Diet-Fitness-General Wellness Your Thoughts?

[DubCoffman62]

Another question for the paleo dieters, what was the average lifespan of a caveman?

 

[jwinslow]

Another question for the paleo dieters, what was the average lifespan of a caveman?

Outstanding question, since we're all facing death by starvation, overexposure to heat or cold, a host of animal predators or a large number of basic viruses and diseases.

Google claims it was 16 years. I'm going to go out on a limb and give the food a pass, particularly with how badly kids can eat without many short term consequences.

This is day 4 on my no bread,rice,pasta/grain/sugar diet. I was 176 this morning. I felt a bit fatigued last night, more than I should being as I haven't been able to get out and do my cardio the last two days, I will tonight though for sure. Although the scale doesn't reflect it I do feel I've lost the bloated feeling I'd been feeling the previous few days before I started this.

I definitely felt the fatigue, but I felt like my stomach was no longer running the show.


My biggest struggle so far has been packing a lunch without a fridge near by. As a photographer, 4-7 hour shoots are that uncommon in the fall.

I can always go out for a fairly paleo meal, but that gets expensive and tricky.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Outstanding question, since we're all facing death by starvation, overexposure to heat or cold, a host of animal predators or a large number of basic viruses and diseases.

Google claims it was 16 years. I'm going to go out on a limb and give the food a pass, particularly with how badly kids can eat without many short term consequences.
I definitely felt the fatigue, but I felt like my stomach was no longer running the show.


My biggest struggle so far has been packing a lunch without a fridge near by. As a photographer, 4-7 hour shoots are that uncommon in the fall.

I can always go out for a fairly paleo meal, but that gets expensive and tricky.

How about just eat a good breakfast beforehand and take plenty of fruit and nuts with you out on the shoots?

 

[jwinslow]

How about just eat a good breakfast beforehand and take plenty of fruit and nuts with you out on the shoots?

I might have to go that route, with some homemade jerky as well. Still pretty new to the scene.

 

[DubCoffman62]

I might have to go that route, with some homemade jerky as well. Still pretty new to the scene.

I was going to edit and add jerky but you beat me to it. I'm out and about quite a bit in the afternoon and I always have a bag of almonds or cashews plus some jerky in my truck and I've been doing this long before this week long experiment. Over the years I've changed my attitude towards eating, although I do enjoy nice flavors and I do splurge on stuff I really like from time to time, I try to think of eating as something I do to feed my body, not please my tongue. I drink a bottle of cold pressed green veggie juice everyday. Some of my friends say 'eww, how can you drink that?' and too be honest, it doesn't taste that great, kind of like sludgey dirty water. But it sure is good for you.

 

[elliemae]

I have a good exercise plan for all.
Just wait about 5 days before you close on selling your house then move. The movers took the big stuff Monday. I moved the rest out myself. It was brutal. A 4 bedroom house,2 full bathrooms,dining room,kitchen,living room,family room,laundry room(rather large) 2 outdoor sheds,a garage and a covered porch worth of shiznit.
I closed 9:00 a.m. on Friday got done from cleaning and on floor to sleep at 5:00 a.m.! Got up at 7:15 a. m. to have a walk through inspection at 8:00 a.m. and pulled it off with flying colors. I think I sweat off 13 pounds easily.

 

[muffler dragon]

I have a question for those on the paleo diet. It seems to be rather low on fiber unless you eat lots of fruit. How is your regularity and do your stools tend to be really hard?

Truthfully, it's a lot easier for me to go numero dos ahora. Not nearly the amount of effort needed.

[quoteThis is day 4 on my no bread,rice,pasta/grain/sugar diet. I was 176 this morning. I felt a bit fatigued last night, more than I should being as I haven't been able to get out and do my cardio the last two days, I will tonight though for sure. Although the scale doesn't reflect it I do feel I've lost the bloated feeling I'd been feeling the previous few days before I started this. [/quote]

The bloating is one "issue" that I'm acutely aware of any more. Amazing how pronounced it can become.

