TheGlen Member

My family has had a lot of success with following the primal blueprint. Our kids have always been underweight and actually gained weight eating this way. As well, my wife and I lost nearly 50 lbs between us...before we got pregnant and weren't following the plan as closely anymore.

- Porchetta - mixed greens/baby spinach, tomatoes, ground flax, dressing (olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, rosemary) - mixed berries (lets try a small image this time)

By just eliminating wheat/gluten from our diet, my wife and I saw a drop in our weight (even without limiting/reducing our carbs). Maybe you want to give that a shot, it was a near instant health improvement for us.

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You may be interested in joining one of the Crossfit groups on here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/99-crossfit-love

Just because a person doesn't necessarily do what they should, doesn't mean they are unable to offer valid/important advice. If that were the case, there is no point in listening to what most of the users on this site have to say. There are many people who know the right thing to do, but have challenges/obstacles in doing…

I have a problem with this for two reason: 1) Using BMI to gauge the healthiness of a person is just ridiculous. A thirty second google search will give you a couple million reasons why (I always laugh when I remember hearing that it considered Evander Holyfield obese). 2) I don't care how healthy the person treating me at…

Part of my training for the tough mudder in May includes crossfit. For me, it's a good opportunity to get a great workout with others and have a professional correct any form issues I might have. It's also an additional motivator to work out, since I've paid for the classes now. As for them trying to "push paleo" on…

bump...right now I'm layering a bunch of stuff.

...from Scarborough, now living in Waterloo.

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality. ~ Les Brown I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say that maybe he is just really bad a motivating/understanding people, and thinks this is what you need to hear to get you moving (not that I think it's appropriate or the right approach, but I've…

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It looks like we a lot in common (former athletes, work too much, want to get in shape for the wife/kids, etc). I'm always looking for more friends who are serious about getting into shape. I've signed up for a Tough Mudder in May, so I'm using that as one of my current motivations.

Welcome! You've come to the right place. People here are pretty supportive and there are specific groups for different diet/exercise preferences (for example, I try to follow the primal blueprint and love crossfit...there are groups for both). Talk to you later

My family is wheat/gluten free (trying to follow the primal blueprint) and have seen amazing results. My wife and I lost nearly 50 pounds between us, my knees/shoulders stopped hurting, my wife said she felt less bloated and our kids actually gained weight (awesome, since they are both under the average healthy weight for…

I've also been walking in the snow the last couple days and went looking for an entry for "snow", "beach" or "sand" and couldn't find anything. I have been just logging it regularly and knowing at the end of the day I've actually done more than it says :) I might consider adding 20% to my time or saying I walked faster…

Hi Joy, It was actually researching the "autism diet" that led us to finding other non conventional diets. If you have children with autism, I highly recommend considering the "autism diet" (http://www.autism-diet.com/). It basically starts with removing gluten and casein from the children's diet, and I've seen and heard…

My family and I try to follow the primal blueprint. There are some great recipes here, http://goo.gl/QwjJC (and a bunch more if you do a quick search on "primal recipes"). My personal opinion is that it is healthier to eliminate the wheat/gluten, limit sugar/dyes/grains/processed food and all that gmo soy stuff everyone…

Ya...it's time to run. Make sure you are very clear, and make sure that someone else knows that you turned her down (you don't want to end up with lies bubbling up that you hit on her or were inappropriate). On the bright side, you'll look like a real stand up guy for turning down the hot 21 year old...and should be able…

We don't drink much, but when we are having cow's milk, it's organic whole milk (3.8%). If you really want an alternative, coconut or almond milk are pretty good (definitely stay away from the gmo soy stuff). I have found a huge difference in flavour based on the brands though, so it might just be a matter of finding one…

LMAO... I have a couple "mash-up" photos from when I was dating a girl around that age; I'm so happy my actual kids don't look like mutants.

I have experience with similar situations, and this one in particular has all kinds of red flags... 1) You know/respect her parents - this will eventually get back to them. 2) She knows/frequents your place of work - when/if this blows up, it will make the situation very awkward...possibly career damaging. 3) She is a…

I'm going to try to move towards eating more primal myself, and continue to convert family members...I'm up to three so far. I've also signed up for the Tough Mudder in May, so finishing that is a goal for this year as well.

I wear mine for everything now. I've never been able to jog or workout without some sort of ankle/knee/back pain until I started wearing my VFFs for all my exercising.

If it were me, I'd go with: 1) Mixed leaves, rustic croutons, bacon lardons (minus the gluten filled croutons) 2) Beef -Black peppercorn crust rich red wine jus or the Chicken- Wrapped in bacon and served with a creamy peppercorn sauce (although I can't usually have "peppercorn sauce", since it almost always has gluten). I…

I do all my exercise in my VFFs. They are the only shoes I've ever been able to wear that haven't caused knee/ankle/back pain over longer periods of time. http://goo.gl/hIXKs

My family and I try to follow the primal blueprint (a part of this way of life involves avoiding wheat/gluten). We've seen nothing but positive results since we've started doing this. I saw this video on youtube that explains the science behind what gluten does to you stomach, even if you aren't "celiac":…

This is how we sweeten it as well; a little bit of raw honey. There is a brand that sells a honey sweetened plain greek yogurt, but my wife and I have a difference of opinion about the amount of honey to put in (so we prefer to get the plain and have the freedom to put as much/little in as we'd like).

Please don't take this the wrong way, I appreciate your comment and I understand what you mean...but to be honest (hopefully this doesn't sound too harsh), there's a part of me that says "too bad"; he's not a baby, he's 12 years old. There are going to be things he can't eat, just like there are things I'd love to eat, but…

Thanks for all the comment/suggestions. I should mention, we live in Ontario/Canada; so the school providing a snack/food is not all that common (this is actually the first school our kids have gone to where they try to give them any food). Here, parents are required to send a meal and snacks, and so it's actually a little…