42 Comments to “Real Food Challenge Day 8”

• Jason
  January 25, 2010 at 9:23 am

  Breakfast – in a bold and shocking move….eggs & bacon w/ black coffee.

  I have been totally clean for the past week. I have done a paleo stint before for about three weeks. I KNOW my energy stays the same (I even rmoved caffeine, but felt too sluggish) throughout the day. My morning used to include oatmeal but now is always some protien, mostly eggs, and either fruit or veggies. I am way better in the afternoon when doing paleo. The big challeneg for me is that i really like ice cream and a bit of chocolate and I know it doesn’t affect my performance. The other big challenge is that depsite the obvious improvements for me, my wife refuses to join me. I am not sure why, but she won’t do it, and I can’t convince her (to do most things anyway). For some reason though, if someone else told her to do it, it would be a great idea, just not coming from me. My motivation comes from knowing that long term I will be healthy and I am treating my body with the proper respect it deserves, I am setting a good example for my kids and my performance is improving. To that end, I did FGB yesterday (I follow MP acouple cycles behind) and PR’d by 64 reps from August which is about where I started with a 85-100% paleo diet, minus my stretch in Starting Strength & GOMAD (lots of whole milk) where I ate a ton, got stronger but generally felt sloth like. I am very interested to see where I will finish up at the end of 8 weeks. My training goal with regards to nutrition was to stay at 85-100% paleo for the year, we shall see.
• Steve A.
  January 25, 2010 at 9:37 am

  I have been eating completely different then I have been in a long time. I’m eating more often and my choices of what I am eating have drastically improved. The biggest improvement for me since I’ve changed my eating habits has to be my energy levels. Most days I feel like lightning in a bottle. Amazing levels of energy and it’s sustained through my workouts and through the rest of my day. What’s been most challenging for me is mentally forcing myself to take a rest day. With the energy levels I have been experiencing, I have no desire to take rest days but I realise it’s an important part of the overall picture. I’m always excited to go into the gym because I’m addicted to the way I feel when I leave. The atmosphere at CFW is fantastic and I enjoy the comradery and friendly competition the gym provides. What more can I say, I’m fully hooked on the mental, physical and spiritual benefits of changing my lifestyle.
• Motha aka. Mandy
  January 25, 2010 at 10:07 am

  When I first started… the 2nd week for me was rouuuuugh. (I’m in week 13). I was extremely tired. I’m not gonna lie… I went to my car at lunchtimes and had naps if I could. But with coach Turbo’s reassurance, I kept on truckin. It did get better, and now most days I have consistent energy throughout the day. (Providing I had a good sleep). I don’t have the 10:30am hunger pangs.. or the 2:00pm blahs. In fact most days even if I wanted to take a nap… my body won’t let me. And if you knew me before, I lived for napping. My mom said I was born tired. It is amazing how just cutting out something as simple as ‘wheat’ or ‘sugar’ can change the way you live and function. I have no doubt in my mind I will continue to eat this way for the rest of my days. It just makes sense and your body reaps the rewards from it. My performance has definitely improved and I just feel stronger. The weightloss is just an added bonus.
  I am also lucky my boyfriend came on board with this lifestyle.. next up, convincing him grassfed is the way to go. Baby steps.
• Kelly P.
  January 25, 2010 at 10:30 am

  LOL – funny you said the grassfed thing – Morgan and I had the same conversation on the weekend? “Why am I paying $4 for eggs??!!” lol – like you said – baby steps.

  Breakie: “cereal” (coconut, bluberries, almonds, protein etc.)
  Snack: nuts, dunno yet
  Lunch: spinach salad, pork souvlaki
  Dinner: pickerel, curry cauliflower
• mikep
  January 25, 2010 at 10:39 am

  Bfast Jodi & I- Since we couldn’t make it in for our workout (daycare closed) we took the kids home and made some yummy steak and eggs.

