Ken Korg Finally Gets It
Things are going pretty smoothly in the House of Korg. At this point, the whole family’s got the dietary stuff locked in. They know what to eat, what not to eat, and it’s no longer a struggle. The low-carb flu has come and gone, the once-tempting foods frankly look kinda disgusting and downright unappealing. Son Kenny’s happily eating meat, Ken’s continuing to slim down, and Kelly no longer carries a feed bag to support her snacking habit.
The pantry has finally been purged. It was a big job, one Ken began immediately after that first chat with Valentina but only just finished because he had run out of garbage bags for all the old food (their pantry is a walk-in and just massive). When all was said and done, the food bank walked away with six hefty bags full of supplies and the Korgs had almost 100 square feet of empty space. Since Ken’s pantry replacements – canned seafood, coconut and olive oil, a big jerky stash, dark chocolate, loose leaf tea, coffee, and a small bag of rice for Kelly’s cardio carb-ups – only filled a couple shelves, the family has started using it for fitness equipment storage.
Speaking of fitness equipment, they’re amassing quite an arsenal between the three of ‘em. Last week, Kelly happened to go for a quick lunchtime jog while wearing ballet flats. It was the first time she had run in something that wasn’t a high-tech running shoe with a big heel raise, and it was the first time she had run without her knee giving her trouble. Fascinated by the apparent connection between heel height and knee pain, Kelly decided to pick up a pair of Vibram Fivefingers to test. Fast forward a week and a half and Kelly has a half dozen pairs in every color and style stashed in the pantry; the VFFs apparently passed the test.
Ken and Kenny spend every Saturday together cooking up designs for unconventional, homemade workout equipment. So far, they have six slosh tubes of varying length, weight, and diameter; four medicine balls, made from basketballs and volleyballs; two big army duffel bags full of smaller sandbags, totaling up to 140 pounds each; rocks of various sizes, shapes, and weights; and a couple Bulgarian training bags made from tire inner tubes full of sand. It’s the classic father-and-son bonding experience with a weird Primal twist. Kenny’s your standard teenager, so he’s enjoying the time with his dad but not really appreciating the depth of the experience (you can’t really expect him to), but Ken? Man, Ken’s a sentimental mess. Every Sunday night in bed, he gets a little teary-eyed telling Kelly about his time with Kenny, the successes, the setbacks, the footrace/wrestling match they got into on the beach while gathering sand for the Bulgarian bag, the genuine enthusiasm in Kenny’s voice as he describes a new way to tweak the slosh tube design. It reminds him of when Kenny was a wide-eyed four year-old and the world and everything in it was new to him and Ken was the coolest, funniest tour guide in it.
Speaking of being in bed with Kelly, that’s another much-improved area. And not just the sex (which is fantastic), but the entire bedtime ritual is better. The dulling blue glare of the the plasma screen at the foot of the bed is gone, the TV disconnected. So when they turn in for the night, Ken and Kelly talk about their days, laugh, joke, and play around with each other rather than watch other people have fun, make witty comments, and live incredible lives onscreen. It isn’t glamorous or exciting, but it’s nice. And it’s certainly real.
This past week, Ken is realizing that the big secret of going Primal is that it’s really not about changes to diet, fitness, or what supplements one takes in order to “mitigate stress.” It’s not about hacking yourself, constantly striving to improve this or that micronutrient status or tweaking things until you finally figure out the minimally effective dose of sun/squats/sleep. Those are just tools to an end; they’re not the goal itself. The goal is getting to a state of flow, where everything just happens, where you make good food decisions without thinking or stressing, where you head outside for a hike not just for the forest bathing benefits but for the fact that walking around in the great outdoors is awesome, where it’s all internalized and regular so you can focus on the important stuff – family, friends, experiences, moments, love – without all the clutter getting in the way.
Those kind of subtle changes are the most monumental results of going Primal, even if they’d never be touted on the cover of a diet book. “Have more meaningful interpersonal relations with loved ones!” just doesn’t pop, ya know? But it’s the truth. And the Korgs are learning it.
Tell me about your path, your Primal story. What have you learned? What’s been hardest? Did the story of the Korgs ring any bells? Have you reached a state of flow?
Let me know in the comment board!
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Posted By: Mark Sisson
It’s always hard to stay on track especially when you’re being tempted with poor food choices, parties on the weekends, family get togethers.. but once you learn a couple tricks here and there to fight those off, it really has become more a lifestyle than anything else for me!
