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Post by megandenyse on Mar 19, 2015 15:08:01 GMT -5
Have any of you guys heard of the Whole 30? I've heard a lot of people talking about what they should be eating and how they can be healthy without giving up their chocolate or without exercising or whatever. I almost got into a big huge rant, but I just want to bring this up: Putting nutrient-dense foods into your body is the #1 most important thing you can do for yourself. Go look up the Whole 30 if you're interested in changing your life
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Post by thebronzednerd on Mar 19, 2015 17:25:24 GMT -5
Have there been any studies on this? Anything showing what happens after the thirty days are up with a large group of people of all kinds? I know I'm prodding here, but I do like to know the science behind everything, and to research the poo out of things before I even attempt something of such an extreme nature dietary or otherwise. I searched around the net for good hour and a half, and I didn't find much except testimonies. Also, did you happen to discuss doing the Whole 30 with a nutritionist before trying it? If so, what did they say? Apologies for all the questions, but my curiosity is piqued.
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Post by megandenyse on Mar 25, 2015 22:41:37 GMT -5
Hey I love the questions!! Sorry it's taken so long to reply... 18 hours of classes is not easy D: I'm actually not quite sure if there are studies on the exact Whole30 plan or not, but it's based around the Paleo lifestyle, but it's just a little bit more strict just for those 30 days. My boyfriend talked to his physician before starting it and he was told that it couldn't hurt him any more than what he was already doing to himself. He was eating extremely poorly. We went on the Whole 30 and he lost 25 pounds and has kept most of it off from maintaining a Paleo lifestyle. I lost 10 pounds, lost my allergy to bananas, apples, and avocados, didn't get headaches, woke up and stayed energized until about 9 or 10 PM, and I was just in a better mood overall. I mean personal results are clearly going to vary, but reading the book "It Starts With Food" was what really got me interested in the program. Hearing about how many people stopped taking blood pressure medicine and losing chronic illnesses was definitely enough for me to want to try it!! Sorry if this is all over the place, typing this up as I'm falling asleep If you have any more questions please feel free to ask because I love it!
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Post by lennonfan on Mar 26, 2015 6:42:11 GMT -5
I'm trying to convince myself to take the paleo plunge but pastaaaaass :/ haha. No doubt it's way healthy tho! Oh and coffee doubt caveman drank coffee haha xD
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Post by thebronzednerd on Mar 26, 2015 14:50:45 GMT -5
From what I know of Paleo it's more geared toward men, but there is a version of it that is adjusted toward women. I know I dropped 15 lbs by doing moderate cardio for 30 minutes a day Monday through Friday, and kicking 90% of white starchy carbs out of my diet, also, watching caloric intake has been a wonderful thing too. If don't have to go extreme, I won't. I'll probably up the cardio time to an hour a day five days out of the week. The other thing I had to do was kick the excuses not to get out there and exercise. I worked 12 hour shifts (overnights), had school, and have two kids and a husband. I forced myself to make time and am attempting to make it a habit.
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Post by aeroguy39 on Mar 26, 2015 17:17:28 GMT -5
I'm trying to convince myself to take the paleo plunge but pastaaaaass :/ haha. No doubt it's way healthy tho! Oh and coffee doubt caveman drank coffee haha xD I could not live without pasta and coffee.
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Post by Princesa on Mar 26, 2015 19:20:13 GMT -5
I'm trying to convince myself to take the paleo plunge but pastaaaaass :/ haha. No doubt it's way healthy tho! Oh and coffee doubt caveman drank coffee haha xD I could not live without pasta and coffee. Same lol
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Post by thebronzednerd on Mar 26, 2015 20:44:26 GMT -5
I'm trying to convince myself to take the paleo plunge but pastaaaaass :/ haha. No doubt it's way healthy tho! Oh and coffee doubt caveman drank coffee haha xD Try their whole wheat counterparts lol. Pasta is too awesome to let go.
