October Whole 30 for Paleo/Primal Support Peeps

I'm in.. I need to continue on this path.

Count me in, as well! Our family started eating modified (read-cheater) paleo about a month ago after my son was diagnosed with several food sensitivities. I'm having a really difficult time getting into the spirit of it, though. I have one heck of a sugar addiction that I need to break. I've been bingeing on sweets at work to avoid tempting my wee ones with it at home. It makes me feel like a total a** to limit my kids and not place those same limits on myself. Sooo, I WILL make October my detox month! I am committed to making myself and my family healthier!!!

Seeing as I'm new to the lifestyle, I'm rather inept at it. I spent an exorbitant amount of money on groceries this past month (~$1100 for a family of 4...kids are 11 and 4), and it seems like I've been living in the kitchen with all of the prep/cooktime involved. I'm hoping that some of you will be willing to share a few magic tricks to cut costs and time.

-Cavewomancoby: Which Tough Mudder event did you participate in? I completed NorCal last month. Holy awesomeness! Can't wait to do it again next year!

Stacy

Hi everyone, i'd like to join in on this support group. I am very new to Paleo/Primal and started testing the waters last week after my doctor advised me to cut down on carbs to help with my frequent headaches and migraines. Having MFP as my food diary helps since I realized i've been unknowingly consuming about 200g of carbs a day (yikes) since I was more focused on calories alone.

I went grocery shopping today, grabbed some cauliflowers, lettuce, broccoli, carrots, avocado, limes, nectarines, plums, apples, peaches and ground beef for next week's menu. I like the taste of grass fed beef and I don't know if Whole foods is the best place to get it but I may scout around in my area to see if there's a local butcher that offers grass fed beef.

Jenny

I am in.

Bumping to join the thread to offer support.

You know I'm in! I have moved to a more maintenance style calorie intake and have found challenges eating enough to fill my calorie goals. I have found a paleo friendly egg white protien powder (lactose, whey and soy free) that is AMAZING mixed with almond milk and frozen fruit that has really helped add some calories without feeling like I was cramming my face full of unwanted food. I'm finally making gains again in my lifting. I'll hop on the scale today at the gym and see where I'm at and take some measurements. Right now my goal is more fat loss and strength and speed gains than weight loss so expect excited posts about big PRs this month!

Cheers to all my mudders and paleo/primal friends!!

Anna

I'm game! I've been on primal since 20 Sep & am a believer!

So besides being bloated from the BBQ pig out last night I have some good starting point numbers to share!

Height: 5'9.75" (figure that's not going to change)
Weight: 170.2 lbs (won't be talking about this again unless I hit 165lbs which is possible but not an actual goal)
Measurements:
Bust: 39 in
Waist: 30.5 in (woop woop down an inch since this time last month!)
Hips: 40.5 in (I swear these mf-ers just won't die.)
Right thigh: 21.5 in
Right calf: 15.5
Right bicep: 12.25
PRs:
Barbell bench press: 135lbs (3 sets of 8)
Dead lift: 185lbs (3 sets of 6)
Squat: 225lbs (3 sets of 8) today!!!
Speed:
1 mile: 7:45
5K: 27:56
12K: 67:34

Here's to a kick *kitten* October!

PS. Today was a weird food day as I met up with family from out of town for an early dinner and someone gave me gf chocolate cake. I ate it. Consider this my non paleo splurge day this month... Totally over it!

We've been moving towards the paleo/primal lifestyle for a little over a month now (still not perfect, but I try to make better decisions every day). I've seen some good results so far, and I can't wait to see how this month goes.

Here are my end of September stats:

Height: 5'10"
Weight: 229.5lbs
Neck: 17.25"
Waist: 44"
5K: 38:57

I'm so excited . Lol. I'll have my numbers up sometime tomorrow morning.

Starting weight and measurements

10/3/11
SW 169.4
Bust 36.5”
Waist 33”
Hips 41.5”

I will go with my last weight in.. 214. I am not comfortable sharing measurements though but I do have them recorded and will take them again at the end of the month and report any losses.

Hope everyone is getting off to a good start.. I did last month's challenge and was not 100% by any means.. sugar in my coffee has been one of the hardest things to give up My goal is to be sugar free by Mid-October and also to cut down on the amount of nuts I am consuming. I am also doing the leptin reset.. strict paleo with 50 grams of protein within 30 mintues of waking, no cardio, strength training, under 25 grams of carbs per day if you have more than 30 lbs to loose low to no fruit and nuts.. have not been 100% with that either. so I am going to continue the challenge. I did loose 4 lbs last month breaking my long time plateau. Changes I can report from last month is my quality of sleep.. before the reset.. I slept very poorly.. I took magnesuim and calcium and drank tension tamer tea every night in the hopes it would help.. half the time I slept some what decent. the other half I was up and down all night long. now I fall alseep easily without the vitamins( I've been out for a few weeks) or the tea and sleep soundly all night!. I have more energy and stamina.

Day three of this challenge.. I have 2 very significant observations to share.. weekends are always a little off- food and routine wise- around my house.. my husband is home and the focus on Saturdays are on sleeping in, a large late breakfast and basically lazying around. Sundays are busy rushing to get everyone ready for church, rushing back home for lunch then back to church that night. Most Sundays I do not eat until late afternoon.. I am doing well to get a cup of coffee and a little water. Yesterday though my husband was up before dawn cooking breakfast.He brought me a plate while I was still sleepily drinking coffee.. awww so sweet.. it was scrambled eggs. fruit salad and tator tots, and yeah I ate it ( fed half the tots to the dog even though they were really yummy lol) . however it was a lot more sugar and much less protein than I am used to consuming early in the morning.. I spent the whole day being hungry,tired and finding myself mindlessly snacking on sweet stuff. today by comparision I put 1 tbs of coconut oil in my first cup of coffee.. was instantly so full that I did not want my normal second cup or any food..ate half the protein of the reset 2 hours later. I'm completely stuffed, satisfied and not thinking about snacking. I am also wide awake and feeling alert. huge difference! I function so much better on higher fat and protein intake.

I will post my stats tomorrow morning. I have been so stressed over this biopsy that I am just lucky I haven't eaten myself out of house and home...............

Leaving work in a few minutes to head to the Dr. Have 2 appointments this afternoon. First at 1:00 to review my blood work for Diabetes control again and thyroid control.

2nd appt is at 3:30 to get biopsy done. Grrrr.

I would like to join this group! I am fairly new on MFP. I have have been eating this way for the past 6 months, have lost a LOT of weight, and have since come to learn that I am incredibly sensitive to gluten. Because of that, this lifestyle suits me well and my stomach issues have just about disappeared. I am not always great about buying completely organic but I try! Anyway, hello to all!