Tom Woods Goes Primal!

[Acala]

Not sure if it could have been choline, but that is another common deficiency for some people on paleo/primal.

I can't imagine how any paleo/primal person could have a choline deficiency. It is abundant in eggs, beef, chicken, and fish. Sounds more like a problem for vegetarians.

 

[specsaregood]

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[amy31416]

It is.

I tried out some "chickpea flour" yesterday on an eggplant dish I was made. The picky eater in the family didn't complain and neither did the picky traditionalist. Turned out pretty good. Maybe not strict primal but grainfree: eggplant with chickpea flour simmered in butter, tomato sauce from the garden, peppers from the garden, and a hefty amount provolone and mozzarella. Still woke up another pound lighter. Wheat and corn are clearly two poisons that have been keeping me down for decades.

Nice!

Kludge isn't actually doing this "diet" with me, but since I started, he's been losing weight as well--probably because of the changes in the way I shop.

 

[low preference guy]

Maybe not strict primal but grainfree

for some that's enough to improve the quality and quantity of toilet visits.

 

[specsaregood]

for some that's enough to improve the quality and quantity of toilet visits.

well I've lost enough weight where I figure I can get back into running again (I was quite athletic before wedded bliss turned me into a fatass).
And I needed some new sandals my 5+ year old birkenstocks are a bit worn. So I figured I might try some huaraches out. I got them today and been wearing them at my standing desk and I must say, my feet feel, "free". There isn't another way to put it, kinda weird and I'm used to working in flipflops or sandals all day.
We'll see how they do when I go for a stroll tonight.

 

[steve005]

this diet is the dumbest out there, lol! what primal people ate like that???

try the starch solution if you want to eat what the past warriors of the world ate. and all healthy nations have diets based on starch, wake up idiots!

 

[Revolution9]

Lost a few more pounds, moved a delivered ton of rocks around in 100heat without feeling the least bit old or tired, was surrounded by chips and breads and all kinds of crap over the holiday week and didn't have an urge to eat any of it -- not one little bit -- feeling lighter and stronger than i have in years with no changes other than cutting out all those carbs -- which were always my greatest love. good shit this is. And i still haven't even given up the beer.

Wind sprints will be easy soon. You will be surprised you are not out of breath sooner.

Rev9

 

[Revolution9]

this diet is the dumbest out there, lol! what primal people ate like that???

try the starch solution if you want to eat what the past warriors of the world ate. and all healthy nations have diets based on starch, wake up idiots!

This is BS. Man cannot digest starches. They have to be cooked and converted to sugars and complex carbohydrates. The brain is mostly saturated fats. Starches will not replenish the structure properly. As well prior to the iron age there are very few boiling pots and very little evidence of their continuous consumption till the advent of agriculture. Watch who you call idiots as you dogma is a malformed pile of crap and suggests that you are the one without proper thinking capacities. You are suggesting we spent hours each day winnowing tiny little grass seeds to extract the miniscule amounts of starches in them and spent hours each day boiling and roasting these. Then you go on to act like eating berries, killing an animal and consuming it's flesh and gathering nuts is somehow impossible next to the mutlihour tasking of gathering starches from sources that extraction was limited and complex procedure and cooking them. If we could eat starches we would not have to cook them and have an enzyme or multiple stomachs to assist in their breaking down into substances that would be enough to sustain life. Try going without protein and saturated fats for a month and when you crawl to the keyboard to try to type your experience in remember your glorious words and the nasty comments you had for those who have listened to their bodies.

rev9

 

[Chester Copperpot]

this diet is the dumbest out there, lol! what primal people ate like that???

try the starch solution if you want to eat what the past warriors of the world ate. and all healthy nations have diets based on starch, wake up idiots!

It seems that alot of warriors ate starches.. be it Roman legionaires, General Washington's troops eating Valley Forge fire cake, or civil war soldiers eating hardtack... Its cheap and easy

But I dont think it was the preferred food vehicle.