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Post by megandenyse on Mar 26, 2015 20:48:03 GMT -5
From what I know of Paleo it's more geared toward men, but there is a version of it that is adjusted toward women. I know I dropped 15 lbs by doing moderate cardio for 30 minutes a day Monday through Friday, and kicking 90% of white starchy carbs out of my diet, also, watching caloric intake has been a wonderful thing too. If don't have to go extreme, I won't. I'll probably up the cardio time to an hour a day five days out of the week. The other thing I had to do was kick the excuses not to get out there and exercise. I worked 12 hour shifts (overnights), had school, and have two kids and a husband. I forced myself to make time and am attempting to make it a habit. Paleo isn't really geared toward anyone at all actually There's a lot of research out there about it and it's really interesting. I think it's funny that you say you don't want to go extreme, but you've kicked carbs out of your diet and you're willing to commit to 5 hours a week exercising. Overworking yourself is just as bad for you in the long run because you're just stressing your body and mind without giving them a break. I completely understand kicking excuses because I'm taking 15 hours at a school 1.5 hours from me M-Th and then I'm also taking another 3 hours at another campus on T/Th, I have a boyfriend who I cook and clean for, and I have all of my Teacher's Education homework every night. It's really easy to just make extra portions of healthy meals that don't react negatively in my body so that I can have lunch the next day and sometimes dinner the next night too. I guess my whole reason for the Whoe30/ going Paleo is that my body and mind feels GOOD. Every. Day! I mean what could it hurt, you know? I found out that my body reacts negatively to dairy and to legumes. I also lost allergies that I've had since I was a child. So I mean I definitely thought taking it to the extreme was worth it, but that's just me I guess.
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Post by megandenyse on Mar 26, 2015 20:50:26 GMT -5
I'm trying to convince myself to take the paleo plunge but pastaaaaass :/ haha. No doubt it's way healthy tho! Oh and coffee doubt caveman drank coffee haha xD Try their whole wheat counterparts lol. Pasta is too awesome to let go. Actually you can have coffee! You just have to find creamer alternatives such as coconut or almond milk and some vanilla bean Also, my boyfriend thought he couldn't live without pasta until I made my grandmother's spaghetti recipe with spaghetti squash. He doesn't even want "real" pasta anymore!
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Post by thebronzednerd on Mar 26, 2015 21:18:05 GMT -5
I kicked out white starchy carbs. This allows for whole wheat pasta, sweet potato, whole wheat bread, and a slew of other carbs. I parkour, and I've been doing everything with the monitoring of my nutritionist and my doctor. 5 hours a week is really not all that extreme. That allows for 20-30 minutes of moderate cardio, some weight lifting, and some parkour skill work. There are many people who more than double my output, and they are in the best shape of our lives. You also have to look at what they do in the military when they are training people for exercise. So, what I'm doing is very mild in comparison. I would also like to add I remember doing about the same amount of time exercising for high school sports (cross country and track.). Being a smoker that is trying to quit and also having a long family history of heart problems, the amount of cardio has actually done wonders for me. My lung capacity is better, I don't have the urge to smoke anywhere near as often. I'm down from a half of a pack a day to one cigarette a day. It's also done wonders for my mental health. It gives me an opportunity to take time to not think about the stresses of life. What I'm essentially trying to put out there is to do what works for you. If you mentally are not fully into a lifestyle change paleo in this instance, you're not going to stick with it. For those who are for it, kudos to them as well as you and your significant other. I remember trying very restrictive things like paleo and falling off the bandwagon. It was a pretty bad mental blow at the time. So, I started looking into other things and talking to a nutritionist. Rather than completely getting rid of something, I started looking for alternatives for my favorite unhealthy foods. I can't be without pasta lol (bad Italian cliche even if I am only about half lol). So, I tried the whole wheat pasta. Things like this have made a major impact on my health.
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Post by megandenyse on Mar 26, 2015 22:31:21 GMT -5
I kicked out white starchy carbs. This allows for whole wheat pasta, sweet potato, whole wheat bread, and a slew of other carbs. I parkour, and I've been doing everything with the monitoring of my nutritionist and my doctor. 5 hours a week is really not all that extreme. That allows for 20-30 minutes of cardio, some weight lifting, and some parkour skill work. There are many people who more than double my output, and they are in the best shape of our lives. You also have to look at what they do in the military when they are training people for exercise. So, what I'm doing is very mild in comparison. Okay, but what I'm saying is that you can overwork yourself by having so much other stuff to do on top of working out. I'm not saying that you're overworking yourself, but it just sounded to me like you pushed yourself to work out instead of doing other things. If you REALLY want to learn more about the Whole30 program itself, read "It Starts With Food." I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in nutrition. It goes into detail about how food in general interacts with your hormones, gut, and brain. It's really interesting to see examples of things that I would eat throughout the day and understand why I felt like I did after I ate them. Again, the program isn't a lifelong contract that you have to abide by, but a way to jump-start the switch to a healthy, happy lifestyle. Here's just one quote from the book: "Insulin, leptin, glucagon, and cortisol. These four hormones (along with many others) form a complex, elegant—but not indestructible—web of feedback loops that influence all body systems. They all interact with one another’s functions, behaving like a team in the body. These hormones are neither “bad” nor “good” in the right amounts. Things get ugly, however, when you’ve got too much or not enough of any given hormone. " And they go into so many other great things! They have the book at my library so maybe you could see if they have it where you are if you don't want to buy it.
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