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ahh...looks like we are slowly finding our way back here but what a pain in the A**to navigate to it! Hoping they don't mess with anything else or I'll just give up and go back to recording everything in my notebook old style - I'd miss this community though and the wonderful support it offers :-)

Just had a look through your diary - are you sure you are actually eating paleo? Many of the foods you have listed are far from paleo or primal. I find the easiest lunch if you want to prepare ahead on a Sunday is to cook up a whole lot of chicken breasts (poached, bbq or whatever you prefer), let it cool then freeze. I…

What about dipping your veggies in guacamole?

Looks like you are doing great! I just had a sneak peek through your diary - looks like you really have a handle on things but I would suggest you may need to up your fat and calories a little especially if you are active. Add fat in slowly though if you are not used to it as it can cause upsets with a sudden increase. All…

You seem to be asking a lot of questions re the paleo diet - there is a very good reading list in the sticky threads at the top of this board. If you wish to eat rice and grains and feel they work for you then go ahead but most of us are here because we are paleo/primal and have chosen to adhere to this lifestyle.…

- Coffee grinder and press - set of good knives (Global and Wusthof) - garlic crusher - immersion blender - food processor - small non stick Green Pan for omelettes - big cast iron dutch oven - probably my most used piece of cookware - jar key - seriously one of the best inventions ever - digital scales - pepper grinder -…

Adding this link that has been posted on board as it is excellent at dispelling a few myths: http://paleomagazine.com/4-signs-you-do-not-understand-paleo-diet

I use similar recipes to the ones above but always use the immersion blender method - lime juice has been a fail for me in the past as has the vinegar so I always use fresh lemon juice. The old way of adding oil drip by drip is painfully slow and in my experience more likely to fail. If I didn't have an immersion blender I…

Brilliant - maybe the link for this should be a sticky?

I can't see your diary but along with the above suggestions for more protein you need to make sure you are getting plenty of good fats in your diet. Dietary fat affects your hormones - too little and you will start experiencing dry flaky skin, hair loss etc. Please don't fear fat - we need plenty of the good quality stuff…

It's worth going into a bike shop and getting them to adjust the bike properly for you. I used to spend a lot of time on a road bike and had the same issues with my hands - bike shop did a full analysis and adjusted accordingly and I had no more problems.

It's hard when people try to assuage their own guilt by pushing food onto you. Either I just say a polite 'No thanks' which usually gets returned with 'Are you on a diet or something?'....grrrrrr so I've just found it easier to say 'thanks but that stuff doesn't really agree with me'. I often get questioned on that too and…

Been there and know how intensely painful it can be. I had PF in both feet and could barely walk for several months. Doing the stair stretch that Messymoo suggested was a huge help and the first thing I revert to now if I feel any twinges. I also did my own experimenting with barefoot style shoes and found them to be the…

fellow kiwi, sent you a FR :-)

bump :-)

I eat a keto/primal diet and find my go-to items for adding fat are butter, mayo and cheese. I love butter on top of steak (with garlic and black pepper) and at the moment can't get enough off a really simple vege dish - thinly sliced carrots, zucchini and broccoli, add all to a pot of boiling water and cook to your…

Hi Sophia - another Kiwi here (Nelson) :-) Great to see you are getting positive results with your lifestyle change! Just curious what organic cheese and butter you have found here? Feel free to add me as a friend if you like :-)

Great numbers! You just prompted me to check my resting heart rate and it's at 68 (after 2 weeks of being super strict) instead of the old 82-85 when I'm not strictly primal. It's awesome when we feel good, eat great food and get the results!

Having read back through your diary a little way I would suggest that if this is your regular way of eating then you are probably severely malnourished at this point. If you are not giving your body nutrient dense food then it will keep on craving/making you feel hungry as its searches for what it needs. Fat is not the…

Well said . Sorry but there do need to be drastic changes - nothing is going to change if you keep on doing the same old thing and expecting different results. Start gently though - educate yourself about what is really in that food, do some research about the effect those things have on your body - your hormones, your…

Cooking and freezing is a great way to make the most of whatever meat is on special. I always make triple quantities of things like casseroles, chilli and meat sauce and freeze in individual servings. I usually have a stockpile of 30 or more meals in the freezer for when I can't be bothered/don't have time. I also cook up…

I don't have children of my own, however my best friend is raising her preschoolers primally. She initially had trouble with the cereal as well but the girls seem to have settled for berries and yoghurt as their preferred breakfast. As with adults I would suggest eating a rainbow of colours in your veggies (green, orange,…

There's a few threads already on here about paleo on a budget so might be worth a search. I've just finished up the last of our homegrown beef and don't have another kill due until at least late May so having to buy beef at the moment. In New Zealand all our beef is grassfed so I aim for low end of the budget and buy mince…

because we make them feel guilty about their own eating habits ;-) I put up with it daily in my household - I snapped a while back after I got sick of continually having rubbish food offered to me. I simply turned around to the offender and said "If I was an alcoholic trying to recover would you keep offering me a drink?"…

Hi - there's a primal/paleo support group on here which is a great wee community for those living this lifestyle - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/54-primal-paleo-support-group Come and join us :smile:

I live with family too who don't eat this way - I'm chief cook but I refuse to cook separate meals. Most of our old family favourites can be made paleo very easily - drop flour/thickeners from casseroles etc. I will usually cook a paleo meal for everyone then just add some rice/potato/pasta etc for everyone else. My…

Sounds like a great recipe but you can make it so much quicker with an immersion/ hand held blender. Just put everything into a jar (I use a glass preserving jar) and whizz it up - mayo in a few seconds and none of the slow drip by drip or splitting. I would recommend lemon juice rather than vinegar though - the only mayo…

my 'dinner' tonight is totally off the charts and likely to consist of champagne, canapes and other haphazard nibbly bits! Totally breaking the rules as we have a cocktail party to celebrate my mothers 70th birthday. If I had ground turkey though I'd be making something along the lines of a thai chicken larb which is…

I'm not really in the mindset of 'treats' - all the food I eat is so delicious that I'm totally satiated and don't crave anything that might act as a non primal replacement or stand in for something sweet :-)

I like your approach Laurie - winter is naturally a time of hibernation and reduced activity until spring hits and we start feeling new energy rising and want to start moving. I'm looking at this less as IF and more as simply intuitive eating - the patterns I mentioned above are generally my weekends and times when I'm…