Obligatory forum Introduce yourself thread
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Raphael
MemberYour location: In the most unlivable corner of the US, New York.
Age (If you want): 18.
How Primal are you: 100% as of now; don't know how long it will last.
Do you consume dairy: Yes.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I've always searched for ways to reach a higher level of physical and mental fitness.
Favorite exercise: Weight: Upside down push up (shoulder press.)
Cardio: HIIT.Favorite Primal food: Nuts - all kinds.
Best part about being Primal: Creative meals, stimulating experience, feeling of accomplishment and well-being, and best of all: rebellion ;)
Worst part about being Primal: Ignorance was indeed bliss.
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Griff
MemberI'm Griff, and I'm in inland Southern California. I'm 38, male, a recently diagnosed Type II diabetic, 392 pounds, 5'10" tall.
I would say I'm about 60-70% Primal right now: My diet is low-carb (50g or less per day) with leafy greens predominating as my veggie intake, but due to my weight, I'm not able to do all the Primal exercise yet. That will come with time, I'm sure, as my weight drops and my balance gets better.
I do eat dairy - mostly string cheese, cottage cheese, and cheddar cheese. I figure the carbs are almost negligible and as long as they fit into my 50g-or-less per day plan, I'm good.
I drink the occasional glass of iced tea, but coffee has always given me heartburn, so I avoid it.
My motivator for becoming Primal: Health! I need to bring my blood sugars down into a normal range, and I'm already seeing results! I'm also noticing that my arthritis is flaring less and I'm sleeping better. Even if I drop no weight, I'll be happy with the improvements in my health (although in six days I lost five pounds!).
I love to dance. I get up in the morning, turn on my peppy pop-music playlist that would fit right into any gay disco's music selection, and dance for a half hour. It gets my heart rate up!
My favorite Primal food has to be steak! I love it so much and always thought that I'd be unable to eat steak if I wanted to live a long life. Now I have it five times a week, and I've never felt better.
The best part about being Primal is that I'm not hungry anymore. Whenever I tried the "diabetic" diets, I failed. I was ravenous and cranky all the time. On a Primal diet? I sometimes forget to eat! And my blood sugar is still going lower!
The worst part about being Primal is that hardly anyone except my husband and my doctor take me seriously. Most people say "Well, you have to eat bread/corn/potatoes/grains to be healthy!" It drives. me. crazy.
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Vick
MemberI'm Vick. I live in Ontario Canada. I'm 53 and high blood pressure scared me into action. I'm about 80% primal. No bread in over a month, but did have some pizza last week. My only dairy is about 1 oz of chedar daily and I like my coffee and tea... black or clear.
My weekly exercise plan is my strength test on Monday's. That is to CW in weights what primal diet is to CW nutrition. I also include 1 session of walking with sprints, and 2-4 walks of about 90 minute duration dependinig on the weather. I also will through 2-4 exercise sessions developed by my son called Spartan 300. 50 reps of 6 different exercises and the goal is to do it faster each time.
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ohiolopez
Memberhappy I saw this post: Here goes
Your location: Chicago, Il.
Age (If you want): 47
How Primal are you: Trying to be 80/20 but I think I am about 60%, I would identify myself as a low carber but believe in this lifestyle more and more.
Do you consume dairy: I love cheese, np diary products, well except for ice cream.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both of them. Espresso for the coffee and mainly Turkish black tea and Earl grey.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Losing weight and getting healthier. I have some ancestors who had suffered from diabetes and I would not like to suffer from it...
Favorite exercise: cycling and kettleballs
Favorite Primal food: Cauliflower and eggs, bacon
Best part about being Primal: Down 35 pounds since Jan of 2008. I am a better cyclist
Worst part about being Primal: My cookies
I am a terrible writer and spell checker.
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If anyone can tell me how to change my avatar, that'd be great. I'm too stupid to find it.
I'm a 24 year old grad student at UCLA, originally from Louisiana. Will be finishing in December. I became primal almost 2 years ago after I discovered Ross Enamait's books and followed some links on his site to this blog as well as Scott Kustes' Modern Forager.
