Junior Member
Hi, I'm Natalie!
Your location: newly arrived in Georgia, USA
Age (If you want): 44
How Primal are you: Just starting; I've had a fair few false starts, though.
Do you consume dairy: Yep.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Not coffee; tea only rarely.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Health and weight loss
Favorite exercise: Turning on the computer...
Okay, seriously, I'm really, really out of shape and a lot overweight. I want to ride my new bike but it's still uncomfortable. When I was more fit, I enjoyed the elliptical and rowing machine, but now I want to get outside and try kayaking, hiking, and maybe...maybe even running. I'd love to ride a horse without worrying I'll break its poor back!
Favorite Primal food: Beef, I guess.
Best part about being Primal: Well, I can't answer that yet, but I know how awesome it feels to be healthy - eat healthy food and feel *good* and strong, so that's what I expect it'll be like, once I get there.
Worst part about being Primal: That would be getting started, especially as a stay-at-home, homeschooling parent whose children love all of the typical kid things, especially mac-n-cheese (I buy organic, at least!) and pasta. I also am really disorganized and cooking is always a last-minute, oops-I-forgot-to-plan-dinner affair, which means I rely too often on the stuff I'm trying to avoid (like pasta).
-Natalie
Junior Member
Your location: Switzerland
Age (If you want): 21
How Primal are you: not Super but Fairly Good.
Do you consume dairy: Milk in coffee, cheese.
Do you drink coffee or tea: both, no sugar
Motivator for switching to Primal: looked interesting and uncomplicated.
Favorite exercise: sprinting
Favorite Primal food: ...bacon...
Best part about being Primal: I've got loads of energy, but when it's time to sleep I just crash out.
Worst part about being Primal: lack of chicken sandwiches.
Junior Member
Your location:Florida USA
Age (If you want):43
How Primal are you:maybe 50% just learning about it and just getting started
Do you consume dairyne no sugar added yougert in the morning with my insulin
Do you drink coffee or tea: coffee 2-3 cups
Motivator for switching to Primal:I weigh 330, am in a wheelchair because I need knee surgery, have other medical issues-all ultimitely tied to my weight-I am suffering, and I am tired of it.
Favorite exercise:walking (with a crutch is what I can do)
Favorite Primal food:fish,bacon, steak
Best part about being Primal:meat
Worst part about being Primal:I like sandwiches
Junior Member
Your location: Reno
Age : 42
How Primal are you: 90% ish? Malbec is my weakness.
Do you consume dairy: Never
Do you drink coffee or tea: French Market with Chicory, black.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Several months of debilitating gut misery recently, however all tests (and there were many) pointed to perfect health. No answers from medical community and was simply desperate to try anything to feel good again.
Favorite exercise: Running
Favorite Primal food: Steak, spinach & bacon.
Best part about being Primal: No bloating and pain, or tachycardia from grains & other foods my body doesn't like.
Worst part about being Primal: I miss the flavor of hummus and naan bread
Junior Member
Your location: Texas
Age : 42
How Primal are you: I'm not. Multiple false starts over last 2-3 years.
Do you consume dairy: only cheese
Do you drink coffee or tea: coffee. Lots of coffee.
Motivator for switching to Primal: generally feel like crap, both physically and mentally.
Favorite exercise: Triathlon and CrossFit.
Favorite Primal food: bacon
Best part about being Primal: Improved physical and mental health.
Worst part about being Primal: My complete inability to demonstrate any measure of willpower.
Junior Member
Your location: Florida
Age : 24
How Primal are you: I'm not yet. I just discovered this stuff. I'm hoping to learn more about it and gather more information before I make a permanent decision
Do you consume dairy: yes, though not very often
Do you drink coffee or tea: coffee every day (black), occasional iced tea with artificial sweetener
Motivator for switching to Primal: want to lose a significant amount of weight (at least 150 pounds), want to be healthier, want to be happier
Favorite exercise: hiking, swimming
Favorite Primal food: meat in general
Best part about being Primal: I'm not sure yet. I think it will be the weight loss and feeling better in general
Worst part about being Primal: not sure yet
Member
Your location: Tasmania, Australia (small island state to the south of mainland Australia)
Age (If you want): 26
How Primal are you: I've been eating Primal for 4 weeks. I do have moderation foods, like nuts and coffee with a little milk, but keep them a small part of my diet.
Do you consume dairy: I didn't at first, but I started having coffee again and was buying whole pastured unhomogonised and usually organic milk for my son and started having a little with coffee and I love it. I seem to be slightly lactose intolerant though so I don't think I'll get into dairy any further.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes as I said I'm drinking coffee, organic and unsweetened, 1-2 times a day. I love that the PB is flexible.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I was happily eating vegan, with mainly brown rice, dates and lots of veggies, then I suddenly wanted to try paleo/primal when I had the thought that grains are such a civilisation food! So four weeks ago I bought and cooked for myself fresh meat for the first time in my life! And I never felt bad! Actually it felt great and I started to lose weight straight away and look glowy. Then I started to research what I was doing and now it just seems like the healthy thing to do.
Favorite exercise: walking barefoot on grass, useful garden/yard work and jumping.
Favorite Primal food: Chicken drumsticks, roasted with the skin, and hard-boiled eggs.
Best part about being Primal: Feeling more satisfied! And all of the delicious food!
Worst part about being Primal: Feeling nervous about telling all my vegan and vegetarian family members and friends my change of lifestyle.
Senior Member
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Your location: Spalding, Lincolnshire
Age (If you want): 62
How Primal are you: No wheat, oats, barley, and, very little rice or corn. Also reduced intake of legumes and potatoes.
Do you consume dairy: Milk in my tea, full fat yoghurt and cheeses although I have cut right down on the cheese.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both but mostly tea.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Scales screaming at me to get off! Now it's more moving to a healthy lifestyle so's I can live a LOOOoooonnnggg time and still be healthy and active until I drop.
Favourite exercise: Walking into town and getting the shopping in a rucksack. I also use a rowing machine for HIT exercise. Now that I've seen Dr Doug McGuff's stuff, I'll be moving on to weight training HIT too.
Favourite Primal food: Meat.
Best part about being Primal:Can lose weight without being hungry.
Worst part about being Primal: No Marmite on toast at the weekends and no French stick with my cheese & red wine.
Why use a sledge hammer to crack a nut when a steam roller is even more effective, and, is fun to drive.
Junior Member
Your location: N. Louisiana
Age (If you want): 37
How Primal are you: All the way
Do you consume dairy: On cheat day only
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes -- both
Motivator for switching to Primal: Getting healthy after kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma)...kidney removed 3/12/2012
Favorite exercise: walking
Favorite Primal food: Duh! BACON!
Best part about being Primal: I feel so great...and for the first time in my life, I don't have black circles under my eyes!
Worst part about being Primal: Haven't found one yet!
Nikki (37)
On PB since June 1, 2012
Pounds lost: 10
Pounds to go: 30
Cancer survivor (renal cell carcinoma) since 3/12/2012
Junior Member
My ancestors are Spaldings/Spauldings from Spalding, Lincolnshire! The first one came to the U.S. in 1519!Originally Posted by Nigel
Nikki (37)
On PB since June 1, 2012
Pounds lost: 10
Pounds to go: 30
Cancer survivor (renal cell carcinoma) since 3/12/2012
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