  Both of us are on week 3 of going Paleo with only a few small deviations and I find my energy levels consistent if nothing else. No real swings either way. The only problems I have really had was feeling too hungry too often but we fixed that with some excellent advice from B for more fat. It will be interesting to see the changes at the end of the challenge and beyond.
• Daryl C
  January 25, 2010 at 10:47 am

  This is my 4th paleo week and as Mandy mentioned, in the second week I was definately tired, but by the 3rd week had alot more energy and now I feel it in my workouts. Instead of just hanging on in most WOD’s I am starting to push hard at the end. Don’t know if this is normal or not but this weekend was the 1st time since I started that I found myself craving carbs…toast,nacho’s,. I didn’t cave have been clean since Jan3 rd, sometimes tough when family is not eatibng paleo.

  Still having hard time consuming alot for breakfast but had 4 eggs(two yolks) and an apple.
• natalie g
  January 25, 2010 at 10:55 am

  breakie: 1 square quiche, with 1/4 avocado.

  I’ve been 80% paleo since beginning of Dec, but ate my last slice of glorious pizza on the Friday before the challenge. I’ve been 100% since then and really feel the effects. My performance is up, my mood is awesome, my pants are fitting looser, generally all good things. My sleep seems a bit hindered, where I used to sleep incredibly well, I now wake up around 4 and can’t get back to sleep – wierd. My goals include staying 100% strict till next weekend a vacay with 10 friends at a cabin, we plan to bring tonnes of good food but not get down if we dont’ stick it 100% (there may be baileys with hot choc). We’ll see how it goes.

  I do need help with the croc pot. I have botched two entire pots now, followed a recipe to the T and found it to be tastless and bland and most unyummy. Yesterday I tried the following found on a link from yesterday’s post:

  Patti’s Stew
  ————
  1 pound stew meat
  1 onoin sliced
  2 celery stocks – sliced in chunks
  13 baby carrots – cut in half
  1 14oz can spinach – very well drained
  1/8 t pepper
  1 T parsley
  1/8 t coriander
  1/4 t garlic
  1/8 t ground marjoram

  Brown meat in 1 to 2 T bacon grease. Combine all ingredients in crock pot
  Add enough water to just cover contents. Simmer until done. Should make
  about 4 servings easy. (It’s the spinach that makes this stew so unique and
  also thickens it)
  From Patti

  I made a double recipe (more is always better) and found it to be a pot of blech. Has anyone ever recovered a recipe gone bad, what shoudl I try?
• Erika
  January 25, 2010 at 11:02 am

  I can’t say that I have really noticed a big change in my energy levels, I actually think I have more energy when I am eating carbs. I did hit a wall this past Friday and felt like if I didn’t have some carbs I was going to kill someone! I caved and did cheat but got right back on track again Saturday and have been on track ever since. I can sympathize with some of the comments when you have family that does not want to eat this way. It is hard coming up with different meals that will satisfy everyone. I definitely have more energy when I work out though. I missed the gym this morning due to having to play musical vehicles and I ended up without one. Not a bad morning to be stuck inside though! Will be in tomorrow for sure.

  Breakfast this morning was 2 boiled eggs, 1/2 grapefruit and black coffee.

  A question regarding fish oil – is it better to take it with meals or does it matter?
• tania
  January 25, 2010 at 12:12 pm

  It’s great to hear things are going so well.
  A few things to keep in mind:
  - I want to clarify that the purpose of this challenge is to improve the quality of your food and hopefully the quality of your life. This is not necessarily a low carb challenge, although controling carbs will help prevent insulin resistance and regulate energy levels, we want you to eat enough carbs, we just want you to get them from the most nutritious sources possible. Remember vegetables and fruits are carbs too!
  - If you’re feeling any energy slumps or cravings there could be several culprits, ranging from hormonal issues to just being in that transitional phase where your body is adapting. You can try tracking those energy levels throughout the day and depending on when you energy is waning we can try to figure out what the culprit is.
  - As Mike mentioned, if you’re feeling hungry all the time, try upping your fat, which has a really cool property, it makes you feel more full, just go for a good source of fat, olive, avocado vs. bacon!
  - Remember also that it’s not just a matter of protein, fat, carbs. You might do badly on some foods that we consider healthy just because you don’t tolerate them very well. You need to try a variety of foods and figure out what makes you feel good.
  -it’s especially hard if you’re cooking for the group, but I think that if you’ve taken on the responsibility to cook for your family, they should eat what you put on the table and not complain. If it’s not good enough for them, they can cook for themselves. That said, it’s not hard to pick and choose from what’s on the table, just have a big pile of meat and veggies and skip the sugar and bread.