Needless to say, my quality of life has improved dramatically and I will never go back. Primal eating is very easy and rewarding for me.
My one true love and one of the reasons for my healthy lifestyle is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, though I'm in the middle of a LONG layoff due to time and money constraints related to grad school.
My mistress is beer.
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Your location: Victoria B.C. Canada
Age (If you want): 24
How Primal are you: 80/20
Do you consume dairy: Very Rarely
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both!
Motivator for switching to Primal: To fuel my active lifestyle, and have more energy.
Favorite exercise: Pushups, Biking
Favorite Primal food: Eggs
Best part about being Primal: Having an amazing amount of energy, and no longer having mood swings!
Worst part about being Primal: Justifying my lifestyle to others when they force the issue.Posted 6 months ago # -
Your location: SoCal
Age (If you want): 31
How Primal are you: How do you determine that?
Do you consume dairy: Yes.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Neither.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Break my addiction to sugar.
Favorite exercise: I don't have a favorite. I just love moving.
Cardio: See above.
Favorite Primal food: Caveman custard. Does that count?
Best part about being Primal: I'm not sure how primal I am...I think I'm pretty much there but I'm not sure how you know. Anyhow, after giving up sugar (all forms except whole fruit) I feel after 14 days as if I've found the secret to the universe.
Worst part about being Primal: Knowing that at some point I'll give in and eat something that might not feel good after because it will taste yummy in that moment.
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I'm David, 61 years old, a Brit expat been living in Rotterdam, Netherlands for nearly 20 years. I'm 5 feet 10, 11 stone having lost 10 lbs since September last year when I started to go PB.
Main motivation was to lose some fat which seemed to have mysteriously assembled itself around my waist. All my life I've been an active sportsman ( mostly squash ), but had to stop because of an accumulation of minor injuries told me that my body had decided this was too tough to continue ! I'm sure the reduction in exercise contributed to the deterioration above.
I'm probably 70% PB - cut out grains and most dairy immediately - but still have a weakness for fruit which I can't quite eliminate, so my carbs are still much higher than ideal. Drink Matcha geen tea. I was vegetarian for many years so meat is still a problem - I compensate with plenty of fish ( don't ask me to explain the logic here ). I do also have a weakness for cheese, but living in Holland we do actually know what proper cheese is about so I can get really old stuff straight from the market.
I'm out on my bike c 10 hours a week, but don't do strength training and the thought of going to a gym I find repellent and unnatural, so I need to find another way. I am going to restart playing squash to get the heart exercised again, but purely practicing and not competitively.
Benefits have been enormous - in particular more calmness, energy, mental clarity, deeper sleep and meditation, not to mention the desired fat loss. Some of my friends have noticed the difference and I'm hoping to do a gentle conversion job on them since the results are there for all to see.
I have a website which is http://www.dhyhumanresources.vpweb.nl if you want to know a little more.
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syzchan
MemberHi everyone, I came across MDA's last month when I started reading about no- and low-carb diets after reading (ironically) an article about a recent study suggesting the health benefits of a high-carb diet. I'm a new convert, totally believed the CW of complex grains, eating every 6 hours, etc. I used to think Atkins was money-making BS but now realize how misinformed I was. I love MDA's and can't wait to learn to be more Primal!
Your location: Canada
Age (If you want): 28
How Primal are you: Just starting!
Do you consume dairy: Yes, 1 tbsp milk/cream with coffee, low-carb cheese, greek-style yogurt.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yup!
Motivator for switching to Primal: Health reasons and also to look leaner
Favorite exercise: started power & strength training a few months ago and love it! Also hiking up mountains.
Favorite Primal food: Black Cod
Best part about being Primal: No more hypoglycemic dips and no longer craving all those sugary desserts!
