No Grain...No Pain!!!

Pam LW 189.8 , CW 188 -1.8 this week
Stephanie - LW 136.5, CW 136.5 - 0.0 this week
Kim- LW 202.4, CW 199.4, loss of 3 lbs
Rachel-LW 258, CW 256.8 loss of 1.2 this week
Nikole LW 231.5lbs CW 228.2 lbs loss of 3,3lbs this week
David LW 232.0 CW 230.2 Loss of 1.8 lbs this week
Kimberly LW 135 CW 134 Loss of 1 lb.
Amy CW 111.5 maintaining
Susan LW 170.4 CW 170.2 loss of .2
Aurelina, LW 169.8, CW 167.8 Loss of 2lbs
Katy, LW 146.5, CW 145.5, loss of 1lbs this week

Great job on the losses!

I'm not weighing in-
but I have kept up exercising at least 30 min everyday.

And I feel pretty darn good.
And pretty darn tan.
Thank you Mr. Sun...
It only takes me a couple noon hour jogs to get nice and brown

Pam LW 189.8 , CW 188 -1.8 this week
Stephanie - LW 136.5, CW 136.5 - 0.0 this week
Kim- LW 202.4, CW 199.4, loss of 3 lbs
Rachel-LW 258, CW 256.8 loss of 1.2 this week
Nikole LW 231.5lbs CW 228.2 lbs loss of 3,3lbs this week
David LW 232.0 CW 230.2 Loss of 1.8 lbs this week
Kimberly LW 135 CW 134 Loss of 1 lb.
Amy CW 111.5 maintaining
Susan LW 170.4 CW 170.2 loss of .2
Aurelina, LW 169.8, CW 167.8 Loss of 2lbs
Katy, LW 146.5, CW 145.5, loss of 1lbs this week
Marline LW 196, CW 196, no loss :-(

Great job everyone!! Great challenge for the week Kim. I have been lazy about filling out my food diary. My computer is soooo freakin slow right now, but I should still be doing it everyday.

Not sure if you all have room for one more, but I read the book, drank the grokade, and plan on getting as close to this type of living as possible. Not sure (even though I read the last week or so of posts) how this works, but last week I was 258lbs. On Monday morning, 253.2lbs. this was only 3 days in following most of the suggested items in PB.

I am looking for peeps to keep me in line.. Feel free to add me!

Matt

Pam LW 189.8 , CW 188 -1.8 this week
Stephanie - LW 136.5, CW 136.5 - 0.0 this week
Kim- LW 202.4, CW 199.4, loss of 3 lbs
Rachel-LW 258, CW 256.8 loss of 1.2 this week
Nikole LW 231.5lbs CW 228.2 lbs loss of 3,3lbs this week
David LW 232.0 CW 230.2 Loss of 1.8 lbs this week
Kimberly LW 135 CW 134 Loss of 1 lb.
Amy CW 111.5 maintaining
Susan LW 170.4 CW 170.2 loss of .2
Aurelina, LW 169.8, CW 167.8 Loss of 2lbs
Katy, LW 146.5, CW 145.5, loss of 1lbs this week
Marline LW 196, CW 196, no loss :-(
Linsben LW 165, CW 160.6- loss of 4.5 lbs this week

Another reason why Paleo rocks! I just read an article that a woman with MS decided to go Paleo and work out and it has halted the progress of her MS!! Amazing right??? Here's the link to the article if you want to check it out:

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110416/COLUMNIST/110419739/1004?Title=Here-Now-Paleo-diet-intense-workouts-halt-progress-of-MS-

This is so interesting. I was just reading another thread called "sugar = poison" which has a link to a pretty interesting video and the whole thread got me thinking about all the benefits of this way of eating. Part of what I wrote and want to share are the benefits of low carb eating and I wonder others in the group would like to share what are the main benefits they have found in this way of eating?

Here are mine: To lose weight I tried dropping carbs to the Atkins "Induction" level which is 20g per day or less. Well, thanks to MFP and logging my foods I see that is about impossible (for me). On any given day from fruits and veggies I am consuming between 50 - 100g of sugar/carbohydrates.

Even though it's higher than the Atkins level and I don't think I've been in ketosis, the benefits I have gotten from this drop are out of this world and NOT what I expected. I expected weight loss and I got that - 14 lbs so far. What I didn't expect and got: more muscle definition, total disappearance of lifelong acne, level, stable, happy mood, increased energy, less joint pain, increased endurance in workouts (this took awhile as the first month I was fatigued), shinier hair, softer skin, less PMS and monthly issues and total disappearance of persistent candida/yeast issues. I have been on this way of eating for 3 months and these are the results I have seen. And I am not drastic - I usually eat one serving of fruit a day and often eat a TLC granola bar, not to mention I don't limit veggies at all.

What are your benefits? :-)

I started eating way more saturated fat and meat last April (2010) and all kinds of positive things happened for me, overall joint and body pain gone and my feet got stronger. They were messed up for years after I had my last babe at 41. I'm an autoimmune insulin resistance person. I did Zero Carb for three months and and felt fantastic, but didn't lose weight. I felt so damn good though. But I got sidetracked when I went to Europe in the summer. Eventually I started eating wheat, too much fruit, and Belgium chocolate (omg!!) oh and nectar of the gods red wine.... packed on 10 pounds. And things started hurting - oh yes. But below here are my serum results at 190 lbs in the fall after eating gobs of meat and fat since April (but not counting calories). Just to support our confirmation bias :bigsmile: I'm about 5' 5" My lean mass is about 114 - 118lbs. I'm down to 167lbs now (Happy Dance!) and holding fairly steady on my lean mass. I started counting calories in March and went back to primal-ish-y living for lack of a better term. I have to do that - whatever that internal ticker is for some... mine seems wonked. Still actively loving red wine.