I started primal for vanity purposes (wanting to look super cut, fit) but realized that the most important thing that comes from being primal, for me, is the energy, focus and mood I’m always in – always ready to take on whats next. Found more than just a way to look better, but I see the world in a much brighter light!
Thanks again Mark!
Cheers on the new outlook Eva!
Holy cow!! The Korg’s pantry is bigger than my whole kitchen!
My “holy cow!!” is the half dozen pairs of VFF’s. I would love to have enough money to justify buying a second pair now that my first pair are showing the effects of being well loved.
I also would love to won a few more pairs. The one pair I have now – the KSO’s – have 3 small hoes in the toe area. I need a new pair but do not have the money for it.
Do the Korgs have an address so I can borrow a pair of Vibrams?!
You can find em cheaper on ebay(make sure they are a vibram seller), and campmor.com Usually last years models. I got two pair for under 100 bucks:-)
Dennis is right. You can find deals online. I bought my current pair at shoemart.com. They were last year models so the size/selection was limited but I bought mine for $54.
Alas, until my current employment status changes even that is outside the budget at the moment.
I purchased my sprints for $56 but I ended up selling them and sticking with only my vibrams. Now they have holes!
I’ll have to do this. I need to ask my facebook fans what pair they where and why. I’ll do that now!
You can answer in reply to this comment too… what pair(s) do you wear and why?
I am learning how to play again…and how it’s much more rewarding to interact with family members being active outside instead of sitting around the “boob tube”. I am also learning to enjoy the journey and not worry about when I get “there”. Paradigms are changing!
Are you a fan of jack johnson? He calls it the boob tube which is awesome.
Ditching the TV is one of the most rewarding tasks I have ever accomplished. Will I go my whole life without watching TV? Hell no.
Will I sit down and watch a golf tournament, football game, basketball game, etc for hours? No. Maybe a playoff game here and there.
If you still love the TV then sweet – keep watching! But, until you ditch the TV for 30 straight days I won’t believe you!
“boob tube” is what our parents called it in 1968…guess they were ahead of their times. btw our set was black and white back then. omg I’ve become an OLD FART! …at least I’m a primal old fart.
We had a black and white and I am not OLD! LOL! Also, I believe Al from Married With Children called it the boob tube too.
+1!!
I concur- I do not have cable I simply have netflix I go all day without having the need or want to watch tv ( there are of course days where I may have an urge but the watching doesn’t last long) overall it is better for me to ditch the tv ( especially with the xbox potentially tempting me with a video game- that is my vice)
Great job TeaDub! Playing is awesome.
Whether I am primal or not, self-sabotage is my problem. I can eat lots and lots and lots of primal food…there is no stopping me. I have been Paleo/primal for 4 months and have seen zero change. I need focus…and a six-pack.
Those beliefs are like a scared puppy hiding under the bed. They are just keeping where you are, because where you are is known and safe.
Show them it’s all right to come out of hiding and enjoy this new place you are going to.
If you alter your beliefs, the focus will come by itself.
Try to eat more meat and eggs for satiety. Also, check your Vitamin D. I was doing what I thought was primal/paleo with no change, and two things converged to help me. First, my doctor discovered low vitamin D levels. Supplementation seemed to kick off weight loss for me. At the same time, I focused on salad dressing and quit buying it and started making my own, either oil & vinegar or with a recipe that starts from paleo mayo. I think eliminating soybean oil from my diet really helped. Six months later I have lost 24 pounds.
It is really frustrating not gettng the result, but great that you seem to know the cause. Try not to beat up yourself, though I would be trying new tactics, setting a limit on food, ie if not full by x calories wait an hour before going more. Exercise does it for me, maybe do a fasting followed by a ramble through the woods, where there is no snack option. Get the habit of “eating like a predator” and having a longish break between meals. something to break routine. Sounds like it will be fun.
counting your carbs?
I had the same issue, but like Mark says, don’t count calories but calories do count. If you’re eating “lots and lots of primal food”, you might be over doing it on the total calories.
I had the same problem. I started counting my total carbs. A serving of broccoli or brussel sprouts (primal) can still add more than 11 carbs each to the daily count. Keep the total under 50 (Mark’s recommendation) and you’ll see a difference.
