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I don't know if you eat dairy, but if you do full fat greek yogurt with some berries tossed in is tasty. Or scrambled up some eggs and bacon made ahead of time. maybe a nut butter on that apple.

Hmm, that has splenda that is a sweetener in there. No Sugar in NSNG means no added sugars with sweeteners included. Each person has their own tolerances, but I aim to avoid all sweeteners as they might awaken my sweet tooth. I guess for an occasional thing it would be OK, but if I'm going to put life into living by having…

Please note that with such low tris the calculated LDLs (I think) will be wrong. There are two calculations. With the lower tris one formula is more accurate than the other.

Mix with fresh or frozen berries. You could add some nuts for crunch. Another idea is to mix in unsweetened apple sauce.

For me, when I started, salt and some sweet potato helped with the carb flu. The salt was needed because without lots of processed foods I was really lacking. This helped with the cramping, achy muscles. The sweet potato helped me ease into a lower carb situation. I think if you look around you will find that people do…

I agree with the 10-12 day comment. I remember weakness and muscle pain as well as a foggy head and tiredness. I think that the transition can be eased with some sweet potato and some salt and/or maybe a banana.

It Starts with Food is a great book for getting started. http://www.amazon.com/Starts-Food-Discover-Whole30-Unexpected/dp/1936608898/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371641270&sr=1-1&keywords=it+starts+with+food It is done by the folks at whole9/whole30 http://whole9life.com/ Their website and forums are pretty good as…

For me, it was committing to 30 days. Sure I thought about bending the "rules" or "just a bit of this", but then I thought that 30 days is not so long. I figured that I could reassess after 30 days.

You will need to look at the coconut milk that is in cans to avoid much of the crap. Something Forest (sorry can't remember the name) says no BPA in their can.

A big batch of ground beef cooked up with some onion and garlic can be dressed up as either Italian or Mexican pretty easily. Chicken breast cooked up with salt and pepper also has many uses. Pulled pork is yummy too. I made a spicy one in the crockpot with a pork tenderloin because that was what I had. For veggies,…

If you are cutting grains, sugars, and dairy you might want to check this out from the Whole9/whole30 people. It was pretty accurate for me when I started out. http://whole9life.com/2013/01/whole30-timeline/

Heck no! Low fat leaves me hungry.

I've been aiming for 1700 cals and it's very difficult for me. I've added cheese and full fat greek yogurt to get closer.

I'm finding that I might have the opposite problem. I'm stalled out on weightloss. I have plenty to lose. I'm trying to up my cals from around 1500 to around 1700 (maybe). (BMR is something like 1538) Your calc for that meal seems high, but I guess it depends on the portion sizes and if there were any sauces.

Just the question I was looking for. Thanks for the great responses everyone. I do wonder how you get you calories up eating Paleo/Primal. I'm pretty full at each meal. I'm finding that I tend to end up around 1500-1600 cals eating primal. This is right around my BMR. Do I just add some nuts? I've been limiting them. Maybe…

The Clothes Make the Girl is the author of "Well Fed" http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/category/recipes/

I really liked the book "It Starts with Food" written by the folks at whole9life.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936608898/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=whole9-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1936608898 They have apretty active forum on their site as well. The book has explanations and details…

If the whole caveman notion is not really your thing then I suggest reading "It Starts With Food" by the whole9/whole30 people. Also their site has some good articles and their forum is pretty active. Also there is a group here called "Primal/Paleo Support Group" that could be helpful to you.…

Homemade mayo. theclothesmakethegirl website for recipe

I like Well Fed.

I've made olive oil mayo several times, but always with light oil and lemon juice. The lemon can taste a bit odd at first, but I now love it. I hope that yours is good too. Planning and having the correct ingredients can be tricky.

Green beans are permitted on a Whole 30. It Starts with Food (re. green beans, snow peas and sugar-snap peas): "are an immature seed wrapped in a big, green plant pod. Since what you're eating is mostly pod (not seed), we don't think these three legumes have the same issues as the others. Besides ... if green beans are the…

I have some roasted brocolli and some roasted carrots leftover in the fridge. I also made some pork "southern-style" ribs (looks like pork shoulder cut up) that I made in the crockpot yesterday. I think they'll all heat up OK for a tasty dinner.

I did my Whole 30 in August, but I'd like to join this group. I hope I can help with some hints and perspective. I'm past most cravings and have pretty good energy and sleep. I've lost 10 lbs and have plenty more to lose, but I've enjoyed my food without being truely hungry. The only things I've let back in since finishing…

I'm finishing up day 7 and either I'm getting used to lack of energy or I'm getting a bit back. I've been ok with eating. I've logged my food just to be able to see what I'm eating. I've limited my exercise this week. The weekend will be a test as I plan to do a run of about 3 miles one day and bike about 20 on the other.…

I've just been going by the hours. It seems to me that if intensity of workout was really relevant then there would be choices like 1-3 light, 1-3 moderate, 1-3 strenuous, 3-5 light, 3-5 moderate, 3-5 strenuous, etc. Maybe it would even be multi select. For example, 1-3 strenuous and 1-3 light for those that do 2-6 hours,…

Chocolate milk is yummy. various trail mixes with nuts. Hummus with whatever veggie you like to scoop it up. I like snap peas or baby carrots.

This is my dog Annie. She's over 13 years old now and not well. She's been a great dog and it will truely hurt when we have to "let her go." I suspect that it will be very soon. :cry: stil trying to get photo to work....Oh, well I got her in my avatar now...

Did you see this dumbell only home or gym full body workout? Maybe that would be a good place to start. There are videos showing the exercises. http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html?page=20

Cool, let's see if I got it right.