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Guest Irv

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congratulations to you all....sincerely!

I'm way bigger than I wish I was...and it's all in my gut. I am lazy and have extremely low self discipline so I can totally appreciate what you have all done. I am jealous of you all.

I need someone to yell at me and keep me motivated...even if it's just online...any takers?

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I've started this Paleo diet.... basic summary..

Don't Eat These

1. No grains. No oatmeal, bread, crackers, cookies, rice, quinoa, pasta, grits, popcorn. These are equal to sugar in how they affect your insulin levels, they have anti-nutrients that block nutrient absorption, and they irritate your gut and cause just about 1,000,000 autoimmune diseases. Look up leaky gut syndrome--grains cause your gut to become permeable. Proteins (and poop!) enter the blood stream. Yippie! Gluten causes modifications in our tissue and you end up with transglutaminase...an enzyme that can modify every protein in your body. If it sounds bad its because it is. You have a scenario that can cause disease in just about any system in your body. You are going to be shocked at all the little things that have nagged you that go away--this is why. We are not designed to digest these and they are addictive....and that says nothing to the genetically engineered wheat that we consume that has god knows what consequences. In 20 years, people will look back and laugh that people were encouraged to eat six serving of grains per day. Don’t be one of the sheep on this. I’m telling you now--grains are affecting your negative health more than anything else you eat, even more so than number 2. If you only do one primal/paleo thing, eliminate these.

2. No added sweeteners, real or artificial. No table sugar, maple syrup, honey, agave, stevia, sugar alcohols, Splenda, etc. You need to repair your metabolic machinery and you have to get off the insulin roller coaster. Artificial sweeteners cause a cephaulic insulin response and make you fat. Google it. Nasty little secret.

3. No legumes. These are huge gut irritants as well. Green beans and snow peas get a pass because they have a low lectin (gut irritants) load, but no beans and that includes peanuts (surprise its a legume!). These may be allowed later but for now no.

4. Minimize or eliminate dairy. Butter is great--use it to cook with if you want. Grassfed butter is way better (has a ton of omega 3 fat, less omega 6, and it contains CLA). Full fat Cream is ok. Milk is a no go. Use cheese for a treat in a meal from time to time. I'm sensitive to dairy...had no clue till I removed it. After 30 days, we can try a little more dairy and see how you respond.

5. Avoid processed foods and prepackaged foods. Start reading ingredients on everything. If you can’t pronounce it or it has more than 5 or 6 ingredients pass on it. If you can’t trace the ingredient back to a real food source, scrap it. Eat real food. I know its crazy--eating real food is good for you. Stay away from the inner isles of the grocery store as much as possible.

6. No white potatoes. Sorry. These are starch bombs, have tons of gut irritants, and have a shitty nutrient profile when compared to say yams or sweet potatoes. After 30 days you can eat them, but not now.

7. Avoid seed and vegetable oils. Read your ingredients. This includes deep fried foods like french fries as they are cooked in vegetable oil.

What the hell do I eat?

This part is easy. Tons of veggies and animals cooked in quality fats. A little nuts, seeds, tubers, and fruit. Real food.

1. Beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, goat. If it has a face, eat it. Anything goes. Eat every animal you can find. You get bonus points for eating an animal I haven't tried yet. Double bonus points if it is an endangered species.

2. Eat eggs until your heart's content. Yolk and all. We don't shy away from good fat sources. We aren’t shying away from cholesterol either because dietary cholesterol has negligible effect on blood cholesterol and cholesterol is not a reliable indicator of risk for heart disease.

3. Eat tons of plants. Especially veggies. Broccoli, kale, spinach, asparagus, cabbage, zucchini, brussell sprouts. Eat tubers from time to time (sweet potato fries are great!) especially after intense workouts--just no white potatoes in the first 30 days. Eat a little fruit for a treat--maybe once a day. Berries are best (blueberries, strawberries, cherries, etc) just don't overdo it--until we get your metabolism and insulin sensitivity fixed we want to minimize unnecessary carbs. Don't worry--it isn't permanent. To summarize: eat as many non-starchy veggies as you want, have a little bit of fruits and starchy tubers from time to time until we reset your metabolism.

Once we reach a good body weight and repair our metabolism and appetite regulation, we can have more larger quantities of starchy plants (white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and even bananas). But not for the first 30 days.

4. Eat seeds and nuts. Almonds are my favorite snack. Coconut flakes are great toasted with some cinnamon and salt. Just toss them in a pan with no oil over medium heat until they brown and season them. Avocado is an awesome addition to a meal.

5. Cook with quality fats. No seed oils or vegetable oil. My preferences are (in this order): coconut oil (enclosed), butter, and olive oil.

Get 8-9 Hours of Sleep

This may or may not be an issue for you. Lay in bed and read some fiction an hour before bed time. Make your room dark and cool. Rest is critical for healthy hormone levels. Once those level off and you start to lose some weight, your snoring will lessen and your sleep quality will go up big time. Compromised sleep reeks havoc on your cortisol levels and can make you as insulin resistant as a type 2 diabetic. In crushes growth hormone and testosterone production. You might as well neuter yourself if you won't commit to sleeping more.

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I posted this around my entire house while losing the weight. A little something i came up with.

1. Never again will i be fat

2. Never again will anyone make snap judgements on looks, either good or bad.

3. Never again will will i let myself down and fail the most important person, myself

4. Not now, not never. i will not lose

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I cut back on the vino...ate better..cut back on portions (you realize how much a serving size really is when you weigh it)..tracked my calories to 1200, give or take...and exercised..a lot....me and the elliptical are BFF's :)

I like carbs, personally....I see nothing wrong with them..the body needs them for fuel...so I eat them :)....except for the bleached white ones..those are bad..

everything in moderation is my motto...

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