I’m experiencing exactly the same issue… the food I eat is top quality, it’s just the quantity! I know it’s said that if you eat more fat your body will naturally reach its own satiety level… mine just seems higher than everyone elses
just gotta watch your portion sizes I guess, well, I do anyway – have to realise that I can’t eat like a 6’3 tall rugby player (unless I want to be as wide as they are tall!!)
I’m chasing that six-pack too, I know it’s *somewhere* under all that cushioning
Eating and fitness are definitely in a state of flow. I remember a turning point after I quit smoking when I realized I had no desire to smoke again. My primal experience is very like that.
Sleep has been more difficult but I’m getting there. Sun exposure is fun!! Over the summer no one commented on my weight loss but I heard “You’re so tan!” over and over again with twinges of jealousy.
Play is my final frontier. I still feel like I need to work at play but I know that turning point will come too.
Must be nice! ( tan and all) I get my daily 15 min- but I am still mighty pasty! I like your analogy to smoking- I used to smoke- not heavily- more of a “social” thing- when I gave that up it was freeing.
I’ve pretty much reached a state of flow with the food but it took best part of year.
I wanted to see if I could lose ten pounds (going from leanish to very lean) this way and while I’ve lost a few pounds – 5 maybe – the main benefit for me has been to not force myself out of bed at some ungodly hour to exercise and to cut out the screens well before bedtime.
I do need to be constantly vigilant because while Grok had wild animals to look out for, I have well-meaning but misguided relatives tempting me with all sorts of unacceptable foods. Our life threatening foes are different these days and often don’t look very dangerous but are so, nonetheless.
After a year of being increasingly more primal (i am really good on nutrition, strength, sun and sleep side now and seriously improving the HIT part that was my weakness), I feel like some parts of it has really become a flow, a natural way of life, and i start to have a hard time remembering how I could survive otherwise before, I just remember the feeling of being a crazy, overwhelmed and trapped little rat. At 30 I finally feel as thin, strong and energetic as I would like.
I don’t see the different elements of the “challenge” as being separated, except when I try to analyze my progresses. When I tried to meditate this morning in the park, taking in the last ray of suns before winter, it was as much part of my primal experience as the relaxing empty stomach of the morning, the strength workout at noon and the delicious organic chicken salad I just had for lunch.
So the hardest? It was an easy and fun journey for the moment. The hard time may come in a few months as I am trying to get pregnant and have a primal pregnancy. But I am sure it will be an exciting challenge and that MDA will help me again as it will spend even more time talking about pregnancy
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Thanks again Mark, you changed a lot of things for me, way beyond the way I eat!
I’ve managed to attend one wedding, two birthday parties and a poker night in the last week, without cheating hardly at all.
A handful of chips at the wedding and the poker night, due to alcohol clouding the judgement, but that’s it. I didn’t drink all that much either, and kept to red wine and whiskey, so I don’t count that as cheating
Birthday party was the hardest, with all the home baked cake, cupcakes and cookies. That mom is a master at baking.
But with a little willpower it all went well. I ate the cream and berries from the cake and left the rest to those who like it.
So yeah, I think I’ve got the “flow” going.
What is whiskey made out of? I had the opportunity the other day, but wasn’t sure if it was made from wheat.
Corn
Well, it can be made out of most grains, it is the process rather then the initial ingredients that make something whiskey
It’s distilled so I don’t think there’s going to be much if any antinutrient issues left, no matter what it’s made of.
My “cheat” at my soon to be brother-in-law’s bachelor party were poor hot dogs and hamburgers. Wait, I think I might have had one chip – not sure.
Not a sip of alcohol. I love wine but none was available. And, the occasional cocktail is nice such as the Mai Tai I had on the plane going to Hawaii – it was FREE! NO way I would decline!
yeah tamales with a mai tai is my cheat food lately
Do you live in Hawaii?! Or do you enjoy Mai Tai’s on the mainland?
oh one can get a mai tai anywhere, but no doubt they are best enjoyed while enroute to the islands or on a beach! for me, it’s just the patio of a little Mexican restaurant in little ol Medford, Oregon…dinners out are a BIG deal for me lately because I’ve finally gotten a handle on my IBS and it’s really the first time in about 8 years that I’ve been able to eat out and order something special that I really enjoy without getting sick.I mean, there’s always steaks but I grill those myself (grassfed usually) so much that a restaurant steak isn’t even a treat. Mine are better…esp cooked over my seasoned madrone wood. My salads are better, too. my gut is so settled now on my fodmap (modified primal) diet that I can withstand a mai tai here and there, even though it likely contains a good dose of fructose. i am going to make homemade tamales with grassfed beef for thanksgiving…cuz it’s gonna be a splurge, as t day is supposed to be! but corn is not good and not an everyday thing. mai tais too.
