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I teach classes at night and sometimes i get home pretty hungry as well. If there is any food ready on the refrigerator, that will be my first choice. If not, I can try some eggs mixed with cream cheese or some nuts. Even a spoon of peanut butter if the previous does not work.

Hi! I hate eating vegetables as well. I started with pretty much the same ones you eat. I advise you to try raw aurugula with dry tomatoes in oil. And the most important, you should really try broccoli. I hated it but kept trying til i managed to eat. It used to make me sick sometimes. Put some butter on it and it must go down without suffering

I'll report that for sure. And i'll ask for help to re-balance my diet if it is necessary, ok? I've had a good time talking to you guys about wider elements of diet, although, i must admit, it is really hard for me to do that in english... And if you have other books or article recomendation, i would be happy to hear. I've only read the Taubes Books (both of them Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why do we get fat), some books from Jeff Volek (The art and science of low carbohydrate living, The art and science of low carbohydrate performance and TNT diet), and the online books from Mike Sisson. I have a lot more to read and now I do have time for that. So, please, if you have read worthy books, tell me about it.

I agree urine tests are not precise. That's why I've ordered a device that does blood tests. It is quite precise (of course it varies accordingly to the time of the day you do the tests, as any blood test does)

KingZora, I've orderes Precision Xtra to track my ketone levels. Thank you for all your informations. They were very useful.

I'll take a look on the articles you suggested. I have only read a few books and articles on high fat, low carb diets. And also talked to some reaserchers fron the Nutrition Department of my University (I'm a senior professor ate the University of Brasilia, but on the Humanities Institute). There is a doctor on the south of Brazil witch I consult every once-and-while. I apreciate your contributions. Both of you guys. I'll keep them for a diet review if my blood exams and overall results show me it is necessary. I'm actually not in a hurry. I'm quite convinced about this proportions I showed you. Let's see if my results will surprise me or not But my main question on this forum was about the fat intake. It is not so easy for me to eat that much fat attending the proportions with protein and carbs. (almost everything that has fat has also carbs or protein on a percentage that doesn't mach mine). Do you have any advices on this matter?

Yes, you might be right on your advice on increasing the quantity of protein. I'll start with this rates and i'll track my ketones level to see it i need changes on my diet.Dr Volek suggests that it must be between 0.5 and 3 milimolars. On ly by mesuring it i can be certain about the percentages and quantities of each nutrient....

I'm sorry, wrong interview... The right one was this:

Hi, There! The carbs are too low on purpose. I'm programming my body to achieve a metabolic shift. One where the micro nutrition relies on ketone, not glucose anymore. I'm actually consuming less than 40g a day, but only because i haven't found ways to eat even less. I alreary ordered a device to track my ketones level and check out if i can eat more carbs, but it will take at least a month to arrive (i leave in brazil, and bought it on the us) This is an one of the athletes that follow mr. Volek recomendations. He eats 20g carbs per day and is a endurance athlete, a marathonist. Amazing, isn't it? Thats why my carbo rates are so low.

Hey, now I realized how few informations I provided on the opening of the topic. I'm sorry. I'm newbie and I thought everybody here was into a high fat, low carb diet... And I also ignored the possible variations on this type of diet... Ii is my first time on the forum and it is the first time i'm on paleo diet, although i have read a lot about it on the past months.

Hi there! My mais goal is to reduce body fat percentage and improove my performance at lifting weights. These proportions are reccomended by the new book of the low-carb hight fat researcher Jeff Volek, The art and science of the low carbohydrate performance. I'll resume his suggestions into 3: 1 - eat 50g carbohydrate daily maximun 2- eat 0.6 to 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass 3- eat at least 65% fat, respecting the previous tips I find it really hard to accomplish the minimun fat per day... Do you have other reccomendations on this percentages?

Hi there! Reducing alcohol intake is a hard but very worthy challenge. I stopped drinking this year and and got results on diet and workout pretty faster. Hope you succeed!

Hi, Masterofcows! PHD on Social Policy!

Hi, guys! I find it very hard to balance my diet to achieve the proportions of 65% fat, 10% carbohydrate and 25% protein. Protein and carbs are quite easy to achieve, but fat is not. I've read a blog where a brazilian high fat, low carb athlete eats PURE COCONUT OIL before and after her meals to achieve the proportions. She is quite amazing - a competidor and a 50 years-old- woman. You should all take a look: http://claudiafitblog.blogspot.com.br/ I'm trying to add butter and olive oil on everything I eat, But I would be amazed to hear your strategies on fat intake. Greetings Lívia

Keep hearing that being a rebel is sustainable over time realy inspires me! Congratulations for you one year on paleo life style!

That's refreshing to keep hearing how paleo works well for people. I have already started to eliminate a few things from my diet. Since january I don't drink beer (it was the hardest change i've ever made in my life), stopped eating rice (it is one of the main food in brazilian meals) and inserted nuts on the afternoons. My gool is to go full paleo now. I can do it!

Hey, MirgSS, thank your so much for the tip! I found te book at amazon (i rather buy my books there, so they don't take so long to arrive).

Hey! I know how studies can mess up with our lives... You are totally right focusing on taking much care of yourself and not letting this mess take over! Hope you succeed! I'll be here following your progress!

Wow! Do you study japanese? That's awsome! A couple of years ago i was accepted as a undergraduate student on japanese, but i didn't really had time to dedicate myself and had to quit. But I could see it was really dificult by the time I studied it. Hope you can accomplish learning it!

Your goal on finding recipies gave me a lot of ideas. I have adopted it as well! loved your life goal too! I'm terrible at controlling my money But i think i'll try it another time

I don't really like cardio as well... I try to ride a bike on a park near my home once a week, as it it less boring, but not always i manage to do that. I'll probably use this goal in a future challenge. Please share your strategies on making it nice, besides changing the type of exercise (wich i do believe is a good strategy)!

No, i've never heard of it! Where can I find it? On the last month i was doing a hypertrofia training. 3 series of 8 repetitions with the maximun weight i could lift. I've been reading the books of the low-carb researcher Jeff Volek, and he suggests only strengh training for paleo dieters. I was thinking of following his suggestions. Could you please tell me where can I find or buy these program you talked about?

That's nice you managed to return to MT! I tried Brazilian jiu-jitsu and also capoeira, but i come to realize that fights are not for me. I'm unfortunatelly too girlly for that Good luck on your challenge!

Hey! I'm a big fan of chocolate as well! I'll try to spend my hole challenge without chocolate, but maybe i'm being too hard on my diet... I'll try to start with you: the 2 first weeks chocolate-free! Then i'll se how to proceed the other 4 weeks! Good luck!

Hey, Guys! Thank you for the congratulations. I shouldn't really be so hard on myself about my bodyfat... Specially because my first measurement on 2010 was 42%! It was a long time ago, but i managed to reduce it during my stressfull phd period, so i think i should celebrate it CourtnieMarie, thank you for the information about my bfp. I though it was way above the acceptable in terms of health patterns. Renegade, I'll ask one of my gym instructors to design a program for me. Do you have any suggestions?