  @natalie g
  I have had similar experiences with crock pots and now I let my husband do it, he seems to be better at it then me. I rarely try to make 1 pot meals in the slow cooker anymore, now I just use it to cook meat and plan to have other tastier stuff along with it.

  @Erika
  Fish oil with a meal is a good idea, some people can stomach it better that way. Also it will help you absorb fat soluble vitamins you’re ingesting with your meal. I do fish oil first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and that works for me so whatever you like…
• Kelly P.
  January 25, 2010 at 12:13 pm

  @ Natalie G

  I am glad you mentioned the sleep thing. I thought it was just me. I feel really good and have energy, looser clothes, better digestion and all the great things – but man, I feel like I never sleep at night anymore, like I am too wired to get fully “under” – oddly enough, I don’t feel that bad in the mornings though….anyone else?
• Pascal
  January 25, 2010 at 12:54 pm

  Breakfast #1 (at 5am) – 5 egg omelette with 2 yolks, spinach, tomato, asparagus / 1/2 banana / 1/2 grapefruit and coffee black.

  Breakfast #2 (at 10am) – 5 oz of pork tenderloin with spinach / 1 cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries and blackberries) / 1/2 cup coffee with cream.

  Energy levels are pretty good. Sometimes feeling a little bloated (from the heavy meat eating I think?). Going to increase fish oil consumption to see if I get reduce my post workout soreness.
• MLC
  January 25, 2010 at 12:56 pm

  @Kelly P.
  Ref sleep, here is what your Friday morning was “Breakie: Coffee, tea, coffee (I know, I know)”

  Possibly before, you relied on coffee to get you through your days for increased energy. With good, solid clean eating it may not be a necessity anymore. Again, breaking old habits. Coffee is prob more of a habit for you. Don’t get me wrong, I am not against coffee but you might want to try and scale it back.

  You may also find that you do not need as much sleep as you did before. Another important aspect of sleep is not disrupting sleep cycles. If you wake up 15 min or so before your alarm, just get up. Those extra 15 minutes you get will actually make you more groggy as you are breaking a cycle. This was an interesting listen: http://journal.crossfit.com/2009/08/crossfit-radio-episode-80.tpl

  This is an interesting read although disregard the promotion of vegan diet as you are well aware we promote meat here! In your mind, replace vegan with paleo.

  http://gliving.com/reduce-stress-build-strong-body/

  This is the point I was getting at with this article “Those converting from a Standard American Diet (SAD), for example, to an exclusively whole food plant-based diet will likely take in excess of four weeks to ‘cleanse’ the body of toxins. Usually detox symptoms include headache, blotting, fatigue, and sleep disturbances.”
• Kelly P.
  January 25, 2010 at 1:03 pm

  @ MLC:

  Hmmmm, very interesting that last part…

  And its true about the coffee. I used to limit myself to one a day and of late we have had some excitement in our lives and I think it has become my new “comfort food” – I will be sure to watch for this.

  How on earth are these things so obvious to others and not to me…lol

  I do also think that I just need less sleep. Before, I know I suffered from the “sugar bonk” roller coaster between my meds and diet – I don’t have that anymore.