I ran through a playground set at our local community center, chasing my three-year-old son through tunnels, down slides, and up ladders and ramps multiple times. It was so fun, and it never would have happened before PB. I didn’t care if I looked silly, and it was great exercise, but most of all it was playing with my son. I wouldn’t have had the energy before.
good for you…what a lucky boy (and mom)
To me it is thinking “Primal.” When I start to hurry or no reason, or if I get really hungry, or even if I am bored. I try to think of these as little challenges to leap over, and not get so stressed or unthinking about it. Then I make the little decisions and the big decisions in a way that I actually agree with. It makes me a lot happier
I definitely feel like I’ve gotten so much closer to reaching a state of flow. I don’t know if I’m 100% yet but overall I feel so much happier, connected to my friends and to nature. My life has drastically improved. Wish I could explain it better, especially to my non-primal friends.
I here you!! No worries – you will have dozens of primal friends within just a few years
Thanks for sharing, Mark! I love this little narrative with the Korgs and it motivates me to keep going.
I’ve been Primal for two weeks, and I’ve lost about 6 pounds. I’m just finishing up P90X, but I’m transitioning to Primal fitness.
I eat all sorts of food that I love: steaks, salmon, broccoli, and I cook it myself (coconut oil is amazing)!
I’m past the low-carb flu, and I feel great. I’m still working on stabilizing my sleep schedule. Mark, I like to stay out late, go on dates, see midnight-showings of movies, can this be part of the 80%-20% idea? Can I do these things sometimes or should I be more vigilant with my sleep?
Anyway, great post. I hope you have some more Korg stories coming up!
I’m such a freak. For me, going primal has meant an increase in energy such that I feel capable of homeschooling my 2 children. Going from part-time mom to full-time homeschooling mom is exhausting, but finally do-able. (It’s something I’ve wanted since before I had children.)
How exciting…I wish you well in your homeschooling journey.
I’m sure you have a guiding philosophy/method, but keep this in mind if you feel you need to “tweak.”:
My sister homeschools her near-genius son using the Well-Trained Mind method… and he is thriving.
My friend very relaxedly (new word!) homeschooled all four of hers until 7th grade, then they went to public schools…one was valedictorian, all four are honors students…and all she really did was let them loose to read and read (and hubby made sure they did math)They had no trouble at all transitioning to a classroom environment.
Anyway, I also know people all shades of method in between… and it’s almost all good. Best wishes!
I’m just happy that I no longer have problems with idiopathic postprandial syndrome.
This morning I took my 4-year-old son with me to our neighborhood park to do one of Primal Toad’s workouts. We did the workout together (he did his 4-year-old baby Grok version), then we played hide and seek afterwards. It emulated everything you spoke of, Mark, in today’s post. Normally I would rush off to the gym and dump him off in childcare, much to his dismay! Not today. He said, “Mommy, this was one of the best mornings ever!”
That’s GREAT! What a heartening story!
Flowing like the breeze down by the stream bed with the water…watching the leaves float past…Ahhh this is the life>>>
I have been Primal for 7 weeks now and just finally feel like I’m hitting my stride. I have dropped 19 lbs on the scale…..and I don’t know how many inches in my waist but it’s time for a new belt and many new pairs of jeans.
It’s fun trying out new recipes and kind of eyeballing my meals now that I know what I’m eating and what to expect for macros. I still track everything I eat, but I certainly have a better understanding and confidence about planning and cooking my meals. I’m not freaked out by eating fruit or other higher carb foods anymore…..or being on a ridiculously restricted calorie diet. My strength training is coming along nicely……I look better……and I have finally picked up a nice mountain bike to use as my mode of transportation for “moving frequently at a slow pace” as well as my “HIIT.”
I have felt so energetic and excited about turning 30 in a few months. Which is the main reason for finally doing something about my health again. (I used to work out 4 days a week and eat pretty healthy until I graduated school and started driving a desk for a living) I am so glad I stumbled across this site after a friend of mine tried to convince me to try out a paleo/primal eating plan years ago. I don’t jump into anything without doing research and this site is an amazing resource for those already primal as well as those curious about it.
I have really enjoyed following the Korg story because so many of these things sound so familiar. I have got a few people close to me to also become interested in ditching the grains and processed foods.
