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Interesting to see everyone's thoughts on this. Laurie (akimajuktuq) - no I didn't mention my physical job as I only have 4 more weeks left before I start on the 3.5 months of the year where I work indoors and I'm pretty much sedentary and this is when I plan to try and implement new eating patterns. For the rest of the…

Try blending it into a mayo to hide the texture. I haven't tried this but it looks good: http://www.tgipaleo.com/2013/07/26/avocado-ranch-dressing-dairy-free/

Primal Blueprint is great as is 'It Starts with Food' by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. Well written and lots of good explanations. What a great start you've made to the New Year! Sending you a friend request :-)

from that link: This: "The 80/20 principle isn’t about “cheating” 20% of the time." and this: " It isn’t about only shooting for 80%, and there’s nothing wrong with achieving 100%. If you set out to make your Primal commitment 80%, guess what. It will likely fall below that. If you set out to make your commitment 100%,…

For some better reading on the subject I'd suggest 'Primal Blueprint' by Mark Sissons (primal allows some dairy) or 'It Starts with Food' by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig who are also behind the Whole30 program which is a great way to kickstart healthy eating. See the sticky at the top of these boards for more good info :-)

What book are you reading? Diet Coke? Uh, no....it's not a plant or an animal :-) Also why bother with a 'cheat' meal when this is a lifestyle - you will undo all the good work you have done and set off cravings again. Accepting that sometimes we may not be able to eat paleo because the choices aren't available and we…

I had friends that moved inter island (New Zealand) and their removal company simply uplifted their freezer full of meat, plugged the freezer in to the truck and it arrived a couple of days later with no problem.

I make mine pretty much like this: http://www.rawmazing.com/fresh-raw-coconut-milk/ I don't live in the tropics so use whatever coconuts I can get at the supermarket and it always taste great! No additives like sugar or emulsifiers and no BPA from cans.

Welcome to the primal/paleo community! Lots of great info here esp in the sticky threads. Enjoy your journey :-)

I love dairy (esp cheese) and didn't think it affected me but was surprised when I dropped it for a Whole30 that the weight started to move downwards without any other changes. I added it back and weightloss stalled. I'm doing another Whole30 for January and will probably leave it out altogether after that and just treat…

Would love to hear what your big plans for the next 52 weeks are :-)

A bit of a challenge but you did well! It's summer here and I did an almost completely primal menu for my entirely non primal family and they didn't suspect a thing!! Natural cured and smoked ham with a glaze made from apricots, mustard, 5 spice and cointreau (wee bit of brown sugar in there too!) A huge side of salmon…

Those all sound great, I should add that I'm in New Zealand and it's crazy hot so ours will definitely be lighter fare! Might try those recipes out for a winter solstice feast in June :-)

I personally wouldn't recommend a combo of high carbs and high fat via the BP but in the short term it's probably not a bad idea as a way to help you ease the transition into primal/paleo eating and may help ease the initial carb flu that some experience in the beginning (higher fat intake is usually recommended to help…

I think the great thing about eating this way is that we learn to really tune into our bodies and listen to what is happening. I've just had 2 days in a row where I've come home from work (very physical job) and not eaten dinner as I simply was not hungry and just too tired to eat. I thought I would wake up ravenous in the…

marksdailyapple.com also has some great ideas for Thanksgiving menus. I live with non paleos who fill the house with junk. Yes it is hard seeing it sitting there on the shelf but I remind myself that is why they have health problems. I do most of the cooking so usually cook a paleo/primal meal and add rice or potatoes for…

I have been through severe PF - definitely stop and let things heal for a while, don't keep on pushing through pain. 2 things helped me to overcome it - taping and getting rid of shoes with arch support. I would recommend seeing a physical therapist who will give you exercises and stretches and show you correct taping…

I cook paleo for one but never ever cook single serves. I try to make a minimum of 3 servings - so that will see me through breakfast and lunch the following day or one meal plus the rest in the freezer for lazy/crazy days. I also pre-cook a lot of chicken breasts, steak and beef patties and freeze them - great for slicing…

Remembering way back when I started I think some simple quick recipes and plenty of good breakfast ideas would have been great. There's heaps of that kind of info out there but it can get confusing when you are new and probably easier if there were a couple of weeks of menus already thought out for you (with options)…

Thanks for the link, interesting reading. When I first started eating primal I thought it would be okay to include wine as long as it fitted into my carb profile but I've learnt it doesn't work that way. Drop the wine and drop the weight. I sleep better, wake easier, feel more alert and reduced joint pain in my hands. I…

Cheers everyone for the input :-) Checked on the scale this morning and despite eating like a hippo for the last 3 days I've lost 5lbs in the last 5 days. WTF? Def not pregnant, no meds so guess my body was just fighting something off. Water intake is always around 2.5 litres a day. Nowhere near as hungry today. I've tried…

Thanks everyone for your thoughts - yeah protein was high because pre-cooked meat (chicken breast, leftover taco filling) were the quickest easiest snacks to grab. My protein is not normally this high! Fat is probably a lot more than recorded but I'm not one to stand around measuring stuff out but suspect there's probably…

I use a mix of bought products and my own homemade ones: - Moisturiser - Weleda (brilliant natural products from a highly ethical company) - I use their Skin Food for really dry skin and Sea Buckthorn body lotion for my face. - Sunscreen - I use Oasis, not completely natural but the only one that works (I work outside so…

you have to floss the meat out of your teeth after breakfast....

Lard is shelf safe - it was traditionally used to preserve foods. A layer of lard in the bottom of a crock, lay in your meat, cover with more lard repeat etc and the meat comes out like fresh when removed. OP - 2 TB of olive oil a day should be fine but make sure you have a fresh organic extra virgin oil, olive oils that…

I've not heard anything specific about bunions and paleo but in the last few days I've been looking at getting some new barefoot shoes so I've been reading a fair few reviews online and I've seen comments from reviewers about how barefoot (and close to barefoot) shoes (i.e New Balance Minimus, Vibram Fivefingers etc) has…

Do you and your mother have any common ground with food? Are there things that you both like that are easy to either make primal or to add in the things she likes? I'm thinking things like crockpot type meals where you can use cheaper meat cuts for slow cooking then maybe add things like potato for her. Maybe think back to…

I have friends with the same toe issue that have found that can't wear the VFF's. There are other shoes out there though with the vibram sole that don't have toe separation so maybe keep looking until you find something that feels right.

I thought hard about getting a pair but in the end decided I didn't really like the feeling of VFF's between my toes. At the time I had bad plantar fasciitis in both feet and was standing 9 hours a day at work. My feet were killing me and I could barely walk. I ended up with a pair of NB Minimus and a pair of Merrells.…

There's some great ideas above esp Tracy with a Meal map - knowing roughly what you are going to have each week makes the shopping easier, means less waste and less stress. Some weeks I write out a menu but I eat simply and have a general plan in my head that goes something like this: Breakfast - last nights leftovers or…