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Well said, sir. As for your 1GF-1... calorie restriction, brah.

Aw, come on. Live a little. Unless you're recovering. Then don't.

Probably true. I don't think I've ever had straight-up kombucha without fruit.

Oh, how embarrassing. And I'm a bio major! For shame. (re my saying yeast wasn't a fungus)

LOL. It is NOT carbonated vinegar. Blech. And it's not a fungus. It's tea fermented with a wonderful science fiction thing called a scoby, which is bacteria and yeast, I think. It's naturally carbonated, which is why I like it since it gives me that soda fizz. To me, it tastes sort of like a fruity Belgian beer. It's…

Totally agree. You love soda. You look at the data. You make your choice. Another person might look at that data and think that even an infinitesimal risk is not worth it when there are alternatives. For you, that would feel like a HUGE deprivation because it's something you love. For someone else, they might not feel…

Rocket surgeon. Ha. Well, that's just the problem. It costs a LOT of money and time to conduct human trials, and especially with nutrition-related hypotheses, it's really damned hard to eliminate confounding factors. It's virtually impossible to do a randomized, double-blind prospective clinical trial related to humans and…

Aw, no one is playing from my team. Ok... Here's one for you... carrageenan. No human studies. Mostly rat, bunnies, and guinea pig studies starting in the 70's through to last year that raise serious red flags. At first, it seemed only degraded carrageenan could be an issue. However there are intrepid researchers trying to…

I think your goals seem fine. Like Lupercala says, try it for a month and see how you do. 1600 is a lot of food on Paleo. Feel free to friend me and view my diary. I've been at it since July 2012. I eat Primal. I've loosened a bit in the past month, but will be going strict again in April. Good luck!

Coffee. A true addiction. I quit when I was preggers and nursing and was off coffee for 3 years. I drank hot herbal teas. It was awful for the first month. Detoxing from caffeine plus 2nd month of pregnancy. But after that, it was fine. But here's how strong the addiction was. As soon as I stopped BF'ing by youngest, I…

Just be careful that you're making lard from quality meats. If they are from factory-farmed animals, then the toxins reside in the fat. From "It Starts With Food": “Residues in factory-farmed meat (such as those from pesticides, insecticides, feed additives, hormones, and antibiotics) are often fat-soluble, which means…

How many servings is that? That's a lot of nuts and nut flour.

I agree with Mark's take on oats. Great article from him. When I had gestational diabetes, eating oatmeal gave me a HUGE blood sugar spike, which is bad, but it also caused my sugar to stay high even 1 hour post-meal. Much worse than one slice of wheat bread. And, I was hungry again an hour later. No bueno.

Hi. Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I still eat cheese. I have tried to give it up when doing a whole30 but my motivation wasn't there and it's just soooo good. I've just accepted it. Most people think of Primal as allowing dairy. Even though Sisson's cook book has no dairy, he's a little more lenient about it than some…

Speaking of eggs for breakfast... Before eating Paleo, I was not a huge egg fan. I certainly would not think I would enjoy eating eggs every day, unless they were served on a bagel. But, strangely, I totally want them almost every day now. I almost never eat scrambled or omelettes, which is what I thought I preferred. Now…

I guarantee your friend is referring to the China Study, which has been thoroughly debunked. But, people still hear about it and watch Forks Over Knives and suddenly think a "Plant-based Diet" is the holy grail. http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/07/the-china-study-fact-or-fallac/…

Howl - buy yourself a good cast iron pan! Trash that Teflon. You'll have it for the ret of your life and your life will never be the same. Great recipe.

Welcome. Hit us up with questions as you have them.

Hi and welcome to the group. My kids are 5 and 3.5, so very similar to yours. I do not force them to eat Primal and still make rice/pasta/bread for them. However, they are VERY AWARE of how differently I eat, and they know that what I eat is healthy and what they eat is sometimes not. They have become very good at…

This makes sense to me. Also, if you add healthy fats to your veggies they will taste great, keep you feeling full, and add calories. Try things like avocado, butter/ghee, olive oil, coconut oil. Almonds and macadamia nuts. Several good GF Dark Chocolate brands. Plenty of carbs in fruits and root veggies too.

Great idea! Thanks.

Except for the bananas, there's nothing in your cupboard that I eat. But I love the toaster that poaches eggs. That's just crazy! Of course, I don't eat bread anymore, so... but still, a toaster that poaches eggs? Brilliant.

instead of pasta, zucchini "zoodles". Love them! Instead of rice, cauliflower "rice". Unless it's chinese food, then I eat just enough white rice to scoop the sauce. instead of pizza, meatza. Unless it's at one of my favorite places, then I just go for it. instead of soda, kombucha (except diet coke still calls my name!)…

Look at this man... he knows what he's talking about. OP - I used to be like you... no matter what I ate, I was hungry (and shaky!) 2 hours later, and obsessively thinking about what I was going to eat and when. I also felt like I wanted something sweet after every meal. For me, what worked was going low carb. Now I eat…

I do track calories because I'm in weight loss mode for another 5 lbs. Once I hit maintenance for realz, I probably won't track anymore. The reason people don't track is because if you're eating a diet full of veggies, meats, healthy fats, and fruits/nuts in moderation, you probably are naturally staying on the low cal…

This is great and terrible news! I have a Panera gift card languishing in my wallet. Now I can use it! But, when that runs out, I'll be spending too much money on these yummy looking dishes. I was worried that the salads would still have bad dressings, but nope. Lemon and EVOO. Sweet! And my kids like Panera... they ask…

I always coveted a bread maker but never bought one. I had one friend who made bread every weekend. Soooo good. But I was afraid it would collect dust. I don't personally eat any bread anymore, but I buy Rudy's brand for my kids. No HFCS. Or, I buy bakery bread, which generally has basic ingredients. My kids like to make…

I eat Paleo, and love Cauliflower "rice", but I'm not a fan of Cauliflower pizza crust. I make "Meatza" which is fun, and my kids love. Basically season ground beef with italian spices, spread it in a round pan, bake, transfer to cookie sheet, top with whatever and bake again. Yum. And when I want Buffalo wings, I toss…

Thanks for the stretch ideas. I'm going to get a journal too. My box has a little online WOD tracker on their website, but I don't really like it. I think I'll go old school like you and keep a journal. I dropped in on CF Brier Creek near the Raleigh airport in NC last week while I was traveling. They kept journals for…

Thanks for the feedback. I go to the 5:30am WOD, so I may not go in early, but maybe I can stay a little later and ask for help or go later in the afternoon when they're not so busy.