Worst part about being Primal: Eating out or at someone's home. It's hard to find things that are primal and not too expensive. And it's hard to not eat the dessert that your host is giving you when they have made it themselves.My 30-day goal (on day 13) is to minimize carbs as much as possible and see how I do. Most of my carbs right now are non-starchy veggies, the minute amounts of sauces (mostly avoid if I can), small amounts of daily dairy, some nuts, and a handful of berries here and there.
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PrimalMike
MemberHey ya'll, I just joined. I've been doing a 80% Paleo type diet for about a month and just recently switched to a 95% Primal diet. It's been about a week now since i started eating primal. So far so good. I've also been doing P90X for 3 weeks now. That's also been going well. I have been slowly researching and incorporating better health into my life for about a year now...mostly in the search to get rid of acne. If you have any tips or questions about skincare/skinhealth, lemme know!
Your location: Baton Rouge,Louisiana (home to some of the best food in the world! but not always Primal!)
Age : 24
How Primal are you: 95%?
Do you consume dairy: VERY Rarely
Do you drink coffee or tea: No
Motivator for switching to Primal: Was looking for an easy, "anti-inflammatory" diet to combat acne.
Favorite exercise: playing basketball or football
Favorite Primal food: Ribs?...Bacon?...Beef?...Stir-Fry?...Fish?
Best part about being Primal: Feeling full after a meal without blood sugar spikes
Worst part about being Primal: I do miss Nachos, Cheeseburgers, and Pizza on occasion. And too bad Beer isn't primal...cavemen would've loved it!
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dreamchaser
MemberYour location:Western Australia
Age (If you want):25
How Primal are you: just starting out (just over a week in) i'd say about 85/90% but working on it
Do you consume dairy:yes just milk.
Do you drink coffee or tea:No
Motivator for switching to Primal:Get more health benifits
Favorite exercise:Walking with music pumping starting weights soon
Favorite Primal food: Steak & chicken
Best part about being Primal:Feeling the differece right away and only expect better things to come
Worst part about being Primal: Working with food.. All the food I have in my shop I cant eatPosted 6 months ago # -
Noble Savage
MemberYour location: Kentucky - am I the only one?
Age (If you want): 39
How Primal are you: I've been low-carb on and off for a very long time and sold on the benefits of grass-fed/pastured for awhile. Recommitted myself to it at the beginning of this year. Since then I've lost 30 lbs. Stumbled on this site quite by accident about a month ago and have been reading all I can since. Primal makes SO much sense!
Do you consume dairy: Not milk, but cheese, yogurt, kefir yes. I'm blue-eyed, European heritage, doesn't seem to bother me.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Well, yes - seeds and leaves! I do try to limit myself to 1 cup of coffee a day.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Health and weight-loss. I'm 39. If I don't get it together soon I know will fall apart.
Favorite exercise: Hiking in the woods.
Favorite Primal food: A big ol' steak medium rare.
Best part about being Primal: I feel so good!
Worst part about being Primal: My family and friends think I'm crazy. "What do you mean no grains?!? That can't be healthy!"Posted 6 months ago # -
arghmateys
MemberYour location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Age (If you want): 21
How Primal are you: More than most, less than some.
Do you consume dairy: YES. I love milk. I drink it by the glassfuls. I was told by a reputable source that a good way to gain mass is to GOMAD (gallon of milk a day). I drink about a half-gallon of milk a day if it's available. I am 6'4" and just over 150, so I could use some extra weight, hence why I drink so much milk. But since I've started to drink milk with the intent to gain mass, I've actually gained quite a taste for it. Organic, pasteurized milk is about the only dairy I consume, though. I drink pasteurized because it's all I'm aware that is available to me. I don't eat yogurt because its sugar content is too high and I rarely eat cheese. Is butter dairy? If so, I love to cook with butter.
Do you drink coffee or tea: No. Exercise works better to wake me up than caffeine!
Motivator for switching to Primal: All the cool kids were doing it.
Favorite exercise: Pull-ups! Air squats and lunges tie at a close second.
Favorite Primal food: Beef! Angus T-Bones.
Best part about being Primal: Being strong, fit, and happy.
