Tom Woods Goes Primal!

[LBennett76]

Try eating pasta plain for a while and then tell me you really like it. Pasta without sauce is about as delicious as mud. So it is really the sauce you like and, assuming you avoid bad oils and use grass fed meat, most pasta sauce is perfectly fine on a primal diet. You just need to put it on something other than pasta. Like spaghetti squash or cauliflower-rice.

Not entirely true. I'm not the biggest fan of spaghettit sauce. I prefer noodles with just a smidgen of butter or a little bit of broth. I've eaten some plain or with just a little salt as well. I LOVE pasta. I'm a super picky eater. Give me noodles, bread, potatoes, cheese, and butter and I'm set for a lifetime.

 

[BamaAla]

Not entirely true. I'm not the biggest fan of spaghettit sauce. I prefer noodles with just a smidgen of butter or a little bit of broth. I've eaten some plain or with just a little salt as well. I LOVE pasta. I'm a super picky eater. Give me noodles, bread, potatoes, cheese, and butter and I'm set for a lifetime.

Then eat those things. If you are healthy and have a great bod, there is no need for you to change the way you eat.

 

[WilliamShrugged]

I have been on the PD for more than 2 months and love it. I just can't wait to join a gym (other goals more important) then i'll see how the results really work.

 

[mac_hine]

I know that feeling. I suggest keeping a weekly log to record your weight loss. I didn't start until a couple months in and the geek in me wishes i had started earlier.

I weigh myself every morning. Lost another pound over night. That's 14lbs in 9 days.

 

[PatriotOne]

and I can control my weight more easily.

That's a pretty good reason to stay primal right there. I like easy!

 

[PatriotOne]

Sure wish I had thawed out a steak for dinner. Day 8 for getting back on primal. Thought I had managed to avoid carb withdrawals since they usually start around day 5 or 6 with me when I go off of them but they are here today on day 8! ME WANT PASTA NOW! Hopefully the cravings will be short lived since I was only off of it for 3 weeks.

 

[PatriotOne]

Not entirely true. I'm not the biggest fan of spaghettit sauce. I prefer noodles with just a smidgen of butter or a little bit of broth. I've eaten some plain or with just a little salt as well. I LOVE pasta. I'm a super picky eater. Give me noodles, bread, potatoes, cheese, and butter and I'm set for a lifetime.

Really? Ya just had to post the words noodles, bread, potatoes in a primal thread when I'm trying to withdraw from them right now ? That's just cruel .

 

[TCE]

Really? Ya just had to post the words noodles, bread, potatoes in a primal thread when I'm trying to withdraw from them right now ? That's just cruel .

In truth, I have been without for a few months now, and I have found that dumping that stuff for more nutritionally-laden foods isn't bad at all. I had headaches and muscle weakness for a few days, but after that, everything's been good. Spaghetti squash is now one of my favorite vegetables. One can make carbonara, spaghetti, spaghetti bolognese, and other dishes with it. Bread isn't needed and I have used Romaine lettuce leaves instead. Admittedly baby lettuce, spinach, kale, etc. but hey, better than bread. Bread is essentially a vehicle. Eating bread by itself isn't that great. Same deal with pasta. Potatoes can be swapped out for sweet potato fries pretty easily. It's all about what you season them with, anyway. Plain potatoes aren't that great.

Having bacon in the morning or eggs with some sliced avocado tossed in is great and I feel full for a lot longer than I ever did with toast or waffles.

 

[PatriotOne]

In truth, I have been without for a few months now, and I have found that dumping that stuff for more nutritionally-laden foods isn't bad at all. I had headaches and muscle weakness for a few days, but after that, everything's been good. Spaghetti squash is now one of my favorite vegetables. One can make carbonara, spaghetti, spaghetti bolognese, and other dishes with it. Bread isn't needed and I have used Romaine lettuce leaves instead. Admittedly baby lettuce, spinach, kale, etc. but hey, better than bread. Bread is essentially a vehicle. Eating bread by itself isn't that great. Same deal with pasta. Potatoes can be swapped out for sweet potato fries pretty easily. It's all about what you season them with, anyway. Plain potatoes aren't that great.

