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I have been following a lifestyle inspired by our hunter-gatherer ancestors for close to 10 months now. I feel great and have no plans of turning back.


This 30-day challenge is a great opportunity to rededicate myself and solidify those lifestyle changes for the long haul and smooth out any current unwanted deviations.


My goals:


-Reemphasize lifting heavy things (5lbs of added muscle as a bonus)

-Increase vegetable intake, decrease fruit and alcohol intake* (overall mindfulness of dietary composition)

-Find a new career path that will cater to this new lifestyle and interest in human evolution, nutrition, and fitness


Good luck everyone.


*Jared Diamond's, Third Chimpanzee has an interesting discussion on drug use/abuse for anyone interested.


We'll call today Day 0. Tomorrow I'll record food and exercise notes.

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Day 1


Workout:

Rest Day, Walking and moving a giant walnut table


Meals/Food:


1- 5eggs w/goat cheese, protein shake

2- 3Chipotle barbacoa hard shell tacos, side of guacamole

3- Protein bar

4- Thai Red Curry w/beef (no rice), protein shake


Musings:


No big changes today. Tomorrow I plan on getting a gym membership so I can lift some heavier weights for a while. Along with that I'll go shopping and stock up on some vegetables to meet the "more veggies, less fruit" goal. Eventually I will work into the career phase goal.

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Day 2


Workout:

Walking and some house work involving cinder blocks


Meals/Food:


1- Chunk of cheese

2- Terrible fake meat at Whole Foods (on accident!), Kale salad (first time eating Kale), Zucchini salad

3- Trail Mix (mostly almonds and cashews), Some Jerky

4- Fish Tacos with guacamole, 1 mohito (no sugar)


Musings:

Got a gym membership today, so I can lift some heavy weights. Don't plan on spending too much time there, but I want to get in some substantial lifting in the next month or two. Also, not fully satisfied with the dietary intake today, but I did do a better job at getting more vegetables. Tomorrow will be even better. And I get to move some furniture!