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u/R3cognizer · 10 pointsr/fatpeoplestories

My sister highly recommends these books:

It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30

Well Fed: Book of Paleo Recipes - The paleo shepherd's pie is OMFGSOGOOD.

u/princess_peach413 · 5 pointsr/Paleo

Nope, it's not the ingredients or the microwave that are causing the stir. The Whole30 people refer to paleo-ify baked goods as Sex With Your Pants On. I dont think anyone is trying to make you feel unsupported, just trying to point out what might be a flaw in your Whole30 plan so you don't unintentionally sabotage yourself. It's up to you if paleo english muffins are going to work for you, but just understand its not to the letter of the Whole30 program. That does not make it bad, just not necessarily "Whole30". Hope that helps. I also highly recommend reading the book as it goes into greater detail on where the rules come from. It helped me a lot to understand how some rules that seemed arbitrary, weren't so arbitrary after all!

u/smerkr · 3 pointsr/Drugs

I've got a possible cure for you, but, it's kind of a complete pain in the ass.

Strict organic paleo diet, sunlight, no drugs / weed / alcohol. High on life, no bullshit.

I'd imagine most of your energy comes from carbs (vs fats / proteins), and these carbs are from wheat/dairy/soy/grain/processed food with their anti-nutrients plus added pesticides, preservatives, and GMO toxins.

Took me about 3 months to switch fuels and go into ketosis. Feels good.

The books would be A B. I have them both in pdf if you're interested.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/Paleo

As others have mentioned, fat. But check out the book It Starts With Food if you want an ELI5 breakdown of the science and reasoning behind it; you'll find the answers to your questions, as well as a list of references for the information presented--a launchpad for your own research. The writing can be less than stellar at times (geared towards conversational motivation more so than academia), but it's a good starting point. Like an infographic in book form.

u/branespload · 2 pointsr/fasting

Honestly, doing a 20/4 with keto AND paleo is a bit spartan (and almost impractical with a calorie restriction too), and probably not very sustainable for many.

The benefits of keto that I've seen are rapid fat loss, and depending on your weight, it might not be that important. Just by judging from /r/keto, a lot of people doing a long-term keto are around 300 pounds. I'm less than half of that weight…

The benefits of paleo, however, in my experience are well worth it. It's more of a dietary template for optimal health, and since going paleo I've lost 35lb (without exercise, low carb or calorie counting), became much happier and confident, got rid of all my acne, never got bloated or food coma, had super clean poops and boundless energy while being able to sleep well too.

So if you're doing a good job with losing weight just by doing 20/4, keto may not be for you. However, if you have some of the problems that I felt were addressed by going paleo, try it out for 30 days and see how you feel, then slowly reintroduce less-paleo foods like dairy or whatever to see how your body tolerates it. There's a great book that explains the paleo lifestyle and how to do a 30 day elimination program on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Starts-Food-Discover-Whole30-Unexpected/dp/1936608898

Hope that helps~

u/justhamade · 2 pointsr/4hourbodyslowcarb

I have never read a reddit post this long before, or all the comments. You write very well.

I'll start with the budet issue. I do try to be as frugal as possible as well, but can 'afford' most of the food and to by expensive organic stuff sometimes too. I would make lean ground beef a staple. I would take the time to seek out a butcher or farmer so you know where the meat is coming from, and can usually get it at big box store prices. Where I live that is ~$3 per lb. I would also get some beef liver. This is actually one of the most nutrient dense source of food you can eat. One way to work it into your food with it being palatable is to mix it in with the ground beef. I also eat a ton of bacon. You should be able to get it for pretty cheap as well.

For eggs it was mentioned already but eat the yokes, Tim even says that hidden in the Testosteron chapter. I would again try to find a farmer that you can get pastured eggs for cheap.

For veggies I find that frozen is usually more expensive. Buy fresh whatever is on sale and paying attention to all the grocery store flyers is important. Again finding farms and farmers markets too. Some communities have Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) where you can put in some time working on the garden in exchange for some of the produce, I would look into that.

Also if you google for "paleo budget shopping list" or things like that there are a lot of resources. SCD comes from the same foundation as Paleo (listen to Tim on Robb Wolfs Podcast from Dec 2010 for more info).

It seems like you may not have a lot of financial resource but do have quite a bit of time. I would use that time to learn as much as possible about nutrition, for both physical health and mental health. Tim's book is a great starting point but it doesn't quite fill in a lot of the gaps. There are a lot of false info in conventional nutrition info and he didn't quite debunk them all enough. You can get books for free at your local library, hopefully it is a decent library. If not there are other ways to find them and most of these people have great websites and blogs as well.

  1. It Starts With Food I have read a lot of books, and if this one came out sooner it would have saved me a lot of time. It is the best book by far. The blog is at http://whole9life.com/
  2. Robb Wolf's podcast. This has been huge place for me to learn about some of the more scientific aspects of nutrition. I also read his bood The Paleo Solution and it is a good read.
  3. Gary Taubes. He has a ton of interviews and talks on youtube and around the web http://www.google.com/search?q=gary+taubes+interview he also has 2 good book, "Good Calories Bad Calories" and "Why We Get Fat"
  4. Underground Wellness podcast and the Dark Side Of Fat Loss Ebook by Sean Croxton. This podcast is all interviews by some of the best nutrition gurus out there (all of the previously mentioned have been on his podcast plus way more) The ebook is quite good as well
  5. Emily Dean she has a blog here http://evolutionarypsychiatry.blogspot.ca/ and http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/emily-deans-md She also has a book which I just found out about.
  6. Stephan Guyenet Blog at http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.ca/ he is quite technical but very good source
  7. Chris Kresser has a great blog and podcast as well.
  8. Dave Asprey bulletproofexec.com blog and podcast. He has really good stuff on stress and sleep hacking http://www.bulletproofexec.com/hack-stress/
  9. Marks Daily Apple by Mark Sission great blog and forum. Also has a couple of books out call Primal Blueprint.

