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OMG! This is totally my life! Hilarious!

They are also great as an exfoliating rub on your face.

Me too! I convinced a girlfriend to do it with me so we are starting after Thanksgiving. Canadian Thanksgiving, that is! :-)

Depends what's in it but I'd say a week max.

Trail mix is awesome. I make my own for the kids (or buy the wildroots brand when in a pinch) and they gobble it up. High in healthy fats. Also I cook everything in a lot of coconut oil. Saying that though - my son is small for his age too. Although at his last appt the Dr expressed concern at his weight until my son took…

Fantastic! Thank you!

I'm in - starting on the 4th. I've already got my first week of menu plans! For anyone looking for inspiration there is a fantastic website thefoodee.com that has recipes that are all Paleo and Primal. You can filter out Whole 30 complaint ones.

Do you have a steamer and a grill (george foreman type?) On the weekend I take out all the meat that I think I'll want to eat for the week. It slowly thaws in the fridge as the week progresses. I live for my crockpot - putting beef and veggie stews on in the morning and it is ready when I get home, Or I throw a pork chop,…

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check your pulse periodically. If it is elevated you can log it as a gentle swim. If your in the deep end you'd be treading water. I just got back from holidays and swimming with my kids was a definite workout!

SOunds right to me. My trainer said the same thing last year. Unfortunately I then moved and never got into them with him.

Mark's daily apple is great. It would go along with his book as you are reading it. Also - I love thefoodee.com for food ideas and recipes.

This^^^ I use the crock pot all the time. Mine has a timer so I put it on in the morning, set the timer for about 6 hours and then it automatically switches to 'warm' mode when it is done. Easiest way to cook!

You may all be interested in the blog of Bruce Bradley, he talks about this stuff a LOT and is really informative. I subscribe to his posts and often pass them on. He used to be the CEO or something like that of one of the Big Box companies but is now a whole foods advocate. http://www.brucebradley.com/

What about meatballs. Kids always love those. I have a book called 'eat like a dinosaur' that is Paleo recipes for kids and it is fantastic!

This ^^^^ if I have cream or even milk in my coffee now I find I can't drink it. I used to do cream and sweetener, or those flavored sweeteners always! Now I love dark roast, black. I'm sipping one right now!

Thanks for all the responses. I am going to have to play around with it, I think. I do consider myself more primal than Paleo now as I eat dairy. At the moment I am only getting about 80 - 90 g of protein a day and as I am doing a lifting program (NROLFW) I would like to get that up over 100. Maybe I'll just have to add…

This is also how I started Paleo and I would say the opposite. I stuck to it (very hard going from conventional eating to this) but I felt so amazing, slept so well and had so much energy it was what inspired me to stick to the Paleo / Primal lifestyle. The benefits of this style of eating are very apparent when following…

I'm totally OK with lots of fat. I know my fat is from good sources, my only reason for decreasing it is I want to increase my protein by about 20 g a day and since my carbs are already at 25% it has to come out of the fat portion if I want to keep my calories in line. My main concern is to only burn fat and not muscle and…

Unfortunately I live in Canada, well fortunately, I guess cause it is all free, but I have to book an appt with the Dr. I actually called them and they said that the blood tests I had done last month for my yearly check-up were thorough ones so I am going to use those as my baseline. I actually managed to stay primal last…

Good idea! I'm going to see how quickly I can get that done.

I have this app on my iphone too. It's great!

The foodee project - http://www.thefoodee.com/ it compiles all the recipes that are Paleo and Primal from various blogs and you can search for what you want. Each recipe has s symbol telling you if it has non Paleo ingredients and are more primal. ie there is a wine glass if it requires a bit of wine, or a cow means dairy.…

If you are looking for resort work I'd head out to Banff. (Just outside of Calgary in the mountains). A lot of the Employers there also offer housing. Lake Louise is another good bet. I also live in Calgary and spent my early 20's working and having a great time out there. Do you have any hotel experience? If so- I'd just…

I often make 'crepe's' with coconut flour. I put the crepe in brackets as it's not really a crepe because the coconut flour mix is too thick to make them thin enough but they come out more like a wrap and are delicious. Weekend lunches usually consist of one with some local farm pepperoni and mozza cheese. Super delicious!

I like the Lindt Ecquador chocolate at 75%. It is super yummy and even my kids like it. :-)

P.S. A serving of meat is not 3 oz! That is more of an appetizer! :-)

General rule of thumb is that it loses 25% of its weight when being cooked. Maybe not always the case but that s the estimate I was told to use. So - if you have 5 oz cooked but you can only find 'raw' in the nutrient info then I would use 8 oz to be safe.

I do the routines from 'the new rules of weightlifting for women'. It is a fantastic book that has about 6 months of progressive weight lifting routines and descriptions on how to do each one of them. I highly recommend it!

THIS ^^^ I grew up in the country. In the fall I ordered a quarter of beef from a local farm who is organic and the cattle are ONLY grass fed. No grains at all. The cow was butchered by a local butcher. The beef is delicious and I am happy knowing that not only am I feeding my body required nutrients (including the very…