  Thanks for the feedback.
• tania
  January 25, 2010 at 1:05 pm

  @Kelly P.
  also remember that the On Ramp class is at 6pm, I know I could never exercise that late and sleep well that night. you’ll see if it changes if you can work out earlier in the day
• Kelly P.
  January 25, 2010 at 1:24 pm

  @ Tania

  I go home so excited and it’s true, my body is still humming….so those days I totally get it. It’s the other 4 that had me baffled. It seems I am just too excited about life for my own good (and I like coffee )
• tapout
  January 25, 2010 at 2:07 pm

  …just curious to know how many litres of water you all drink / day…?
• Sunshine
  January 25, 2010 at 2:15 pm

  Since I’m only on Day 3 of the challenge, I have to say that the only side effect I have is feeling less bloated! I instantly feel good again after a whole week of eating and drinking bad stuff…for me the biggest change in diet is cutting out cheese (used to eat it at least twice a day), fruit (used to eat it three times a day) and sugar (I used to eat chocolat everyday after dinner!)…
• Luke
  January 25, 2010 at 2:19 pm

  Upon joining CFW in November I made a radical, cold-turkey switch to paleo. This wasn’t too hard because for previous years I had eaten pretty clean (no candy, chips, pop, very little dessert etc..) and so there were no great sacrifices made. I miss milk (used to pound a gallon in a day or two), I miss yogurt, I miss cheese but these are small adjustments. I noticed immense changes in my energy levels two weeks after starting. Not just higher energy but level throughout the day. I used to get crazy food crashes after a big meal and now nothing. I can study all day and only the monotony of it holds me back – nothing physiological. PLUS my recovery is amazing now and can work out 4 days in a row over the weekend with no very significant detriment on day 4.

  What I think is most noteworthy in my exploration of paleo lifestyle is what happens when you deviate. I’ll be honest and say over christmas break I drank with my buddies once or twice and partook in some once-a-year christmas desserts. My body literally rejected these things. I felt sluggish for up to a day afterwards and I would get tired immediately after the meal. My first workout back after christmas (I had only taken 4-5 days off) was hell. I got dizzy and grossly underperformed. This has taught me the price of deviating (so I only do it if it is worth all the things I mentioned) and that those foods and habits really are toxic.

  Getting back on track has been very refreshing and now the only thing that slows me down is improper sleep. I am a firm believer in proper, uninterrupted sleep. And similar to what MLC was saying up there, waking up when your body is in a light sleep is key. Plus your body doesn’t really benefit from anything but a complete sleep cycle where you fall into both deep sleep, and REM sleep. The snooze button does little but make you feel worse. I’ve even gone as far as to get an app on my iphone that detects my movement as I sleep and does its best to wake me up when I am in the right stage of sleep (very cool and after 2 weeks I think it works.)

  Only challenges I have faced are family and friends’ constant barrage of criticism. It is a difficult concept to adopt.

  Apologies for the rant.
• Erika
  January 25, 2010 at 2:20 pm

  @tapout
  Good question Nic, I haven’t really been keeping track but I am pretty sure I need to drink more. When I started to become aware of it I was only drinking about 4 glasses a day. I am trying to up that. I would love to know what everyone else is drinking as well.
• MLC
  January 25, 2010 at 2:24 pm

  @Kelly P.

  Some of us have been doing this a long time and are very very passionate about. Lots of reading and trial and error. For myself, passionate can be a synonym for obsessed.

  And excited is a good thing! When you change your life and see how great you can feel when you treat yourself well, it is amazing; you wonder how you went so long being at the other end of the spectrum. One of my fav sayings: “Nothing tastes as good as this feels”.
• jeff
  January 25, 2010 at 2:32 pm

  breakfast 3 eggs,

  I noticed an increase in energy, and feeling of being more alert and mentally awake.
• MLC
  January 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm

  Water – Depends on the person.
  Here is a link from CF West Knox. Keep in mind caffinated beverages also alter the amount of water you need.
  http://www.crossfitwestknox.com/crossfit_west_knox/2009/08/tuesday-8252009.html
• MLC
  January 25, 2010 at 2:44 pm

  This is a good little calculator to give you a personal estimate for water consumption:
  http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm
• Eric
  January 25, 2010 at 3:54 pm

  Well, I have been at this a little while and for me it has been an evolution of sorts.

