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What beverages are separate from processed foods and sweets? I think the change in meat consumption is a particularly interesting one, since common wisdom generally states that we're getting unhealthier due to increases in red meat consumption/fat/etc.

Selfishly cross-posting from the other thread I started, because I wanted to get the opinions of fellow Lean Gainers : Question time! So in 2.5 weeks I'll be going under the laser to have my eyes, hopefully, vastly improved. However, due to some corneal issues it won't be Back-on-your-feet-in-24-hours LASIK, but instead will be the old school mechanic method--PRK. This means my non-functional recovery time may be up to 2 WEEKS where I'll be limited in my ability to work, drive, and worst, work out. Recently, I did 3 very productive and consistent weeks of LG followed by 3 really inconsistent and counter-productive weeks of pseudo-LG + terrible days. Now the last week or so I'm back to my usual fasting window, not being super stringent about macros and eating Whole30 paleo (I find it simple when I'm busy, plus I feel way better being on the neurotic-paleo side). I plan on continuing this until surgery. However, for the two weeks of recovery what should I do? Eat rest day cals the entire time? Some kind of PSMF a la Lyle McDonald? I'm going to be pretty inert and will have 20/200 vision for most of the time so complex cookery is also out of the question. I'd really really like to not lose any hard-earned muscle while I'm cranky, sedentary, and half-blind, so any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Congrats! Sounds fun

Last night: Watched a documentary on the history of the British Empire. Finished The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein. Today: Took a long walk around Seattle. Ate shawarma. Saw Prometheus (way good). Other: Play Skyrim Workout - squats, lunges, OHP day Continue working on Weighted Companion Cube sweater Visit the farmer's market for the week's vegetables.

Whenever something sounds really great, remember the handy acronym TANSTAAFL (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch). Also, when I was in college all of the linoleum in my house was held down with duct tape. Duct tape: one of gods little miracles.

Is the content much different from The Paleo Solution and its ilk? I was thinking of ordering it too, more for supporting the cause than anything else, but it'd be great if it also had lots more info.

Ha yeah my question was more around diet but you do bring up some relevant options that I hadn't considered. I think my doctor's issue is less about doing activities with poor vision (which I can already replicate by taking off glasses) and more about potential for impact/trauma since I can't so much as rub my eye for a month or so after the procedure, and I have been duly warned about PAIN (I hope he was exagerrating). That said, without glasses I get a little freaked out even just walking around my neighborhood (which I couldn't do without assistance anyway). Right on with the stationary bike, I'll probably have to do a lot of that.

Question time! So in 2.5 weeks I'll be going under the laser to have my eyes, hopefully, vastly improved. However, due to some corneal issues it won't be Back-on-your-feet-in-24-hours LASIK, but instead will be the old school mechanic method--PRK. This means my non-functional recovery time may be up to 2 WEEKS where I'll be limited in my ability to work, drive, and worst, work out. Recently, I did 3 very productive and consistent weeks of LG followed by 3 really inconsistent and counter-productive weeks of pseudo-LG + terrible days. Now the last week or so I'm back to my usual fasting window, not being super stringent about macros and eating Whole30 paleo (I find it simple when I'm busy, plus I feel way better being on the neurotic-paleo side). I plan on continuing this until surgery. However, for the two weeks of recovery what should I do? Eat rest day cals the entire time? Some kind of PSMF a la Lyle McDonald? I'm going to be pretty inert and will have 20/200 vision for most of the time so complex cookery is also out of the question. I'd really really like to not lose any hard-earned muscle while I'm cranky, sedentary, and half-blind, so any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Yes, this is awesome! Thank you!

Sometimes, when I'm running, I listen to the Robb Wolf podcast so I can hear him talk about how terrible long-distance running is. Here's a representative sample... Nerdy Stuff JoCo: MC Frontalot: , Weird Al: Assorted Bluegrass & Folk Cat Stevens: Lots... Doc Watson Misc. Gogol Bordello: Immigraniada, Pala Tute, lots of others Rage Against the Machine Beastie Boys The Black Keys JayZ and Kanye (They slay me.)

