And now .... it begins!

Good morning this first day of April!

Today, the first day of this primal month I weighed 129.6 lbs
chest 35.5 inches
waist 27.75 inches
hips 37 inches

I got well over 7 hours of sleep and it's going to be easy to get some sun when I go for my walk this morning.

Oh, just found this thread now! I'm in!! Got the book last night....opened the box while I was eating Dominos (don't ask, long story)....so I skipped the scale today cause I know I'm retaining about 3 lbs of water. I'll use yesterday morning's weigh in as my start.

Hmm....I think I shall make a ticker!

I'd love to know what everyone's meal plans are.

I'm having a protein shake for breakfast because we are low on groceries. It's chocolate whey protein that is sweetened with stevia only. I added about 4 strawberries and some cinnamon and extra cream.

I'll probably have salad and chicken for lunch. Maybe pork chops and broccoli for dinner. I have some raw pecans that I soaked and dried for a snack.

I'm weighing in at 234. My waist is 44. I may take other measurements later today, but waist is most important to me right now.

Hi Everyone!

I'm so excited to be starting this with you all.

I'm not going to measure my progress by the scale. Instead, I'm going to track my measurements (which I took two weeks ago and posted on my blog) and see where I'm at by the end of April. Also, I'm going to measure by how well I fit into two pairs of jeans. One of them is a bit too tight in my butt and thighs. The other gives me a muffin top - I'm hoping to get rid of both those problems by the end of the month!

As I said before, my goals are to eliminate wheat and sugar, and have no more than one serving of a starchy carb like rice, quinoa or rice noodles per day - if that. I also need to limit my alcohol intake ... that will be tough. Lifting heavy things must be done at least twice a week, if not three times, and lots of long, slow cardio.

And so it begins!

Good luck everyone!

April 1 - here we go!

Weight: 172.6

Measurements:
Bust: 40
Chest: 36
Waist: 39
Hips: 43
Left Thigh: 23
Right Thigh: hoping it's the same as Left Thigh...maybe not...

Yikes, loads of room for improvement.

So far, so good. Primal foods only, and I've had a brisk walk, 20 minutes, no "chronic cardio". I'm on Chapter 2 of the book. Like Susan, I'm ridiculously excited about this, but that gives me pause; I've been ridiculously excited about weight loss/health stuff before (maybe even more than once before....!)

So far just a scoop of coconut milk (with a sppon, out of the can) and cream in my coffee. I have a bit of a headache so I haven't cooked anything yet.

I did go for a walk outside. I'll post what I ate when I get home from work tonight.

Clearly I need to read the book. But my initial approach includes avoiding grains (DS is making a cake for Easter so I will partake that day), lifting 3X a week, and throwing intervals into my running to avoid steady state. No alcohol (easy). I think legumes will be a sticking point for me at this time. Small steps....

and it begins.... Weight 152... I don't know my measurements off hand I am at work...

I'm new here and have been emailing Mark back and forth about primal. I am ordering the book. When I recieve it, can I join in? I have to admit that I don't know alot about it though. For now if it's ok, I'd like to follow along.

Mary Ann

You are very very welcome!

There's a good little bit of info on the website. Certainly enough to get you going.

Mary Ann

OK day one.

scambled eggs with ground pork/beef in butter and coconut oil

cream in my coffee

tomato, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, shrimp, ground beef/pork, almonds, greek dressing with feta

hard boiled eggs, cream cheese

beer

I walked a lot.

Meals:
1. blueberries, ground flax, bran buds (i know bran buds are not primal, but i really like them) , 1oz walnuts, 1/4c yogurt
2. oh i forgot about this muffin mid morning
3. green pepper
4. cauliflower soup, 2 eggs, shredded cabbage
5. 6" wrap with lots of veggies, bacon, 1 slice each ham and chicken, mayonnaise
6. Greek salad with chicken and feta, olives and olive oil dressing

2 glasses of wine

I did not exercise , I travelled today... Not the best day Primal food wise... Tomorrow will be better...

I was primal all day yesterday until dinner, which was a fail... we were out and I planned to have Orange Roughy wrapped in pancetta with a red pepper couli (doesn't that sound good?) - but the restaurant was out of it. I did start out with a salad, but my main course involved pasta, I'm afraid to say. I'm chalking it up to the 80% rule.

I am feeling *great*, however; even when I'm hungry, it's not that ravenous gotta-eat-something-carby-right-now feeling.

Today's plan:

B: none (I don't know if he discusses intermittent fasting in the book (I'm on Chapter 3) but he does on the website
L: green tea, chicken salad, olive oil & vinegar dressing
S: almond butter
D: chicken souvlaki, broccoli w/butter

We're in the middle of a kitchen renovation right now, so cooking at home is a bit challenging; we have no appliances, sink, etc. Thankfully the weather is nice enough that we can BBQ.

ETA: Hi Mary Ann!

Today was a wonderful mix of church and family My exercise was play!

Cream in my coffee and a hard boiled egg
Communion
Real mozzerella
Greek salad, deep fried turkey, ribs, deep fried fish, a few french fries
Diet coke and beer

That's the most "overt" carbs I've had in a long time and (as you'd imagine) I'd just about knock you over for some ice cream or crackers.