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[PaleoRainy]

Your location: sorry, I'd prefer not share

Age (If you want): 23

How Primal are you: 95%

Do you consume dairy: no

Do you drink coffee or tea: yes

Motivator for switching to Primal: I have gone through lots of diets for loosing the dreaded 50 pounds, wasted a lot of money, a lot of time and health too, as I heard of the paleo I thought it was the best and after trying it, the lifestyle itself was the motivator.

Favorite exercise: burpees

Favorite Primal food: steak...yummm...

Best part about being Primal: my body is beutiful now!!

Worst part about being Primal: ok, I don't get anymore to stuff on food for emotional problems, so I have to look elsewhere for coping, it's both a positive and a negative.

[AaronBlaisdell]

Your location: Los Angeles

Age (If you want): 40yo

How Primal are you: sort of

Do you consume dairy: YUP!

Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes.

Motivator for switching to Primal: Optimize health

Favorite exercise: Walking/hiking , light weight lifting.

Favorite Primal food: Mammal meat, especially beef/lamb.

Best part about being Primal: Lots of energy, healthy GI system, no more brain fog, better physique.

Worst part about being Primal: More expensive, more prep time in kitchen, getting my young kids to cut down on pasta, rice, crackers, sweets and increase consumption of meat, raw-milk cheese, eggs, vegetables.

[harleysgirl]

Your location: Silicon Valley

Age (If you want): 45

How Primal are you: Approx. 80% of the time. Grains are still a challenge for me.

Do you consume dairy: Yes. No problems with it but am cutting down on excess sugars.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Coffee. Latte's are my downfall.

Motivator for switching to Primal: MDA - Primal Challenge

Favorite exercise: yoga

Favorite Primal food: grass-fed beef and a good "kitchen sink" salad.

Best part about being Primal: lots of energy, better sleep, and I'm nicer to be around.

Worst part about being Primal: I'm the only one in my family trying to be primal. My food choices stick out like a sore thumb, making them ask me why I'm "dieting." I'm not - I'm just being healthy.

[Jezwyn]

Your location: Melbourne, Australia


Age (If you want): 24


How Primal are you: As much as possible - organic seasonal veggies, organic meat where available, organic eggs, and some organic dairy.


Do you consume dairy: I'm cutting back, if there were raw dairy products available I'd probably use them, but I'm experimenting with what weight change occurs while restricting dairy...


Do you drink coffee or tea: White tea, green tea, in the evening as a 'snack'.


Motivator for switching to Primal: Graduated from low-carb to primal as the science I was studying lead me down the garden path..


Favorite exercise: Hm. Yeah. I walk to work... But if I were getting formal exercise, I'd be tempted to join a dance class since I love it, and yoga for the bodyweight and flexibility work.


Favorite Primal food: Cabbage.


Best part about being Primal: All the positives of low carb (blood sugar stability, weight loss, mood control) with the addition of the goodness of organic foods - my skin has been first to thank me!


Worst part about being Primal: Having to explain why I can't share in the birthday cake.

[SugarCookieBrooklyn]

Your location: Brooklyn, NY

Age (If you want): I'm trying not to

How Primal are you: work in progress

Do you consume dairy: yes and have just ordered my first raw milk! Can't wait. I'm so confused, is it illegal? It's like trying to get crack delivered. And I worry about the cleanliness of the facility. If I don't post again, you'll know what happened to me.

Do you drink coffee or tea: yes and yes

Motivator for switching to Primal: health benefits

Favorite exercise: most weight lifting exercises, just say no to cardio

Favorite Primal food: eggs, nuts, wild caught salmon, all fruits, almost all vegetables

Best part about being Primal: Mark's Daily Apple

Worst part about being Primal: I don't eat meat so my protein choices are limited. Tofu used to be my thing, but I'm no longer buying into the hype.

[Aimee918]

Your location: Seattle

Age (If you want):37

How Primal are you:80-90%

Do you consume dairy: greek yogurt, cottage cheese and locally made cheese

Do you drink coffee or tea: i live in Seattle.

Motivator for switching to Primal: i was running 6 days a week and eating rice cakes and totally baffled that i wasn't losing weight. i increased my protein as a last resort and the fat loss finally jump started. this got me thinking about what my body really wants. I fed that thought into a few google searches which led me here.

