Eating Paleo

brianlux

Chadwick: thanks for mentioning chia seeds. Just got me some today!

I've read a bit this morning about fermented food and how good it is for you so I also bought a got a jar of raw sauerkraut made with Himilayan sea salt, basil, ginger and active cultures and processed at low temperature . Man, that stuff is killer!

unsung

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/

Had this last night, it was really good. I don't do fennel or caraway seeds so we subbed in pork breakfast sausage.

Shawshank

You guys are def having great results. I just could not cut out anything from my diet. I knew it would be a mental block for me and I didn't want to "feel" like I was dieting. I freaking LOVE bread...and I have gotten to a point where I make the best bread I've ever had in my entire life haha so it's hard to cut that out. So far...going on a year now, I've found that moderation,, a high protein intake and keeping a steady schedule of fast walking is the magic bullet for me. I keep losing slowly and steadily without even trying. I had been as high as 238 and averaged around 230 for tge last 20 years. I'm 192 this morning. I was 185 in high school when I played soccer.

It's so weird, you don't realize how much you've lost until you get new clothes. I always wore 36's or 38's in pants and usually an XL or XXL shirt. Now I wear 32's comfortably and anywhere from a Med to at most a Large shirt.

rr165892

unsung said:

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/

Had this last night, it was really good. I don't do fennel or caraway seeds so we subbed in pork breakfast sausage.

I'm def going to rock this.Thanks Unsung

lolobugg

unsung said:

Mix it up a little.

Try this coffee drinkers.

Find yourself an organic coffee bean.

Grind it and brew a cup.

Mix in Kerrygold grassfed butter, a decent pat. Add 1tbsp MCT oil. Shake. Serve.

Enjoy the enlightenment.

bulletproof coffee?
I need to try it

shortstack

i have yet to read this thread.... i'm short on time lately

i've been looking for live kefir grains, but i am afraid to just buy them online
anyone have experience with them or kombucha?

rr165892

unsung said:

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/

Had this last night, it was really good. I don't do fennel or caraway seeds so we subbed in pork breakfast sausage.

Made this yesterday.Taste was great and it sorta held its form.A tad to liquidy.What did you find?Im looking for that egg bake look but got slightly looser.

unsung

I added some garlic and an extra egg. It held up pretty well. Maybe cook it a bit longer?

brianlux

shortstack said:

i have yet to read this thread.... i'm short on time lately

i've been looking for live kefir grains, but i am afraid to just buy them online
anyone have experience with them or kombucha?

I looked at kombucha in our food co-op and it looked interesting but super pricey. Is it worth the cost?

i_lov_it

I've heard of this but haven't really researched it.

shortstack

brianlux said:

I looked at kombucha in our food co-op and it looked interesting but super pricey. Is it worth the cost?

i really don't know everything about it yet. i've read that people will share kefir and kombucha for the price of shipping. the problem is finding someone in your area that has some "going".

riotgrl

shortstack said:

i have yet to read this thread.... i'm short on time lately

i've been looking for live kefir grains, but i am afraid to just buy them online
anyone have experience with them or kombucha?

If you can find someone in your area that is best. I joined a local food co-op and these people are super knowledgeable and I got some from a person that was trustworthy. If you can't find a good co-op in your area, I would suggest getting some grains from Cultures for Health: culturesforhealth.com/

I've had good luck with both the grains and the powdered culture. Good luck!

catefrances

Ive just discovered pumpkin spice cookies in the land of halloween...... I am NOT giving them up for paleo. besides I dont eat red meat, cooked or raw.

xhausted1

shortstack said:

brianlux said:

I looked at kombucha in our food co-op and it looked interesting but super pricey. Is it worth the cost?

i really don't know everything about it yet. i've read that people will share kefir and kombucha for the price of shipping. the problem is finding someone in your area that has some "going".

Farmer's Markets are a good place to find this. They should be local vendors, and are a great deal of help. When I started looking into natural food over 10 years ago, they are where I started after the internet, of course. I am still in shock over what our food is in this country.

brianlux

catefrances said:

Ive just discovered pumpkin spice cookies in the land of halloween...... I am NOT giving them up for paleo. besides I dont eat red meat, cooked or raw.

We had warm pumpkin-couscous salad for dinner tonight. I'm petty much moving toward a vegetarian-paleo thing with occasional small amounts of chicken or (very rarely) fish. Surely there were some paleolithic vegetarians or at least much-of-the-time-vegetarians way back when.

rr165892

We just got a Trader Joes in our area.My gosh,what solid veggie prices.Like half the price of Whole Foods or Fresh Market.Also a solid selection of taste healthy goods all reasonable priced.

chadwick

doing good over here. it is amazing to me how much fruit & vegetables i go through, i always have consumed alot of vegetables & fruit but this is really something else now. i am trying & doing it - the cutting down on the eating of so many bananas. now i would say on average maybe three a day. some are in a smoothie others are eaten. im swimming two hrs six days a week so i am positive eating many bananas is nothing. they aren't ice cream, bagels & cream cheese or frickin pizza & fried frickin egg rolls which i am good at making

haven't eaten a banana yet today

what's funny to me is i can eat roast beef, brussel sprouts w/ sauteed walnuts (in olive oil) & feel great but be feeling like i had not ate anything in two hrs. so does eating alot of meat just go right though us? what's the deal?

sunday swim...................goodbye

bjo1015

unsung said:

http://paleomg.com/almost-5-ingredient-pizza-spaghetti-pie/

Had this last night, it was really good. I don't do fennel or caraway seeds so we subbed in pork breakfast sausage.

