Primal Struggles JohnR page

[JohnR]

How goes it folks? My name is quite obviously John, I am 30 years old and in the process of moving to Louisiana. I have eaten better than 90% primal for just shy of 3 months now (Started mid May 2011). I have lost at least 15 lbs (did that in the first 2 and have not weighed myself since. When I began I was at 20% body fat at 215 lbs. Not to awful but at 6'4" I had a big frame to hide it on. My weakness is the workout. I have done little to no PT (physical training) beyond walking since starting on this new plan. My wife has been out of town for the last 2 months and remarked that I was getting pretty thin, I can see my ribs now without really trying. I tricked myself into thinking that since I was getting so skinny I could afford to indulge in desert at dinner last night, used to have a heck of a sweet tooth. NOT worth it. The choclate brownie and icecream made it through me faster then anything I have ever eaten before and it did not taste very good and was overly sweet. Lesson learned.
So today I finally got out there and did some resistance work after a brisk run (only sprinted a hundred yards or so) to the gym maybe a quarter mile from where I am staying this week. I felt embarrassingly weak. The plan is to get back on the Armstrong Pull Up Program and actually give 100% for 15 min or so of sprinting. It should get me into passable shape for passing the PT standards at work and then some (1.5 mile run, push-ups, sit-ups and waist measure). I am going to try and use this for accountability and a place where I can gripe about my shortcomings and brag about my successes without sounding preachy to folks at work or bitching to my wife all the time (though she is supportive)

[JohnR]

Today was 50/50
I had water a breakfast, grilled chicken salad for lunch and for a late night dinner I tore into a rotisserie chicken and added blueberries to Greek yogurt. Arms hurt to much for upper body work, but got in about an hour walking around the base

[JohnR]

So I have read through here some more and may need to change up my diet again. I eat a lot of nuts and sunflower seeds, almost every day. Apparently not the best plan

[Pebbles67]

Welcome John! North Dakota to Louisiana - big change. Good luck with the move and your continued Primal journey.

[JohnR]

This morning was sausage and 6eggs with a little Parmesan cheese, Lunch was a handful of baby carrots and I am cooking up some chicken tenders for dinner to eat with some yummy salsa.

Did some pullups and some feet elevated pushups. Still sore from the jet the otherday so not a full workout but better than nothing

[JohnR]

On the road today, lots of fasting

[JohnR]

Today I did some slow moving taking the lamas for a walk (about an hour). At breakfast I had some scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, Lunch was a peach, and dinner was from Qdoba (burrito place) with no beans and no rice and no tortilla, extra guac. After dinner I blended up a frozen banana with some coconut milk as a desert

[JohnR]

Now I am visiting my parents house, and have convinced my Dad to try out the Primal Blueprint. Consequently I have to be perfect in what I eat while I visit them so he does not pick up any bad habits from me. I wonder if that is what it was like for him when I was a kid....