Challenge 6 June Here's a partial update for the day. Lifting this morning; that went very well. Fitness Deadlift 45/5 65/5 95/5 115/5 145/5 130/6 115/7 Yeah! Clean and Jerk 65/3 2 3 2 Tricep Pushdown 50/8 9 9 Barbell Hip Thrust 65/6 85/8 95/7 DB Bench 35/7 35/6 35/5 Food Today is a team party so I'm eating kind of light until dinnertime. L: 1.5 c lowfat cottage cheese, banana, 1/2 sweet potato Goal Progress Leangains: 16/42 -- Totally off track, but now back on track. Get Faster: 6'53"/6'40" -- Totally on track! Consistent Workouts: 3/6 This week - on track Save: 1800/2300 -- On Track

Challenge 5 June Sprint day. Just did so so on food. Fitness Running: 0:01:47 || 0.25 mi || 7:08 min/mi (+24 pts) 0:01:43 || 0.25 mi || 6:53 min/mi (+25 pts) 0:01:16 || 300 m || 6:49 min/mi (+18 pts) 0:01:45 || 0.25 mi || 7:03 min/mi (+24 pts) Dips - Chest Version: 8 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+8 pts) 9 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+9 pts) 9 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+9 pts) Pull-Up: 2 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+2 pts) 2 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+2 pts) 2 reps || assisted || 50 lb (+2 pts) Food Managed to miss lunch completely (other than a latte, does not count). S: 1/2 c gluten free granola, 1/2 c milk, a banana oy D: Lamb shawarma. About 6 oz sliced lamb sauteed with lots of veg, maybe a 1/2 c rice. 1 oz dark chocolate

Challenge 4 June Fitness Bench press smack down! Bench Press 45/5 55/5 65/5 75/5 105/3 95/5 85/7 *New PR One-Arm DB Row 45/8 45/8 45/8 Farmer’s Walk @ 45lb 80’ 130’ 90’ Face Pull 45/16 50/12 50/12 Military Press 25/5 25/5 25/6 Wide-grip pull up with band 3 4 6 Food L: two roast chicken breasts and one leg, a big sweet potato, 1 tbs butter s: 6 oz hot cocoa D: 1.5 c cottage cheese, 1 c raspberries, 1 banana, some dark chocolate Cals: 1750 Macros: 50F, 166C, 157P

As a long time runner, it's a sad day when training needs to explicitly call out having enough strength to support your own limbs. Then again, looking at the upper body carriage of most runners, I can kind of see why telling people this is necessary.

Buy cheap meats on sale and freeze them. Learn how to braise said cuts of meat (brisket, shoulder, etc). Eggs are your friend. Generally, the more work you have to do to get the food on your plate, the cheaper it will be. Consider this when buying things like bagged salads or pre-cut vegetables.

So just a general question... has anyone been asked about the quantity of food that they're eating on IF? After all these years I'm used to comments/confusion about "healthy eating" but now I'm starting to get lots of comments about how I "pack it away" since lunch is usually absurd (about 60%+ of my calories), esp on workout days. Admittedly I enjoy toting a whole roasted chicken into lunch-hour meetings. Plus a million. But like the earlier posts from you and Scotticus, transitioning from an all-or-nothing mindset to this-is-just-a-speedbump mindset is super valuable.

I've been right there with you on this issue. Sometimes chicken gets boring. I've compromised some on the dairy and have been eating lowfat cottage cheese as I don't eat seafood (for eco reasons) and find that to be pretty easy to eat in large-ish quantities. Also, +1 to Catspaw on duck. So long as you're not eating the thick layer of breast fat it's very delicious and reasonably lean.

Belltowner here.

Dig this thread. I spent a few years raising/training puppies for Canine Companions for Independence, which trains assitance dogs for the disabled. Now I'm just a monthly donor to them; it's nice, but just isn't the same as providing hands-on personal effort towards the cause. Once I started working fulltime I didn't feel like I could do the full-time puppy raising thing again, but I think my current job might be more flexible on that front so I'm looking to see if it's feasible. That, or raise PTSD therapy dogs.

