I ate a sandwich today.... page 10

[Dirlot]

Plenty of good primal carbs, sweet potato, potato, rice if you really need it. Lots of healthier options than bread.

[jammies]

I ate a sandwich today too. Ham and cheese with a thick spread of organic butter on freshly baked bread. It was delicious and really hit the spot.

I'll probably be a tiny bit bloated tomorrow. But no big deal.

I'll most certainly be back to primal eating tomorrow though. A little sandwich now and again isn't a big deal for me, but as a staple it is pretty much worthless. Primal eating has changed my life and brought me as close to remission as I have ever been for my severe RA.

[Barefoot Gentile]

I love potatoes and rice! I eat them all the time. But the primal book said stay away from them so I did. Bottom line is I apologize to come off as a troll, i honestly wanted to follow this form of eating to the T, but found out I need extra carbs in my diet. I will say I do admire the hardcore fascist primal people, you have passion and that is important in life. Like I said I think the concept of primal eating is great, no totally sufficient for all, but overall a good plan to follow.

[Englishman in Oz]

At least i gave it a shot. Since I am training for a marathon my weekly mileage is increasing, the lack of carbs is depleting me. I also work in a warehouse doing physical work for a 8 hours a day without sitting down. I am 5' 11" and was weighing around 160, the two weeks I went primal i lost 8 pounds. I need to eat more carbs and get back to my regular routine. I truly thing the primal diet is a great weight lose program, much better than Jenny Craig, or Weight watchers if I must say so.

You might benefit from reading this and this. Guides to training and fuelling for a marathon from a former elite marathon runner.

You probably do need more carbs, as do I and lots of other people here due to their active lifestyles. But carbs doesn't = bread/pasta in the same way that protein doesn't = beef. Sure they're the most convenient forms in terms of preparation and availability, but not the best for long term health, or energy levels in my experience. I've never trained for a marathon though. Primal should be thought of as adequate carb, not low carb. It's just that for many people (not you), 50-100g is adequate. The source of the carbs is the key principle that shouldn't be ignored.

As for weight loss, I've gained nearly 5kg on the PB (this is a good thing), of mostly muscle. It's not a weight loss program, it's a way of getting closer to your body's full potential. For many people this means losing weight, for others, not. You have to eat and exercise and sleep and chill out right for that to happen.

[palebluedots]

I will say I do admire the hardcore fascist primal people

LMAO... yeah, that's not an inflammatory troll-like comment at all! Hahahaha!

[Nady]

At least i gave it a shot. Since I am training for a marathon my weekly mileage is increasing, the lack of carbs is depleting me. I also work in a warehouse doing physical work for a 8 hours a day without sitting down. I am 5' 11" and was weighing around 160, the two weeks I went primal i lost 8 pounds. I need to eat more carbs and get back to my regular routine. I truly thing the primal diet is a great weight lose program, much better than Jenny Craig, or Weight watchers if I must say so.

Oh crap~ now I've got a headache. It's not a 'weight loss diet' It's a healthy lifestyle. Why is this confusing? Do what you want to do, but please, PLEASE stop comparing this to CW and putting it in a 'category'. If grain carbs work for you, great~ but if so, then this is not your forum. The rest of us are here because grains don't benefit us or our health issues. Can you just read Mark's posts, maybe learn about PB before you diss it?

[Betorq]

I say let's just all stop feeding our troll his bread crumbs by continuing to post on here. He likes bread too much to stay away...Lol

[Dr. Bork Bork]

there's no reason you can't get mega carbs on a hard core fascist primal diet! There are these things called sweet potatoes, squashes, and fruit. Getting to 300g carbs is not that hard.

[bloodorchid]

you're too much of a socialist to be a facist, bork

[Gilleh]

I've read the few first pages
People what the fuck is your problem? Why so hostile?