Done with Yo-Yo Dieting
I’m 33 and haven’t felt better in my whole life since converting to the primal lifestyle. I’ve been living pretty primal for the past 4 months now… prior to that I was still maintaining a healthy lifestyle according to “conventional wisdom” and was in decent shape. But back in March, 09, my wife was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and forced her to eliminate all gluten from her diet… I wanted to support her as much as possible and so our entire house became gluten free,… however, I was still eating whole wheat bread when away from our house. Then two months later a friend of ours introduced us to MDA and I recognized Mark from the P90x dvds… Reading on made me realize the health benefits and it helped me turn the switch on in my brain to go primal…
I was initially contemplating whether I should, or even needed to switch to the primal way. I mean, I had lost over 50 lbs on conventional wisdom and thought I was pretty healthy overall… my cholesterol was down,.. my excercise routines were good and I ate small meals six times a day. So I was pondering whether I should give it a try or not, but I took the plunge since it wouldn’t be too much different than living gluten free. Ever since starting to go primal, I’ve been able to eat about 80%- 90% primal ever since and I must say that it was actually easier eating the primal way than trying to eat small meals 6 times a day. I used to have to worry so much about what I was going to eat and to pack my food everywhere i went… it just just plain ole stressful and tiring.
I have been able to drop my body fat from 10-12% to about 7-9%, and lost another 10 lbs, I sleep better, sprint faster, and jump higher and just feel better overall… Today I feel like I’m living primal and pretty optimal for my body. I’m 5’8″ and weigh 165lbs. Today I feel much more educated about nutrition, fitness and living a healthier lifestyle in general. I know that I will never be unhealthy or go back to yo yo dieting like I have experienced in the past. Thanks for the good work Mark. Grok on!
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First post! That just HAS to be worth a book!!!
Wow, you look awesome! Congrats on feeling better
great job!
Great job! You look awesome!
So how long have you been following the primal lifestyle?
About 4 1/2 months now… I’m convinced it’s the best way to live.
Congratulations! I’ll be thrilled when I get to 10-12% bodyfat, nevermind 7-9%.
How would a former Anorexic do on a diet like this? Would carbs be essential for my recovery or would going primal be okay?
Thanks
BTW well done on the success
Read The Vegetarian Myth if you have concerns. There is a section on eating disorders, but the short answer is that you will do very well. For a review see http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/lipid-hypothesis/the-vegetarian-myth/
Good luck
first of all, congratulations for making it this far and all the best for your further way of recovery!
and from my personal point of view, it would be best for you ( well, actually pretty much for everyone ) to create a way of eating that gives you as much health as it gives you PLEASURE… making it sustainable in the long run.
going primal adresses the health part just fine, and cutting back on the carbs to a range of around 100g per day makes me enjoy my food very much, because it gives satisfaction and satiety without being stuffed and bloated.
i suggest you simply start at this level and adjust it according to how you feel…
greetings from germany,
moritz
Cool reasons for going Primal
.5-1% of the population has celiac’s, but they say that if you’re of northern european decent (especially irish, british, scandanavian, and german), it’s not a question of if you’re gluten intolerant, but how gluten intolerant you are. if you have this blood in you, try going off gluten for a week then reintroducing it on a empty stomach (measuring your heart rate before and one hour after) and seeing if it make you tired or feel bad in other ways.
good job!
GREAT job!!
My daugher has Celiacs and the whole household went gluten free to support her. We’ve never felt better, and when we went Primal it was even more effective. Good job!
Excellent job! You came a long way in only 2 years.
Wow! Great job! I hope to get my bodyfat down as low as you some day.
Awesome, what’s about your kid was it tested for Celiac Disease?
…Poor german student needs a book
Yeah both my kids have been tested and they are negative. But they still follow a gluten free diet.
You have such a great family. I’ve watched your other video’s, and before I read this article, I would have never guessed you had a previous weight problem. Good work!
Wow, that’s impressive! I am pretty much in your shoes — I am already healthy and active by conventional wisdom standards. I am experimenting now to see how eating and exercising primally will change my body composition, so your impressive results really motivate me!
Good luck with you experimenting. I know exactly what you’re talking about when you say experimenting. I thought exactly the same way when I first started going primal… I know for sure that it will make changing your body composition much easier than the traditional way of approaching it.
It’s great that your entire family is Primal, we get to see your awesome videos.
Wow – what an amazing transformation – congrats!!
AWESOME RESULTS! WOW!
Incredible transformation outside…but the best is the change inside. The best to you and your family!
Wow, great abs. No compare to your “conventional wisdom” shape!
Great work!
So inspiring! I just ordered P90X and started eating primal… If your story isn’t an amazing reason to get going and stick with it, there isn’t one out there! I’ve been trying to convince my husband to go along with me, but he isn’t as sure (much like you weren’t) that primal is really necessary. I showed him your story and amazing results, and he’s onboard! Thank you so much for sharing.
I would like to clear up one thing. I didn’t loose 65lbs or had this major transformation all on the primal lifestyle. I lost the bulk of my weight using the typical eat smaller portions, more often and work out hard techniques. Now, had I known about the primal blueprint two years ago, I believe wholeheartedly that I could have done it faster and could have been more healthy about it…
But just want to clear that up as it seems some people are under the impression that I lost all this weight in 4 months with the primal lifestyle.
I am convinced however that this is absolutely the best way to do it,…
Wow! If that doesn’t show people the benefits of the PB, then I don’t know what will!
Your transformation in the pictures is amazing!
Congrats, Christian. Loved your video, too.
It’s pretty awesome reading all these stories and to realize Mark has posted all this for free – for the common good – in order to help so many people. PLUS, he’s giving away all these free books. Isn’t there some sort of an award for this?
He truly deserves some type of award… Perhaps all the people that don’t win this contest can at least buy the book… heh heh.
Another great story!
I love when that switch goes on, you never go back
Great job!
I was in a similar position – ate ‘healthily’ but then found out that wheat and gluten were no-nos so switched first to a grain free lifestyle and then to a more primal existence (cut out legumes etc).
And wow you are looking fantastic (and cute kid!).
Wow, I need this book! I don’t want to send in my before picture but can’t wait for the after picture. Great inspiration!
You are an inspiration to many of us!