30 Day Paleo Challenge
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<p>What makes the bacon paleo, Kirwan? No nitrates?</p>
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<p>No Nitrates and not cured with sugar, like pretty much every Bacon you can buy in a supermarket is. I'm not allowed Honey either...</p> -
<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Kirwan" data-cid="414159" data-time="1392002343"><p>No Nitrates and not cured with sugar, like pretty much every Bacon you can buy in a supermarket is. I'm not allowed Honey either...</p></blockquote>
Yeah, now that you mention it, I haven't found any bacon without sugar.<br />
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<p>Yeah, now that you mention it, I haven't found any bacon without sugar.<br><br>
How does it taste?</p>
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<p>I'll let you know after breakfast tomorrow :)</p> -
<p>It's been a week since my last weigh in and I'm sitting on 99kg! Yay. 2.5kg loss from last weeks weigh in. Feels good to be under the 100kg mark. For some reason I was feeling fat this week and was worried I wasn't going to move much.</p>
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<p>I officially can't eat cauliflower anymore, sad as it was a staple in my diet but the thought of it makes me feel yuck after my mash and roasted experiments made them to sweet for me. </p>
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<p>Regarding bacon, I have Kiwi brand, it's lowish sugar I think (1.8g per 100g) but I have no idea of the nitrates etc - but doesn't fit the paelo so of little help to you Kirwan, sorry. It has been my saviour in the morning, maybe every second breakfast I'll have one slice with my eggs.</p>
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<p>Have not really had any sugar cravings for the past week or so which is good. </p>
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<p>Might start increasing my exercise by doing the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-proper-pushup-technique/#axzz2tAssYaw1'>Marks Daily Apple</a> push ups, squats, chin ups/pull ups, overhead press and planking which I can do without going to a gym.</p> -
<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Milk" data-cid="414160" data-time="1392002422"><p>Yeah, now that you mention it, I haven't found any bacon without sugar.<br />
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How does it taste?</p></blockquote>
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Forgot to reply, it tasted pretty good. Was a pretty thick cut, so was a little bit like ham. Still bloody tasty. <br />
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<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Nepia" data-cid="414479" data-time="1392267063"><p>It's been a week since my last weigh in and I'm sitting on 99kg! Yay. 2.5kg loss from last weeks weigh in. Feels good to be under the 100kg mark. For some reason I was feeling fat this week and was worried I wasn't going to move much.<br />
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I officially can't eat cauliflower anymore, sad as it was a staple in my diet but the thought of it makes me feel yuck after my mash and roasted experiments made them to sweet for me. <br />
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Regarding bacon, I have Kiwi brand, it's lowish sugar I think (1.8g per 100g) but I have no idea of the nitrates etc - but doesn't fit the paelo so of little help to you Kirwan, sorry. It has been my saviour in the morning, maybe every second breakfast I'll have one slice with my eggs.<br />
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Have not really had any sugar cravings for the past week or so which is good. <br />
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Might start increasing my exercise by doing the <a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-proper-pushup-technique/#axzz2tAssYaw1'>Marks Daily Apple</a> push ups, squats, chin ups/pull ups, overhead press and planking which I can do without going to a gym.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Forgot to reply, it tasted pretty good. Was a pretty thick cut, so was a little bit like ham. Still bloody tasty.<br><br>
Paleo sausages were spectacular, so meaty.</p>
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<p>Sounds good!</p>
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<p>Personally, I think the key for going Paleo is to totally deprive yourself of anything but the most basic paleo meals for a few weeks. That way as you start to introduce substitutes for your old favourite foods, you are hanging out for them, they taste great and are a treat. If you go straight to paleo-friendly equivalents straight away they pale in comparison - especially Paleo baking with almond and coconut flour. It does the job, but you can't compare it to regular baking, pancakes, etc.</p> -
<p>^^^ this is good advice.</p>
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<p>I did similar (but not for paleo) and deprived myself of all sauces etc and what I deemed as treats. I then started using a few low calorie sauces and making stuff like low carb protein pancakes and they all tasted awesome to me. Wife (who just eats what she wants and cranks abs year round) tried some of it and thought it was horrible and nothing like the real thing.</p> -
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<p>Sounds good!</p>
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<p>Personally, I think the key for going Paleo is to totally deprive yourself of anything but the most basic paleo meals for a few weeks. That way as you start to introduce substitutes for your old favourite foods, you are hanging out for them, they taste great and are a treat. If you go straight to paleo-friendly equivalents straight away they pale in comparison - especially Paleo baking with almond and coconut flour. It does the job, but you can't compare it to regular baking, pancakes, etc.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I did that by accident. By the time I made the Paleo pancakes I was doing cartwheels about how good they tasted.</p>
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<p>The health store hippie that works where I buy the Coconut Flour said it takes three months for your taste buds to switch to the new diet. And the Whole9 crowd say that this week in the challenge is where your mind starts sabotaging your efforts, as they say the brain doesn't like being deprived of something and sugar is basically an addiction.</p>
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<p>I buy into some of that, I've been having utterly bizarre dreams about food and huge cravings for sweet foods. I get past it but it's not fun.</p>
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<p>So I'm half way through today, I've been hitting all my targets and have only missed five points (a missed workout) from all the available points in the challenge. I'm also on target for the most xFit sessions in a month, and today is only day I'm feeling sore (last two workouts had backsquats and deadlifts)</p>
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<p>I'm completely confident that I will finish the second half. Weight is 80.5kg, so the loss has settled down, but tantalizing close to my goal. Clothes are much looser and have these weird lines on my stomach, think they are called abs.</p> -
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<p>Haha. Nice work on the progress.</p>
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<p>Have you noticed that you don't go down hardly any of the supermarket aisles now? It's weird mainly just sticking to the meat and produce sections - which are usually around the outskirts.</p>
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<p>Only have to go down an aisle for Coconut Oil, anything else is not food related. Been transitioning to markets and butchers, just easier and better food.</p> -
<p>Eleven days left, it's actually starting to fly by. Energy levels have improved, am feeling pretty good. Have never been able to maintain this amount of xFit sessions per week, and absolutely no stiffness or sore muscles.</p>
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<p>Getting through the workouts OK (as long as they don't have burpees, sigh, another potentially 90 this evening).</p>
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<p>Found a couple of new recipes this week, mainly for snacks and dinners. Variety is helping, and the fruit is helping with the cravings.</p>
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<p>I expect sometime this week to hit my weight loss goal, so starting to think about what the next one will be. I suspect a sprint goal of 78kg.</p> -
<p><Big Brother Brummie Accent> Day 19, and this contestant is now under 80kg. First target done and dusted.</p>
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<p>Workouts this week are the entire last years Open. Holy fuck :)</p>
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<p>9 days to go. Time to start planning what my get out of jail meal is going to be.</p> -
<p>Is there anything you are <em>really </em>missing? Sauces? Deep fried something? A filthy (yet undeniably delicious) pie? </p>
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<p>Sounds like you will have earned it after those gnarly workouts. </p>
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<p>Had been meaning to ask. How is the new gym compared to your Kapiti coast crew? </p>
