinner is often the same as lunch, even the same meat and veggies but I'm trying to make dinner always fish.

If I get hungry later in the evening I often drink a couple eggs.

photorific

well this has not been a good week for me. I had been doing so well and feeling great, and then was at the mercy of my parents over the weekend. One cheap bread roll and a few homemade cupcakes sent my stomach into a mad frenzy of cramps and bloating from which I am only just recovering and feeling better.

It has made me more determined than before to tray and escape the grain cycle (I know, beer is made from grains, but it's fermented so that's okay right?). I am slowly beginning to work out what I can eat when to maintain that full stomach feeling.

I am begrudgingly allowing more fat into my diet and that is helping me to feel fuller, plus the last few days I have been barely hitting 200 calories for my lunch and consequently am feeling drained and barely able to cook dinner by the time I get home - meaning I don't think about it properly and end up with 'food' rather than a nicely cooked and interesting meal.

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

I haven't looked at whether I have lost weight yet. I suspect I did at the start but after my stomach pains I don't want to depress myself.

I pretty much ad-hoc it. Mainly because I get large quantities of meat at a time (we have a rancher about a mile away who sells splits of grass-fed beef, and a hog butcher who sells splits of naturally raised/not grain-finished pork), and generally have a pretty good variety of other things on hand... I keep an assortment of frozen veg, mainly because there are 5 of us, so the quantity of fresh veg I'd need for a week is more than would fit in my fridge. I also grow tomatoes in the summer and freeze them for later use in the year (like having canned, but better). So really, it's just a matter of figuring out what meat and cuisine I'm in the mood for that day.

Re: lunches - you may want to add quite a bit more meat (and fat) to them. I prefer (not that it always happens) to eat bigger meals for breakfast and lunch and eat a smaller quantity for dinner.

ResilientWoman

Yes it is.. I have celiac's disease so I have to make sure everything I eat is gluten free

today’s breakfast 2 steakeez steaks and dried mushrooms fried in coconut oil, water and 1 tbs of San-j teriyaki sauce then 2 eggs scrambled in once the meat is browned..YUM!!!

Is that San-J teriyaki sauce GF? I tolerate small amounts of soy sauce as long as its gluten free.

I found San-J Gluten Free Tamari in individual, single serving packets at Safeway, a local to Seattle grocery. They had a box of them and I bet we can find them on Amazon! Nice for traveling.

momof8munchkins

Yes it is.. I have celiac's disease so I have to make sure everything I eat is gluten free

today’s breakfast 2 steakeez steaks and dried mushrooms fried in coconut oil, water and 1 tbs of San-j teriyaki sauce then 2 eggs scrambled in once the meat is browned..YUM!!!

Is that San-J teriyaki sauce GF? I tolerate small amounts of soy sauce as long as its gluten free.

I found San-J Gluten Free Tamari in individual, single serving packets at Safeway, a local to Seattle grocery. They had a box of them and I bet we can find them on Amazon! Nice for traveling.

I find the San-j sauces at Whole Foods.. but I am sure you an order them online

rachpiper720

How do others plan their meals? Do you come up with ideas at the beginning of the week and mostly stick to them? Do you have an ad hoc approach depending on what is in the cupboard? I am beginning to see the virtues of the way my mum used to cook - a 2 week menu would be on the wall and that would govern the shopping and meals (we were very poor) - I could always tell what day of the week it was by what we were eating, Wednesdays were my favourite lunch as we had left-over sausages in our sandwiches!!!!

I like a lot of variety, but I'm single don't have the time nor the family to cook for. So what I do it get the staple veggies, meats, eggs, nuts, etc, but then I also pick out a couple recipes I want to try in the next week or two and add the ingredients to the shopping list. That way I feel like I get my variety with out having to starve due to lack of creative motivation. However, it seems since I've become primal I've had to be more creative and exciting about my cooking. Uncured bacon and eggs can only go so far. My spice collection has doubled and my freezer space is getting scarce, but I really love the food!

girlinahat

good thing is I'm getting creative with veggies. I have stacks of cookbooks that I never open but have been using a couple of tapas and veggie ones to create exciting vegetable combos to have with my meat. I agree that spices are a great thing to have around. the other night I made a french bean and roasted pine nut combo to have with my steak - simple but perfect.

