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Hang in there! I do a 3 day juice fast every couple of months. I usually find I lose 5-6 pounds and then gain 2 back. What I mainly find it useful for is resetting my food priorties and restoring discipline. If you end up losing a net 4 in 7 days that is huge. What you will probably find is that your weight loss will…

Drink water.....ditch all sodas (including "diet" sodas). Don't eat things with ingredients you have never heard of, even if they are "diet". Find several different kinds of exercise you enjoy and switch it up! Good luck!

Smoked salmon with sliced avocado on it. Hard boiled eggs. Leftover bacon.

I did Insanity a couple months ago while eating primal. I did it early in the morning and usually followed up with workouts with a 4 egg omlette, a coconut water and some mid-morning dark chocolate later. I did eat quite a few sweet potatoes, but also lots of spinach and asparagus. I never really felt like I was carb…

I just started running regularly about 6 weeks ago, and have been consistently at a pace that is not much faster, mostly around 10 minute miles. I recently tried to increase speed, setting my sights on a half marathon under 2 hrs (perhaps ambitious). What I found is that 3 9-minute miles kicks my butt much more than 5…

I just started my push for the final 10, which may end up being more depending on how I look and feel (and test for BF%). I maintained for a couple of weeks while eating closer to 70/30 and exercising away the cheats. Going back to the strict paleo, temporarily cutting out dairy and lowering alchohol seems to have jump…

Unless you are celiac or have serious gluten sensitivity, 1oneor two slices should not make you feel too bad. If you eat 3-4 slices, plus garlic knots, plus cheesey bread, you will likely feel like crap immediately and for a few days. I agree with the other poster that a good run or exercise session can help get you past…

Tandori Chicken is probably the safest bet. Maybe some of the various Saag (mushroom or spinach based) if you are eating cheese.

I did the same thing on Saturday night. I weigh myself every morning, so was shocked on Sunday morning that the scale showed I had gained 5 pounds. I ate normally on Sunday and then Monday took it very easy.......green juice in the morning and for lunch followed by grilled chicken and broccoli for lunch. I am now right…

I usually tell people I am avoiding all processed foods and watching my carbs. Its kind of hard for anyone to argue with that. If you call it Paleo or Primal you are more likely to get into a "discussion". If people are genuinely interested then you can go into more detail.

I woke up this morning, sore from my first three days of Month 2, looking forward to the "Max Recovery" video. I hopped on the scale......down 3 pounds from Monday! I guess the key to breaking through a pleateau is taking a week of vacation, drinking a bunch of red wine and eating ice cream with a bunch of runs to…

After a week of vacation where I did the Recovery Video a few times and completed a few 4.5 mile runs, I am back on teh Program. The Max Circuit was not too bad, but the Max Plyo kicked my butt this morning! I didn't know there where do many different types of push-ups to be done. It feels good to be sore again, especially…

If your HR was at 390 you should be concerned that your HRM doesn't work. I'm pretty sure you would be dead before it actually got that high.

Good luck Month 2 folks! Per a prior post, I am electing to repeat Month 1, Week 4 next week so I can do the Recovery week on vacation, then jump into Month 2 when I get back. I am hoping the extra week let's me work on form and get that month stronger. We got this!

Sweet, Jesus its a fire!

Water....water.....and water. Maybe try some hot tea without any sweetener for variety.

I am trying to lose 2 more pounds before I go on vacation in 11 days, where I will be doing my recovery week during nthe vacation. I hope to keep the weight constant during the vacation, which means I will proably need to do some jogging, then I hope to lose at least 6 more during the second month of Insanity. I lost a ton…

Thanks! I don't feel like I ate differently over the last week, though I did keep the calories way down on my rest day.

I'm no expert, but I am a 217 lb male (used to be 267!) and I have lost my weight eating primal/paleo and taking in anywhere from 60-120 grams of fat per day, probably averaging 90g. The reporting function usually shows that I am getting about 50% of my calories from fat. I have also been exercising 4 times a week and…

Interesting observation - I am now almost through week 3 of Insanity. During the first two weeks I only lost a pound or so, then all of the sudden in the lat 5 days I've lost three pounds. My calorie burn through the HRM has been abouyt the same the whole time. I missed a day yesterday for the first time, which was…

I started Paleo/Primal back in November and then started Insanity a week and a half ago. I lifted, ran and biked for a while before starting Insanity to make sure I was in good enough shape to handle it. So far, so good. I would love to do Crossfit, but with family commitments, I really can't take classes. I can either get…

Dale, the liefstyl has worked very well for me. I would say as long as you like meat and veggies its pretty easy to get started. I have had great success getting lean and strong. I have lost 43 pounds so far and am in the process of building up muscle for the next push to lose another 10-15. My energy level is much better…

I only burn about 200 calories from Cardio Recovery and I'm a 220 lb male. 170 sounds pretty good. The level 1 drills on the rest of the videos are the hardest or me right now. The ski abs, in and out abs. Its the one area I can't keep up at all. What do all the other first month folks find the hardest?

Thanks for the tip. Just placed an order, myself.

Mix canned chicken with avocado and cayanne pepper and throw it on some greens. The Costco canned chicken in water is pretty good.

I generally try to eat Paleo (maybe more Primal since I do some dairy) during the week and then indulge in a Hamburger or ice cream on the weekends. I also try to save my "cheats" for when coices are difficult - e.g. a dinner party or a pub. When I reach my weight and fitness goals I will probably build in a few more…

Organic Beef Jerky, Unsalted Almonds and no sugar added dried fruit help me on trips. I find breakfast and dinner are easier to do than lunch, where you often get stuck with only sandwich options. Airports are the worst. Don't force yourself to eat in an airport.....have your healthy snacks ready to make it to your final…

Nice work! I hope I can still walk and jump by the time I make it to the next Fit Test.

I eat bananas on days with siginificant cardio, otherwise stick to mostly berriers with some apples thrown in. It doesn't seem right to cut out fruit compeltely on a primal/paleo diet.....goes against the whole hunter/gatherer thing. Otherwise it just seems like Atkins to me. That said, as has been said by many before,…

Thanks for the comments! As for juicing, I bought a Breville juicer and did it all myself. A lot of spinach, kale, chard, parsley, green pepper, fennel bulb, cucumber, etc. with some lemon to take the edge off and occasionally some apple. I would usually get up 30 minutes early in the morning and make a big batch for…