Walking + foam rolling. Not at the same time.

Challenge 2 June 2012 Fitness For the last 3 months I’ve had a nagging pain in my left flexor whenever I do weighted squats. At first it hurt just a little, and then it hurt just a ton. I went from a nice 155 squat to wincing through 65lbs. I blame too-much-too-soon. Last couple of weeks I’ve been doing some hip opener MWODs (Happy baby, couch stretch, Paoli Rx side splits), went to do squats today, and like magic, pain almost 100% gone. I even went a little too light on the weight. Good deal. Barbell Squat 45/5 65/5 95/5 85/6 75/6 Barbell Lunge 45/5 75/6 65/8 60/9 Overhead Press 45/5 70/2 65/2 60/5 My PR on this is 70x4, so I’m hoping next week…. next week… 1-Arm DB Row 45/8 45/7 45/8 DB Bench Press 30/8 35/5 35/6 Food (Workout Day) Snack: 1 piece dried canteloupe, protein shake with mango juice and protein powder Dinner: BBQ joint, a chicken breast, 6 oz of brisket, 1 piece of pork, 2 tbs bbq sauce, a couple bites of slaw Snack: 8 oz cocoa Macros: 45F, 190C, 151P Cals: 1750 Goal Progress Leangains - /42 - Dunno after my two weeks of crazytimes Get Faster - 6'58"/6'40" Be Consistent - /42 - Also dunno, will have to take a look back at the numbers soon Save Real Good - 1800/2300

Challenge 31 May 2012 Hit the gym, ate well. Finally back in the swing of things the last few days. Fitness Deadlift 45/5 65/5 85/5 95/5 105/5 145/4 130/6 115/7 DB Bench Press 30/8 35/5 35/5 One-Arm Cable Row 45/10 45/8 45/8 Face Pull 40/15 45/10 45/11 Barbell Hip Thrust 60/5 60/6 60/8 Tricep Pushdown 40/10 40/8 40/9 Food (Workout Day) Lunch: 2 chicken breasts over salad with tomatoes. Nonfat white mocha Snack: Lara bar Dinner:1 chicken breast, grilled. 500g sweet potato with 1 tbs grassfed butter. 1 c cottage cheese with 1 banana, and 1 c. raspberries Snack: 1 oz dark chocolate, dried mango Macros: 46F, 260C, 160P Cals: 2100 ( a little high, not bad) Goal Progress Leangains - /42 Dunno Get Faster - 6'58"/6'40" Be Consistent - /42 Dunno, not, I suppose. Save Real Good - 1800/2300 hurrah!

Oh boy, just so happy I have a bit of time to update! Lifted yesterday which went really well. Today was sprints. Fitness 4x400@6:58 Dips with band 8 9 7 Wide-grip pullups with band 6 5 3 Food Bad! Didn't eat enough, meetings all day. 1 cup cocoa 1 oz salami cup of coffee w/heavy cream Dinner is TBD

That is me, if I were a cat (I'm not, highly allergic), and work were sand. Lots of 12-16 hour days, Sundays in the office, and very little sleep. The Good: I've been keeping up with many of my workouts, and even hit a bench press PR today(100x5)! Saving for laser eye surgery is totally on track. The Bad: Food has been very hit or miss. Maybe 60% good and 40% bad. Not face-planting doughnuts or anything, but the more than occassional god-I-need-calories-right-now-oh-heres-some-rice kinda thing. Maybe I'll have time this week to post a proper update.

Cook the same dinner every night for a week. Then the next week pick a new meal and cook that every night. With repetition you'll begin to intuit how food reacts to heat and how to treat ingredients. Start simply with recipes from some of the more well-known paleo sites (everyday paleo comes to mind, nothing mind-blowing but it does have lots of basic recipes). Read up on basic knife skills and practice practice practice. 15 years ago I would have said "watch Food Network", since that's how I learned to cook, but now it's mostly competitive cooking nonsense. Good luck! Cooking with your mom sounds like a good start.