Having bacon in the morning or eggs with some sliced avocado tossed in is great and I feel full for a lot longer than I ever did with toast or waffles.

Preaching to the choir . I've been primal for about 6 months now. Just got crazy busy and went off of it for about 3 weeks so having to go through some withdrawals. Shouldn't be a problem because I know I will feel so much better in a few days. I've felt really crappy eating carbs those 3 weeks.

 

[TCE]

Preaching to the choir . I've been primal for about 6 months now. Just got crazy busy and went off of it for about 3 weeks so having to go through some withdrawals. Shouldn't be a problem because I know I will feel so much better in a few days. I've felt really crappy eating carbs those 3 weeks.

Went back through the thread and saw that. Good luck getting back on the wagon.

 

[specsaregood]

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[TCE]

Very nice.

 

[Acala]

youth

Then eat those things. If you are healthy and have a great bod, there is no need for you to change the way you eat.

Here's the risk: the average young person can eat just about anything and seem to be fine. But over the years the chronic inflammation and insulin roller coaster take their toll. The youth of 25 that can eat pasta, bread, and sugar with no noticeable problem becomes the middle aged person carrying an extra 50 pounds, showing signs of insulin resistance, arthritis, high blood pressure, arterial plaques, and other effects of chronic inflammation and glucose overload. And then the decline accelerates into full-blown diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, cancer, and dementia. The unhealthy eating habits learned as a youth when they don't seem to matter become firmly seated habits such that they are hard to change when the ill effects become apparent.

I wish I had known about primal living when I was 12. My quality of life would have been significantly improved. But I am mostly just grateful to have discovered it now.

 

[Dick Chaney]

Grew on fast food until age 18 -- proudly paleo for 2 years, it's a difficult transition but worth it physically and mentally long term.

 

[pochy1776]

So? Mainstream science is all wrong despite several healthy people eating grains and rice. Maybe a vegetarian/vegan diet can be good for SOME people. I am tired of all the paleo people saying EVERYONE is genetically paleo.

 

[PatriotOne]

So? Mainstream science is all wrong despite several healthy people eating grains and rice. Maybe a vegetarian/vegan diet can be good for SOME people. I am tired of all the paleo people saying EVERYONE is genetically paleo.

FYI....this is the internet. You didn't even have to click on this thread if your tired of hearing about paleo. Go eat a bushel of wheat for dinner for all I care.

 

[american.swan]

It's funny, 2 of my biggest interests lately have been RP/Liberty and Primal eating/lifestyle. Looks like Tom Woods is bringing the 2 together as well!http://www.tomwoods.com/blog/going-primal/The diet is basically Paleo style, eliminating grains and processed carbs, and embracing vegetables and high fat/protein animal foods. I just finished reading the book, and the science is very solid. It is based in evolutionary biology and working with your hormones, not against them. Also, the takes on exercise and lifestyle are great and scientifically sound. Any other Primal folks here on RPF?

Bunch of junk if you ask me. Meat is full of artery blocking fats. The fda recommend vegetarian diet is spot on if you ask me but you won't ask so I'll stop here.

 

[specsaregood]

Bunch of junk if you ask me. Meat is full of artery blocking fats. The fda recommend vegetarian diet is spot on if you ask me but you won't ask so I'll stop here.

The same fda that won't let a walnut distributer mention the numerous studies backing their health benefits; but lets frito-lay advertise doritos as "heart healthy", yeah there is a source I want to trust, lol.

 

[amy31416]

The same fda that won't let a walnut distributer mention the numerous studies backing their health benefits; but lets frito-lay advertise doritos as "heart healthy", yeah there is a source I want to trust, lol.

Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Doritos are "heart healthy" now?

Didn't the "Cheerios" people get shit for claiming to be "heart healthy?"

 

[Danke]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Doritos are "heart healthy" now?

If consumed with beer, yes.