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Diet-Fitness-General Wellness Your Thoughts?

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About a week into the paleo diet, down about 5 lbs, mostly water from the internal storage changes, but I am very optimistic.

Most diets require tortuous changes and denials. The cravings are so much duller and less frequent now that I've cut way back on carbs in favor of rich, natural foods high in protein and fat.

Grains and carbs really do make responsible dieting so much harder. They are going to be badly missed, but the trade off is worth it.


Do you guys all do grass fed beef ? Does that make a big difference or is it simply a more holistic, complete approach ? I don't mind shopping for good meat and produce, but I have trouble paying twice as much for the same stuff.
 
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jwinslow;1957523; said:
About a week into the paleo diet, down about 5 lbs, mostly water from the internal storage changes, but I am very optimistic.

Most diets require tortuous changes and denials. The cravings are so much duller and less frequent now that I've cut way back on carbs in favor of rich, natural foods high in protein and fat.

Grains and carbs really do make responsible dieting so much harder. They are going to be badly missed, but the trade off is worth it.


Do you guys all do grass fed beef ? Does that make a big difference or is it simply a more holistic, complete approach ? I don't mind shopping for good meat and produce, but I have trouble paying twice as much for the same stuff.
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A while back, it's been a few years, I'd put on some weight and was up above 200lbs. The way I took it off was by being more active and eliminating the junk food like cookies, cake, potato chips and anything else that basically had no nutritional value. I still ate potatoes, some rice and pasta only not as much. I went from about 215 to about 175 in about 8 months and have since maintained that weight just by trying to be aware of how much food I was eating and keeping active. I know it's true that if you eat lots of carbs everyday your weight will go up but as long as you don't overdo it there's no reason why you can't have some bread, potatoes, rice or pasta everyday. This has just been my personal experience FWIW.
 
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Deety;1956109; said:
I think I need to move back to Utah and start hiking again. Nothing has ever made me healthier faster than that. Well, that is, once I learned to rehydrate and rest before driving down the mountain so my blood cells didn't all collapse and stuff.
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I've done Jardine Juniper in Logan,UT,and it was a lot of fun. The elevation was something like 1500-1700 feet from the road. The scenery was beautiful. I am in good shape,but not being used to that altitude at all kinda threw me for a loop. Bear lake was also another place there that I was sort of blown away by the scenery.I came out of one of the park restrooms and a moose was standing within 10 feet of me. A little culture shock for an ohio boy.


Regarding vibrams,I've had the classics for awhile. I like them a lot for training,but don't care for them for squats. There isn't a whole lot of support there. I deadlift barefoot and squat in chuck taylors. I have platforms built in my garage that all my equipment sits on,and most of it is rubbery textured. The vibrams feel better then any other shoe as far as just being comfortable,and the grip feels great. You just gotta be extra careful with weight plates or dumbells. I'm not saying dropping weights on your feet is ever a good idea,but with those it's good to take extra caution.
 
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DubCoffman62;1957528; said:
A while back, it's been a few years, I'd put on some weight and was up above 200lbs. The way I took it off was by being more active and eliminating the junk food like cookies, cake, potato chips and anything else that basically had no nutritional value. I still ate potatoes, some rice and pasta only not as much. I went from about 215 to about 175 in about 8 months and have since maintained that weight just by trying to be aware of how much food I was eating and keeping active. I know it's true that if you eat lots of carbs everyday your weight will go up but as long as you don't overdo it there's no reason why you can't have some bread, potatoes, rice or pasta everyday. This has just been my personal experience FWIW.
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I think you're right,but it all depends on what goals the individual is trying to achieve. Right now i'm 226lbs and a little over single digit bf%. If I dropped carbs under 100g(especially right now in the heat) i'd shed a ton of water fast, feel weak,and would be flat as a pancake.My workouts would suck,but bodyfat would come down further(provided my other macros were in check).

I prefer to carb cycle,and base the length of the gram changes on my goals. It eliminates a lot of the water gained/water lost feeling that impacts the workout.It takes more time to notice drastic changes,but you can gain or lose depending where you are,and what your point in training is. It's a lot easier to maintain this type of lifestyle of eating over a long period of time for me.

Personally,I think dropping carbs for people who just want to lose weight is fine,and it works great. The only issue is the discipline it takes to maintain a diet that will continually work over time. I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm just saying most people can't make drastic changes in their diet,and keep making the changes to progress.

I know guys balls deep in training 10 years+ that still don't look it,because they won't make the diet changes,and most of them will even admit to it. You just really have to want to do it.
 
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powerlifter;1957542; said:
I think you're right,but it all depends on what goals the individual is trying to achieve. Right now i'm 226lbs and a little over single digit bf%. If I dropped carbs under 100g(especially right now in the heat) i'd shed a ton of water fast, feel weak,and would be flat as a pancake.My workouts would suck,but bodyfat would come down further(provided my other macros were in check).

I prefer to carb cycle,and base the length of the gram changes on my goals. It eliminates a lot of the water gained/water lost feeling that impacts the workout.It takes more time to notice drastic changes,but you can gain or lose depending where you are,and what your point in training is. It's a lot easier to maintain this type of lifestyle of eating over a long period of time for me.

Personally,I think dropping carbs for people who just want to lose weight is fine,and it works great. The only issue is the discipline it takes to maintain a diet that will continually work over time. I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm just saying most people can't make drastic changes in their diet,and keep making the changes to progress.

I know guys balls deep in training 10 years+ that still don't look it,because they won't make the diet changes,and most of them will even admit to it. You just really have to want to do it.
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No doubt the carbs will put on weight. Last night for dinner i had polenta with Italian sausage and risotto with asparagus and I was up to near 180 this morning. However, I know that if I stick to lean protein and greens all day and do about an hour of cardio this evening by the time I go to bed I'll be back down between 173-175.
 
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jwinslow;1957523; said:
About a week into the paleo diet, down about 5 lbs, mostly water from the internal storage changes, but I am very optimistic.

Most diets require tortuous changes and denials. The cravings are so much duller and less frequent now that I've cut way back on carbs in favor of rich, natural foods high in protein and fat.

Grains and carbs really do make responsible dieting so much harder. They are going to be badly missed, but the trade off is worth it.


Do you guys all do grass fed beef ? Does that make a big difference or is it simply a more holistic, complete approach ? I don't mind shopping for good meat and produce, but I have trouble paying twice as much for the same stuff.
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I recently switched over to the grass-fed beef. It definitely appears to be a leaner cut. There is not near as much marbling in the meat as compared to grain-fed beef. The difference in taste was noticeable. It was not a bad taste by any means, just different than that of the grain-fed beef. The only time I really buy beef anymore is when I buy steak. If I am buying ground red meat, I buy bison. Bison burgers are delicious.

Has anyone taken part in any obstacle course based races/runs? I get a bit bored with the standard 5k or 10k and I am thinking about doing one of the following races:

http://warriordash.com/register2011_tennessee.php

http://toughmudder.com/
 
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