  I may not have gone about it the way most have but I had to eliminate first then re-build. I first quit chips…..then deserts, then I started adjusting my quantities and eating 5-6 times a day as opposed to three squares. I then looked at protein intake, then I cut out refined grains, then dairy and then refined sugars…Since the “Real Food Challenge” I have added a ton more veggies and am learning the benefits of GOOD fat intake. .I have now eliminated crap (poor food choices) on “cheat” days as I was eating well for six and poorly for one.

  I have been gluten/dairy free for about 2 1/2 months now and have dropped about four inches off my waist. Performance has not dropped. I would say it has unequivocally increased over broad time and modal domains. My energy levels have stabilized and my sleep has become more sound. My digestion has improved dramatically as well.

  I also now notice when I quit, over Christmas I went back to gluten dairy and everything else for three days, it took me three more days to recover. I had terrible gastro upset and brutal energy levels. (You don’t know what you got ‘till its gone)

  This (re)evolution has a largely as a result of the support and advice from the coaches who have let me bend their ear and answered emails on a regular basis…Thank you.

  My workouts at the box have become more intense, my workouts at work have people talking… After the snatch and chin/ push up /squat workout, 50 D.U. s and a ½ Tabata Row I took the 80lb heavy bag for a run up ten flights of stairs yesterday and I overheard someone say, “WTF is Eric doing? He is Fu$king crazy!” I felt an overwhelming sense of pride for some sick reason.

  My recovery is WAY better as I am not in debilitating agony after workouts (no MAJOR d.o.m.s after GHD sit-up workout) and still have energy to carry on life’s duties and responsibilities.

  I just feel good…

  Thank you so much…

  E.
• Eric
  January 25, 2010 at 3:54 pm

  WOW what a freakin’ windbag….
• Steve A.
  January 25, 2010 at 4:14 pm

  @ Kelly P.

  you guys aren’t the only one losing a bit of sleep lately. I haven’t been able to pin point wether it’s the fact I’m drinking a million litres of water a day and have two pee twice in the middle of the night or wether I’m just restless. I do manage to go back to sleep quick and always wake up as though I’m coming out of a winters’ long hibernation. Not sure what’s going on but I’m unable so say anything negative except to say it’s annoying not sleeping through the night. No obvious side affects yet.
• brendan
  January 25, 2010 at 4:16 pm

  @Luke
  Your phone WATCHES YOU SLEEP????
• brendan
  January 25, 2010 at 4:22 pm

  @Pascal
  You have a similar appetite to me in the AM… 2 breakfasts Anyway, I’m not anti-coffee in any way, but you could try taking that out for a couple days. If that doesn’t work, and you’re chewing your food adequately, there are a few other things to look at:
  1. are you eating that amount of protein because you crave it or because you’re told you should?
  2. Stomach acids may need supplementation
  3. you may need digestive enzyme supplementation

  Oh yeah… it also depends on what you mean by bloated, but I won’t get you to clarify that on a public forum
• Kelly P.
  January 25, 2010 at 4:38 pm

  @ Steve A

  Ahhh, yes, the bathroom breaks aren’t helping either….lol

  @ Luke

  That is soooo cool (and slightly creepy)!
• brendan
  January 25, 2010 at 4:39 pm

  Drinking water… good article here:
  http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=30
• Scott A
  January 25, 2010 at 5:11 pm

  I’ve been completely Paleo for the first week and aside from being a little hungry at certain times throughout the day I haven’t noticed any great changes in energy levels. I think the hunger may be from not enough fats, so I’ve been trying to up them. But I also think the hunger is because paleo snacking involves a more planning than grabbing a granola bar, etc…. so maybe I’ve eaten a little less throughout the day than I used too. I find myself trying to satisfy hunger by lots of raw vegetables, which I eat with some protein most of the time. I intend to go and pick up some protein powder without any artificial sweeteners which may help with one snack throughout the day.
  I’ve been taking lot’s of fish oil for the last week and can honestly say that I don’t notice any difference….. Maybe I’ll be able to swim faster the next time I go swimming? But seriously, everybody says that they can tell when they miss their fish oil because they feel different…. How are you supposed to feel when you are taking the right amount of fish oil, and how do you find that level?
  Overall, I’m keeping motivated by relishing in the fact that everything that I have consumed in the last week has been “real” food, and I’m rereading Michael Pollan’s book “In Defense of Food.” And although I typically find documentary’s extremely boring I plan on watching “Food Inc.” to help keep me on track…. Has anybody seen this? Is it worth watching?
• MLC
  January 25, 2010 at 5:22 pm

