After Easter Update

I finished reading Art De Vany's book, "The New Evolution Diet". I had been avoiding reading it because I was a little put out that his blog is by subscription only. But, I'm glad I finally bought the book and read it. De Vany has been doing the Primal diet thing longer than anyone else I know of, and he does it well. I'm going to change up my weight lifting program a little and try De Vany's program. I also picked up some BCAA and glutathione per De Vany's program. The BCAA I bought suck! They do not mix well and taste bad (understated). I highly recommend the book.

Breakfast:
2 slice of bacon
2 Scrambled eggs
almond raisin cookie


snack:
1/2 almond joy bar

lunch:
roast
mixed greens
1/2 almond joy bar

supper:
steak
baked sweet potatoe

exercise:
morning: 20 minutes walking.
afternoon: weights: legs
Evening:

April 23 Food, exercise, excuses, and more.

I've been busy doing some other things and I've fallen behind on recording my food and exercise. For the most part my diet and exercise hasn't varied. My diet stays Primal and my exercising is made up of weights, flexibility training, and martial arts. Also lots of playing with Zeus. I've currently reading "The New Evolution Diet" by Art De Vany. I'm really enjoying the book. I'm highlighting the stuff I like as I go.

April 20th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slices of bacon
2 scrambled eggs
1/2 cup mixed greens
1/2 mixed berries

Lunch:
Brisket and steak
2 cup mixed greens
1 cup mixed berries

Supper:
Baby back ribs
potatoe salad
Cole slaw

Exercise:
afternoon: weights, back routine
Evening.

April 19th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slice of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Brisket
2 cups mixed greens
1 cup mixed berries

Supper:
Chicken
Potatoe salad
Cole Slaw

Exercise:
Morning: 20 minutes walking
afternoon: weights, chest routine
Evening: Played with Zeus and TKD forms

April 18th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
5 slice of bacon
2 scrambled eggs
Almond cookie

Snack:
Beef jerky
Almond cookie
chocolate covered coconut

Lunch:
Beef vegetable soup.

Supper:
Steak
Sweet potatoe

Exercise

Afternoon: Weights, leg routine
Evening:

Die Biting the Throat Interview

Don't miss this interview!!! Angelo Coppola has J. Stanton on his Podcast this week. Episode 12 is full of Primal goodness. Coppola does an interview with Stanton about his book, "The Gnoll Credo" and Stanton's take on the Primal diet. Stanton stays on the show with Coppola as he goes through his Paleo News and Paleo Village update giving commentary.

April 17th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slices of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Beef vegetable soup
almond cookie
chocolate covered coconut

Supper:
Beans
Fried potatoes
cole slaw
aspargas
almond cookies


Exercise:
Playing ball with Zeus
2.5 hours mountain biking
TKD forms

April 16 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
6 slice of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

lunch:
2 beef patties
1 slice american cheese

Supper:
Brisket
Baked potatoe

Exercise:
mowed the lawn
TKD forms

April 15 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slices of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

Lunch:
2 cups of mixed greens
1 cup of mixed berries
Roast Beef

Supper:
Pollo Feliz
Margaritas
corn chips
guacamole

Exercise:
Morning: 20 minutes walking
Afternoon: weights, arm routine

April 14 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slice of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Roast Beef
2 cups mixed greens
1 cup mixed berries

Snack:
coconut flakes

Supper:
Salmon Patties

Exercise:
afternoon: weights, shoulder routine
Evening: Fitness Kickboxing

April 13 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
2 slice of bacon
2 Scramble eggs
Strawberries

Lunch:
2 cups Mixed greens salad
1cups Mixed berries
2 pork ribs
meatza

Snack:
coconut flakes
dark chocolate chips

Supper:
10oz Filet
Baked potatoe
Zucchini, Yellow squash, carrots, and onions

Exercise:
Morning: 20 minutes walking
Afternoon: Weights, Pulling routine
Evening: TKD

April 12 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slice of bacon
Strawberries
2 Scrambled eggs

Snack:
Coconut flakes
Dark Chocolate chips

Lunch:
Beef Vegetable soup

Supper:
Roast Beef
Potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions

Exercise:
afternoon: weights, pushing routine
Evening: 20 minutes TKD forms practice

April 11 Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 Slices of Bacon
2 Scrambled eggs

Snack:
Coconut flakes

Lunch:
Beef Vegetable soup

Snack:
Beef Jerky

Supper:
Meatza

Exercise:
Morning: 20 minutes walking
Afternoon: Weights, leg routine
Evening: 20 minutes walking

April 10th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
3 Slices of bacon
2 Scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Super Sonic Cheeseburger

Supper:
Ground beef with tomatoes, green peppers, and onion
Tator Tots
Almond cookies with raisins

Exercise:
Soccer with Zeus
3 hours of Mountain bike riding
1 hour of Tae Kwon Do forms practice

