Paleo Diet mentioned in Men's Fitness Mag

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.      

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!!!

PALEO MEALS

Tried a new PALEO recipe last week (Bison Chili) which turned out great.  Only had a pound of Bison Ground Meat so it went quick since wife & Mother-in-law loved it too.  The only downfall to this new
eating lifestyle is that it is definately more expensive & I also needed my wife and mother-in-law to enjoy cooking and eating PALEO which for the most part they are.  My wife is Italian so once a week they need
to have their pasta so on those days I usually eat a small portion of pasta with a salad.  I will have to try to find that spaghetti squash and give it a try.  3 days a week for Breakfast I'll make a spinich omelet with salsa
made with Omega 3 enriched eggs.  I still eat cereal (TOTAL- Raisin Bran) about 3 days a week.

Counting Calories

Looks like a lot of people doing the P90X workout & Diet Plan are counting calories thru myfitnesspal so I thought I'd start doing some tracking of my own.  My Daily Calorie intake for weight to stay the same is 1700 and I have been averaging about (1600) but more important is that I have been well over the 64 grams of protein (125) and Carbs are less than half the suggested 234 grams (100).  I did cheat with a slice of pizza & couple beers Wednesday night over a relatives house. Had Bison steaks (Grass Fed) and Cauliflower for dinner Thursday.  My Tanita Scale clocked me at 169 pounds and 15.7 % BF.....I can't remember the last time I was below 170's and I can't believe my BF% dropped almost 5% in 6 weeks.

P90X Workout

Now that I changed my Diet now my work-out routine needed a change. I was turned on to the P90X workout dvd's by some friends so I figured I'd give it a try. I started on Monday February 1st and so far I like it a lot (Although I do curse at that Tony Horton guy during the work-outs) Some of these work-outs really kick your butt. Basically you do a different workout
which are about an hour a day for six days a week for 90 days. They really emphasize on my weaknesses (Stomach and Legs). They also throw in YOGA which I've never done before and actually worked up a sweat during it. This was my least favoite at 1st but now after the 2nd week and maybe some more flexability I'm starting to look foreward to it. P90X also has a support group site were a bunch of other people who started on Feb 1st share tips and encouragement which is cool. So with the combo of PALEO Diet and P90X I am now down to 170 pounds and 16% Body Fat. I don't really have a goal for weight but I would love to get down to 10% BF. I know the next 6% will be a lot harder.

Introduction

Feb. 12th 2010Welcome to my Blog. I've been inspired by some of the other Fitness blog's out there so I have decicided to start my own so I can keep track of my progress. My previous fitness routine was 3 or 4 days a week (1.5hrs/day) consisting of mostly freeweight training and 1 mile on treadmill. Not too bad but definetly needed to increase the cardio & change my weight training routine that has been the same for the last 5 years. I've been Working 3 -12.5 hour Nights per week for the last 15 years which I love but definetly tough to get a work-out in on those days. My previousDiet consisted of lots of Carbs and High Fructose stuff including: Pizza (My Favorite), cheesesteaks, Wings, Mountain Dew (need to stay awake on nightshift), Gatorade & BEER!!! TIME FOR CHANGE......January 4th (My 42nd Birthday) we started our yearly Biggest Looser Contest at work. I was 183 Pounds and 20% Body Fat (Not too bad but I'm only 5'7") I've won in past years by just stopping the heavy lifting and increasing the cardio (Muscle weighs more than Fat). This year I am prepared to do things different. Prior to the weigh in I was turned on to THE PALEO DIET from an old friend (Thanks Andy Miles). The PALEO DIET consists of Lots of Lean Meats, Fish, Vegetables and some Nuts (No Dairy, Grains, Legumes/beans and processed foods). The first 2 weeks were tough and was still only maybe 50% PALEO but now after a little over a month....I'm probably about 80% PALEO and Feel GREAT!!!