Worst part about being Primal: Giving up BLTs. I could still consume the B, L, and T, but without the mayonnaise-smeared bread, it's just not the match made in heaven that it is with.Posted 6 months ago # -
Bourgogne
MemberYour location: Erie, Colorado
Age: 57
How Primal are you: just starting out. I found MDA last spring.
Do you consume dairy: Yes; Greek yogurt, raw goat's milk, cream, cheese, butter
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes
Motivator for switching to Primal: Health benefits. I've already lost over 20 pounds, without feeling the least bit deprived.
Favorite exercise: Walking on my treadmill while watching a movie. Haven't made it through a whole movie yet, but I'm getting there. After a hour or so, I switch to the balance ball or free weights.
Cardio: Bellydancing
Favorite Primal food: Steak smothered in onions and garlic.
Best part about being Primal: Seeing and feeling a difference in just a few days.
Worst part about being Primal: Finding out what I thought was healthy (whole grains) is not.
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Your location: Jackson Ohio
Age (If you want): 37
How Primal are you: I am 75% Primal I just started on MDA but I been kinda of doing this type of diet and exercise for awhile.
Do you consume dairy: yes I like Cheese and plain yogurt
Do you drink coffee or tea: green Tea but I do like coffee with cream I gave it up because I starting to feel addictived to it
Motivator for switching to Primal: Loose weight feel good and more real strenght
Favorite exercise: Ju-jitsu ,Push-up, kettlebell swings, I HATE BLURPEES!!!!!
Favorite Primal food:Chicken and Veggies
Best part about being Primal:I like the workouts
Worst part about being Primal: I am not totally on board with no grains
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NicoB
MemberHey y'all!
So I'm Nico. Half French, half American. Quite an odd-ball.
I'm always looking to try something new, and I figured I might want to try being healthy for once.I wasn't huge when I was young, but then I got older finished school, joined the US army, and when that finished I moved to the US...
Did a lot of stupid things, and at my worst I clock in at over 300 lbs (one example of stupid).Moved back to Europe 3 years ago, and I'm now trying to get my life in order so that I can live it.
I found Mark's blog because I had run across a book called "Exuberant Animal" by Frank Forencich. At the same time I came across "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougal.
And I'm using those two books as my starting point.
I'm also adding "The Primal Blueprint" to my list to help on the food side of the equation.I'm probably going to put together a personal blog of all this soon.
We'll see.Your location: Compiègne, France (45 minutes, or so, North of Paris)
Age (If you want): 29
How Primal are you: Not very since I'm just getting started (a.k.a. Just ordered, and waiting on the book)
Do you consume dairy: I live in France. It would be a crime not to eat delicious raw milk cheeses every once in awhile (and my aunt would have fits)
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Makes sense, and I like meat and veggies.
Favorite exercise: Since I've (re)started the Couch to 5km program, but doing it barefoot/VFF, I actually enjoy running. This is also thanks to the book "Born to Run".
Favorite Primal food: Meat! Meat! And Meat! Venison and boar season is coming!!! Hare and pheasant!!! Duck! Goose!
Meat!!!Best part about being Primal: Ask me again in six months to a year.
Worst part about being Primal: Ask me again in six months to a year.
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Anand Srivastava
MemberI am yet another paleo wannabe. I don't know whether I will ever be paleo. Married to a vegetarian. Will use whatever occasions to have healthier stuff. Have lost 10Kgs just by understanding insulin, and how it affects us. I am missing the benefits that other comment about.
Your location: Bangalore India
Age (If you want): 38
How Primal are you: 20/80
Do you consume dairy: Quite frequently
Do you drink coffee or tea: none
Motivator for switching to Primal: Losing weight and being healthy. Its not in my hands though
Favorite exercise: Deadlifts
Favorite Primal food: Mutton
Best part about being Primal: Not yet there.
Worst part about not being Primal: Can only dream of living the Primal life.Posted 6 months ago # -
racingsnake
MemberAge (If you want): Late thirties
How Primal are you: Fairly
Do you consume dairy: No, but hope too when my system gets sorted
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes
Motivator for switching to Primal: It redefines my diet which is highly restricted due to digestive and allergic problems. Instead of "I can't eat anything" it's now "I can eat all this, and here's why!"
