A common theme among my clients is finding their motivation. What motivates them to make such big changes in their diet and lifestyle? When we figure it out, it's from this place of clarity that they can then make choices with integrity every day. What are your goals today, this week, and for the next year that keep you out of the bread basket? It's different for every person. Today one client said, "I just want to get back to … Continue reading
Here comes the coffee nazi again! More and more it seems my job is to crush people's dreams and take away all of their favorite addictions (grains, cheese, coffee...). I know, even if you won't admit it to yourself, that coffee MAY be affecting your life. Like in a negative way - not the happy, helps-me-live-my-life, buzzy way you experience it. I've written about it before here. Most people have accepted that gluten sensitivity is a real thing, unlike this … Continue reading
This post may be relevant to you whether you eat Paleo or not. It doesn't matter if you're eating grains, sugar, dairy, and legumes or a Paleo diet, you may be suffering from the hungries all day. Here's what you can do to fix it. 1. Eat more breakfast. If you're eating 2 eggs and 1 piece of bacon for breakfast and then wondering why you're so blasted hungry 1 hour later, it's because you're not eating enough food. The … Continue reading
This one has been on my mind for quite some time; people ask me about it a lot. So I'm going to tell you my opinion on the matter, but then ultimately I think you should go over to these two posts (below) at marksdailyapple.com to read more on the topic. I don't think I need to say again what Mark Sisson already said really well in 2010 (and he even used the Lord of the Rings to explain it). … Continue reading
Last night I ate sushi. I only recently realized I could do that - that is, eat rice and soy every now and then without much harm done. In the old days of Paleo, about 3 years ago, if I ate rice I'd get... well, drunk. I'd spin off into a near anxiety attack and literally get dizzy. If I ate soy I'd get itchy all over and my nose would run. The next day I'd surely have some new … Continue reading
Is this you? Low-Carb Endurance Exerciser "I run or do CrossFit 5 days a week. I'm on a Paleo diet - no grains, no high glycemic fruits, no starchy veggies because that's what I heard I should be doing. But I have these intense cravings for sugar and I end up bingeing on cookies because I just can't control myself. What am I doing wrong?? Maybe I just need more self control..." Or this... Low-Carb Moderate Excerciser "I lift 2-3 times a … Continue reading
The simple truth is that I don't know. Lemme explain. Whether or not you're trying to lose weight, the amount of fruit you should eat really depends on two things: how active you are and how your particular body responds to carbs. Activity Level If you're an athletic person, you're probably going to need more carbs. More on this in a couple days, but that's all you need to know for now. You're A Unique Snowflake Our bodies really … Continue reading
I've written before about whether or not people need supplements here. And you can see which supplements I personally take in this blog post. All in all, though, I do think there are a few things people should be taking in general on their Paleo diet (or I guess with any diet), and those are... Vitamin D Omega 3's Probiotic Vitamin D Vitamin D (D3 - not D2) is important for maintaining the tight junctions in your gut (so you … Continue reading
We just received our 1,459th question about how to eat Paleo inexpensively. Ok, that's an exaggeration, but there are a lot of people who ask for help with budgeting their Paleo groceries. Luckily, my husband and I just decided to try to cut our food budget in half because it was getting a little out of control over here, so I have a lot of suggestions. Here goes. Meat First of all, go to eatwild.com and find a local rancher … Continue reading
I'm sad and humbled to tell you all that I had to quit CrossFit... I told you in my recent post, "I'm A CrossFit Newby: My Thoughts So Far", that I loved it, that I loved my coach at Ruya CrossFit in Boulder, and that I felt strong in ways I've never felt strong before. That it helped my climbing, it was a quick and efficient way of getting fit, and that it's so expensive that you'll actually show up … Continue reading
In September of 2012, I started seeing a naturopath in Boulder (Eric Dorninger) to finally tackle some of my health issues that Paleo just wasn't helping. Seeing him is not cheap, as he has requisite upfront testing that costs about $1500 plus his consulting fees. All the little symptoms I was having weren't really enough to get me to go see him; it was my sneaking suspicion that I had a parasite that finally made me bite the bullet. Note: If … Continue reading
As a 34-year-old childless, married woman, I've been doing a lot of baby contemplation lately. My husband, who's 7 years younger than I am, has been surprisingly accepting of my wanderings into kid land. After all, when I was 27, the last thing I wanted to talk about was having a kid, much less the sometimes horrifying details of raising one. How will we keep the kid safe? How much TV should he/she watch? What about the disturbing number of … Continue reading
I'm told over and over again that I should pay no heed to people's negative, nasty comments on this blog. So I steel myself to their cutting insults, their glib responses to my thought-out posts, their unwavering buy-in to conventional "wisdom", and to their ignorant assumptions about me. Here's a good example from my post, "Dr. Oz Is Lying To You" (because he was, in fact, lying) to demonstrate what kind of comment I'm talking about: "Yikes, your review of … Continue reading
This post was written by Neely Quinn. The agave plant is Paleo; my tequila and mezcal habit would certainly be hampered if it wasn't. And agave nectar comes from the same agave plant that gives us tequila. So because it comes from a plant, and said plant is not a grain or a bean, shouldn't you be able to consume it when you're on a Paleo diet? You've probably heard somewhere along the line that you should be substituting your … Continue reading
This rant post was written by Max Shippee. "I just want to have smaller thighs/have them not touch in the middle/more firm arms/to see my abs/this little bit gone." "Oh, how long have you wanted that?" "My whole life. I want to look like Giselle! You know her?" "Oh yeah, sure, we used to date." This might come off as a rant, but you need to hear it. Look. We all have body issues. Every one of us. If you … Continue reading
Because Max Shippee will be blogging more here now, we'll be announcing at the beginning of each post who the author is. Thusly, this post was written by Neely Quinn, nutrition slinger. A lot of you probably know that I'm a rock climber. I have been since 1998. I really love it, but this year I got bored with it in about October. I decided to quit until the new year to give my body and mind a break. That's … Continue reading