Saturday, March 13, 2010

Time to go more PALEO!!!

I feel the need to do more research on the Paleo Diet so I can kick it up a notch.  I just ordered 2 books (Primal Blueprint & The Paleo Diet for Athletes).  I have been taking (Non Paleo) Whey Protein  shakes with almond breeze milk daily so I just ordered EGG White Protein which I have never heard of  but should be a good substitute.  I have successfully fased out all High Fructose/Sugar beverages but will need to find a substitute for Diet Green Tea which has Aspertame and Fruit20 Essetials which has Sucralose.  I guess it will have to be good old H20 or a natural green tea.  It seems that most of the time when I go non-paleo it's with food that most would consider healthy food:  (Total Cereal, Arnold Multi-Grain thins, Think Thin - Chunky Peanut Butter Energy Bar, Smuckers Natural peanut butter- just a tablespoon in protein shake).  I'll try to post some pics of some Paleo meals soon.  
Current Weight=165 Tanita scale BF%=14 but more accurate Caliper reading=18% a little discouraging but had some great workouts last week and even got to the gym twice after P90X to do some interval sprints on the treadmill.  My gym which just became Gold's Gym added some new equipment but also added a few more boneheads!!!  One of the new trainers (who could easily cast in that MTV show- Jersey Shore) was taking a picture of himself flexing in front of the bathroom mirror while me another member shook our heads  and laughed.      

Friday, March 5, 2010

BEER!!!

Had to dedicate a section to my favorite beverage since some are concerned that my BEER drinking days would be over with this new PALEO Diet.  WRONG!!!  1 or 2 Alcoholic Drinks on occasion can actually be beneficial.  My previous consumption was not beneficial.  I would drink tons of Miller Lite.  At EAGLES Games/Tailgate I would drink (Give or Take) 12 Beers and maybe have a Buzz.  Add all the other events (Concerts, Phillies & Flyers Games, Summers down the Shore) and I averaged around a Case of Beer every 2 weeks.  Obviously I had to make changes here so for the last 2 months I have been drinking 1 or 2 drinks several days a week consisting of Red Wine, heavier Beers (Guinness, Smithwick's, YARDS-Pale Ale, Victory, Yuengling Lager, Blue Moon ) or a Grey Goose Martini.  I was actually suprised that Guinness has only 130 calories which is only slightly more than Miller Lite's 96 Calories.
I would like to point out that I realize including alcohol is in NO way PALEO and I'll be the 1st to admit that I'm NOT a PALEO expert but this is what works for me.
P90X Update:
Just over 30 days into P90X workouts:  Just when I thought it was getting easier....Some new workouts were introduced this week:  Chest, Shoulders, Triceps - which included paper plate pushups really kicked my butt and Back and Biceps - which left me so spent I could hardly curl 20 pounds at the end.  Oh yea....I donated Blood 2 hours after that arm workout and my arms were still so pumped I think I filled that bag in record time.  I suggested some PALEO snacks instead of their Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pretzels and sodas....Luckily they had water. 
   Finally a TAX that will not affect me ......Philadelphia's new Tax on Sodas!!!