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[AussieSimo]

The Questions:


Your location: Adelaide Australia

Age (If you want): 30

How Primal are you: Mostly in terms of diet, I only eat grains when I go to friend for meals but only partial in terms of fitness. I lift weights at the gym 3-4 times a week, run 1-2 times a week( 1 sprint session). Next year I want to introduce a lot more moderate activity, like riding to work.

Do you consume dairy: Yes, main milk in my shakes and coffee

Do you drink coffee or tea: one coffee a day and 1 tea a day

Motivator for switching to Primal: Get healthy for my 30th Birthday, and I have never felt better.

Favorite exercise: Pull ups, I started at 1 and I can now do 8.

Favorite Primal food: meatballs

Best part about being Primal: I don't crave food and I never feel hungry, seeing my body change.

Worst part about being Primal: Trying to explain to others why I don't eat the things I used to.

[MoBee]

The Questions:


Your location: Midwest, USA

Age (If you want): 48

How Primal are you: Almost 100% again.

Do you consume dairy: I have cream in my coffee, but that will end after the first of the year.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Strong coffee on a daily basis.

Motivator for switching to Primal: 1st: Food Allergies, 2nd: Health Issues 3rd: Weight Control

Favorite exercise: Recumbent bicycle, weights.

Favorite Primal food: Beef, organic grass fed.

Best part about being Primal: Feeling so much better when sticking to the plan.

Worst part about being Primal: Trying to eat out and the expense of it.

[LaurenKM]

Your location: NJ/NYC

Age (If you want): 25

How Primal are you: I'd say 85% I do drink unsweetened almond milk sometimes which I'm pretty sure is processed

Do you consume dairy: Yogurt and minimal cheeses on maybe a weekly basis

Do you drink coffee or tea: only organic green tea with no sweetener or cream

Motivator for switching to Primal: Gluten Sensitivity

Favorite exercise: Hiking

Favorite Primal food: avocado, bison and duck

Best part about being Primal: Being Full for the first time ever

Worst part about being Primal: Other people's reactions to fat consumption

[SarahByDesign]

Your location: Florence, SC

Age (If you want): 29

How Primal are you: Noob!!!! Bought the book on my new Kindle and am halfway through!

Do you consume dairy: No, it hurts my tummy!

Do you drink coffee or tea: My hubs is a brit so we drink tea every day

Motivator for switching to Primal: I want the digestion problems to end and don't want to have to go to the doc for it...I am not too fond of doctor's it seems all they want to do is diagnose something and give you a prescription!

Favorite exercise: CrossFit!!!!!!

Favorite Primal food: Still a noob, don't know yet

Best part about being Primal: same as above!

Worst part about being Primal: again same as above!

[mbanda385]

Your location:
Dallas Texas

Age (If you want):
25

How Primal are you:
Not at all, just started today

Do you consume dairy:
Yes i do

Do you drink coffee or tea:
I drink coffee, not tea

Motivator for switching to Primal:
I want to look, feel and be healthy. I've never been an athletic nor muscular. Now that I understand its not about 'looking good,' rather being healthy and fit while looking good is a by product of this

Favorite exercise:
tennis and soccer

Favorite Primal food:
Meat! I love meat

Best part about being Primal:
I don't know. Its my first day since I decided to start.

Worst part about being Primal:
I'll let you know when it comes up!

[Titania]

Your location:
Madison, WI

Age (If you want):
33

How Primal are you:
70% (oatmeal for breakfast, occasional rice with dinner, some grain-based treats)

Do you consume dairy:
Yes - mainly cheese, and lactose-free milk in my oatmeal

Do you drink coffee or tea?
Caffeine is evil for me!!!! Only herbal teas here.

Motivator for switching to Primal:
Getting healthy, feeding my kids healthily.

Favorite exercise:
Yoga

Favorite Primal food:
Bacon!!!!!!

