Comments on: Will Momentary Compromises Derail Your Efforts?

By: CrashDummy

CrashDummy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:04 +0000

I stay 100% primal all week and then have a cheat treat every sunday evening, which is usually frozen yogurt with as many toppings as I can fit into the cup. This is about a 90/95 principle but knowing that I have my cheat treat at the end of the week keeps me on track the rest of the time, and I don’t feel guilty after having the treat because I feel that I earned it. This article is reassuring. I often find the bloating, cramping and extreme lack of energy the next day to make me wonder if I’m doing more harm than good by having my treat. I know now that staying 100% primal the rest of the week definitely outweighs the bad effects of that little cup of heaven (at least going down, not so much after) on sunday nights.

By: kam904s

kam904s — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:56 +0000

I’m so glad you wrote this. I’ve been transitioning to a Primal diet very slowly – week 1, no potatoes; week 2, no rice; week 3, no corn.

Whoops.
Corn is in EVERYTHING and while I was perfect on the no potatoes and rice I’ve slipped up several times with the corn. HFCS, sweeteners made with corn, corn slipped in as a bulking agent… it’s hard!

I was getting very depressed over the whole thing, wondering if I’d really be able to do this, when I caught this link that you posted in the comments on the “Why Grains Are Unhealthy” post today.

I’m not perfect yet – next week I give up regular flour, which means bread, which means my greatest challenge yet – but knowing that once I’ve fully transitioned over the occasional sneaky-corn mishap won’t destroy my hard work… it’s very VERY relieving. Thank you for putting me fully back on track, Mark!

By: How to Politely Pass on Dessert | Mark's Daily Apple

How to Politely Pass on Dessert | Mark's Daily Apple — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:03:00 +0000

[...] It would be great if I could just say eat the dessert or turn it down, but social situations are inevitably more nuanced than that. Ultimately, the choice depends on the particular dessert in question (how exactly un-Primal it is), your relationship with the host, the nature of the occasion and your own personal circumstances (if you’re in the midst of a weight loss endeavor, for example). Whatever your decision, own it, enjoy it (the dessert or the discipline) and rest assured that a good Primal diet isn’t made or broken by any one portion. [...]

By: Katelyn

Katelyn — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:49:54 +0000

There is never an excuse for eating carbage or eating off plan. I never make allowances for “social” situations. I’d much rather look like me–very lean, muscular with a super flat stomach–than make someone “feel” good by eating their carbage.

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:15:53 +0000

Oh, thank god you posted this when you did. This has been a week of torture, A family visit on the weekend resulted in a less than optimal intake of food, at the end of the weekend I became ill with the local cold and got a tetanus shot to which I reacted horribly. I resorted to comfort foods (shh – carbs, why? I keep asking myself that) and by thursday I was so sick with general malaise (headache that gave me nightmares in my sleep and left me debilitated for the first 3 hours of the am), body aches the like of which I have not had since I became primal about 3 months ago.

If I needed any incentive to continue with the PB lifestyle, I got it. Those regular, nauseating, un-treatable non-migraine headaches suck. A lot. So do migraines which I get a lot less of too! And so does the extra 17 or so pounds that I had lost since the beginning of June or so.

So in conclusion: PB = good, carbs = bad. Oh wait, isn’t that what this whole website says?

By: Bob Tracey

Bob Tracey — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:23:01 +0000

Mark, good article, thanks.

By: heykapo

heykapo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:14:19 +0000

I also ate 2 donuts in a row a while back; felt sickly, weak, and neurotic right up till bedtime.
Mark, I gave your book to my diabetic brother and he’s thrilled; he lost 12 lbs., takes less insulin and he can’t stop talking about it. He keeps repeating, “People are not eating real food!” His awe doesn’t diminish

By: Valda Redfern

Valda Redfern — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:47:32 +0000

Though my normal regime has become VLC, I don’t experience any negative effects from occasional high-sugar puddings (creme caramel, figs in brandy…) when I dine out with friends. But I can’t take wheat products any more – I seem to have lost whatever tolerance I used to have for gluten. I don’t think any amount of social pressure would be worth “… the acute stomach pain, the nauseated sensations, the bloating, or the instant drop in energy”. When people offer me birthday cake and so on, I just thank them nicely and say that I don’t eat cake.

By: Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:45:23 +0000

I guess I’m the exception…..I eat about 80/20 all the time and consume a reasonable amount of fruits.But I still have the high carb “appetite”.And I never experience any of the negatives when I cheat a little. Numbers are all good ( six foot, 168,8 – 9% bodyfat at 53 yrs old). My weekend hobby is bicycle racing and I’m assuming the 2 – 3 hour rides give me more latitude over straying a bit.

My training has become very “primal” in that I do one, sometimes two extremely hard sessions per week with lots of very easy “fun” rides. I also walk once or twice a week. Definitely not the chronic cardio that many of my peers do.

Am I the only one who doesn’t have an ill affect from carb consumption?

By: C2H5OH

C2H5OH — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:05:48 +0000

Will the primal transition from glucose to fats still take place if during these 3 weeks there will be like 2-3 carb days? I’m worried that a big bar of chocolate destroyed everything