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How does one carb load for a race?
I am ging to run a 5k tomorrow and I really want to beat my best time. I've been training and I'm feeling really good, but because I have been super busy the last couple of days, I actually have been having a hard time getting all of my food in and I don't want it to affect my performance tomorrow. Hopefully I'm not too…
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Living in the Whole 30
So, I finished my first Whole 30 back on April 15th. It was a pretty great experience, but I wasn't very strict with not snacking and sticking to my three meals a day. When I got to the end, I felt really good and I really don't have a need to go back and start eating that other crap that I cut out. I kept going and am now…
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Hungrier when I don't work out...
I work out just about every day. I find myself somewhat hungry on those days but nothing that I can't control. Then on the few days that I don't work out I find myself REALLY hungry. You would think it would be the other way around cuz on the workout days I'm obviously burning more calories. Does anyone else have this?…
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Question about the Weight Loss Cheat Sheet
I just have a quick, hopefully easy question about the Weight Loss Cheat Sheet post. I am always worried that I'm not picking the right exercise modifier when I do these things cuz I usually work out twice a day and most of them just say "how many days a week do you work out". I've been trying to be more reasonable with my…
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Whole 30: Who's following ALL the rules?
I am currently on day 26 of my first Whole 30. I have found it to be a pretty pleasant experience, but since I was following a pretty strict paleo diet before hand, maybe that's why. I have not had ANY food that is off plan, but I am having kind of a hard time following the rest of the rules. Some of the ones I mean are…
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Post-Workout Meal (Whole 30)
I have a question. On days that I lift, I usually follow it up with about a half hour of cardio. Should I wait to eat my Post-Workout Meal until after the cardio and I am all done exercising, or should I be trying to get it in right after lifting and before cardio? I can see arguments for both ways. I would think eating a…
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Ok, Here's My Real Whole 30 Question...
I posted a question the other day asking if people thought what I was doing on my Whole 30 would be considered cheating. I have a tendency to word things too long winded and end up confusing people. I think what I should have asked was: Do you think if I eat as much as I need to to feel satisfied as long as they are Whole…
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When do you eat fruit during the Whole 30?
First, i would like to say sorry about all the posts recently. I just want to make sure I'm doing things right. Thank you everyone for your patience. Ok, one more question: I read It Starts With Food and I read about all sorts of times where I shouldn't be eating fruit, but I can't remember reading where it says TO eat it.…
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Whole 30 - Am I cheating or not?
I am currently on my second week of the Whole 30. I have read It Starts With Food and I have been doing very good in regards to not having any foods off of plan, absolutely no sugar in anything, no nothing bad. Where I am struggling is with the amounts sometimes. I work out a lot (intensely twice a day for over an hour…
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Just want to know what activity modifier to use...please!
I am going to preface this post with saying that I am totally asking seriously. I know that there has been a bunch of funny bogus posts going on lately, but this one is for real. I know that I exercise a lot, but I am enjoying it and it makes me feel good. I am at a pretty good place with my weight right now, but I don't…
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Do you think my HRM is ruined?
First of, I want to apologize. I know there have been a slew of heart rate monitor questions on here lately and I am just adding to the pile. Hopefully you aren't TOO sick of them and will give me some responses. I have a Polar FT4. I use it with the chest strap. I wet the sensors every time before I use it and I have all…
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Vinegar...yay or nay?
I have committed to starting a Whole 30 tomorrow and I am trying to get everything ready and everything that I need so I have enough good choices in the house to make this as easy as possible. Truth be told, I have been eating a lot of salads with dressing that, while not terrible doesn't really fit in with paleo/whole 30…
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Concentrate
So, I am in the early process of doing a Whole 30. I am really trying to do the very best I can not to eat anything that is resticted. There have been a few foods that I have found that seem to be on plan except they say things like "apple concentrate or orange concentrate" on the ingredients list. Maybe this is a stupid…
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O.M.Ghee
So, I have been hearing about ghee (or clarified, paleo approved butter) since I started my paleo journey a couple of months ago. I never really thought I needed it let alone saw it anywhere in stores. Well, lately I have been having a hard time getting my macros where they should be and realized that, like everyone has…
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Are my expectations unrealistic? Need advice...
