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Man, you guys are making me feel bad! :( Maybe one day, I'll be able to shop better meat. I would love to do something like a Cow Share, but I don't have any freezer space for half a cow. Even better would be for me to start hunting for deer or hog. I'm officially starting this thing on January 2nd. That leaves me a little…

Welcome, Katherine!

Awesome new, Kevin!

I'll have to be honest, though. I'm not going to be 100% perfect. I don't even know what carragenens and sulfites are. I'm fairly certain that the sulfites are something that's found a lot in sausage and bacon. I don't have the means to shop for my meat at Whole Foods, so Walmart's best will have to do.

Arturo, one of the "rules" of the Whole30 is No added sweeteners. That includes Stevia and honey. It's more along the lines of breaking the need for sweet, rather than it being bad for you. Kinda like their other rule of "Do not try to re-create baked goods, junk foods, or treats* with “approved” ingredients." It's about…

Oh, man. I'm going to have to try some of those edamame recipes. The first thing I noticed was ALL that cheese! I love cheese, I just never think to buy it. What's wrong with the turkey sausage? I think the almond milk should be okay. It's non-dairy, I'm fairly certain. I will DEFINITELY need your Brussels sprout recipe! I…

Kris, where do you typically get your proteins? I didn't realize edamame was soy! I know they say for men that soy is bad because it increases estrogen production. Don't congratulate me on the sleep, just yet! That was almost two years ago, when I did that. I'm hoping this will help my sleep, though. A few weeks ago, I…

Another bonus will be the sleep. When I did the Paleo Solution, I noticed my sleep patterns got better. I have been sleeping so crappily lately, so hopefully this helps that, as well.

Kris, my wife usually has the car during the day, so if I forget my lunch, I'm walking! There's a poboy place across the street that makes a pretty good and cheap chicken salad, but I just wasn't feeling it. Carol, it's actually quite nice, lol. The clothes dampen echos and there being two doors and 2 rooms between myself…

Kris, you don't need my permission to change it up! I would never say you have to do it all or none. You mentioned Diet Coke and Carol mentioned sweeteners. I think those are some of the main targets of this challenge. If you're not comfortable eating meat, then don't let anyone make you. I'm sure it's better for you to…

Let me know if you want to join in, Kris. I'll probably start a new thread as a support/accountability group, for those joining. And, if no one else joins, it'll just be my personal journal!

I forgot to grab my lunch, this morning, so I had to go get something. Rather than drive, I walked to a restaurant. Granted, it was Taco Bell, but at least that's one win! For anyone that needs a New Year's boost and haven't seen my other post, I'm going to be trying out a Whole 30 for January. That's a whole month of no…

Thanks guys. Heron, I forgot about microchips. I'll have to find some time to go get him scanned. I'm sure he's someones pet, since his nails weren't long, and he wasn't super starved. He was a little skinny, though, and being at an intersection of two 4-lane highways, we didn't want him to get hurt. We put up fliers,…

John, I did Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution, right at 2 years ago, and it did the same for me. I've gotten so far off track, that I just need a new jolt. I enjoyed the paleo solution, while I did it, but it was so freaking expensive that I just can't bring myself to do it again. Plus, some of the meals weren't very good, or…

We tried to go to the gym yesterday, for the first time in months, but we ended up picking up a dog that was wandering the Burger King parking looking for food. I guess that's a good excuse, lol. We're trying to find a home for home right now.

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Heron, I'm glad to liked it! How did it work out? Did you have to do anything special to get it to work? Cynthia, mine didn't really work as a pick-up pizza, but I bet if you made the slices relatively small, it would hold up.

I'm bumping this back up, since we've had a pretty big jump in members this month.

Thanks guys. Jennifer, I know they call it a shopping list, but I don't think it's so much of a shopping list as much as it is a guide. They don't really have a meal plan, but I'm sure there are tons of recipes that you could find to fit the guidelines. Arturo, I'm not very good with tracking,outlay because I'm lazy and…

John, your link didn't work. Here's a good one. http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-shopping-list.pdf My wife and I are thinking about doing this in January, to reset ourselves. Should we kinda do a MFP support group? I'm thinking yes. On another note, has anyone else noticed the huge jump in members? at the beginning of…

Hey, everyone. Kris, I'm glad you liked the ranch!

I was, but it seems to be working, now.

DANGIT!!! I forgot a day. Oh well. I was busy yesterday. Had a bunch of snacks for breakfast, McDonalds chicken sandwich for lunch, and chips and salsa for dinner. Kris, did you try the ranch?

Kris, I actually meant to change that from lime to lemon. I know mayo is usually lemon, and the author wanted lime, so I just did the recipe with lemon, since it was my first time. With the lemon, it was basic tasting mayo. It would make a really good starter recipe to make something like a spicy mayo or chile lime. If you…

Paleo Mayo Ingredients - 2 eggs - 4 Tbsp Fresh Lime Juice at room temperature - 1 tsp Dry Mustard 1 tsp Sea Salt - ½ cup plus 2 cup Light or Extra Light Olive Oil (NOT extra virgin) at room temperature Directions Place the eggs and lime juice in a blender or food processor (I use a Blendtec). - Let them come to room…

Here's a REALLY good ranch dressing to try. Very simple, and very few ingredients. Paleo Ranch Dressing Ingredients - ½ cup Paleo Mayo - ½ cup canned Full-Fat Coconut Milk - ½ tsp Apple Cider Vinegar - 1 large clove Garlic - Sea Salt, to taste - Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste - 2 Tbsp Fresh Dill Directions - Combine…

Kris, it was very easy. Especially if you don't make your own mayo. We did, but that's mostly just to see how it went and to have a less processed product. Go over to the Healthy Recipes thread to see those 2 recipes.

My wife found a recipe for some paleo Ranch dressing, and it's super delicious. She doesn't like vinaigrettes, but she wanted something healthier than bottled stuff, so we tried it out. I'll post the recipe tomorrow.

Well, Thursday night, I just felt like a burger, so I got Burger King. It immediately made me feel terrible, so it was a good reminder of what not to do, lol. Today has not been a great day either. We needed a Pringle's can for a gag gift for my wife's uncle, so you know I just HAAAAADDDD to eat them, lol. And we're about…

Hey folks. I'll tell you about my last couple of days tomorrow, but for now, Hey. :)