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Butter
Does anyone make their own butter? We have a local creamery that I have always been pleased with (grass fed cows as well.) I have thought of making my own butter. I'm not sure though if it will be cost effective. Kerrigold is 2.99 a bar, the cream is 9.99 (1/2 gallon). How much butter do you get from the cream?
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Carb grams for weight loss
Hello all.. about 3 months switching primal.. i can't say I've been perfect the whole time, but pretty decent for a beginner lol.. Anyway, just wondering how you aim your carb grams for weight loss. I really don't have much body fat to lose, but I am thinking I will have to keep my carbs under 100 grams to see the results…
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Butter?
I have been doing Paleo for most of the last 2.5 months or so. I have never used butter in anything. Today I was searching for a Paleo Roasted Chicken recipe and almost all of them that came up included butter... Is butter allowed? I assumed this was a dairy item and just never used it...
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Strict with carbs! Success!
This past week I was stricter with my carbs - using one roma tomato instead of two in my salad etc and kept my carbs below 100 the last week - and in fact, mostly below 75! It paid off! I had energy to work out every day with one rest day in there (this on top of solo parenting 5 kids - 2 of which were sick with…
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February Whole 30 - Anyone out there??
Hi all! Planning to do another Whole 30 beginning on Monday. Just wondering if anyone else is planing on doing Whole 30 this month? Would love some people to help keep each other accountable!
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Introduction and some newbie questions
Hi guys! So I'm on day 3 of this journey and have been told its normal to feel like crap or have headaches...but I'm also having horrible muscle cramps and my run sucked today because of it. Any ideas? The only other issue has been some "stomach distress" but that seems to be subsiding. Also, what are your favorite sites…
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PaleoTrack
http://paleotrack.com I'm trying this out, and will be keeping my food journal there for a while. Anyone else using it yet?
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Help Needed - What can I tweak?
Hi Looking for some feedback and suggestions. I started Paleo on the 1st Jan, and apart from 2 slices wholewheat toast, I have been pretty much 100% Paleo....low carbs, high fat, high protien. No chocolate, potato, pasta, rice, bread (exception above), no sugar/sweetners, no diary, no peanuts, beans, red wine only one…
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Birthday Advice
Hello all, I am in the midst of planning my birthday later this month and while I have already decided I'm having red velvet cake with cream cheese icing (mmm..) for my cake, I was thinking I'd somewhat try to eat as primal as possible if we happen to go out for dinner. I live in Canada, so if there are any specific…
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My Hair?!
I have been eating primal for a short while now, and just to keep this brief, my hair has gone from being damaged, brittle and thin back to thick, soft, and stronger pigment!! Anyone else notice similar changes with their hair? I hope this doesn't sound too crazy. I'm definitely satisfied with whatever is making this…
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Talking to your doctor about eating Primal
I have heard stories of people going to their doctors and having them be upset with people who follow the primal/paleo lifestyle. Have some here had this experience? My company pays for everyone working there to have blood work done once a year and I have had it done for a few years now. It seems to be a pretty thorough…
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New to Paleo/Primal
Hello all! I am fairly new to this lifestyle change and this group. When I first start MFP, I did the low calorie which it suggests and I lost weight but was never satisfied. Then I joined the eatmore2weighless group and loved the concept and read all about it. Upped my calories according to the scoobyworkshop.com site and…
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High Carb Paleo
Hey everyone!! I have a question... I've done paleo in the past but stopped because I realized my body responds better to lower fat and higher carbs ( like 40c/40p/20f ) I want to try paleo again as my stomach is always bloated and gassy at night (sorry tmi) and it may be because I have a lot of oatmeal and dairy... I also…
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New to group, new to Paleo-ish
Hi, I'm new to this group, I joined because I'm new to trying to go Paleo. I'm definitely far from being there yet but so far have cut out sugar (except for a couple auto-pilot slips), all grains, legumes and am trying to use organic and grass-fed when I can. I am having a hard time cutting out mayonnaise and dairy in the…
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Coconut Oil - Bulk Apothacary
Just curious if anyone has bought Coconut oil from Bulk Apothacary. One of the guys in my office recommended it, but I'm not sure of the quality, etc. Any thoughts? http://www.bulkapothecary.com/raw-ingredients/bulk-natural-oils/coconut-oil-76-degree/
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1 Week - What a Difference!!
