I hope all your holidays were fantastic and that you enjoyed some much-deserved time off to be with your families and friends. Seth and I went to his parents' house and spent a few relaxing days playing Catch Phrase, eating good food, putting together an entire winter scene (that's what's in the picture), and opening fun presents. Our dinner wasn't anything too ornate, since we went nutso on Thanksgiving with cooking. Our Simple Christmas Dinner We bought a couple three-pound … Continue reading →
So you've read the other two posts here and here by me, Max Shippee, about putting your fears aside about lifting heavy weight and getting "all bulky", but you're still not convinced. That's fine. I have one more post for you. I have a friend/client, Ozzy Salcedo, who's been into bodybuilding since he was a kid. He walked into my gym in decent shape, but was soon schooled in the difference between working out for being on stage, and being fit for … Continue reading →
It's been an exciting month for Paleo Plan, to say the least. After a lot of hard work, we recently published and announced our new 21-Day Paleo Cleanse eBook, and today we're thrilled to announce another long-term project: PaleoFit! WHAT PALEOFIT IS PaleoFit is an affordable workout subscription service brought to you by Paleo Plan for busy people who want to get fit. You can check it out in more detail here. It includes: 3 main workouts and 1 "mini" workout … Continue reading →
We recently received a question from a reader that we think you might be able to relate with. With the holiday season in full force right now, a lot of you are stressing about how you're going to navigate Christmas dinner and dessert without offending, confusing, and/or alienating your family... Q: Hi, I am wondering how you get around being at social functions? Being Italian, big holiday meals are the norm for my family. I get frustrated trying to explain … Continue reading →
We are proud to present you with our 21-Day Paleo Cleanse eBook. This ebook will help you get on the right dietary track once and for all. The meal plan in the 21-Day Paleo Cleanse eBook is different from our subscription service meal plan and the Quickstart Guide and Paleo Challenge eBook in that it doesn't contain any of the foods that are discouraged for people with autoimmune diseases, or that are commonly known to irritate the gut lining: eggs, nightshades, dairy, nuts, and seeds. Buy it now … Continue reading →
After my ketosis experiment, I told you I had some serious carb cravings. Well, the intense sugar cravings subsided and I went back to eating my normal Paleo diet, which usually means eating under 100 grams of carbs a day. Sometimes a lot less than that. But I started being hypervigilant about my energy levels after that ketogenic week of almost blacking out every time I would stand up, having a hard time making it up the stairs, and not … Continue reading →
I was recently gifted 5 pounds of grass-fed beef short ribs by Teton Waters Ranch. In fact, Ethan Chutkow (yes, his name has "kow" in it), the operations guy for Teton Waters Ranch, and Devon Byrne, the recipe creator for their website, personally dropped off the ribs to my house. Quite the service! Here are Ethan and Devon... And here are my ribs... Teton Waters Ranch is a burgeoning new grass-fed beef company. Their cattle live the good life near Yellowstone National … Continue reading →
Statistics say that about half (45%) of Americans make New Year's resolutions. Resolutions usually involve self improvement, money, and/or weight loss. In fact, 38% of resolvers wanted to lose weight in 2012. Only 8% of all resolvers attained their goal in 2012. And that's not for lack of trying. Over 75% of people were still on their new path to self improvement after 2 whole weeks last January! That number trickled down gradually until June, when fewer than half (46%) of … Continue reading →
This past Sunday I went down to Denver to chat on camera with Will White of the Caveman Cafeteria. The video below is his first episode of "The Caveman Show", which will air on YouTube every Sunday. I let you know in a recent post that Will is featuring our Bison Chili recipe on his food truck this month, so he wanted to let his fans know a little more about me and Paleo Plan. Here's the schedule for his … Continue reading →
The following is an email exchange between a woman and me about her troubles getting her husband on board with Paleo. I think a lot of people will be able to relate to this scenario, whether it's your husband, wife, brother, or friend. Please share in the comments what you've done to help your significant other see the light :) Hi there! Basically, when I met my husband, I was 30 lbs lighter (as was he). I was obese to … Continue reading →
Will White got out of the military earlier this year and pretty much immediately opened a Paleo catering company and food truck in Denver. It's called Caveman Cafeteria - check it out. Will, who's also a badass comedian, found Paleo while he was serving in Iraq and lost 25 pounds because of it. He decided the entire Denver area needed to have access to Paleo foods, too. Read an interview posted on nourishpaleofoods.com with Will to learn more about him. This … Continue reading →
I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving. I know it's been a handful of days since the big turkey day, but I thought I'd show you what actually happened in our kitchen and at our table. With pictures! I wrote up a post explaining what I thought we'd be making, and while we mostly stuck to that plan, there were some alterations. And we had some fun during the 48 hours of shopping, prepping, cooking, and baking. Hope you … Continue reading →
Below is a shortcut to eating Paleo. The general rules (we know everyone does it differently) are all laid out in a colorful scroll for you to send to your loved ones or keep in your manpurse/purse. Enjoy!
