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Nervous to make almond meal banana bread..
Hoping someone out there has done it and can tell me how it cooks, and how it comes out.. If something has to be added and whatnot!
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Yay! New trainer!
I bit the bullet and hired a personal trainer at the gym. I had talked to her ahead of time and told her I wanted to try the StrongLifts 5x5 workout. She had never heard of it, and her website had a lot of "traditional" weight lifting advice, as well as nutrition calculators clearly geared to the low cal/low fat/high carb…
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First Full Week Results
I have to say that most importantly, I feel AMAZING! I have more energy, no bloating, less joint inflamation, no cravings, more satisfied between meals ect. To me, these are the reasons to go to a paleo diet far more than the weight loss. That being said - I did have great weight loss success this week! Last Monday:…
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Letter on Corpulence, 1869
Hi All, this might have been posted before, but I find this amazing. After reading the intro to Good Calories, Bad Calories I was amazed to discover that this kind of diet had been in place since the middle of the 1800's! Here is a link to William Banting's article, Letter on Corpulence, published in 1869. The meat of the…
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Whole30 September Challenge
Anyone with me on this??! I'm a Crossfitter who has the working out part down, but needs some support on the nutrition side.
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PCOS
Any ladies with PCOS have success or trials with primal/paleo? I started this spring and lost 10 pounds. Then summer hit and I was gone to conferences for a month straight with no control over what I was eating. I pretty much tried to stick to gluten free as much as possible, but that was about as paleo as I got. With the…
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Grass Fed/Finished Beef - Your Thoughts Please :-)
HI there! I seem to like the cheaper cuts (like ground beef, trip-tip, brisket,etc.) But every time I buy the higher end steaks, they are just a bit chewy (meaning gristle-y/tough). I purchased from 2 completely different ranches that do overnight delivery, so I know it wasn't just that one cow. So what do you think?? And…
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Paleo article in Men's Health Magazine
http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/caveman-paleo-diet?fullpage=true The skull of Bison antiquus in Mark Mullins's living room looks like something Conan the Barbarian might wear to make a fashion statement. To picture this extinct animal, imagine an American bison—2,000 pounds of pissed-off, top-heavy bovine capable of…
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It starts with food(Dallas &Melissa Hartwig)
Okay, so who read the book? I was doing quite fine with skipping breakfast, had my bulletproof coffee in the morning and I was never hungry till around Lunch.......or when my belly told me (hunger feeling) then I ate, not necessarily when the clock said it is 12. So now according to the book, I should have breakfast, so if…
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Coconut aminos
Hi guys! I was wondering whether anybody knows where to get coconut aminos? In Ireland or at least online from the UK/Europe? Any ideas? Hope you can help... have been looking for it online for quite a while now....
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Week 3 and not going as strong....
Hi people... Just need to sort of get all of this out there and hopefully get some encouraging advice! I am in my third week of eating paleo. I feel pretty good and found the transition pretty easy which is great as it will hopefully make this next part a lot easier... Over the weekend at a social occasion I partook in a…
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What is worse than Zombie Apocolypse? Bacon Shortage.. duh.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57519703/global-bacon-shortage-unavoidable-group-says/ Guess I am going to go buy my own pig too.
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Fat - how much is too much?
I'm sure this topic has probably been covered (maybe even a few times), but I couldn't find much at a quick glance through the threads, so I apologize if this is a duplicate. Basically I'm just wondering how many grams of fat (from healthy sources) is a good target to shoot for. At first I wasn't too concerned with how…
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A less than lukewarm endorsement from my DR
I had a regularly scheduled visit with my PCP yesterday. Purpose was to review my blood work that was done recently. I've been having bloodwork done every 6 months and this last testing was done after being Paleo for one week. There was an improvement in my overall cholesterol, LDL, and HDL levels. I told my DR (a woman,…
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Alzheimers a form of diabetes?
"The good news is that laying off soda, doughnuts, processed meats and fries could allow you to keep your mind intact until your body fails you." http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/bittman-is-alzheimers-type-3-diabetes/ Wow!! Another reason to keep to paleo regardless of how "restricted" some people feel it is.
