Paleo Diet

[paint94979]

www.eatwild.com

Go here to find local organic farms for eggs, beef, pork etc. Pastured organic hen eggs are roughly 7-8$ a dozen but they are worth every penny

 

[paint94979]

Anyone sticking with it or just eating the whole grain infested Standard American Diet?

 

[Mike L.]

Anyone sticking with it or just eating the whole grain infested Standard American Diet?

I've added tacos to my meat and bean with cheese burrito diet. I've also increased my salsa intake. I sometimes substitute a hearty bowl of chilli in place of the taco but that makes me want a second beer with my meal. I have cut back on my taco chips and cheese dip. :thumb:

 

[paint94979]

I've added tacos to my meat and bean with cheese burrito diet. I've also increased my salsa intake. I sometimes substitute a hearty bowl of chilli in place of the taco but that makes me want a second beer with my meal. I have cut back on my taco chips and cheese dip. :thumb:

LOL

You eat your grains and ill drip pasture butter all over my grass fed steaks and sweet potatoes

 

[SmokeShow]

I'm still fatter than fawk. I was doing low carb pretty strictly and never lost anything after the initial week or two. Since then, I've been weak and eat absolutely horribly (but not gained more than a couple lbs somehow ). I've got to do something though or I may literally die working out in the heat this summer.

Overall, I've been absolutely blessed to be so healthy so far in life in spite of being overweight since childhood. I have no health issues whatsoever - good cholesterol, good BP, strong immune system, no headaches outside of the occassional small one caused by pressure changes when weather fronts move through, still have tonsils, appendix, gall bladder, no kidney stone issues in spite of excessive (2-3 cans/day) intake of carbonated beverages, etc.

I REALLY need to get my weight down while I can still boast about my health though because I'm not naive enough to think I'm immune to ailments that stem from obesity. If I passed my PE exam (I should know within a month) - meaning I'll have time to devote to exercise - I've vowed to join a gym and get back to eating right. I'd really like to get down to 10-12% BF and a good bit south of 2-bills. I'm 5-10 or tick over and medium-heavy framed. I don't aspire to be skinny/thin. I'm okay with "husky" or "stocky" as long as I lose my spare tire gut/tool shed!

 

[paint94979]

Elaborate on how you were eating? Breakfast, lunch and dinner

 

[paint94979]

Remember regardless of low carb or not if you are taking in more calories than you burn in a day you are going to stay the same weight

 

[SSchmi5519]

Nick tell me how I can gain weight. Even 5lbs would be great! :hug:

It's really hard for me to find healthy foods that are also high in calories

 

[paint94979]

Nick tell me how I can gain weight. Even 5lbs would be great! :hug:

It's really hard for me to find healthy foods that are also high in calories

You need a caloric surplus... Eat lots of pasture butter, sweet potatoes, white potatoes. Go huge on vegetables, and meat. I eat 3 eggs and bacon covered in Pastured butter every single morning and on my bootcamp days I have a medium sized sweet potato drenched in butter to restore my glycogen level. Eating bread and grains is just plain bad for you it can cause diabetes among other auto immune diseases

 

[SSchmi5519]

I target to eat 4k cals/day right now, but its really hard without grains like wheat, rice, etc.

I do try to eat a lot of potatoes. And of course lean meats like chicken and turkey to go with it (I can only eat red meat once in a while...stupid IBS).

My daily exercise is mild, running errands and working on truck/bike in addition to lawn/yard work. When I was going to the gym I think I was overexerting and began losing weight again, not being able to keep up with the calories.

What is pasture butter and where can I get it?

 

[paint94979]

It comes from Pasture raised cows it has a high level of omega 3 fatty acids and lots of naturally occurring CLA which gives it that rich yellow color. Do you have a whole foods near you? My favorite brand is Organic Valley Pasture butter. Have you considered homemade Kefir from Kefir grains to help your IBS? I drink 1.3 cups every single morning and it has seriously helped my digestion 100%

 

[hondarider552]

Steve, lets go find some cows and ask for Pasture Butter, remember, happy cows come from California

 

[SSchmi5519]

It comes from Pasture raised cows it has a high level of omega 3 fatty acids and lots of naturally occurring CLA which gives it that rich yellow color. Do you have a whole foods near you? My favorite brand is Organic Valley Pasture butter. Have you considered homemade Kefir from Kefir grains to help your IBS? I drink 1.3 cups every single morning and it has seriously helped my digestion 100%

Ive never heard of Kefir, i'll look into it. :thumb:

How do you make it?

 

[paint94979]

Kefirlady.com I have live active grains if you wanna give them a try

 

[SSchmi5519]

Does it work similar to yogurt enzymes and bacteria? I eat a TON of yogurt lol, seems to help.

 

[paint94979]

Does it work similar to yogurt enzymes and bacteria? I eat a TON of yogurt lol, seems to help.

Yogurt is going to contain 4-5 strains of active probiotic bacteria where homemade Kefir is going to have 35-40 different strains. It will heal your gut flora which has been damaged by all of those "healthy whole grains" that have been shoved down our throats for years... Notice how you can't quite eat tons of junk food and feel like you did as a kid? It's because your flora has been colonized by "bad" bacteria. Kefir recolonizes your digestive system with good bacteria and can also heal "leaky gut"

 

[SSchmi5519]

Sounds like something Id like to try. Is it a pain to make/keep? What do you culture it in? I cant really drink a lot of regular milk.

 

[paint94979]

It's very easy... The Kefir grains eat all of the Lactose in the milk so it won't upset your stomach... You can also use sheep's milk, goats milk and coconut milk. It takes about 24 hours to ferment so I make 2 cups everyday the girlfriend likes it too. She makes smoothies with it

 

[SSchmi5519]

It's very easy... The Kefir grains eat all of the Lactose in the milk so it won't upset your stomach... You can also use sheep's milk, goats milk and coconut milk. It takes about 24 hours to ferment so I make 2 cups everyday the girlfriend likes it too. She makes smoothies with it

That lactose eating mechanism sounds bad ass! They always find protein in my urine tests and can never figure out why. Im pissing out all my protein!!

 

[paint94979]

That lactose eating mechanism sounds bad ass! They always find protein in my urine tests and can never figure out why. Im pissing out all my protein!!

Steve, eating 4000 k/cal a day and not gaining weight he guess is your body is not absorbing most of those nutrients as your urine test is showing. Seriously look into Kefir ill send you enough grain to get started for free or you can buy some from Kefirlady they are 21$ shipped