Thinking about doing it at least for a month, have a Crossift Competition on April 13th. Living alone i just hate cooking/planning so not sure how well i can fit it into my lifestyle. Anyone tried it or have thoughts on it?
Anyone do Paleo, or have thoughts on it?
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My sister has done it for a few months, but she is good at cooking things out in advance and stuff. Not sure i have it in me for that, i need to do some research also.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2261360&highlight=whole30
I'm mostly paleo. I have been cheating a lot lately, either due to holidays or illnesses but I typically clean it up as summer approaches.
What I find helps me is always making sure I have paleo foods available so I might have some ham or turkey cold cuts in the fridge for a quick snack before heading to work or before going to bed in case I'm hungry and I know it might be a while before my next meal. I'm lucky in that we have a cafeteria at work so I know I can get a veggie omelet or eggs or bacon or sausage at breakfast time or a salad at lunch time (with assorted veggies instead of just lettuce). However, I've also found paleo foods available at local places so I can break up the monotony with rotisserie chickens and the hot food section at Whole Foods (which has a burger bar here that does lettuce wraps instead of buns). For dinners, I'll usually have some steamed broccoli with a steak, or I'll make my own burgers, or I'll heat up one of the chicken breasts that I usually grill on the weekends, or heat up some of the wings I've baked.
Weekends are usually the hardest because that's when I'm usually running low on the foods I've made for the week and it's easiest to want to go out and cheat but as long as you do your grocery shopping now and make good choices you should be able to make it through.
I'm mostly paleo. I have been cheating a lot lately, either due to holidays or illnesses but I typically clean it up as summer approaches.
What I find helps me is always making sure I have paleo foods available so I might have some ham or turkey cold cuts in the fridge for a quick snack before heading to work or before going to bed in case I'm hungry and I know it might be a while before my next meal. I'm lucky in that we have a cafeteria at work so I know I can get a veggie omelet or eggs or bacon or sausage at breakfast time or a salad at lunch time (with assorted veggies instead of just lettuce). However, I've also found paleo foods available at local places so I can break up the monotony with rotisserie chickens and the hot food section at Whole Foods (which has a burger bar here that does lettuce wraps instead of buns). For dinners, I'll usually have some steamed broccoli with a steak, or I'll make my own burgers, or I'll heat up one of the chicken breasts that I usually grill on the weekends, or heat up some of the wings I've baked.
Weekends are usually the hardest because that's when I'm usually running low on the foods I've made for the week and it's easiest to want to go out and cheat but as long as you do your grocery shopping now and make good choices you should be able to make it through.
M0oG0oGaiPan
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I saw this blog with paleo recipes the other day. The recipes look really tasty
http://nomnompaleo.com/
http://nomnompaleo.com/
I forgot to mention that a crockpot really helps so you might want to look into one if you don't have one. You basically put your meat, veggies and fat into it, turn it on the low setting and leave it for 8 hours. When it's done you have a whole lot of tasty food. Then just google crockpot paleo.
eg - http://hollywouldifshecould.net/2011/11/a-month-of-paleo-crockpot-recipes/
eg - http://hollywouldifshecould.net/2011/11/a-month-of-paleo-crockpot-recipes/
I am not big on a lot of veggies, so i will have to see what i can make a omelette with that i like. My sister said we can cook a bunch of stuff together for the week which would help.
Do you mean there's a lot of veggies you don't like or that you don't know a lot of veggies? What veggies do you like? I find that preparation and cooking can heavily influence whether or not veggies taste good too. The same is true with quality of veggies.
I guess i am just fussy, easier to list the veggies i don't like. Peppers, Onions, Tomatoes raw/cooked (love everything they make though), Mushrooms.
You started crossfit and now want to start paleo. You could have knocked me over with a feather... No way cross fit is like a cult
how does it not surprise me that you are "living alone", found comfort in the crossfit cult and now want to start eating paleo?
Aww how cute look at the personal attacks coming, i assume it makes you feel big and strong, oh wait you already are.
I am big and strong. If you doubt that, I encourage you to meet up with me to lift if you are ever in the twin cities. And those aren't personal attacks. Just find it amusing that when I read things about crossfit they perfectly fit the stereotypes.
if crossfit is working for you, great, keep at it.
That's the big difference in mindset between us, i don't workout or lift to just lift more. I am in it to play sports better, improve my daily life, and increase endurance.
And yes since i started mid December i have seen a huge advancement from where i started.
Tough Mudder is in June here and i am excited for it.
I play hockey (and baseball), or at least did, not as much any more, but I skate weekly in the winter. Just played in an over 30 tourney in WI last weekend. I used to lift more sport specific, but as I age, it's becoming more about building strength and muscle. I am not signing an NHL contract, so I don't do the sport specific lifts like I used to - dot drills, box jumps, cleans, etc.
I can do 40+ minute cardio sessions. I am able to run a 5k on a mill. have been sticking to more HIIT cardio though. I am competitive at my sport of choice. All at a bulky 230 lbs. What more do I need to do for my daily life? My biggest challenge is finding clothes that fit properly, but with my lifestyle, sweats and T's can be worn pretty much year round.
my wife has a friend that is into the tough mudders, and a couple of my neighbors are doing one this year. it does nothing for me, but hey different strokes. There are plenty of people that see me at the gym and question why I need, or would even want to be as big as I am, so my goals are not what everyone else wants either.
Well it sounds are are pretty well rounded. My friend that is huge, does not do anything else besides power lift. He says all the time he wants more of the NFL player look, which him being 6'4" he could have it with some more cardio type training. I think if he did crossfit or similar for 6 months he would be in crazy shape with the size he already has, but like i said in another thread right now he has no mobility or endurance right now.
I am still like a Cadillac in the desert, but I do cardio 5-6 days a week. I have a good 10 lbs to go before I get to a composition I would be happy to maintain. Given my workload in the summer, my training window is not optimal.
I have read up a little bit on Paleo. I worry about any diet that is cutting carbs dramatically.
I also question a diet that still references BMI on the first site the comes up on a google :
http://thepaleodiet.com/body-mass-index/
my BMI is 35.....
alkemyst
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I enter Paleo Diet and I see nothing about BMI on even the first page. Are you using suggested links and have searched BMI in the past?
It's not a major carb cutting diet though. It's about increasing protein a bit over average, sticking to non-highly glycemic carbs and utilizing 'good fats'. There is a lot of misinformation on it out their especially a lot on confusing Atkin's type diets with Paleo.
It's not a major carb cutting diet though. It's about increasing protein a bit over average, sticking to non-highly glycemic carbs and utilizing 'good fats'. There is a lot of misinformation on it out their especially a lot on confusing Atkin's type diets with Paleo.
I don't know where I pulled the info from. I definitely didn't link it in my previous post
well "monster", if you google "paleo diet", the first site that comes up is
Let me google that for you
http://thepaleodiet.com/ - within that site, which talks about the paleo diet, they reference the BMI and how it "correlates well with degree of body fat".
http://thepaleodiet.com/body-mass-index/
capiche???
GrantMeThePower
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I've done paleo for a couple of years now (about 25 months). It is, I think, a pretty healthy lifestyle. It is not difficult to maintain. You lose a lot of weight over the first couple of months and then it settles down.
Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.
Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.
Thanks Grant, looking to get started this week. ReadingRobb Wolfs book right now about it some.
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