I made this tonight and it was delicious. My husband really liked it. It will be in the regular meal rotation at our house!

pookasnake

Hey kombucha seekers! I am a long time brewer and have a SCOBY for you to start your own, if interested. Just cover the cost of postage and it's yours.

rr165892

chadwick said:

doing good over here. it is amazing to me how much fruit & vegetables i go through, i always have consumed alot of vegetables & fruit but this is really something else now. i am trying & doing it - the cutting down on the eating of so many bananas. now i would say on average maybe three a day. some are in a smoothie others are eaten. im swimming two hrs six days a week so i am positive eating many bananas is nothing. they aren't ice cream, bagels & cream cheese or frickin pizza & fried frickin egg rolls which i am good at making

haven't eaten a banana yet today

what's funny to me is i can eat roast beef, brussel sprouts w/ sauteed walnuts (in olive oil) & feel great but be feeling like i had not ate anything in two hrs. so does eating alot of meat just go right though us? what's the deal?

sunday swim...................goodbye

Chad,what happened with this? You were on a roll.You still with it?

rr165892

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

riotgrl

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

A

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

Not sure if it has anything to do with blood type and diet but a lot of the research I've done says that most people can't consume legumes unless properly soaked first because of how hard they are to digest. Some legumes I can't eat at all because I can't digest them properly, like cashews. Certain beans I am ok with though. Have you researched the Weston Price diet?

rr165892

No Riotgrl I have not.Whats the basis?

HughFreakingDillon

riotgrl said:

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

A

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

Not sure if it has anything to do with blood type and diet but a lot of the research I've done says that most people can't consume legumes unless properly soaked first because of how hard they are to digest. Some legumes I can't eat at all because I can't digest them properly, like cashews. Certain beans I am ok with though. Have you researched the Weston Price diet?

peanuts are a BITCH on my stomach (and, um, further on down the, um.......line.....heh hem).

cashews are fine.

I gotta find something that will work for me. I'm a fat mess and I want to be in better shape for myself and for my kids. I want to get away from processed foods, but by the end of the day I'm so bloody lazy I just grab pizza pops or fucking tv dinners out of the fridge instead of making myself a decent lunch for the following day. then after I eat that shit at work I down a gallon of water because of all the sodium. if we have enough, I usually bring leftovers, but with my daughter on steroids for her colitis flare, she's eating everything in the house. But I also hate microwaves (I worry about what they do to food on the molecular level) and at my work they won't allow toaster ovens for reheating food.

I eat chips and dips and drink loads of pepsi with my canadian whiskey.

I drink about 4 giant mugs of coffee with white death (Coffee Mate) and sugar in each one every morning.

if i could turn this around it could be the basis of a tv show.

Natashapearljamfan

Hi Paulonious,

Start making small changes one at a time, then it's not so overwhelming.
Drinking water is great, so maybe start with ditching Pepsi for drinking water.
Take fruit, sandwiches and nuts, or salads to work things that that don't need heating.
Just a few suggestions I'm studying nutrition so you can pm if you want more suggestions.
Good luck, it's hard work but you just need to believe in yourself and get your family to help.

rr165892

paulonious said:

riotgrl said:

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

A

rr165892 said:

Read some of the eating for your blood type stuff,and being O Neg it said not to eat Legumes.Which sucks because I love English Peas and Hummas.I gave it a try and Wouldnt Ya know my body(gut) responded great.Really knocked down that bloated after meal feeling.

Not sure if it has anything to do with blood type and diet but a lot of the research I've done says that most people can't consume legumes unless properly soaked first because of how hard they are to digest. Some legumes I can't eat at all because I can't digest them properly, like cashews. Certain beans I am ok with though. Have you researched the Weston Price diet?

peanuts are a BITCH on my stomach (and, um, further on down the, um.......line.....heh hem).

cashews are fine.

I gotta find something that will work for me. I'm a fat mess and I want to be in better shape for myself and for my kids. I want to get away from processed foods, but by the end of the day I'm so bloody lazy I just grab pizza pops or fucking tv dinners out of the fridge instead of making myself a decent lunch for the following day. then after I eat that shit at work I down a gallon of water because of all the sodium. if we have enough, I usually bring leftovers, but with my daughter on steroids for her colitis flare, she's eating everything in the house. But I also hate microwaves (I worry about what they do to food on the molecular level) and at my work they won't allow toaster ovens for reheating food.

I eat chips and dips and drink loads of pepsi with my canadian whiskey.

I drink about 4 giant mugs of coffee with white death (Coffee Mate) and sugar in each one every morning.

if i could turn this around it could be the basis of a tv show.

Wow Hugh.Dude you need to get it together for your health and to set a worthy example for your kids.Start easy.No processed foods,no soda,No refined carbs.First 24 hrs or so will be the hardest but once you get a few days in you'll be rolling.Drink lots of water and walk a bit to start.Do you have any health conditions that would keep you from hitting some weight training,spin classes,yoga,etc?
Really is a 1 way street if you don't make some changes.You can do this.
If you want post up your progress and we can support you and feed you advice if you need or want it.

rr165892

I suggest you get a full panel of blood work done see were you are at on everything from hormones to Lipids to thyroid function.

HughFreakingDillon

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rr165892

paulonious said:

rr165892 said:

um....thanks for the "inspirational" words.

I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings.I apologize if that's how it came across.I just want everyone to be happy and healthy.I live this way(Other then one cheat evening a week) so I'm not a pontificating hypocrite.I have seen a lot of good people get sick from the food they eat.
Again sorry if I came across harsh.Wasnt my intention.Iwas kinda hoping for a ra ra kinda message.Ill work on it.

HughFreakingDillon

rr165892 said:

Wow Hugh.Dude you need to get it together for your health and to set a worthy example for your kids.

I am just in awe of this sweeping judgement. how fucking dare you.