  @Scott A
  Food Inc is awesome! Not boring at all. Def worth watching.
• Simone
  January 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm

  Breakfast
  1st day back at work from vacation and with the blizzard I had to delay breakfast.
  By the time I got to work I was finally able to have 2 hardboiled eggs and a banana. I have been feeling really good since I’ve changed my eating habits.
• michelle b
  January 25, 2010 at 7:53 pm

  Until a few months ago I had never really eaten breakfast, I consumed one litre of water per day if I REALLY tried hard, and for sure ate wraps or pasta on a daily basis. I’ve never been one for coffee, instead opted for juice or pop, hot chocolate or tea, heavily polluted with sugar. Nonetheless, I prided myself on making mostly ‘healthy’ choices…. hmmm…

  In the last few months, I have increased my water intake to 3-4 litres/day, cut out grains, increased my protein intake probably tenfold, my vegetable intake even more so, I use fish oil as my salad dressing and Love it!, and I pretty much eat every 3 hours from sunrise to sunset… I’ve never eaten so much, felt better, or seen greater results!

  This is honestly the first winter in as long as I can remember that I don’t feel like coming home every day to put on my pj’s and crawl into a ball on the couch until bed time. In fact, my energy and productivity at work has sky rocketed, no more post-lunch-get-me-outta-the-office-before-I-fall-asleep afternoons. And my mood, well, has somewhat stabilized I would say that instead of being a complete bitch on my bad days, I am now just kind of bitchy… And I would like to attribute this ongoing moodiness to not yet going grassfed and not yet kicking the dairy… my new short term goals.

  oh yeah, and I love CFW! keep up the great work
• John N
  January 25, 2010 at 9:48 pm

  Back to reality today! Came home really late (early morning) slept a bit and had to deal with weather related issues all day so breaky today on the way out the door was 1 cup pure orange juice with flaxseed and 1 scp “bodyflex” protein powder.

  Breakfast over the weekend at the hotel was a bit tough. Whoever designed the breakfast buffet thought carbs were perfectly all you need! So it was pretty much fruit with nuts, and 1 slice toast loaded up with PB to try and get some protein. Better luck getting some half decent food on the slopes for lunch.
• Chris
  January 25, 2010 at 10:01 pm

  I did not think i was going to become total paleo. The reason being is that i still loved my vices ie chocolate, yogurt to name a couple. I still loved them because the way i was eating was a bastardized version of paleo. A portion of my plate would be paleo, or a lunch would be paleo, but i would still feel hungry so i would reach for the yogurt, cheese etc. to fill that hole.
  I have just realized why i was hungry as these grains and dairy that i was subsidizing with my version of paleo made me falsely full. In reference to insulin response they were foods that were high on the glycemic index scale. Soooo the last few days i have made a great effort of treating myself to a paleo lifestyle.
  Something here makes sense because after dinner i am feeling full (not gorged – but satisfied)for some time after. I guess i am making concious efforts to eat the right kind of fats and comfort type foods to keep my insulin response in check … in turn my body is rewarding me with this amazing feeling of full ness.
  I never thought i could feel full after eating cauliflower rice…but it is doing the trick. Among other things…those you will have to check out my blog..;)
  In terms of energy levels i certainly do think that this lifestyle is condusive to getting things done, not lazying around, and simply giving me a fighing chance with this so called life. This may sound odd but – i get up from seating or laying down much easier – i do not feel so slothy. Running up stairs or even running around all day on a saturday to this and that does not wipe me out.
  My breakfasts have been relatively easy to conform. I usually ate eggs and some meat. But now i am enhancing it with vegetables and MY GOD it makes a difference in just plain concentraition and thinking when at work.