Morning blood sugar


Until I figure out how to insert (damn) here are the direct links.

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/blood levels/Screenshot20110511b.jpg?w=ac7bf83d
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/blood levels/Screenshot20110511.jpg?w=b4bc8606

frig!!

Anyone on here have open diaries? or good tips for menus? What do you eat for breakfast other than eggs? And dinner? I end up going to hot dogs (no nitrites/nitrates added) and ground beef a lot. I am very picky. But I am willing to try new items, I just don't know where to start or how to make things my family would eat with me. It is really pretty pathetic. I also getting leary of the costs with going low-carb, how are others getting around that?

Thanks,

Katy

I think mine is open, if not friend me. I do have eggs for breakfast, I haven't given up dairy so I have yogurt too. There are some good recipes here:
http://everydaypaleo.com/category/food/
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/recipes/
http://www.paleoplan.com/recipes/
and this one seems like the recipes are meat and vegetables so I include it but it doesn't claim to be paleo and addresses the cost:
http://www.brokeandhealthy.com/
I think it is rather expensive too. I am eating a lot of chicken this week-I picked up a rotisserie chicken on Sunday and had that for two dinners and a lunch. I can put the chicken with pears and pecans over a salad and that is pretty tasty. You can also bake the chicken breasts with coconut or nut coating, I like that and it also makes a good carry for lunch over a salad kind of thing.
I got ground beef but I don't know what to do with it...

This is so interesting. I was just reading another thread called "sugar = poison" which has a link to a pretty interesting video and the whole thread got me thinking about all the benefits of this way of eating. Part of what I wrote and want to share are the benefits of low carb eating and I wonder others in the group would like to share what are the main benefits they have found in this way of eating?

Here are mine: To lose weight I tried dropping carbs to the Atkins "Induction" level which is 20g per day or less. Well, thanks to MFP and logging my foods I see that is about impossible (for me). On any given day from fruits and veggies I am consuming between 50 - 100g of sugar/carbohydrates.

Even though it's higher than the Atkins level and I don't think I've been in ketosis, the benefits I have gotten from this drop are out of this world and NOT what I expected. I expected weight loss and I got that - 14 lbs so far. What I didn't expect and got: more muscle definition, total disappearance of lifelong acne, level, stable, happy mood, increased energy, less joint pain, increased endurance in workouts (this took awhile as the first month I was fatigued), shinier hair, softer skin, less PMS and monthly issues and total disappearance of persistent candida/yeast issues. I have been on this way of eating for 3 months and these are the results I have seen. And I am not drastic - I usually eat one serving of fruit a day and often eat a TLC granola bar, not to mention I don't limit veggies at all.

What are your benefits? :-)

I love the new me from starting this new lifestyle! I actually started because I read all the weightloss benefits of going low carb. As I looked more into the primal lifestyle, I knew this was for me and my family. I started with just myself and after reading more and more, my hubby totally agreed with me. I think I started the first week of March and in less than a month, I started noticing even more amazing benefits! I was diagnosed with MS two years ago, and have not had one symptom since March. I think Kim picked the topic name perfectly! I am pain free!! I was on the primary MS med-Rebif, with prednisone, and my doc had just wrote a script for two more things right before I started MFP. Plus I was taking 18-20 ibuprofen/day. I can happily say I am completely med free. And I don't follow 100%. I still have to buy meat and fruit from Wal-mart, but have been grain free since March. Once I start working (aug-sept), we will be buying organic fruits and veggies and the good meats. I think of ourselves as primalists in training. But I have also noticed the hair/skin difference, more energy, better mood. And a 100% improvement during my TOM. It went from 6-8 days, extremely heavy, fatigue, and cramps to pain free, no water retention, more energy, 2 days and extremely light flow. I can also tell you that my children are so much healthier since switching. I have a 5 year old with Sensory Processing Disorder so we have our hands full sometimes. He is a completely different child since March. He had a sleep over at his grandparents last Saturday and had cookies, brownies, chicken nuggets, chips, mac and cheese, and who knows what else. He was uncontrollable Sunday. But after a full day of eating our way, he was back to what I was seeing lately.

I first watched the big fat fiasco video on the net, then watched FAtHead on Netflix and was hooked! It has become so easy for us to follow. I was also led to FoodMatters on Netflix last week. Although I would never become vegetarian, my eyes were opened to why our food should be organic and the message that proper nutrition can heal the body, instead of a pill for every ill. They told of healing with giving the body what it needs through food and vitamins-cancers, autoimmune, and even mental illnesses. I can not wait to be able to afford to buy the better food for my family once I start working (tight grocery budget right now). I know the benefits of going primal will only get better!!!

Once you know how bad sugar and grain-based carbs are, you can't unknow that.

I agree. That is what made me realize how important it was for me to stick with it. I guess if it was just me, following this, it might be easier to cave sometimes. But I am starting to do this for my whole family. Once I read how bad this stuff was, what it is doing to our bodies, I find it really hard to eat them. A few weeks ago, we were out all day and into the evening, so I wanted to whip up something fast for the hubby and kids. I made hamburgers and shells and cheese. It actually disgusted me to make the shells and cheese. I hated the thought of feeding that to my kids and to think, that is something 3 months ago, we ate several times a week, ugh!