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04-29-2013, 09:17 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Doggie health care and digestion in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Plain white rice after 12 hrs gastric rest. 24-48 hrs on rice, then add plain boiled chicken. slowly add back in quality kibble if you must, or...

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04-25-2013, 07:29 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Any other "crazy dog people"? :-D in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Me!!! My Latte---Australian Shepherd, Maverick, another Aussie, is my daughter's dog, and a Border Collie pup who will be joining us in August. We...

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04-09-2013, 03:56 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Barefoot shoes at work (nurse) in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I wear the old NB minimus for a shift, and don't have any problems. Before that, I wore the flat alegrias....the sole is squishy but not much heel...

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04-01-2013, 09:30 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Pulled lower back muscle...are there exercises I can do? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Step one: Quit bending. Squat!!! Step two: Move, even if it hurts. Walk. Do very gentle core. Lay on your stomach on the floor and lift your...

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03-25-2013, 04:21 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Colostrum for gut healing and immune system? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

colostrum is high in sugar and fat. It will clean your gut. Mag citrate will do the same thing, give you a needed mineral, and not cost half as...

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03-25-2013, 09:32 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Colostrum for gut healing and immune system? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Colostrum is only useful if you are a baby animal of the same species.....

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03-19-2013, 09:25 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread CAFO Grass Fed Cow in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

"farmed" pasture grass is generally known as hay. It is stored and fed when there is no live grass........

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03-18-2013, 05:51 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Grass-fed overrated? Grass-fed vs grain-fed in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Have any of you raised a cow? No, seriously. It is quite possible to feed a cow *some* grain---corn or sweet feed---without plonking it in a...

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03-16-2013, 09:10 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Just another "no weight loss" thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Because work as a midwife is sedentary, never mind my ideas of the sheer arrogant danger of what you do if you are working out of hospital. You have...

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03-16-2013, 01:42 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Question for all of you lean people! in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

So what are you doing that only gets you 3-4 hrs of sleep a night? Even in nursing school with a full time job and a kid I got better than that. Tape...

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03-15-2013, 10:21 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Question for all of you lean people! in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Oh hell. I worked 12 hrs on my feet last night, hit the gym for a 1 hr session on the way home: 5 pull-ups! Twice! And 175 lb squats. I'm a 51...

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03-12-2013, 10:11 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread 100+ pounds overweight and plateauing after only a month in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I gain weight on 1800 cal/day, and I'm an active, 128 lb female who runs, lifts, and walks in addition to being on my feet for 3 12-hr shifts a...

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03-12-2013, 10:06 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Plateau Discussion in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Your 10 oz ribeye is 800 calories, assuming you trim the edge fat. Holy mackerel. Try london broil, maybe....what did you cook your eggs in? and...

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03-12-2013, 09:43 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Plateau Discussion in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Less food, no junk, more movement, lift for gods sake......and no nuts. They aren't a source of protein and they are highly calorie dense. I doubt...

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03-12-2013, 09:39 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread 100+ pounds overweight and plateauing after only a month in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

If you are female, you have to realize a couple things: 1: Calories count. I don't care if it is primal, you are going to have to eat smaller...

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03-08-2013, 04:22 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Can't shake this high blood pressure. in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

B/P: Cuff goes on your arm over bare skin. Sit and relax: tv, book, somesuch---for 15 minutes. The arm with the b/p cuff should rest on the...

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03-08-2013, 04:13 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Boobs... (question for women... ) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

It isn't the weight loss that took out your boobs, it was the breastfeeding. Fat is displaced by actual functional milk-making breast tissue, which...

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03-04-2013, 11:09 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Fat Loss : Is it 80% Diet?? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm old, and I do straight leg deadlifts and moderate range of motion fairly heavy squats. I go heavier with a spotter---only happens once or maybe...

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03-04-2013, 10:55 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Worried about my daughter in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

If you forbid a child to have what her friends are having, she will sneak it. Fastest way ever to create food issues and useless fights.

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03-04-2013, 02:09 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Anyone taking colostrum? My experience thus far in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Huh. Seems to me that freezedrying it would neutralize any possible benefits thereof. Try raw and from the source ...

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02-22-2013, 03:14 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread gym groupie! in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Don't worry, we aren't admiring. We're just astonished at how droopy your balls are....didn't know they could hang that low!

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02-22-2013, 03:11 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Reactive Hypoglycemia (Not Diabetes Related) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Meat at dinner. Give up on the legumes and grains.

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02-22-2013, 03:09 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Keeping lower calorie intake.... this is hard!!! in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

5'5", 51 years, female RN. Right around 129 depending on how many night shifts I've worked---it messes up my fluid balance. I eat: Breakfast: 1...

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02-22-2013, 03:00 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread gym groupie! in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Yuck...the gross old men who have no concept of appropriate gym behaviour and go on eyeing the women. The gym is a safe space, or should be, and you...

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02-12-2013, 07:44 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Any gentle/attached parents around? Need advice? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Your way is obviously NOT working. However, you only want to hear from people who are doing it your way. Cue the eat more wheat and high-fiber, low...

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02-04-2013, 12:15 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Chest tightness. in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Hmmm. Anxiety can produce a boatload of symptoms. However: if you've recently lost a lot of weight, and now you are having gallbladder spasms,...

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02-03-2013, 04:37 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Losing fat / gaining muscle for the nearly 50 crowd in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Lift. Lift some more. Repeat. I'm 51 and so NOT athletic. I started this last year. Today I did 8 dead hang pull-ups and have nice pretty...

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01-26-2013, 11:40 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread In a perfect world, what would your "work" be? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

What I do now: I'm an RN. I take care of really really sick people, at night. I'd do it if they didn't pay me, because nursing is something you do...

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01-24-2013, 05:18 PM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Fed up with tight thighs on jeans in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I wear skinny jeans and boots, with a belt to solve the waist problem, if I'm dressy. If I'm at work, I wear scrubs, which are essentially pjs, with...

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01-22-2013, 09:51 AM

fuzzylogic replied to a thread Sleeping and Mattresses in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Ikea has good prices and good quality mattresses. IIRC, the mattress one level above mine was kinda like a soft rock. I like to snuggle in my bed,...

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