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Primal Progress: Seven pounds in three weeks!

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Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Once again I’ve decided to post a weekly update on my Primal progress. I feel like I’m driving some of my friends and family crazy talking about how much better I (and Amy) feel since starting to eat following the Primal / Paleo way, so one reason for continuing to blog about it is just to fulfill that need to share.

Last year at this time I was in the middle of a calorie-counting diet. I had lost ten or twelve pounds; maybe fifteen of the twenty I ended up losing. The last few pounds came off VERY slowly. I think there was one pound that took almost a month! I just attributed it to normal plateaus that come with dieting and workouts.

Since reaching my twenty pound weight loss goal in late April last year I had gained just about seven pounds, most of that since Christmas. I ate a bunch of Valentine’s chocolate during the month of February. Man was I dreading starving myself again to get those most difficult pounds off again!

Enter The Primal Blueprint. I’m glad to announce that as of this morning I have lost the seven pounds. In three weeks! Most days I’ve actually felt like I’m OVER eating, but the fat keeps coming off. I’m sure it will plateau from time to time but this effort is not driven by a certain amount of weight loss. It’s still nice to see some results this soon. Read More→

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The Primal Blueprint – It’s the Real Deal

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Sunday, March 20th, 2011

The results I’m seeing after two weeks of following the paleo lifestyle are exciting enough that I wanted to blog about it again this week. I may have mentioned before that my wife Amy is on board with our new primal eating plan. She’s the cook in the family so that really helps. The fact that we’re pulling together on this is REALLY a benefit. This is not nearly as difficult a transition as it could be without family support.

The Primal Blueprint

I have to give a big plug for The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson. I got it this week and have been gobbling up the good info. I read a lot of blogs and books so I know when I see the real deal. Mark Sisson publishes a dizzying amount of content on what he calls the Primal Blueprint lifestyle. I think I want to change my mind and adopt this term instead of paleo :) If you want to learn more about improving your nutrition, your fitness and giving your body what it was created to have (I don’t subscribe to the evolution idea), then The Primal Blueprint is for you. Follow it up on Mark’s blog called Mark’s Daily Apple.

So far the most eye opening thing in The Primal Blueprint has been the chapter on ‘Don’t Eat Poisonous Things’. I can’t believe how bad for me some of the stuff I’ve been eating for the last forty years has been. Sure, sugar and other sources of carbohydrates spike insulin levels, and that’s bad enough, but poly unsaturated fats and genetically modified foods are downright scary. Read More→

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Going Paleo Week One – 4 Big Benefits

By Brett · Comments (0)
Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Last week I shared about my all-of-a-sudden move to a healthier way to eat and live. I like the term ‘Paleo Lifestyle’ so I’m going to adopt that term for my efforts.

I promised some background that led up to my decision to adopt this diet/lifestyle. This post turned out to be longer than I meant for it to be, and is probably more info than you need, but I wanted to document it for myself if nothing else. At the end there’s an update on my first week’s progress so you can jump there if you like. Read More→

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Why We Get Fat and Going Primal

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Monday, March 7th, 2011

A turning point

This is a quick post to document a turning point for me in the health and diet department that should also impact my fitness.

What triggered it

The trigger for this coming change came from an unlikely source. Paul Thurott is the host of the Windows Weekly podcast with Leo LaPorte on the TWiT network.

In a recent episode (more than one actually), Paul mentioned a book called Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes.

Paul didn’t go into a lot of detail about the diet because as he and the author states “it’s not a diet book”. Read More→

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My Birthday Plans

By Brett · Comments (0)
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Thanks to all my Facebook friends for the Birthday wishes. I'm having a great one so far. To prove it I thought I would share the plans Savannah made yesterday.  At her insistence, we made a list of ten things to do yesterday and another ten things for today just for my birthday.  It would take a lot of explanation to make you understand each item, but I think you can get the idea.  Remember you have to think like a seven-year-old!

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Christmas Lunch with Savannah

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Friday, December 10th, 2010

I took a little time this morning and had lunch at SLS with Savannah. As elementary school lunch time generally is, we were rushed, but we had a good time.

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I have some special Veterans in my life to thank but this goes out to all who have sacrificed for freedom.

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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
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I’m generally in the “don’t like Halloween” camp, but it is fun watching the kids enjoy themselves.

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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Feeling bad that you didn’t blog about Halloween.

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I Love Mondays!

By Brett · Comments (0)
Monday, November 8th, 2010

Not going to get into deep philosophy, but I am looking forward to a good week of serving my great clients with real estate photography, marketing and promotion.

Tuesday I will participate in a Gideon scripture distribution for Lawrence County fifth graders. so blessed!

Hope your week is off to a good start as well.

Brett
Http://brettweaver.com

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Took a field trip with the SLS Second Graders yesterday

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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The South Lawrence School second graders visited Helen Keller’s Birthplace in Tuscumbia AL yesterday and I tagged along per Savannah’s request.  I had never been to Ivy Green so she didn’t have to twist my arm.  Everyone had a good time and learned a lot about Helen Keller. I’m planning on taking the family back to see “The Miracle Worker” drama at Ivy Green next summer.  Can’t believe we haven’t gone before now actually!  If you have not visited, I highly recommend it.
Brett

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