For the past month, I had been trying to drop weight (again!) by eating clean (or what I thought was primal/paleo). I wans't doing bad - about 1 lb per week, but I didn't have a good grasp of what primal/paleo really entails. Last Friday I joined this group to try to get more info and ideas. It was then I realized my carbs…
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Don't eat until hungry?
So I read that with Paleo you should not eat unless you were hungry. Is this true? I feel if I waited to eat until I was hungry, I would have a problem getting in enough calories/day. I currently eat 3 meals and 2 snacks/day and a protein shake after an evening workout if applicable. I'd be willing to try this approach but…
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Whole30 Paleo Challenge results....
Well, we're done with the Whole 30 and our results are... Me: -4 lbs. (Not as much as I would have liked, but it's still weight loss!) My husband: -13 lbs! (Woohoo!) Pretty normal weight loss for me, about a pound a week, but my hubby really knocked it off! Of course, that's more normal for guys to lose weight faster. This…
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Ground Deer Meat
So I have a hunter friend who has passed some ground deer meat on to me. I cook it up and notice a ton of fat?? I ask my friend if he added some kind of fat to it and he tells me he doesn't know. So down about it at this point. How do you account for something if you don't know what is in it?? Anyone know what the common…
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calcium supplements
I am new to this group as am only in to week 2 of following the Paleo diet. Feeling really good actually, healthy, basically it's also a detox from processed foods, added salts and sugars for me as well. Forgive me if this a repetitious question - but are most of you taking calcium supplements also? As it seems very hard…
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Just curious
Should I keep my sugar and sodium levels where they are, or should I adjust them? What do the rest of you suggest to do with the auto-set goals? I've already set my protien/carb/fat goal to 40/30/30%
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I am amazed
I was counting calories for 2 straight weeks and exercising and did not lose a pound. I went Paleo and lost 6 in 3 days and in a week I have lost 8. I wasnt plugging in what I ate, but I have started back doing that today just so I can see what kind of calorie intake I am getting with exercise. I still think doing Paleo…
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deli meats?
Hey everyone, Thanks again for the support before, I still haven't gone 100% or anything. But I'm feeling really motivated to make better choices one meal at a time. Today I had some meat wraps with cheese and stuff inside, instead of using a wrap which I feel good about. But I was using honey maple turkey from boars head…
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New here, curious about alochol
so, im 22 years old and realistically im not going to give up alcohol altogether (although i went from 3-4 nights to only 1 night of partying) and after doing some research it says that wine is alright, as well as tequilla. it also says that vodka that is distilled from fruit would be ok too. any suggestions, advice,…
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Homemade Mayo
Just thought I'd share. I hadn't tried making homemade mayo yet because of all the failed attempts I've read about, and the mess of getting out the blender or food processor. But I'm trying to clean up the 20% and soy or canola based mayo just don't cut it. So I made some homemade olive oil mayo this morning using my…
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Eating out?
How do you do it? Where do you go, what do you get?
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Children on Paleo/Primal
I have been doing Whole30 for the last 23 days (and counting) with my family. My husband was keen to try it and the kids didn't really get a choice. They are 3 and one and a half. One thing the last few weeks has shown me is how lazy I have become in the kitchen. I would reach for pasta 2 or 3 times a week for the kids…
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Should I try Paleo?
I'm thinking of trying paleo but i still have questions... i found a list of allowed and not allowed foods and foods to have moderately. My question is, do i count calories or just stick with the food list and not worry about counting? Also I'm a coffee addict and LOVE starbucks so how can I have my coffee? I usually have…
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BBC documentary
This kind of thing fascinates me. Thought I'd share in case anyone else in this group is a total Paleo nut :D Did Cooking Make Us Human? http://www.documentarytube.com/did-cooking-make-us-human Very timely, too, as I was just considering eating more of my veggies raw. After seeing this, I will be cooking for sure.
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How much pain does it take?
I ran into a woman today that I hadn't seen in years. She works at a restaurant we ate at tonight. She was happy to see me but apologised for showing that she was in obvious pain. Turns out she has developed rheumatoid arthritis. I swallow my inhibitions and suggest she try a paleo diet as I have read numerous reports of…