Favorite exercise: Lifting, shifting, sledgehammering, wood chopping and basically assaulting my local environment and making stuff
Favorite Primal food: Seafood / fish / liver
Best part about being Primal: I feel better
Worst part about being Primal: Huh?Posted 6 months ago # -
Hi, I'm Iván, I've gone already primal for the last two weeks and I'll start being more active on the forum.
Your location: Spain
Age (If you want): 17
How Primal are you: I would say mostly primal, although I can't have access to well fed food all the time. I don't have grains or refined sugars (besides some spoon of honey one or two times a month).
Do you consume dairy: Nope
Do you drink coffee or tea: I started eating tea (without sugar, duh) this week, I gave up caffeine some years ago but now I'm experimenting with power-napping so I'm trying it.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Get to the next level in my sport.
Favorite exercise: Wushu :)
Favorite Primal food: Steak.
Best part about being Primal: Amazing energy levels through the day.
Worst part about being Primal: Eating out.Posted 6 months ago # -
Your location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Age (If you want): 3 days shy of 32
How Primal are you: Just starting but experiencing what I would consider great success already
Do you consume dairy: Yes. I drink milk & put some whey in there to supplement protein. Me and fatty yogurt have a love affair.
Do you drink coffee or tea: No. Never had a cup of coffee in my life and in the technology industry that's a strange thing.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Phase 1 of P90X and how great I felt with little to no bad carbs. Overall health would be a main factor as well. After stumbling onto MDA and pouring through it over the past week, I'm convinced there's no other way to eat.
Favorite exercise: Pretty much anything that requires moving in any fashion. If I had to choose though, I have an obsession with ice climbing. I did try Tabata sprints for the first time today. WOW!
Favorite Primal food: A juicy homemade organic beef burger topped with guacamole and caramelized onions. The French around here have a saying 'the fat is the flavor'. Who am I to argue?
Best part about being Primal: I've already noticed a difference in the way I feel during the day. Also, the food!
Worst part about being Primal: Living in a small city and not having access to all the foods that the major centres have.
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Your location: Southern IL
Age (If you want): 25
How Primal are you: Foodwise I think I'm pretty darn primal...although I'm still catching on to all the semantics.
Do you consume dairy: Cheese occasionally
Do you drink coffee or tea: no
Motivator for switching to Primal: overall health (and the fact that I look so much better when I eat like this is a big bonus too! lol)
Favorite exercise: Lifting heavy things (ei. my toddlers!)
Favorite Primal food: Grilled veggies
Best part about being Primal: Knowing what's going into my body
Worst part about being Primal: having to fix two different meals all the timePosted 6 months ago # -
Your location: South Africa
Age (If you want): 59
How Primal are you:
I have been low carb on and more off for about 7 years and abhor diets of all kinds. However, my seemingly uncontrollable appetite, which has been a lifelong nemesis since I truly love all types of food, is really only quelled by palaeolithic/high protein and fat/lowcarb/low GL type eating. I have been resisting it for a couple of years. Now I need to come to grips with it and give it a good go. I came here for the support.
Do you consume dairy: Yes
Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes
Motivator for switching to Primal:Health, good moods, weight loss, personal success.
Favourite exercise: Yoga, swimming, dancing and free weights
Favourite Primal food: All good meats, veg, fruits and nuts.
Best part about being Primal: I will have to see...
Worst part about being Primal: Ditto above.Posted 6 months ago # -
I've been an MDA reader for a few months now, so figured I'd join in here. I like this community a lot.
Your location: Bay Area, California
Age (If you want): 25
How Primal are you: 90% or so
Do you consume dairy: yes, raw only
Do you drink coffee or tea: green tea
Motivator for switching to Primal: discovered the Anabolic Diet about 3 years ago and have been eating high-fat, high-protein since. I naturally transitioned into a more "Primal Blueprint" style diet since it was what I discovered my body preferred (but didn't know about Primal Blueprint yet). One day I found MDA while looking for information on almond flour and was surprised to have found a blog and community that mirrored my attitude and beliefs about diet and exercise almost 100%.
