Granny Nogg Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Stumbled onto NF yesterday while doing research on Paleo eating. And I have so many questions. LIKE: My doctor told me to eat 90-100 grams of protein a day. OMG. How do you DO that? I'm coming to Paleo out of Low-Carb, so it's not completely Greek, but still. I look back through my food diary and 60 grams is a really good protein day for me. Now that's not to say that I've been eating clean, cuz I know I haven't. But take today for instance, day 1 of eating Paleo: 2 eggs, 4 pieces of bacon, half a bag of baby spinach, a handfull of carrots, 4 celery sticks, an ounce of pecans. And I'm stuffed. Stuffed, I tell you! And it's already midday. And all that has only gotten me... wait for it... yeah. a whopping 28 grams of protein. Holy moley. How'm I gonna get another 70 grams of protein in there!?? I gots gobs of more questions. But I'm reading. And I likes research. So I'm not just gonna sit back and have all the answers handed to me, nosirree. Okay. erm. What else to say: Right. I'm not a nerd. I'm a mom of nerds though. Does that count? Maybe I could me an honorary nerd or something. Kinda like a mom-shaped mascot. Yeah. That's the ticket. I did play a tabletop RPG once. (If you know Pratchett, my character was sorta like Nanny Ogg.) But I lasted about 2 sessions in the game. All the silliness in the pub just really was too much for my brain... HOWEVER! I did play a couple of text based MMORPGS! Hey, yeah, that's right! It was years ago, but I love storytelling so joint posts were alot of fun. Two of them were your typical fantasy heroes save the galaxy type. And the other two were Star Trek... OOPS. Just let some nerdiess leak out there, sorry about that, I'll clean up after myself... Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
starsapart Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 My solution for this: 10oz plain roasted chicken breasts. And a lot of sashimi.................. Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 OH heyyyy. Sashimi I can do. I love sushi and sashimi, and my oldest son is quite adept at making the latter. I'm sure he'd be willing to teach me. Great suggestion, thanks!! Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
starsapart Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Careful of the sushi if you're aiming paleo - I personally think a bit of rice is a good thing, but the paleo folks wouldn't agree. I also use dairy (but I think that's out for you?) to bolster my protein. Scallops are super awesome for protein purposes as well but quite expensive. Best of luck! Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 As much as I love it, I don't usually eat much sushi-- and you're right, it's the rice. I'm stingy with my carbs! I don't think rice is off limits per se, I have to really really want to spend my carb count on it. So I save it for a cheat day/meal. Lactose is out, at least at present. Doc wants to get my gut healed before we reintroduce. I'm lactose intolerant and I've been a baaaaad girl. I know it strips the enzymes from my villi and I did it anyway, and now I'm paying the price. Same thing with gluten. And whatever else they find when they do the food sensitivities test. Paleo may end up not a choice but a necessity. But if it heals me, I'm all for it. Cheaper to pay for expensive food now than doctor bills later-- been there done that already!Thanks for the luck, appreciate it! Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
shaeon Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 I don't have anything to contribute regarding diet, but welcome! I'd say anyone who played an RPG as a Nanny Ogg type - and knows who Nanny Ogg is - DEFINITELY qualifies as a nerd. Quote SHAEON Jedi Apprentice Druid Character Sheet Daily Battle Log: Shaeon Restores Balance to the Force Past Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Current Challenge: Shaeon Focuses "With great boots comes great responsibility." Link to comment
Lalie Fanyarendil Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 First, you go get Nanny Ogg's Cookbook. Then you turn to page 37 and follow the recipe for Slumpie. If you're trying to be really strictly paleo you replace the brown ale with more beef stock. If you're me you replace it with Guinness because Guinness is magical and improves everything it comes in contact with. Then you serve the Slumpie with a mashed root veggie instead of mashed potatoes for more vitamins and stuff. Okay, so you can find similar recipes online, and I've never actually counted the protein in this, but if you like Nanny Ogg you ought to enjoy the cookbook. I throw in carrots as well for more vegetables, and I use fresh spinach instead of frozen because I think the texture comes out better. You mentioned baby spinach--just throw it straight in. Maybe more meat? Chicken? My flatmate gets bored with it quickly but I haven't yet; there's so many things you can do to it. Hey, I saw that nerdiness leak out. There's no use fighting it! You're one of us now! -^^- 1 Quote Level 2 Elf Assassin Str: 4 | Dex: 5 | Sta: 3 | Con: 2 | Wis: 4 | Cha: 3 "When people called me freak, I closed my eyes and laughed, because they were blind to happiness." --hide First challenge! Second challenge! Third challenge! Link to comment