One more thing I was going to add is how when you start a training regiment, the first 4 or 5 weeks you do get stronger be you don't see much change in the mirror. The last two weeks though has been incredible. You can almost see yourself getting bigger and bigger after every work out. To be honest I wasn't expecting this much so quickly.

You are an adonis!

Another question for the paleo dieters, what was the average lifespan of a caveman?

Good article on it: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/bone-dating-life-span/

My biggest struggle so far has been packing a lunch without a fridge near by. As a photographer, 4-7 hour shoots are that uncommon in the fall.

Since I don't know the hours you work, I would suggest a protein-packed dinner at night. This should tide you through the morning of your day. Then take along some nuts, jerky, full fat yogurt/cottage cheese, and just kind of ride it.

Since I work in a lab, I have the convenience of knowing where I'll eat most every day. I happen to cook my bacon (beef and pork) and eggs in a skillet.

I can always go out for a fairly paleo meal, but that gets expensive and tricky.

Yes, there is the monetary trade off. There are a ton of articles on MDA about how to eat Primal when you're out that may help.

 

[muffler dragon]

Well... I just thought I would share my latest "fun" story with all of you today. As brought up before, I bought a bike last Thursday. Long story short, I rode to/from work yesterday and today. This morning I went the same route, but attempted to be a little bit more carefree. I tried to bunny hop some train tracks (in the pavement) that were crossing the road at a 45 degree angle. My first wheel cleared, my second didn't. First biking accident in over a decade. Not all that tore up, but my right heel and inside of my foot hurts a good amount. Go me!!!

 

[knapplc]

How much salt does your body actually need?

I pretty much control what me and the wife eat. I would say I make 90% of the food we eat from fresh ingredients. Cheese is part of the diet, and rarely some cured meat like jerky or ham or coldcuts, but for the most part, I make it. I never use salt, or at least, very rarely. If you watch shows like Jamie Oliver or Tyler Florence, they use in a sauce the amount of salt I use in a week.

But I'm wondering if I'm not short-changing us on salt. I drink a LOT of water a day, probably a gallon or more, plus coffee in the AM. Am I getting enough salt, do you think? Or should I use more in my food?

 

[Gatorubet]

How much salt does your body actually need?

I pretty much control what me and the wife eat.?

I'm getting a vibe....

 

[Dryden]

How much salt does your body actually need?

I pretty much control what me and the wife eat. I would say I make 90% of the food we eat from fresh ingredients. Cheese is part of the diet, and rarely some cured meat like jerky or ham or coldcuts, but for the most part, I make it. I never use salt, or at least, very rarely. If you watch shows like Jamie Oliver or Tyler Florence, they use in a sauce the amount of salt I use in a week.

But I'm wondering if I'm not short-changing us on salt. I drink a LOT of water a day, probably a gallon or more, plus coffee in the AM. Am I getting enough salt, do you think? Or should I use more in my food?

Around 2000 mg for healthy muscles and fluid balance. Higher than that increases your risk for hypertension and high blood pressure. Some salt in moderation is OK. You're probably already meeting your daily intake if you eat anything processed, even if it's just a part of a meal or two a day.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Quick question, did cavemen drink coffee?

 

[Dryden]

Quick question, did cavemen drink coffee?

Of course. Now they didn't have a Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks on every corner like we do today, but I'm sure they had a Jolly Pirate back then.

 

[powerlifter]

Quick question, did cavemen drink coffee?

You are taking this caveman dieting pretty serious.........Google posed a better question though.

"Where did caveman put his beer before refrigerators were invented?"

 

[knapplc]

"Where did caveman put his beer before refrigerators were invented?"

All joking aside, beer was probably a large factor in early man's decision to stop his hunter-gatherer ways and settle down. He needed a stable crop of barley to make his beer, and he couldn't guarantee its survival if he was off hunting three valleys over.