I started my ketosis experiment 17 days ago and explained why and how I was doing it in this blog post. Then I updated you on day 5 of the experiment and told you how awful I was feeling in this post. Then 1 day later (on day 6 of the experiment) I gave up the quest due to fatigue, severe mood issues, etc. and explained exactly how I was feeling in this post. I've since been told by various … Continue reading →
It's almost time for the big day! I don't know about you, but I have yet to even get my turkey. However, I DO have our menu planned out and it's almost all from Paleo Plan. That's not because I'm contractually required to eat mostly Paleo Plan foods (because I'm not); it's because I think these recipes are delicious. Amazing. The best. So unlike last year, we won't be giving you another downloadable Turkey Day meal plan, but here it … Continue reading →
As a nutrition therapist, I do Personal Paleo Coaching on an hourly or monthly basis with people looking for individualized help with their health. What happens in those sessions can be life-changing for people. The kind of coaching I do is really valuable for people trying to lose weight, increase energy, improve athletic performance, or just understand Paleo better, and I know that more people would do it if they could afford it. So... because our mission here is to make Paleo … Continue reading →
(Note, this review by Jason Glaspey.) Earlier this week we got to try Fishpeople prepared dinners. While eating Paleo typically means trying to cook our own food--using whole ingredients--there are times when it's easy to wax nostalgic for simple, heat-and-eat dinners. So, when I read about Fishpeople, I was intrigued. Their whole gig is centered around making healthy, natural dinners from sustainably harvested fish, and natural ingredients. And even better, two of their dishes are pretty close to Paleo (there … Continue reading →
As one commenter put it, I've cravenly gone "running back to my 'safe starches'" after experimenting with nutritional ketosis (NK) for a paltry 6 days. After my update last Thursday, I made it one more day and then gave up. The meal pictured here was the safe starch bomb that rescued me from NK. It was a banana tapioca crepe topped with an entire 10-ounce bag of frozen blackberries cooked in a tablespoon of maple syrup. It was amazing. And it … Continue reading →
I'm on day 5 of my nutritional ketosis diet (details on the why and how of this experiment in my last blog post). That's a scantily clad me over there to the right on my second day into this. A "before" picture, if you will. Hoping to look like a body builder by the end of this. No, not really. Since this has already been such a dynamic experience, I'm going to start sharing some quick thoughts on it throughout … Continue reading →
We recently did an interview with Nina, a Paleo eater and Paleo Plan meal plan subscriber to see how the plan is working for her and how Paleo has changed her life. PP: How long have you been following Paleo? Nina: I started a strictly Paleo diet May 5th, 2012 and actually signed up for the paleoplan.com that same week I believe. PP: Why did you join Paleo Plan? Nina: I had been having intestinal pain, bloating, gas and I wasn't … Continue reading →