Best part about being Primal:
Bacon!!!!!!!
In general, I love eating meat and saturated fats. While my palate is taking a while to adjust away from sweets (chocolate is my vice), I am definitely indulging in the savory delights that come with this way of eating.

Worst part about being Primal:
The effects on my body when I eat something from the SAD - like too much sugar or wheat. At least now I can hear my body telling me what it needs...

[Kevin_Eleven]

Your location: Perth, Western Australia

Age (If you want): 19

How Primal are you: Right now, not very primal, mainly due to difficulties getting the family on board. For a couple of weeks I managed to eat mostly primal though and I saw some impressive improvements in things like my acne and general energy levels so I have faith that it will work and I really want to get into it head on.

Do you consume dairy: Yes, though its usually just some cheese with a meal, I don't drink milk or anything.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Currently drink 1 instant coffee each morning when I wake up, wouldn't mind switching it up to try out real coffee beans as well as getting some green tea (only one in the family that thinks its delicious).

Motivator for switching to Primal: It just makes so much sense! I don't need to lose weight (about 60kg at the moment, at about 6 feet tall), rather, I want to gain lean mass instead. I see the fad diets my sister tries out and they always end disastrously. That and, if I can convince everyone that this works, I hope that maybe my parents and sister will jump on board (maybe my brother too, but he eats fairly healthily even for someone not following a primal lifestyle).

Favorite exercise: It feels good to sprint, but most of all I loved martial arts while I was doing them (tae kwon do). Would love to join another martial arts centre when I get a more stable financial situation.

Favorite Primal food: Eggs! They're so good!

Best part about being Primal: I'm looking forward to sticking with it and clearing up my skin for good, when no medication in the past has had any success, as well as all the other health benefits.

Worst part about being Primal: It's so bothersome to try and get people on-board. Everyone is caught up in whole grains here (with one of the biggest breakfast meals around being "Weet-bix, breakfast of champions" sponsored by the Australian Cricket Team no less. People think I'm nuts if I try to inform them about the downsides to grains.
Oh and getting a good amount of sunlight each day can be a bit challenging when all your hobbies revolve around being indoors lol. I'm not moving my gaming consoles into the sun anytime soon!

[PaleoDavid]

Hello all!!

Your location: St. Louis, MO

Age: 44

How Primal are you: I'm pretty much primal as I consider myself 90% paleo.

Do you consume dairy: Very little. If a pre-made salad has cheese I will eat it. I will occasionally sip cream. That is it.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Tea (mainly green or mint)

Motivator for switching to Primal: Health

Favorite exercise: Clean & jerk

Favorite Primal food: Either steak or sashimi

Best part about being Primal: Feeling good, shedding fat

Worst part about being Primal: Social functions where food is involved.

[Creox]

Hello

I'm from Alberta, Canada and have been eating primal going into my third week. I have one to two coffees a day and I drink decaf. I also roast my own beans, which is marvelous! My only dairy on a regular basis is about an oz of heavy cream in my coffee. I've never had issues with dairy as a rule but don't consume much of it.

My main motivation for going primal is to increase my energy level and get rid of about twenty five pounds. My favorite exercise is karate training and kettlebells.

My favorite primal meal is those scrumptious pumpkin muffins in Mark's cookbook....I also love smelling coconut flour and oil?? lol!

The best part about being primal is the enjoyment of food without the slow down, regret or lead gut.

Worst is between explaining your choices and trying to get into the habit of eating this way. I am struggling some days to make sure everything is on the list before I eat it....lol.

thanks and looking forward to meeting and greeting with ya all.

[RumbleRo]

Hello all, Im Jai.

Your location: London, UK

Age: 26

How Primal are you: Noob

Do you consume dairy: Yes. Whey protein only.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes.

Motivator for switching to Primal: Improve health and fitness. Maintain low bf %.

Favorite exercise: Weight; deadlift. Cardio; muay thai.

Favorite Primal food: Raw spinach.

Best part about being Primal: To find out.

Worst part about being Primal: Please see best part