Good morning! In the past year I have lost 105 pounds. This is my third time losing a large amount of weight. I am just about happy with where my body is. I like the way I look in clothes and I feel really good and eat as cleanly as possible. The only thing that I am still unhappy with really is my stomach. I have heard on…
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Question on calories burned when weight lifting...
For the past month or so, I have been doing some heavy lifting in addition to my cardio routine. Because of this I noticed that I am a lot more hungry and have finally decided to up my calories some and start eating exercise calories back. Because I'm new to this and kind of scared, I have been making sure that I am only…
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I know I'm crazy, but just indulge me...
So, if anyone on here is familiar with my posts, I'm kind of obsessive compulsive crazy and don't really know how to do anything in moderation. Because of this I only weigh in once a month to keep from getting too obsessed with the scale. In the last month, I have started lifting heavy and have been working out in general…
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Trying to get it right...Help!
So, I will preface this post with an admission that I am a huge control freak/can't do anything in moderation type person. I am fairly new to paleo, but I have been eating pretty much no grains for a few months now cuz it makes me feel better physically(what brought me to paleo in the first place). I have about 20 vanity…
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Weight lifting gloves?
In this past month, I started lifting heavy weights. I find myself almost struggling with the pain in my hands more than anything at times. I used to think those gloves that people wore while weight lifting were kind of silly...oh, how wrong I was. Any suggestions on what kind I should get and where to find them? My hands…
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Heart Rate Monitor Question...
Good Morning! I have a Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor and I love it! I like how it keeps track of all of my workouts and I can go back and look through their stats and everything. Just recently I have been heavily criticised for not eating enough calories in a day (I have to admit, I have been one of those 1,200 calorie a…
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ANOTHER reason I love paleo!
I have always had pretty fine hair. When I started dieting and exercising I noticed that there was more than normal in the drain every time I took a shower (sorry if TMI). I just noticed yesterday that since I have dramatically increased my protein consumption, it has been a few days since I have even seen any hair in the…
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Fun NSV!
I am now officially light enough to "ride" an empty grocery cart back to the corral by standing on the bar underneath and pushing it like a scooter like I did when I was a kid! I tried this out with success just last night!
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Paprika?
So, I have finally gotten my act together and really fully embraced the paleo lifestyle. I've pretty much cut our all the fruit, am eating a ton of protein, and am getting under 50 carbs in a day and I feel really awesome! Instead of having a fresh produce juice in the mornings (that I make with my juicer) I have switched…
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Net Carbs?
I have been having a really hard time since converting to this new way of eating, getting my carb levels under 100g a day. I am not eating any junk in my diet, so the majority of my carbs are coming from fruits and vegetables. Many years ago I tried the Atkins diet for a while and I remember the book talking about the…
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Would like some opinions...
As I am sure many of you know because I have been posting here excessively since joining the group recently, I am new to the "somewhat" paleo lifestyle. I started looking into eating this way because I noticed that I feel much better when I don't eat any grains or sugar and I noticed the paleo lifestyle supports this. I…
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First trip to the grocery store...
I am in line at the grocery store right now following my first paleo shopping experience. Man, that was kind of difficult. There is sugar EVERYWHERE! Does anyone have any tips or tricks to make this whole experience a little easier? What are your go to easy foods that are also easy to make?
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Juicing question
I just started adding one juice a day to my daily routine. I'm actually doing the Mean Green Juice from Sick Fat and Nearly Dead and I actually like it a lot. I was just wondering when counting the calories for it, do I just add up all the calories from each of the fruits and veggies or would it be less than that cuz the…
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Question about the free cookbook that was posted today...
So I started reading the cookbook that someone posted about being free earlier today on Amazon. The end of the first chapter says, and I quote: "The Paleo diet is not a body building diet. If you want to pump up your muscles, this diet will not be beneficial to you. The principles of this diet are directly opposed to this…
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New to primal/paleo. I have some questions...
So today was my first day trying to eat as primal/paleo as possible. I am sure I am going to have loads more questions. Becuase I am usually an all or nothing person that worries about everything I hope I don't become too obnoxious. It is a little difficult right now because I still have so much food in the house with…
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Paleo/primitive protein shake?
Does anyone that is on this diet have protein shakes? For the past several months I have been doing one post workout to help with repair and to also up the protein content in my diet. The one I currently have isn't exactly paleo friendly. I'm fine mixing them with water. Does anyone have any suggestions or should I just…
