The Primal Blueprint Health Challenge: Progress Report
The Prize:
The winner of today’s Primal Blueprint Health Challenge Progress Report Contest will receive their choice of any of Vibram’s four designs of Fivefingers.
The Contest:
Today’s contest is a piece of cake. Simply leave a comment in this blog post describing your experience on the Primal challenge thus far, and do it in 3 sentences or less.
How does the reality of achieving your challenge goals compare to how you thought it would be when you began the challenge? Has it been easier? More difficult? Are you happy with your early challenge results? What does Primal living mean to you?
Contest Deadline:
Midnight tonight, August 17th.
Choosing a Winner:
One comment, and thus one winner, will be chosen at random.
Eligibility:
From the United States to the United Kingdom and from New Zealand to New Delhi everyone is eligible. No restrictions.
Other Important Info:
- Remember to use your real email address in the comment board. If you don’t we won’t have a way to contact you.
- Multiple comments won’t get you multiple entries. One comment is enough.
To track all the contests visit The Primal Blueprint Health Challenge Contest Page for daily updates.
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Posted By: Mark Sisson
The Primal Challenge makes me realize I was right about my body disliking carbs several years back when it was a “fad”. I’m enjoying my daily 2 eggs and having fun Groking in my overgrown yard. Body, mind, and yard are really kicking @$$ right now!
I’ve got the book, I followed the way, and i took it like a pill,and there’s no turning back. I feel like Neo, taking the pill and out of the Matrix(Conventional Wisdom).Going Primal and being primest!
The more I get into this lifestyle the more I get out of modern living. TV, cars, movies, video games, malls, who needs ‘em. Give me the Great Outdoors.
My progress has been surprising at how undisciplined I can be dietarily. But I’m getting there and I’m amazed at how much my waist cleans up with ONE REALLY GOOD DAY. As you have said in the past, it’s all about the transition. I’m getting there and I’m taking my wife with me!
Eating is more satisfying. No sugar cravings to speak of. Starting to lose the belly fat that I could never get rid of not matter how much I worked out.
Mark,
Love eating primal and definitely feel so much better – quick question though – any advice for those of us that are hypothyroid? I’m on medicine and such but the pounds are so slow to come off – even with regular primal exercise and really good primal diet… Plus gluten-free for two months now… Any advide you may have is much appreciated… And thanks for sharing this great information with us!
The Primal experience has been a revelation. I have been doing my best to follow Robb Wolff and Mark’s advice to the letter and I feel great because of it.
Ugh-Fug throw stump. Ugh-Fug get strong. Ugh-Fug catch fish and pick blackberries.
Something lost each day
As primal blueprint’s reclaimed
I’m myself again
My primal experience over the past 14 days has been extraordinary. I’ve lost 6lbs and unlike most of my diet experiences, I’m full of energy. My mood, mental clarity, and energy levels are definitely up while my sore joints and inflammation are down. I feel great!
Since going 100% primal I’ve lost weight despite trying to eat more food. My abs are poking through even more now so whatever I lost must have been fat. My workouts have been shorter (~20mins) but they leave me feeling great and give me a full body workout. I’ve been doing mostly kettlebell and calisthenics, and the high-fat diet gives me so much more energy to workout.
Also, I’ve been going barefoot most of the time, or I wear Sanuk Vagabonds (like moccasins) with no support, and my feet feel so much better. I really can feel my toes spreading out. And yesterday I was at the golf course with my old shoes on and my feet felt so cramped. I even rolled my ankle because I stepped on a rock. Wearing shoes with heels makes you walk on your heels instead of the balls of your feet so your ankle is weaker and thus easier to roll.
My energy levels have been great and I’ve not been getting tired at work. I’m not really overweight but I have lost 8 pounds of fat while on the diet and working out regularly.
I was pretty close to primal before, so I haven’t noticed any huge results. But things seem good so far!
I have never felt better than since I went Primal. High energy levels, steady and effortless weight loss, stable mood, better sleep, clear skin, and best of all: very stable and controlled hunger.
Two months and a half now, without any grain, nor legumes.
I am 45 and I was getting a little bit sad, because I was beginning to feel myself in the beginning of the last part of the life (I have lost my father when he was 55), with small aches in articulations, and other small disfunctionalities.
Now, I feel again myself full of life and energy and my mood is wonderfully positive!
Thanks for the Vibram FiveFingers!
The craziest thing, my husband and I have meant to enter almost every contest thus far. We vow each day that, “tonight will be the night that we post our pictures, write in the blog, add a comment,” but then, after putting our 12 month and 3 year old children to bed, we pass out ourselves. This challenge has allowed us to really challenge OURSELVES and really do it for us and evidently, not for any of the prizes!
I am a lifetime natural bodybuilder who has never used steroids. Since following the Primal Blueprint diet I have made amazing gains. I have been able to build muscle while dropping bodyfat. People keep asking me whats up and I tell them I have gone Primal. Thanks Mark
After 6 months of unemployment (ongoing), and numerous aches and pains from 5 days in the gym or sports field per week, I have given up my original goal of better diet (can’t afford it – I live in Britain; free-range anything is absurdly expensive) and more exercise.
So, for the last two weeks in August, I am going to focus on reducing stress, playing, and trying to enjoy my life. My eating will suffer for sure, but it is the best I can do for now.
My husband and I have loved going Primal. We are 58 and are nearly back to our age “40″ bodies. We used The Red Bucket Strategy (by Greg Wingard) available at Amazon.com to really focus our attention on going Primal. After 3 mos. it was second nature for us to be our Primal selves and stay that way for the past year. Using the Red Bucket along with the Primal Blueprint we have changed our habits for the better!! Go Grok!!
My family has had a case of high cholesterol and diseases my father even had a heart attack at age 32. I just past that mark and knew my cholesterol was bad and needed to make a change. PB was that change and after a recent physical I’m as healthy as an OX thanks to the new diet and fitness routine!
I’m the only one in my family that doesn’t have diabetes, I’d like to keep it that way. Also I have been tired all of my life I’m hoping the primal way will change things.My daughter has been eating primal for awhile now and love’s it.
A couple weeks in and I feel more energized, healthy and awake! Im also enjoying my food more than I ever thought I could…cooking healthy fresh food is awesome!
LOVE that I’m now going PRIMAL! 120 days in, lost 40 BIG LBS of FAT so far! Love my body transformation. No more pain in my joints and my wife is very happy that I no long snore. Thank you.
The diet is in place! Now onto moving and playing more. It’s not always easy in the real world, but it’s really worth it.