Favorite exercise: dips with feet forward
Favorite Primal food: steak
Best part about being Primal: improved focus, energy, muscle, fat loss, everything
Worst part about being Primal: I've got nothing to complain about.Posted 6 months ago # -
Tom
MemberHi, all! Time for another obligatory introduction.
My name is Tom, and I currently live in LaBelle, FL (halfway between the bottom of Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf of Mexico). I just turned 47 last month, and I'm 6'1" and 323 lbs. (at least I was last doctor's visit - I don't own a scale). I was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes 7 years ago - along with the accompanying HBP and high cholesterol of metabolic syndrome.
I just came across this site a little over a month ago, so I'm not all that primal yet, but I'm working on it.
I do eat dairy, but not a lot. And I have coffee every morning (which, come to think of it, is where most of the dairy goes). Love tea, too, when I have time to make it.
My main motivation for going Primal, like most people, is for my health. I weighed 345 when I was diagnosed with T2D, went on the ADA 1,800 cal. diet, and between that and exercising 5 days a week (alternating cardio and circuit training) I was able to get my weight down to 280 within a year. But I couldn't keep it up - I was always hungry and eventually I lost the motivation to keep up the exercising - and the weight has been creeping up ever since.
I've tried other CW diets since then - the Atkins diet seemed to work pretty well, but my wife said it made me "mean". And so, just prior to my birthday, I decided that I had to try something new. I did some websurfing for fun exercises, found out about clubbells, and found a link to a post here on them. I've been reading this site ever since. There sure is a lot to go through!
As for a favorite exercise, I'd have to go with walking.
Favorite primal food: MEAT! and veggies.
I haven't really been doing this long enough to have a favorite or least favorite thing about going Primal. I'll keep you posted on that.
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crissie225
MemberYour location: Philadelphia PA, USA
Age (If you want): 24
How Primal are you: About 60%-I'm a work in progress
Do you consume dairy: Yes.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both!
Motivator for switching to Primal: I was diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor mentioned low carb for weight loss. The rest is history.
Favorite exercise: Dancing!
Favorite Primal food: Steak and Eggs!
Best part about being Primal: The first two weeks I started I lost 13 lbs. Then I fell off the wagon. Another great thing is how NATURAL it feels.
Worst part about being Primal: Trying to explain this to people who rely heavily on CW. And also....no potatoes. That's probably my biggest downfall!Posted 6 months ago # -
Godzilla
MemberYour location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 51 5-11, 197.5
How Primal are you: 100% as of August when I cut out grains. Started sprinting in November.
Do you consume dairy: Yogurt milk. Cheese.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Coffee mainly, with cream.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Fat loss.
Favorite exercise: Kettlebell Snatches, Swings.
Favorite Primal food: Ribeye steak.
Best part about being Primal: It works! Lost about 10 pounds so far. Most of it fat.
Worst part about being Primal: Can't eat rice and I'm in Asia. Family and friends have hard time understanding why I avoid grains, starches, pasta, bread.Posted 6 months ago # -
screammit
MemberYour location: Phoenix AZ area
Age (If you want): 29
How Primal are you: I'm really just getting started, I'm going organic on fruits and veggies, but still trying to find a grass fed meat solution that doesn't break the bank. I'm slowly working my way into crossfit style workouts.
Do you consume dairy: Yes
Do you drink coffee or tea: Tea
Motivator for switching to Primal: Originally weight(fat) loss, but now I'm just as interested in overall health and fitness.
Favorite exercise: Slosh tube, or throwing around a medicine ball like a rock.
Favorite Primal food: Steak.
Best part about being Primal: Dropping from 220+ to 195 so far, and simply feeling "better". The looks I get when I take my shoes off in the gym.