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Cauliflower "Rice"
Perhaps this is obvious to most of you. But I just discovered it tonight, and thought I'd share. I was making chicken breast with butter in a large skillet. I had already prepared a nice salad. And this is when I'd typically make some rice or quinoa to go with it. But I recalled I had some cauliflower in the fridge. So I…
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I crashed after 4 days..
Today would have been day 5 of 100% Paleo for me, and i've completely crashed with a sugar craving that was just gnawing at me since last night. I've had no problem turning away from eating any kind of grain and dairy, but it's the ravenous sugar cravings that are making this really difficult. I knew it was going to hard,…
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Baking for friends who are not primal/paleo/wheat-free
Hello all. I recently decided to go wheat-free to see if it helps with major digestive issues I have (after two weeks, so far so good). Anyways, on Thursday mornings, my lab has meetings and we rotate bringing breakfast or a treat in each week. We just started these meetings last week and of course my boss brought in…
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Sweet & sour replacement?
Do you know what I miss an embarrassingly large amount? Sweet & sour salad dressing. I crave it. Has anybody found a paleo/primal way of making it? Or something that is creamy and has the same delightful flavor? Or should I just say screw it and have it every so often? It's pretty high in carbs though. Help!
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I know it's been said before, but...
... it's amazing to me how my eating and, more importantly, my thought patterns have changed since eating Primal. Prior to July 3: If I didn't get breakfast at home in the morning (ALWAYS a bagel with lox and cream cheese), I would stop at Einsteins on the way to work and eat a bagel thin (only 110 cal!) with lox and cream…
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Thoughts on Exercise Calories
I have been a MFP member for over 2 years. I have always eaten back my exercise calories. That being said, I also have eaten a high level of carbs, moderate protein and fairly low fat in comparison to the Primal/Paleo protocol. For those that have been eating the Primal/Paleo way for some time - tell me how you do it. Do…
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Excited for my mom
So I have finally convinced my mom to drop the grains. I have been full on paleo for 4 weeks, thanks to the whole 30 challenge. My mom is overweight, is borderline diabetic, has high cholesterol, and has high blood pressure, and some other medical issues. She has been taking Crestor for her cholesterol but she believes…
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Hi, I wanted to introduce myself!
I am really striving towards this lifestyle but have been having a hard time following it fully. I have 'It starts with food' and love it! It is really inspirational. I cut out excess sugar (but not all hidden sugars) and bread, grains and pasta (for the most part.) I also have a couple of Paleo cookbooks and am really…
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Hope this goes well... new trainer
I'm booking time with a new trainer... recommended to me by my old trainer who doesn't have time for me at 6am. I'm going to ask her to coach me through StrongLifts 5x5 program. Which is nothing like the strength training program she has on her website, so... we'll see. I also see on her website she does nutritional…
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Bags Under Eyes
Hello Primal friends....I started living Primally about a month ago. (started journey almost 2 months ago). I'm down 21 pounds and have 41 more pounds to loose to goal. I do some type of exercise almost daily and eat primally. I'm noticing when I look in the mirror I have bags under my eyes and the wrinkles are more…
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Day 1
Starting back up on Paleo. After a recent stint with the active duty last year and not being able to eat Paleo because of work, I am starting back up today. I was injured during training about a year ago and have completely fallen off the wagon with nutrition and consistent workouts. Just wanted to introduce myself and…
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What to eat?!!?
I'm just starting out with the Paleo lifestyle. I'm having a hard time eating enough calories while keeping my carbs down. Any suggestions?
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Bulletproof coffee - 1st time
So I just made bulletproof coffee for the first time this morning. I was quite skeptical, but it actually wasn't that bad! I've been drinking my coffee with the International delight vanilla creamers (I'm sorry but I can't give up my coffee and we have a giant box from Sam's Club) but decided to try the BP since I really…
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Seriously struggling
So the hubs is back from Afghanistan and I've totally fallen off the wagon. I thought a little indulgence when he first got home wouldn't be a big deal, but now I find myself eating grains 3-4 times a week and I feel AWFUL. I'm working full time and doing a super fast-paced Accounting degree program and sometimes I don't…
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favorite dish to take to a potluck
I am having people over for a race shirt decorating party this weekend... its a dinner potluck. What is your favorite paleo friendly meal to take places?