I am in love with life again and so excited about the future. I just wished more of the people I spoke to about it (when I turn down the bad foods) would understand.
My down fall is milk.
How do people get over milk cravings?
It’s RAW milk, it’s nutritious but it is the only reason why I’m not 10 lbs leaner around my midsection. Milk also makes me sedative, so my energy goes down and I just want to take a nap.
I’m not lactose intolerant, I have no other milk allergies other than when drinking too much, the fermentation it undergoes in my body causes bloat.
I wish there was MA (Milk Anonymous) meetings :=P
“They” say it takes 21 days to make a routine a habit…
……just tough it out for a few weeks. I was eating DELICIOUS Greek yogurt for a few weeks but didn’t drop any weight those two weeks. I cut it out again and BAM i started losing again.
I guess you have to weigh your priorities. lol (no pun intended)
Arty, believe me I feel your pain! I was addicted to milk until about 2 years ago. I love the stuff and drank gallons of it. I swore I’d never give up milk. The only reason I didn’t drink more was because I was still tracking calories back then and would go over my daily calorie allotment.
What did it for me was realizing how much sugar is in milk. – 12-13 grams per 8 oz. cup regardless of whether it’s full fat, 1% or non-fat! Check the sugar content of the milk you buy. (I was drinking the pasteurized store-bought stuff in the plastic jugs.) Between being pasteurized and all the sugar in it I knew I needed to give it up so it became a health thing more than anything else. It was probably the hardest thing to give up — even much more so than grains, breads, pasta, pizza, etc., the stuff that most people going primal find hard to leave behind.
What I did was decide what about it I really liked and when I enjoyed drinking it the most: lunch and night time right before bed (and anywhere in between but those were the 2 most favorite times). So I started cutting it out other times during the day while continuing the night ritual and then slowly cut back before bed as well. It took a while and not having it in the house really helped, but eventually I was able to limit it to every other night, then every 3rd night and so on. Then I started subbing icy cold water for the milk. Now, I don’t even miss it at all, but I will admit it was the hardest thing I had to do.
After completely going milk free, my cholesterol dropped from 263 to 162 in about 3 months! That should be enough motivation for anyone especially those of us who were staring taking statins in the face before going Primal.
Treat it like a psychological addiction and also as a health threat. And of course it really helps to not have it in the house which is hard to do if other family members drink it. Good luck – and YES you can do this!
If you are not lactose or casein intolerant and are able to get raw grass-fed milk from an awesome source then why stop? I wish I was in your situation – keep drinking.
Try coconut milk. It’s so good, after a few glasses you won’t want cows milk!
Do you drink coconut milk straight up? I LOVE coconut – it’s one of my 2 favorite plant foods but I am not a big fan of drinking coconut milk by itself. It’s great for smoothies though!
Try unsweetened almond milk (although you can get vanilla or chcoolate). It’s fantastic and I have a glass of it whenever I’ve feeling urges.. DAIRY urges!
I love my after-dark ritual now. When it starts to get dark, I turn off my computer (don’t have a tv) and light my little tea light candles. I have them placed strategically in front of windows, on window sills, so that the glass reflects back the light. Sometimes I turn on the lava lamp that somebody recently gave me. I lie on the sofa and talk to my boyfriend, who lives in another city. (I’m going to visit soon.) Sometimes I do some yoga in the dark. I am SO relaxed by the time I go to bed! And I have more energy during the day.
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Been primal for awhiile now but can’t really tell how it makes me feel because I’m in braces + expander and I can’t enjoy a dang thing.
The foods are limited, I can’t really enjoy any of it because I can’t chew properly, I can’t take in the flavors.
Everyday headaches are starting to make me insane and the primal diet isn’t helping any of it.
Most of my digestive problems have vanished, except I am still not regular and I’m just really sleepy lately.
Also, going primal my boobs have grown and seem to continue to grow..which is not a good thing. I don’t need to go from D to E…
Not sure what’s up, maybe something is missing.
Have to say, it sounds like you may have ‘gained’ something. Any chance you are pregnant?
It’s been rough….or I made it rough on myself some. Didn’t make good food choices or ate too much. Yesterday was a new day! Saturday I bought my girls their first pair of barefoot shoes. I went with Merrell’s so I didn’t have to fork over so much for the toe socks in the winter. They love them!
I need to let go of dairy. I am totally on a plateau and need to just let it go.