April 9th Food and Exercise

Breakfast:
4 slices of bacon
2 Scrambled eggs

Lunch:
Beef vegetable soup
coconut flakes

Supper:
Lamb shank
Ratatouille
Roasted potatoes
Glass of red wine

Exercise:
played soccer with Zeus
Intuflow
Mountain bike riding

Food and Exercise April 8

Breakfast:
6 pieces of bacon
2 Scramble eggs

Snack:
1/2 cup coconut flakes
6 dark chocolate chips

Dinner:
Molcajeta
Corn chips and gaucomole

 Spanish Rice
I didn't eat the beans


Exercise:
Morning:
Played with Zeus

Afternoon:
20 minutes walking
10 minutes weights, arm routine

Evening:
Played with the granddaughters

Food and Exercise April 7

Breakfast::
3 slices of bacon
2 scrambled eggs

 Snack:
small piece of veal liver
4 pieces of beef jerky
1/2 coconut flakes
6 dark chocolate chips

Lunch:
2 cups of mixed greens
1 cup of mixed berries
12oz KC strip steak
1 small baked potatoe

Supper:
baby back ribs
1/2 cup cole slaw
1/2  cup broccoli salad

supplements:
multiple vitamin
fish oil
vitamin D3
probiotic
NO-Xplode
glucosomide

Exercise:
Morning: 20 minutes walking on treadmill
Afternoon: 30 minutes of  weights, shoulders workout
Evening: 30 minutes Kickboxing, 15 minutes of ab work and stretching

8 Weeks Until Summer Cut Program

     I turned 50 years old in March. I'm starting my "8 Weeks Until Summer Cut Program" this week. I weighed 187lbs in March of last year. I went to a Tony Robbins "Unleash the Power Within" seminar in Orlando in March of 2010. After the seminar I went Vegan for about 8 weeks. My weight started falling off quickly, unfortunately a lot of it was muscle. This was not the first time I had done this routine. I had done Vegan and Vegetarian diets before and had seen the same results. Back in 2008 I had read "The Paleo Diet" by Dr. Loren Cordain after my last Vegan experiment. This time I had stumbled upon "The Primal Blueprint" by Mark Sission. I really liked Mr. Sission's approach to the Paleo/Evolutionary Diet, so in June of 2010 I started the "Primal Blueprint". My weight stabilized at about 167lbs and I started gaining back muscle mass. I decided this winter to try and add even more weight back so I added whole raw milk from a local diary to my diet. Using whole raw milk and raw heavy cream my weight went back up to 175lbs. When I got to 175lbs I decided to stop the mass gain because my waist measured 37 inches. I stopped the diary about 6 weeks ago and my weight has dropped to 170 lbs and my waist is 36.5 inches. My goal over the next 8 weeks is to reduce my waist size to 33-34 inches. I really don't have a goal for my weight, but it will probably be around 162lbs. I was at this size in 2002 after finishing a program called,"The Ultimate Body Challenge". I was follow Standard American Diet (SAD) using Conventional Wise (CW) at the time;low fat, high carb, and moderate protein. After the program I seem to fall into some metabolic derangement where I had to keep eating less and exercising more to keep from putting weight back on, so I tried a lot of different diet strategies between 2003 and 2010. I will write a post on them sometime in the future. I have been following the Primal Blueprint since June of 2010 and have had no problem in controlling my weight.
     So what is my "8 Weeks Until Summer Cut Program"? I will continue with the Primal Blueprint but I will be doing less overall calories. I will be eating at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. I figure my goal weigh is probably 162-165 lbs, so I'll be eating 165 grams of protein per day. I have been eating about 180 grams of protein per day. I'm going to hold my carbs between 50 and 100 grams depending on how much exercise I do on a particular day. On training days I will hold the carbs to 100 grams and on non-training days I will limit carbs to 50 grams. I will be holding total calories around 2,000 until I see where I need to go with them. Fats of course will make up the difference in calories between the combination of protein and carbs and total calories. I am going to record my food and exercise on this blog for the 8 weeks to hold myself accountable.
     And we are off! Here I am at 170 lbs and 36.5 waist. I want to reduce my love-handles and the little pooch at and below my navel.

The battle for Earth Continues

J. Stanton has written another incredible blog post:

"We Must Reclaim Human Health, Sustainability, Environmental Justice, And Morality From The Birdseed Brigade"

 This is a must read. Our future depends on it.

 There were a lot of blog post today. It is blogging Tuesday after all. Be sure and surf over to Robb Wolf's site and get the latest podcast. 

Wylde on Health Interviews

Robb Wolf has put up some links to interviews with Dr. Bryce Wylde. These are a great introduction to Paleo Diet and exercise. What is really cool is these are videos!

More Primal Linkin' goodness

Primal Toad has been creating a community list of blogs, Facebook Pages, and Twitter Pages for quite some time. He has 400+ links to primal blogs. I hope that all these links will make it easier for people to follow the Primal Lifestyle. There is information on the Way Of Eating (WOE), exercise, cooking, how to budget, almost all of these sites are people living the primal dream. These are not commercial sites trying to sell you something. These are people posting their diets, recipes, and exercise routines with the results of their experimentation.

New Pages Added

I finally got around to adding a couple more pages. I added a page with a complete list of blogs I read. My top blogs are to the right on this page. My blog list page has about 60 blogs related to Primal/Paleo Diet. I also added a fitness blog list page. These are some of the page related to Primal/Paleo movement. I hope these pages will make it easier for people to find information on the Primal Diet. I will also be adding links to web site related to the Primal Lifestyle soon. These will be sites that are not blogs but have information about Primal diet and exercise. The links to my new pages is at the top of this page. I added a third page with links to web sites and forums.

Stay Primal, Grok On!!!