Favorite exercise: hiking

Favorite Primal food: almond butter

Best part about being Primal:i am healthier than i have ever been - i KNOW it because i FEEL it!

Worst part about being Primal: trying to help others to entertain the idea that their bizarre, hard round stomachs might have something to do with the USDA Food Pyramid.


I also miss the home made bread... and sometimes i still desperately want a doughnut.

[Rose]

Your location:New Zealand

Age (If you want): 36

How Primal are you: 95% when not falling off the wagon into a pile of chocolate or ice cream.

Do you consume dairy: Yep.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Tea mostly.

Motivator for switching to Primal: Initially to shed a few kilos, but now it's all about health. MDA has enlightened me on a few facts about food, big wake up call.

Favorite exercise: squash. Hiking.

Favorite Primal food: Meat

Best part about being Primal: Energy! Eating fat guilt free.

Worst part about being Primal: Sugar cravings and sugar pushers.

[NeoPaleo]

Your location: Rochester, NY

Age (If you want): 35

How Primal are you: Some days 100%, others as low as 75%

Do you consume dairy: Very little. A splash of milk in my coffee, cheese once in a blue moon.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Coffee once every day or two, tea once a day

Motivator for switching to Primal: Health mainly, to get my BF% down below 10% as a bonus.

Favorite exercise: All kinds of functional exercises, kettlebells, mountain biking, surfing

Favorite Primal food: Meat and fruit

Best part about being Primal: The feeling of health and energy. Can eat lots of fat!

Worst part about being Primal: Eating out, eating w/ friends & family, no more brownies or chocolate chip cookies

[twisteddoc]

Your location: Spain, yay ribera del duero's resveratrol!


Age (If you want): 25


How Primal are you: if dairy is primal, then i am 90% primal -- the only non primal food is ice cream once per week (it's gluten free haagend dazs), a diet coke once in a blue moon, and the rare artificial sweetener at that time of the month to keep sugar cravings at bay.


Do you consume dairy: kefir and cheese


Do you drink coffee or tea: i have reduced my coffee intake from 7 cups to 1 cup a day (and banished diet coke), i rarely have tea.


Motivator for switching to Primal: that i am inflammation's poster child... I got MS since my teens, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, sebhorreic and athopic dermatitis, lots of other "itis", my weight has been creeping up since my teens...


Favorite exercise: walking it's the only thing i can do right know, and what can be more primal?


Favorite Primal food: MEAT. I am a hunter at heart. And blueberries. And broccoli. And nuts.


Best part about being Primal: the deep sense of "this is right" that comes from the fact that it makes sense (something I can't say about 50% things I gotta study at medical school) in the light of science, evolution (but i repeat myself) and just common sense. It also helps that it is not a one size fits all: it allows for flexibility (you don't have to be 100% "do what i say or die" primal -- which is just not realistic for most people).


Worst part about being Primal: I really really don't want to give up cheese or ice cream - ever! I live in Spain and got family in Italy: manchego, parmesan, mascarpone... C'mon I don't even have paella or pizza anymore, organic manchego with a bit of real balsamic vinegar can't be that bad!

[Paneristi]

The Questions:


Your location: HONG KONG

Nationality/ Age British - Caucasian (If you want): 51

How Primal are you: 100% started Feb 16th 2009

Do you consume dairy: None

Do you drink coffee or tea: Fresh Ground coffee not freeze dried - black and light

Motivator for switching to Primal: Motivated by Mark's physique - challenged myself to achieve Mark's body in 6 mths !

Favorite exercise:Rowing 2000 Meters as fast and as hard as possible on Max(I do the workout Daniel Craig did for Casino Royale)heavy weights, Steep hill walk and intense runs 10 sec walk 20 sec run up 1:4 hill (HK is Hilly)

Favorite Primal food: Thai Beef Salad, Raspberries, Hainanese steamed Chicken, Steamed Broccoli with fried garlic, Almonds, Avocados

Best part about being Primal:

1. No more flatulence

2. Sex life has never been better

3. Our 4 kids 16, 14, 4 and 2 and they think Dad looks awesome..


Worst part about being Primal - Trying to get my wife converted she loves her brown rice and oatmeal ..but shes leaner than me - So Nothing - I miss nothing - just love this - I dont touch alcohol anyway ...