Got the pic from his website....HERE
"Primal" refers to a "diet" called the Primal Diet (I'm so smart I know...) You can check out the website HERE and learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Primal "Diet." I use the "" around diet because I don't really feel like this is a diet persay (I think I just made up the spelling of this word, if it's even a word), but more of a "Life Style Change" You know that one I keep talking about? Me and The Hubs are working on this whole "be healthier, workout more, eat better" binge right now. I feel SO much better when I'm being healthy! I'm much less grouchy, probably because I'm much less fat?!
ANYWAYS....the Primal "diet" is based on caveman science...kind of. It suggests eating all you want of lean protein, veggies, and fruit, some healthy fats (avocado, EVOO etc) but very minimal grains. I don't want to say minimal CARBS, because what kind of runner would I be if I ate minimal carbs? According to his plan you should consume 50-100gm of carbs/day for optimal weight loss, or 100-150gm carbs to maintain your weight easily. Based on the research grains (bread, pasta, etc) cause insulin surges in your blood, which = bad (I'm a nurse and should be able to explain this better...but I'm tired, and its all in the link above!) Now my thing with the whole being a "runner" is consuming my 50-100gm of carbs per day at the APPROPRIATE times! A-la before runs when I burn through all the carbs I ate right before. He actually mentions this on his website. He only suggests "carb loading" right before you lace up your shoes.
Now the above mentioned information is my "take" on this eating plan....I like that, let's call it an "eating plan" instead of a diet! Diet has such a negative connotation in my world...that means I CANT eat something, not that I should limit my intake of it.....
Man I'm getting distracted by my wordage tonight....
So here's a picture of a hearty lunch I had, with this "eating plan" in mind. Janae would be proud!!
That is mixed greens, carrots, onions, half an avocado, half a can of tuna (Hubs got the other halves) and some LIGHT italian vinagarette! And it was YUMM-O! And kept me full....for a little while. I'm kicking back into that "running/working out all the time...NEED MORE FOOD" mode!
Anyways we bought the cookbook that Mark Sisson (the author of this "eating plan") published today....and made Coconut flour pancakes. Interesting...not bad, but weird. It will definitely take some getting used to, and some serious $$ to get this whole thing started. The good news? He says I can eat Maple Syrup in moderation....I wonder what his definition of "moderation" is?
Any thoughts on this "eating plan"....anyone ever heard of it? Anyone read my blog?!? Nope, just me? Oh well, I'll just consider this my workout/food journal with questions to OUTERSPACE at the end!
Stay tuned for a post with pics at the gym....super awesome pics my drunk husband took! Yup I drug him to the gym AFTER we watched the RANGERs win game 2 of the ALCS....in a bar....I'm such a good wife!
1 comment:
haha i love that yall went to the gym after the win!
ive never heard of that diet/lifestyle, and I dont know much about it but I love the whole eat as many fruit/veggie/lean meat as you want. i think for the general population limiting grains is a good idea because we are a carb-happy nation. I've definitely fallen into restricting my grains, but had to remind myself that they are an important food group too...and those carbs sure are good for your running ;)
glad you found my blog, I'll be sure to come back to your
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