My issue is I discovered Greek yogurt and marscapone cheese — oh my!
Sleep is my biggest failing. I have a lot on my plate, right now, and sleep always seems to take a back burner. I am hopeful that my choices and actions now will mean that I can get better and more meaningful sleep in the future – kind of like putting in your time when learning something new.
This was such a great story. I’m only about 4 months in and have a ways to go. The food’s becoming automatic, we’re developing good play habits, but need to thumb my nose more at the electronics!
“You have much to learn, Grasshopper.”
One of the most important things to me has been not only strengthening my muscles, but strengthening my self-esteem, which has been quite fragile my whole life. I think it comes from connecting with myself a little better, and just not about feeling in control of my weight and eating; even when I eat a carb-treat or dont make improvements on the scale, I feel like I *know* what my body needs to feel alright, I *can* do what I need to do to feel alright, and I dont need to listen to the noise from society and CW telling me what is or is not alright about myself.
Im working on a state of flow. I mean, a good chunk of me still appreciates how good SAD food can taste, but on my drive home from work I find myself fantasizing about gently-crisped fat on the edge of a good cut of steak, rather than pasta. Although, I am also reading a book about incorporating meditation mini-practices and philosophy into daily life, and from what ive read so far, the primal lifestyle synergizes with it in a lot of beautiful ways.
Also I have not been putting enough effort into getting myself to do sprint workouts (my house doesnt have a lot of free indoor space and when I get home from work, fog is BLASTING across San Francisco so all I want to do is go inside and read about meat recipes and cook)
Any chance you could share the name of that book? I’d like to meditate for better stress management, but the thought of setting aside long chunks of time for it just stresses me out more!
I loved reading the progression of the Korg’s. I’m still on a primal journey, but I’m having trouble letting go and giving in fully. I defeinetely follow the 80/20 rule, maybe even 70/30. But even so… life hasn’t been this great in such a long time. I’ve gained myself back, my happiness, the flow you speak of that I used to have, the ease of life, content with the little moments in life. Everything seems to make sense living this way.
It’s been 8 months and the family is falling into a state of flow. Temptation comes in all directions schools, family to just everyday traveling and eating on the road.
Me and hubby lost about 15-20lbs, we personally hit a plateau there but still feel great, all those lipid and such tests come back with outstanding numbers reducing the needs for meds.
One of my kids I know has yet kicked her dr pepper habit, but other wise keeps to paleo, she is 17 and she buys it herself. The other two I know take those treats when offered, but it’s never kept in the house. The girl has had issues with mood swings etc all hormonal related etc, while still has some issues there requiring meds to help, the mood swings etc are a lot less frequent. The boy is probably the biggest success of all. He trimmed off all sorts of baby fat, found he had abs! We knew he had made changes as needed new clothes. But wow the friends were shocked at his changes over the summer. The boy dresses in baggy shirts etc, but at the swimming pool he convinced a few families to try the diet changes.
Kids were treated by a family member to a Alfredo chicken pasta meal etc, apparently my kids couldn’t eat hardly any, picked out the chicken and called it quits. They used to wolf those meals down and wonder about dessert. Not anymore and nice to see them eat the primal approved stuff first even when I’m not there to give that guilty look at them lol.
Now I must go make some primal chili! Teenagers still eat a lot!
I fell way off the wagon this summer and am having a little trouble climbing back on. It wasn’t just the parties and vacation. I had my economical 11 year car totaled by someone running a very late red light. I wasn’t hurt except for some muscle spasms. But all the crap I had to go through kinda sent me in a tailspin.
For me, the hard part is keeping up with regular exercise. I’ve got a tendency to injure myself when I do weight training or any other exercise, and that leads to quitting for a while until things heal up, and then it’s really hard to get back in. The dietary part of this lifestyle is a cinch – I don’t miss bread or grains, there are plenty of Paleo options when I eat at restaurants, and I’m a good cook – but the exercise is definitely an issue. At present, I’m nursing a hand injury; nothing serious, but I’m staying away from kettlebells for a while just to be sure. (I’m a pianist – hand injuries are a big deal) Sigh.
Try more of a Body By Science approach — few basic compound movements done in a slow controlled fashion, and no ballistic explosive movements.
my kids are snacking on nuts and meat and cheese. they eat when they are hungry and I stopped demanding they finish their food at dinner, which means nice meals. i have already won! I am trying to contain my excitement about it so as not to arouse suspicions of the changes they have made with a little help from mom.