Im sure there is no problem eating natural starches but personally I have found that If I do without starches that the fat pounds come off of me effortlessly.. Anybody else who has had stubborn fat areas that theyve never been able to get rid of, i would venture to say the problem lies with insulin and their ingestion of sugars and starches.

Most of our starches today seem to be of little nutritional value like white bread, white rice, white pasta, etc.

 

[PatriotOne]

this diet is the dumbest out there, lol! what primal people ate like that???

try the starch solution if you want to eat what the past warriors of the world ate. and all healthy nations have diets based on starch, wake up idiots!

FYI....we aren't warriors.

We are a nation of people who sit at desks, behind computors, ride in cars, planes, trains, buses, up and down elevators, use tractors and other heavy equipment to farm our fields, etc., etc., etc. Most people do not get enough activity in their daily routines to burn off all the carbohydrates that we consume in the standard American diet. The excess carbohydrates are then stored as fat. And unless you are an athelete who trains hours and hours a day or a person who has the time to go excercise daily to burn off all the excess carbs....you are going to get fat. Personally, I would rather eat less carbs than spend my precious few daily hours and weekends with family and friends, than walking on a treadmill to nowhere.

 

[specsaregood]

try the starch solution if you want to eat what the past warriors of the world ate.

perhaps they wouldn't be so aggressive and angry if they ate more meat.

 

[Acala]

It seems that alot of warriors ate starches.. be it Roman legionaires, General Washington's troops eating Valley Forge fire cake, or civil war soldiers eating hardtack... Its cheap and easy
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Exactly. Cheap, easy, and unhealthy. The perfect food for slaves and feedlot cattle.

 

[specsaregood]

So I figured I might try some huaraches out. I got them today and been wearing them at my standing desk and I must say, my feet feel, "free". There isn't another way to put it, kinda weird and I'm used to working in flipflops or sandals all day.
We'll see how they do when I go for a stroll tonight.

So i've gone for 2long walks with these and they really do change your gait. unexpected parts of my legs are sore and the usual sore spots are fine and dandy.

 

[Kluge]

So i've gone for 2long walks with these and they really do change your gait. unexpected parts of my legs are sore and the usual sore spots are fine and dandy.

Really? Aren't they just flat sandals with lots of leather straps?

 

[specsaregood]

Really? Aren't they just flat sandals with lots of leather straps?

Yes to "flat" sandals. I didn't get leather, i got some fancier straps, but not a "lot" of them. pic below:
I usually wear my birkenstocks or flipflops. I went back and wore them and paid attention to the difference.
1. With the birks, I notice that I naturally lift my toes UP as I step, in order to lift the front off the ground.
2. With the flipflops (crocs). I end up gripping when I step with my toes around the thong.

With these new huaraches, the sandal is just "there", it stays with my foot without any gripping or toe lifting. It's kinda tough to explain, but they definitely feel different than the others and the muscles in my legs are a bit sore in different places which indicates that they are doing something different without trying to do so on purpose.

 

[Kluge]

Interesting. It's too rocky for me to wear thin-soled shoes where I normally walk, otherwise I might give them a try. I get blisters pretty easily and those don't look like they'd cause them.

 

[dannno]

This is my sandal of choice, the huaraches look cool but I can't stand having that thing between my toes.

I would wear these sandals everywhere, but I can't wear them to work.

 

[Acala]

Make your own huaraches:

http://www.invisibleshoe.com/how-to-make-huaraches/

I've made several pairs out of leather and one waterproof pair out of vibram "cherry" material and paracord.

Prepare your feet now for the postapocalypse!

 

[specsaregood]

Interesting. It's too rocky for me to wear thin-soled shoes where I normally walk, otherwise I might give them a try. I get blisters pretty easily and those don't look like they'd cause them.

yeah, my suburb is paved pretty well. no blisters so far. course i spend my of my time wearing them while standing at my desk.

 

[BamaAla]

Early on in my Primal journey, I tried the minimalist shoes, but I didn't care for them. I have webbed toes, so I had to modify some 5 fingers and they sucked for me. I may try the New Balance options in the future, but for now, I stick with regular ole tennis shoes.