Paleo eating

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Belly35
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Mar 7, 2011 10:29am
justincredible;701464 wrote:Eating like a caveman, essentially.
No fork or spoon?
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Mar 7, 2011 10:33am
justincredible;701817 wrote:Macbook Pro.

And I work out 5-6 days a week.
Sorry if I insulted your computer.

And yes you work out 5-6 days a week, my point is if you want to get a caveman workout, hop the fence at the tiger cage at the Cincinnati Zoo and run like a real caveman. That will show you that the Pilates you do almost every day aren't a suitable work out. For a caveman at least.
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Mar 7, 2011 10:35am
You got me. I do pilates.
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Mar 7, 2011 10:35am
Belly35;701825 wrote:No fork or spoon?

Nope. Just a spear.
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Mar 7, 2011 10:37am
Bottom line, this lifestyle works for A LOT of people and it is interesting to me. Why not see if it works for me? I'm already in good shape, why not switch it up and see if I can get in better shape?
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Mar 7, 2011 10:54am
How is this different than just having a healthy diet? Lean meats, fish, veggies, and fruits are the staples of eating healthy in the first place. Basically just seems like a marketing ploy by calling it "Paleo".
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Mar 7, 2011 11:00am
se-alum;701855 wrote:How is this different than just having a healthy diet? Lean meats, fish, veggies, and fruits are the staples of eating healthy in the first place. Basically just seems like a marketing ploy by calling it "Paleo".

A marketing ploy that hasn't cost me any money.

Yes, this is relatively close to how I was already eating. There are a few changes I am trying out to see if the results are as good as many, many people have claimed. Guess what, if it doesn't work out as great as I'm expecting I'm not out anything but at the same time I've added some new recipes to our rotation. Win win.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:07am
justincredible;701828 wrote:You got me. I do pilots.

How does your wife feel about this?
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Mar 7, 2011 11:09am
I believe my new avatar shows my exercise and diet routine.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:09am
ernest_t_bass;701869 wrote:How does your wife feel about this?

She's into it. We're very open.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:17am
THE4RINGZ;701874 wrote:I believe my new avatar shows my exercise and diet routine.

Yes, you clearly seem like someone I should take advice from on diet and exercise.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:21am
I do offer an online course. PM me if you are interested.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:50am
THE4RINGZ;701883 wrote:I do offer an online course. PM me if you are interested.

How much?
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THE4RINGZ
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Mar 7, 2011 11:54am
Less than one dollar per month for the entire year, and I include a magazine offer with paid membership.

Just please don't hold me to the magazine deal, I am still working on that.
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Mar 7, 2011 11:54am
I am doing my own variation of it. I don't get as complicated as some of the recipes. It has worked very well as I have lost 26 pounds since starting in January. I have done P90x along with the diet. My typical foods are below.

Baked Chicken breast rubbed in olive oil or coconut oil 250 for 90 or less minutes
Baked Sweet Potatoes - Not technically Paleo but this is one of my deviations, I don't eat every day.
Raw Carrots – lots of them
Ham, sometimes I spread almond butter on a thick slice and eat it cold or just heat it up
Steak - Usually T-Bone, I don't spring for the expensive grass feed stuff, I get TBones and Rib eyes for free from the family farm
Lean Hamburger - Same as above
Asparagus
Almonds, Hazelnuts
Paleo bars - go to www.paleoplan.com check their sample recipes and they have a recipe for paleo candy bars. Good stuff.
Egg Whites + Protein (usually shrimp or Ham) in the morning
Spinach Salads with oil and vinegar dressing usually with eggs or egg whites and some type of protein
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Sonofanump
Mar 7, 2011 12:48pm
OneBuckeye;701947 wrote:Raw Carrots - lots of them

I am often torn on the idea of carrots, I try to avoid starch veggies but know how good carrots are for you. I have the same dilemma with bananas.
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Mar 7, 2011 1:35pm
I don't eat bananas, but baby carrots are so cheap,easy and taste good, plus I don't like many veggies so I eat them. Before starting my veggies consisted of corn and legumes, so I had to change how I ate that.
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Mar 7, 2011 1:43pm
So are carrots and bananas limbo foods with paleo?
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Sonofanump
Mar 7, 2011 1:57pm
justincredible;702127 wrote:So are carrots and bananas limbo foods with paleo?

Yep, they have to spend some time there before moving on to the afterlife.
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Mar 7, 2011 2:12pm
Sonofanump;702136 wrote:Yep, they have to spend some time there before moving on to the afterlife.

Smart ass. :)
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Sonofanump
Mar 7, 2011 2:24pm
justincredible;702154 wrote:Smart ass. :)

I mean they are harder to digest as starches.
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Mar 7, 2011 2:30pm
Sonofanump;702173 wrote:I mean they are harder to digest as starches.

No they aren't. Ripe bananas are extremely easy to digest, they are also full of fiber making them even easier to digest. Common myth
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Mar 7, 2011 2:37pm
LJ;702185 wrote:No they aren't. Ripe bananas are extremely easy to digest, they are also full of fiber making them even easier to digest. Common myth

You are a common myth.
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Mar 7, 2011 2:38pm
justincredible;702197 wrote:You are a common myth.

I know, but having GI issues, I have studied up pretty well on what is hard to digest and not.
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Sonofanump
Mar 7, 2011 2:39pm
LJ;702185 wrote:No they aren't. Ripe bananas are extremely easy to digest, they are also full of fiber making them even easier to digest. Common myth

I did not know that, so I quick read up on it. So only eat rip naners.

There goes my the genius of my Catholic double entendre.