{"id":1685,"date":"2010-06-22T03:57:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T10:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2010-06-22T03:57:14","modified_gmt":"2010-06-22T10:57:14","slug":"how-that-primal-diets-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/22\/how-that-primal-diets-going\/","title":{"rendered":"How that primal diet’s going"},"content":{"rendered":"

Been two weeks now since I started that primal-paleo-neanderthal-caveman-evolutionary diet<\/a>. (Someone really has to settle on a good name for this thing.) Some folks offered helpful advice and some asked to be kept posted on progress, so this seems a good time for a check-in.<\/p>\n

To recap, a primal diet (primal nutrition<\/i> really, since it’s not something you just do until your waistline shrinks) consists mostly of vegetables, meat, nuts, animal and vegetable fats, and limited amounts of fruit and dairy (depending on which “expert” is talking). <\/p>\n

It excludes nearly all grains (a bit of corn and rice allowed, but no gluten grains at all), all sweeteners whether natural or artificial, lentils, and all oils and fats derived from grains or legumes. Technically, it’s high fat, moderate protein, and low carb — though since the idea is that you can eliminate all the darned calorie-counting, carb-counting, etc. once you’re eating the right foods, it’s not usually put in those terms.<\/p>\n

I’m “going pure” on it for a month, though I’m sure I’ll modify it after that (some lentils and sweeteners will return, I’m pretty sure).<\/p>\n

Anyhow, here’s how it’s going:<\/p>\n

The Good:<\/b><\/p>\n