My main problem has been evenings during the week - to start with I was not eating enough at lunch, so would be ravenous when I got home and not capable of thinking through a meal properly. thanks to people here I have now sorted that (more meat, more fat) and can get creative.

One thing I noticed tonight - and it may just be that I was feeling energetic or imagining it, but I felt really strong on the climbing wall tonight, PLUS I did not have the fear of falling that often holds me back. In fact, I kept losing my footing in trying to do the last clip, was dangling with one arm repeatedly trying to clip in and wasn't in the least bit bothered that if I fell it would be a LONG fall past the last clip. I found it exhilarating for once and am back to the no-fear I had when I first started climbing.

Could be coincidence, could be a lack of sluggishness holding my brain back....

VBos

bump:glasses:

TK421NotAtPost

Has anyone here tried Primal Fuel? Paleo or not-paleo discussions aside, I'd be interested in trying it out simply due to the fact that its list of ingredients is so much shorter than your typical protein powder.

BR1986FB

Has anyone here tried Primal Fuel? Paleo or not-paleo discussions aside, I'd be interested in trying it out simply due to the fact that its list of ingredients is so much shorter than your typical protein powder.

I know someone who has and says it's good. I'm not willing to take out a second mortgage to buy a tub myself.

pattyproulx

How are people doing on this?

I'm new to the forum but have been eating Primal for over a year now (obviously slight cheats here and there, but I haven't bought bread, pasta, legumes or processed crap for home in over a year).
Glad I came to the second page and saw this.

I'm down about 20lbs from when I started (which was down about 15 lbs from my peak weight). I still have about 10-15 lbs to go but I'm loving it. I really buckled down this past week (have a bit of a challenge with my fiancee) and have lost 4 lbs. She's lost 6.5.

Anyways, good luck to everyone who's trying this out! It's great and really really is the way to eat. So much misinformation out there.

pattyproulx

So I am heading to Moab this next weekend with a bunch of carb-loaders, and I need some ideas for camping, paleo-friendly snacks. I am planning on nuts, dried fruit, and jerky. I think I might bring some hard-boiled eggs for snack at the campsite. I am not sure if I am going to be able to do much cooking other than in my dutch oven, and I might have to compromise with some of the meals because I won't be doing all the meal planning. I will try and stay as paleo as possible, but it might be hard. Can you guys offer up any other suggestions???

Is there fire at your campsite? Bring yourself some meat and sweet potatoes (or any other veggies and cook it on the fire). Your other options of nuts, jerky, and dried fruit are great for snacking. hard-boiled eggs are great as well. What about natural organic wieners to roast over the fire? Sausages?

It won't be easy though that's for sure.

pyro13g

Has anyone here tried Primal Fuel? Paleo or not-paleo discussions aside, I'd be interested in trying it out simply due to the fact that its list of ingredients is so much shorter than your typical protein powder.

I know someone who has and says it's good. I'm not willing to take out a second mortgage to buy a tub myself.

Me neither. The lack of soy and addition of saturated fat makes it a top dog in my book though.

CaveGal

Oh I wish I had found this thread a month ago! I want to join the challenge too:) I've actualy just started reading Primal Blueprint and found it extremely interesting.
I need to bump this post to read it later:) as I see there is a lot of useful info here. Thanks guys.

Alyx128

I would love to join this challenge. However I may do a version with some dairy because I am allergic to beef and pork and this severely limits my protein choices, especially since I am on a tiny-tiney food budget. That being said, I have been doing this diet for about a week already (without dairy) and I love it, but I can foresee myself growing tired of chicken breast.

momof8munchkins

checking in.. how is everyone doing?. I did my first cross fit workout today.. I enjoyed it and can really tell I worked out without feeling like I'd been hit by a truck when I was done.