The Primal Blueprint

lessismoreohio
lessismoreohio Posts: 910 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone have any experience with "The Primal Blueprint" action plan by Mark Sisson? I've heard good things about this, but I don't have any first hand experience (I'm starting the book now). Any thoughts on this? As always, your feedback is appreciated.

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  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    You may want to pose your questIon in the primal/paleo forum on MFP. I'm guessing you will get more informed responses. Link:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/54-primal-paleo-support-group
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    I've read it twice and also spent a lot of time over at MDA. Tried eating this way and had some nasty side effects. Ditched after a couple months.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    is there any specific reason you are looking into this?

    You can achieve results just eating in deficit, hitting macro targets, and working out…..
  • floppybackend
    floppybackend Posts: 52 Member
    After reading Instinctive Fitness by Oliver Selway (UK) we follow primal but eat dairy. Yes there is the odd amount of sugar and tiny alcohol but our diet is based on not consuming grain of any sort.

    My husband is very fit and has increased his strength and is controlling his weight. Its a life change for us, too much grain is consumed in daily diets and its not wholesome. As for me with IBS and other minor aliments this is better for me.

    Primal isnt just about calories its about a life style change to improve your long term health. You eat less and manage longer without the sugar highs - I no longer have 'starvation shakes' or moods.

    We eat unpasturised cheese, full fat milk and proper meat none of this lean stuff.

    This is the foods we are supposed to eat and reliance on grains and sugars is not improving the health of the world. In the UK, this week, we have had a sugar warning.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    After reading Instinctive Fitness by Oliver Selway (UK) we follow primal but eat dairy. Yes there is the odd amount of sugar and tiny alcohol but our diet is based on not consuming grain of any sort.

    My husband is very fit and has increased his strength and is controlling his weight. Its a life change for us, too much grain is consumed in daily diets and its not wholesome. As for me with IBS and other minor aliments this is better for me.

    Primal isnt just about calories its about a life style change to improve your long term health. You eat less and manage longer without the sugar highs - I no longer have 'starvation shakes' or moods.

    We eat unpasturised cheese, full fat milk and proper meat none of this lean stuff.

    This is the foods we are supposed to eat and reliance on grains and sugars is not improving the health of the world. In the UK, this week, we have had a sugar warning.

    In for anecdotal evidence.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    This is the foods we are supposed to eat

    we are "supposed" to eat whatever we damn well evolve to be capable of eating...there is no "supposed to"...


    (that's a trigger statement for me, and nothing personal to the one who said it).
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    This is the foods we are supposed to eat

    we are "supposed" to eat whatever we damn well evolve to be capable of eating...there is no "supposed to"...


    (that's a trigger statement for me, and nothing personal to the one who said it).
    Yeah, the "supposed" to thing really rustles my jimmies too.
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
    You may want to pose your questIon in the primal/paleo forum on MFP. I'm guessing you will get more informed responses. Link:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/54-primal-paleo-support-group

    By "informed" I assume you mean, less likely to question the effectiveness of the concept without the need for anything more than anecdotal evidence.

    ???
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Early men foraged and harvested wild growing oats and barley, and they even accidentally invented beer by getting said grains wet, leaving them to sit, and drinking the mash water. It was this accidental invention of beer that led to men leave caves, build houses and flourish. Primal men didn't follow a blueprint, they consumed and innovated the consumption of food.

    Obviously changing their diets changed the world, and as a result, humanity thrived.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    You may want to pose your questIon in the primal/paleo forum on MFP. I'm guessing you will get more informed responses. Link:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/54-primal-paleo-support-group

    By "informed" I assume you mean, less likely to question the effectiveness of the concept without the need for anything more than anecdotal evidence.

    ???
    QFT^
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  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
    Early men foraged and harvested wild growing oats and barley, and they even accidentally invented beer by getting said grains wet, leaving them to sit, and drinking the mash water. It was this accidental invention of beer that led to men leave caves, build houses and flourish. Primal men didn't follow a blueprint, they consumed and innovated the consumption of food.

    Obviously changing their diets changed the world, and as a result, humanity thrived.

    So much smart. So much beautiful.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    Lol, always love the "supposed" arguments.:laugh:

    Let's go one further: like all animals we're "supposed" to ensure our genes survive, so we should have more offspring. Everyone should have kids with everyone else (screw monogamy) to ensure this happens and of course those that are banes to the genetic pool, they should be eliminated to help reduce weakness and disease.

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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    as to the OP, me laughing at the idiocracy of the ideals of the paleo and primal diet doesn't change the fact that eating whole foods is highly beneficial.

    If it's a diet you can manage, there's nothing wrong with it.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Early men foraged and harvested wild growing oats and barley, and they even accidentally invented beer by getting said grains wet, leaving them to sit, and drinking the mash water. It was this accidental invention of beer that led to men leave caves, build houses and flourish. Primal men didn't follow a blueprint, they consumed and innovated the consumption of food.

    Obviously changing their diets changed the world, and as a result, humanity thrived.

    So much smart. So much beautiful.

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  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Did it, felt crappy for a couple of weeks, then felt amazing. Quit doing it because [insert arbitrary reason], am sort of doing it again, not strictly because [insert arbitrary reason]. As alternative ways of eating go, it's pretty filling, and is sustainable, but I would say don't believe the hype. Like others have said, the evidence is largely anecdotal and speculative. If you want to do it because you like meat, fruits, veg, nuts, seeds, and don't really care that much about sugar, bread, etc. then go nuts...just take the science behind it all with a grain of salt until hard evidence is produced.

    The workout plan isn't bad for weight loss and general fitness. If you don't have any specific body fat, performance, or aesthetic goals, it's solid, straightforward, progressive loading, body weight exercise.
  • Poofy_Goodness
    Poofy_Goodness Posts: 229 Member
    I could never follow a plan like that however I check out that website often for recipe ideas, just to change it up once in a while. Some pretty tasty meals there.
  • Pixt
    Pixt Posts: 95 Member
    I cooked a combo vegan (me) and Primal for a year which pretty much consisted of filling two plates with a lot of fresh produce and some nuts or seeds and then adding grains to one plate and meat to the other. It was tasty, filling and though I personally don't plan on ever going Primal, I can say that it works wonders for someone who's grain and/or dairy intolerant.

    Yes, calories in/calories out works for everyone. However, for people with allergies, calories from some sources will work against you ... and for someone with a family history of celiac disease, the Primal Blueprint is amazing.

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