Papa Raf C Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sashimi is good. Salmon and Tuna are made of pure win. 1 Quote No body, no mind. My Battle Log: A Weightlifting Story Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Shae -- Yeah I guess you gotta be a little nerdy to like Pratchett! Our whole family does. One of our sons just got the Guards! Guards! board game. Funny as heck.Lalie -- Oh my daughter has a copy of Nanny Ogg's Cookbook. LOL I'm gonna have to paleo some of her recipes. Bwahahahahahah!! And yessiree, I leaked. Scooz me while I clean that up again. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Raf - Yeah! I went out specifically to buy wild caught tuna today. Sushimi is on the menu for tomorrow night. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I love bacon, but it has more fat than protein. So, if you're aiming for more protein, half the bacon and add in some meat, or another egg. Same thing on nuts. I love them, but really they aren't very high in protein. Ditch them in favor of something with protein. 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Elastigirl, you're so right! I do need help in truth. But I'm eager to learn. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'm pretty psyched. I'm on my second week of working out 6 days a week. That's HUGE. Really huge. Today I set some goals that I think are do-able: Next summer is a disc golf tournament called the Ironman. It's 100 holes of disc golf (5 courses, 20 holes each). This is not a tournament for wimps! But it's my goal. To get to that goal, I need to really push my weight training and bring that to the focus, because I need the strength and stamina buildup to be able to compete on that level. So I'm changing up my workout routine and I committed to doing challenges here on Nerd Fitness. I'll be competing in smaller tournaments along the way and I'll be able to gauge my progress through practice and charting my progress. No more fear of being that girl that was always picked last for games in P.E.! Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
fejeszigana Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Moms if nerds, unite! 1 Quote A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. Link to comment
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Noname123 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm not sure if it is paleo but if you're not shy about calories to get your protein I've been using shakes. My protein powder comes in at a whopping 245 calories but packs in 41 g. of protein making the rest of my day easier for protein intake. Quote Spaz Ranger BATTLE LOG You can have results or excuses. Not both Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm not sure if it is paleo but if you're not shy about calories to get your protein I've been using shakes. My protein powder comes in at a whopping 245 calories but packs in 41 g. of protein making the rest of my day easier for protein intake.Hey Slates, would that protein powder happen to be dairy free? I love protein shakes, but sadly I'm lactose intolerant. So I can do soy protein powder, but I think that's all I can have, unless there's something out there in shopping land that doesn't have whey/lactose. Sent from my Samsung S4 using Tapatalk. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 When I was doing more lifting/muscle building I used the Pure Protein 160 calories for 35g of protein [edit] BUT its from whey protein ... doh! 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yes that's exactly my problem. Sent from my Samsung S4 using Tapatalk. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Talked with a friend who's got gluten and dairy issues, and she recommends VegaOne, which is plant based and can be found here, and said to avoid soy Hope that helps Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Granny Nogg Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Talked with a friend who's got gluten and dairy issues, and she recommends VegaOne, which is plant based and can be found here, and said to avoid soy Hope that helps Thanks! I'll check that out! Sent from my Samsung S4 using Tapatalk. Quote Granny Nogg - Level 10 Warrior Battle Log| Challenge 8 |Challenge 9 | Challenge 10| My Job | My Epic Quest | Instagram "Those are not my monkeys." Link to comment
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