    There are also some small 4 HB specific blogs. hisc1ay has a good one http://www.findingmyfitness.com. Mine is at http://www.myfourhourbodydiary.com/. Luke at http://4hourbodycouple.com and http://4hourbodyzone.com by Brian and http://www.4hourlife.com/ by Stephen.

    Also the http://www.4hbtalk.com forum is quite active and has a lot of helpful people.

    To address some of the other specific things you asked about. The eggs I already mentioned I wrote about it a while ago if you want more detailed info http://www.myfourhourbodydiary.com/2012/02/05/the-big-fat-missing-chapter/.

    I personally don't think beans are the best choice for you give your history of thyroid issues. I would definitely stay away from peanuts, I know you didn't mention them but they are a legume, and the protein lectin in them can not be digested. This is why so allergies to them can be so sever in some people. I can see how your thyroid issues may have disappeared when you started eating more. Fasting that much and eating that little would cause a huge stress on you adrenals and your cortisol would be through the roof.

    I think roots and tubers like sweet potatoes, yam, taro, carrots, squash and other starchy veggies (potatoes might be ok for you too, they have a higher glycemic index but if you are eating them with fat an protein the glycemic load should be low) would be a safer choice for you. They have a glycemic index of ~37 which is pretty low and have very few inflammatory proteins.

    I also would try to limit starchy foods to 1-2 meals a day not all 3. A high fat and protein breakfast will keep you satiated for a long time and provide a ton of nutrition. Here is a good example although I would avoid the fruit until you are at your goal weight http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/270/The_Meat_and_Nut_Breakfast.aspx

    I also recommend to people to try a gluten free cheat day. It worked wonders for me and most people that try seem to feel much better and lose fat much faster as well. I try and recommend to eat as much fruit as possible on cheat day. Helps build up that store of liver glycogen and help with any sweet tooth issues.

    For exercise looks pretty good what you are doing, especially since you are noticing a difference so fast. When you start to plateau or get bored of those exercises adding in some stuff from the kiwi workout would be good, and other KB stuff like cleans and snatches if you feel comfortable doing them. Learning the more advanced stuff too is fun, like turkish getups, on legged deadlifts etc. Also I highly recommend pullups, you can usually find a bar at your local park to do them. Being that we sit a lot we generally have a weak back and pulling muscles.

    As for the amount of weight lost you are doing very good. I think 10 lbs a month is around average maybe a bit over average. I think it would really benefit you to make some non scale goals (NSV or non scale victories as they like to say in /r/loseit) see this post for ideas http://whole9life.com/2012/08/new-health-scale/
    The scale is a really shitty way to measure body composition and health.

    Some longer term goals and maybe some performance goals I think would really help you out as well. 'Dieting to lose x amount of weight' is never successful. Tim states in the book many time it is a lifestyle change. You want to look good, and being healthy is the best way to accomplish that. My goal from the start was to lead a healthy lifestyle to set an example for my son and any future kids I have, I have been at it for 18 months now and will never go back. There have been set back, ups and downs along the way, but when your goal is long term and you are looking way down the road, having some cake at a birthday isn't that big of a deal.

    I also get a ton of help from my S/O and I highly suggest everyone get by in and help from the people around them. They don't have to be as passionate about it as you are but as long as they are board and have some sort of health related goals it makes a huge difference.

    Good Luck, feel free to contact me directly.
u/Him3hDH · 2 pointsr/progresspics

I eat a minimum of 135Grams of Protein a day from lean meats, I do not take any protein powders since I am lactose intolerant, I also do not take any type of supplements I just eat clean 100% Paleo, I take in about 120-130Grams of fat from healthy sources like Grassfed Beef, pasture pork, free range chicken and coconut oil & Nuts, I eat around 2400-2600 Calories a day, here is a book I recommend pretty much what I follow plus I CrossFit http://www.amazon.com/It-Starts-Food-Discover-Unexpected/dp/1936608898

u/fukenhippie · 1 pointr/Paleo

I haven't read the book but have listened to a couple of talks given by the authors and it sounds like it would be a good read for you. I did enjoy what the authors had to say. They were on Livin La Vida Low Carb. podcast, you might want to check that out as well. Good luck! You are in the right spot!

u/maroonCoonass · 1 pointr/jerky

I love spicy. I grew up in Louisiana and consider spice (and salt) that flavor of life. My wife, not so. She grew up in Cali. When we first met, black pepper was really spicy to her. I am working on her though, but sadly i know she will never enjoy the same level of flavor i do. :(

About my allergy, I never knew I had it until I tried Paleo. Now that I don't eat gluten, its amazing the difference. I recommend this book to you. It has changed my life big time. Basically all it has you do is try paleo for a month then introduce some of the foods your miss one at a time and see how it affects you. Worth every penny and time spent reading it.