  Breakfast:
  scrambles eggs – spinach and tomatos
  Bacon
  Coffee
  lots of water
• Kathy
  January 25, 2010 at 10:12 pm

  Breakfast I had a protein shake with coconut milk and mixed berries.I do feel better and more leveled energy throught out the day.one of my bigger challenge is drinking my water and having cream in my coffee.And I lost some weight.And I really love CFW! keep up the great work.
• Harvey
  January 25, 2010 at 10:43 pm

  My eating habits before were fairly similar to what i’ve been eating during the challenge. The exceptions are that for the challenge I have cut grains, yogurt, lentils/beans and cheese which I used to eat a lot of.

  Haven’t noticed much of a difference performance wise though. I have noticed that I am feeling hungrier. Probably because I used to pack on extra calories by putting cheese on pretty much everything. The second reason might be since I am logging everything i’m eating, I not randomly grabbing snacks but sticking to eating only during my 5-6 daily “meals”

  breakfast: 3 eggs, eggwhites, tomato paste, onion, mushrooms. There were edamame beans mixed in there which are probably in the bean family and I forgot I was going to stay away from them. Oops. made a batch of premaid breakfasts so I guess i’ll have to eat them for the next few days. Green tea.

  meal 2: 1/2 can tuna. Romaine + kale salad.

  lunch: slab of beef, stuffed zucchini (with onions, tomato paste, mushrooms)

  meal 4: missed it

  post workout: smoothie made with blueberries, banana, and water. Pork ribs

  supper: Stuffed green pepper (ground beef, tomato paste, onions, mushrooms, red peppers)
• Eric
  January 26, 2010 at 12:27 am

  forgot to post breakfast today:

  3 eggs, 4 oz ham, 1/2 cup sweet potato. 1L water….
• Kerri A.
  January 26, 2010 at 12:33 am

  2 boiled eggs and a grapefruit.
  I’ve feeling great this week, just a little tired but that is probably ’cause I only had one day off and it was a quick switch over day from nights to days.
  But overall feeling great.
• maxine
  January 26, 2010 at 2:45 am

  2 egg omelette with spinach, green onions, mushrooms and cheese.

  Since I’ve been in Hawaii, it’s been difficult to do all Paleo. I am being careful, because I’ve been doing 80% Paleo since September 2009. You would think veggies & fruit would be cheap here…hell no…expensive…don’t understand, it’s perfect growing weather!!! Having a partner that doesn’t do Paleo is difficult also. He is very supportive but likes his rice and so do I, which makes it difficult.
  Anyways, I don’t know if it’s the eating, no stress, great sleep, but right now I feel awesome!!! I’ll get back to you on that when I’m back home, back to work, back on nights….argh

  Aloha
• MLC
  January 26, 2010 at 9:51 am

  @John N

  Sorry to tell you John but PB is fat, not protein. It is also a legume.
  “Legumes:

  Beans have been touted as the healthy protein alternative to meat. The fact that they can cause gastrointestinal distress should be enough for our concern. Most legumes are poisonous if eaten raw. Legumes are high in lectins, protease inhibitors, and phytates. Lectins are proteins that bind carbohydrates, been identified as being inflammatory and toxic, and have a casual relationship with auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, and lupus. Phytates or phytic acids, have been shown to inhibit the absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in the digestive tract. Furthermore, the presence of protease inhibitors interferes with the breakdown of proteins into amino acids. Vegetarians seeking protein from legumes, may actually be making their protein deficiencies worse! A diet high in legumes, at best, will give you gastrointestinal problems and could result in a mineral deficiency. At worst, a diet high in legumes could induce an “auto-immune” response. Furthermore, the soy industry has been pushing the “health benefits” of soy. As a result, most of our processed foods contain a soy additive or byproduct, in effect, lacing our foods with possible toxins.”
  http://www.healingcrow.com/dietsmain/paleo/paleo.html

  @Harvey
  Avoid soy!
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