You know you are primal when...

Me: When I run out of half and half, I use butter in my coffee.
Friend: I love you but you're weird.
Me: Think how butter is made....
Friend: Oh yeah, so I guess it makes sense. But you're still weird.

[QUOTE=Paleobird;1126431]Oh, hell yes! Or, at the very least, somebody who cares about their health.[/QUOTE]
Thank you! This is a source of much contention right now. My mate has a number of health issues that she just refuses to address beyond a little symptom-treating. Won't even take the CW solutions, let alone the primal ones. It's so tough to have to watch someone you care about not take care of themselves. It's starting to reach the point where it seems more and more like really prioritizing healthy living is going to be a dealbreaker.

[QUOTE=primitiverenaissance;1127057]Thank you! This is a source of much contention right now. My mate has a number of health issues that she just refuses to address beyond a little symptom-treating. Won't even take the CW solutions, let alone the primal ones. It's so tough to have to watch someone you care about not take care of themselves. It's starting to reach the point where it seems more and more like really prioritizing healthy living is going to be a dealbreaker.[/QUOTE]

Same here. My boyfriend isn't healthy, and seems to think he is (cases of beer, pastries, pasta...). Doesn't work out even. He'd be freaked out if I told him what I ate during the time I don't see him and we don't go out and eat. That's the only reason I'm 80/20- just because of the eating when I'm out with him or his family. Or I'd be 100% paleo. It's been weighing on me... Being healthy has always been a big part of who I am, and so has working out, and I'm... Torn. It's not like it's something I can turn off or become less interested in.

I also realize that he'd freak out if he saw me wearing my Vibram 5 toes... or saw the amount of meat/paleo food I ate in a day... He probably wouldn't think buying coconut oil in bulk was a good thing either, or buying meat in bulk...


Back to main topic- when you read this entire thread within three days.

YKYP when...

You are at a movie theatre surrounded by all the junk food and you think, "hmm, pot roast sounds awesome right now!" (happened today)

You don't feel the least bit guilty sleeping in when you can- sleep good, alarm clock bad

You get genuinely excited when someone mentions a new butcher shop across town that you have to go check out. (I'm going next week!)

Someone tells you they are vegetarian/vegan/whatever and you just nod your head and think to yourself "yes, more meat for me!"

You realize that you have single-handedly introduced your stubborn, vegetable-hating SO to more kinds of veggies in the last month than he has had in the last 30+ years. And then his family congratulates you on your accomplishment

You realize your old idea of cooking was a pot of spaghetti, and now you are busting out delicious, real meals every day

You try to eat a candy bar and you spit it out because the "chocolate" tastes nasty (Butterfinger, for the record)

You actually climb a tree, just because it was there and you can

[QUOTE=amber_maiden;1127488]Same here. My boyfriend isn't healthy, and seems to think he is (cases of beer, pastries, pasta...). Doesn't work out even. He'd be freaked out if I told him what I ate during the time I don't see him and we don't go out and eat. That's the only reason I'm 80/20- just because of the eating when I'm out with him or his family. Or I'd be 100% paleo. It's been weighing on me... Being healthy has always been a big part of who I am, and so has working out, and I'm... Torn. It's not like it's something I can turn off or become less interested in.

I also realize that he'd freak out if he saw me wearing my Vibram 5 toes... or saw the amount of meat/paleo food I ate in a day... He probably wouldn't think buying coconut oil in bulk was a good thing either, or buying meat in bulk...


Back to main topic- when you read this entire thread within three days.[/QUOTE]

My SO is at least supportive of my health choices. That's something, of course. But she recently was told she had early signs of osteoperosis (at age 30); she basically didn't believe me when I told her that while calcium supplements are probably a good idea, that they won't do so much good unless she starts getting some resistance exercise. But it's physical stress on the bones that causes them to build/get stronger, just as with muscles. That's not even a controversial idea (standard info in an anatomy class), but she doesn't want to exercise, so she kind of wrote it off. Very frustrating.

YKYPW... You see Sainsburys has Pork roast with crackling on sale 50% off and then marked down to half that (close to sell by date) & practically clear the shelf while cackling gleefully...

Lady in the checkout line behind me looked absolutely horrified at my pile of pork & veggies:D

Mmmmm pulled pork & crackling!

That's it. I am coming to Scotland.

[QUOTE=DinoHunter;1128507]YKYPW... You see Sainsburys has Pork roast with crackling on sale 50% off and then marked down to half that (close to sell by date) & practically clear the shelf while cackling gleefully...

Lady in the checkout line behind me looked absolutely horrified at my pile of pork & veggies:D

Mmmmm pulled pork & crackling![/QUOTE]

When you feel the irresistible urge to chase squirrels up trees and scarf them down raw. Or...am I the only one who feels that way?

[QUOTE=tzulogic;1129368]When you feel the irresistible urge to chase squirrels up trees and scarf them down raw. Or...am I the only one who feels that way?[/QUOTE]

If you sit still for only an hour, most animals (even the most frighty) will get near enough for you to snatch one. :p
Never done it, but always tempted. Especially with "humanized" squirrels and pigeons.

[QUOTE=primitiverenaissance;1128299]I told her that while calcium supplements are probably a good idea.[/QUOTE]

Probably a good idea if you want to have a heart attack. Otherwise, probably not so much. [url=http://chriskresser.com/calcium-supplements-why-you-should-think-twice]Calcium Supplements: Why You Should Think Twice[/url]