Worst part about being Primal: The looks I get when I tell people I don't eat grains.Posted 6 months ago # -
Your location: Central Mass
Age (If you want): 40+
How Primal are you: pretty much 100% with the diet & trying hard to incorporate more primal exercise into my life.
Do you consume dairy: yes, but much less than before & I'm trying to cut back on that.
Do you drink coffee or tea: half caf coffee, about 2 cups/day.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I could not lose weight & felt like blech! I tried lots of things, including the eat more complex carbs w/ lots of fiber. Things really came to a head in July when I ate lots of bread for a week and starting having stomach issues. The fact that blood sugar problems & diabetes run rampant in my family was no small concern, either.
Favorite exercise: mountain biking, hiking & dog walkies.
Favorite Primal food: bacon & roast chicken with kale.
Best part about being Primal: Freedom! I'm totally not a slave to carbs anymore. I hated having to eat just to keep from feeling like crap (shakes, grumpiness, etc). I can easily go 18 hours with no food & no problems. Plus I feel absolutely awesome.
Worst part about being Primal: Cooking extra food for non-primal members of household and having to explain that "moderation" just doesn't work for me. No, I can't just "have a little".Posted 6 months ago # -
warrdogg
MemberYour location: Calgary
Age (If you want): 42
How Primal are you: 90% most of the time.
Do you consume dairy: Yes. Small amounts.
Do you drink coffee or tea: No.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I was always in great shape but my blood pressure was too high 156/88. I started PB and my blood pressure has dropped to 121/80.
Favorite exercise: I like them all but hiking and pull ups are my favourites. I love the variety and non-conventional workouts.
Favorite Primal food: Steak.
Best part about being Primal: Not feeling bloated and gassy all the time. I have never felt so good. No muscle pains or inflammation.
Worst part about being Primal: Having to eat crow now. Not literally! I was always telling the masses that a vegetarian diet was superior (12 years). Meat is bad for you. Fasting is a way for your body go into starvation mode and store fat. 6 meals a day was the key to fat loss. Now they see me eating the PB way and I have to tell everyone I was wrong all those years.
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MightyAl
MemberYour location: Davenport, IA
Age (If you want): 33
How Primal are you: I went cold turkey and will say 100% but I know a diehard would probably call me 80%+Do you consume dairy: Very little before now. This included milk in cereal and a tall glass of chocolate milk after a run
Do you drink coffee or tea: Usually 2 or 3 cups of coffee in the morning.
Motivator for switching to Primal: I made a serious life change almost a year ago. I stopped eating junk and started running lots of miles. Before now I had pared down the grains and legumes quite a bit. After reading Voodoo Doll over on RWOL for the past few months she has motivated me to investigate PB and I finally got the guts to pull the trigger this week. I knew there had to be an easier way then pouring on 100's of miles a year.
Favorite exercise: ATM Running...but that is quickly changing.
Favorite Primal food: Steak
Best part about being Primal: All the steak I can eat
Worst part about being Primal: CW limits options in the real world.
I really have to thank Voodoo Doll for pushing me in this direction. She is a true believer of the PB and I figured she was either crazy or what she was preaching was true so I looked into it myself. I have been a bigtime runner for the past year and the lifestyle eats up a lot of time and nursing injuries is par for the course.
I started just this week and although it has been rough at times I can't believe I have been missing all this great food. I went out grocery shopping tonight and looked at things from the PB point of view for the first time. I found raw almonds and can't believe I have never enjoyed these before. It was also interesting at the meat counter as I perused all the lean meats and then found a nicely marbled ribeye that was absolutely delicious. All this great food is ecxtremely refreshing and after a great dinner tonight I have figured out that I was sorely lacking fat in my new PB lifestyle. A handful of almonds and a nice fat laden cut of meat does a body good and I was full before the plate was empty. That never happened in my narrow tuber, grain fed, legume encrusted world.
Sorry if I am carrying on but after 3 days of living even close to the PB I am feeling a drastic difference. Thank you Mark Sisson for a new and wonderful way to live.
Posted 6 months ago #
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