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I Will Not Stray From Low Carb And Real Food Eating [Success Story]

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Testimonial written by: Karen S. If I started at the beginning of my quest for health, I would need to say it started with a walking routine when I retired. I decided to quit yo-yo dieting and just take long walks and whatever happened would be good enough. In 2003, I started walking a distance of 5 miles with a 55 floor incline. I’m adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park so it was a beautiful walk. But it was stressful—physically when I was carrying all the extra weight, and mentally as I would push myself to reach that 5 mile mark no matter what my mind and body were telling me. Luckily, (yes, really), my husband had very high Triglycerides (no weight issue), and after much Dr. Google research I came upon the The Paleo Solution Podcast . I began listening to Robb’s podcast and reading his book. I realized that insulin control was going to be the key to success. I formed a good habit by doing daily walks but I realized that getting stressful over distance or duration was not go

What to Read Next?

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Hey, hey! Happy Friday! Just popping in real quick to talk BOOKS! I’ve already plowed through two in 2018, so I want to try to read (at least) one a month for the rest of the year. The contenders are below, but, first, let me give you a quick recap of my morning! My day started well before 6:00 AM, but I had a leftover “ Tree Chugger ” (iced coffee, Maple Water, cinnamon, and almond milk) from a meeting yesterday afternoon waiting for me in the fridge, so it wasn’t such a bad way to start my day! Woohoo, fun iced coffee! 🙂 It was “Show and Tell” day at Quinn’s school today. He originally wanted to bring his favorite book (which has been his favorite book for MONTHS now), but, then at the last minute, he picked his battleship to bring with him. After dropping Qman off at school, I headed to the gym for a workout + some glute work after class. I’m all about the Crusty Squats lately! Burn, baby burn! Question of the Day What should I read next? What’s the last book you read?

A Heartfelt Thank You For Giving Me a Decade of Life

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It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here . I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading! Three months of Primal has already given me an extra decade of life. Yes, that is an attention grabbing headline but after living Primal for three months, my blood cholesterol has changed so much for the better that I sincerely believe my odds of longevity have greatly increased. I lived my first three decades as an enthusiastic carbs eater, enjoying my pasta, bread, and (when I turned 18 in Australia) beer, with high activity levels ensuring my clothes always fit. Then in my 30’s I found out I had high cholesterol. A family history of heart disease suddenly became relevant to my long-term health. It came as a shock to realise I was mortal,

Don’t Miss the Success Story Submission Giveaway!

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Last week I announced that the bees and are looking to share your stories of success in changing your habits, losing weight, reclaiming your health, and enjoying more vitality with the help of Primal and/or keto living—and that I’m offering a giveaway to sweeten the pot: a year’s supply of PRIMAL KITCHEN® Starter Keto Kits . There’s one more week until the submission deadline. (While you can always submit a success story, we’re closing the giveaway a week from today, February 16, 2018 at midnight PST. Remember, anyone in the world can enter. Additionally, everyone who has submitted a Success Story to Mark’s Daily Apple in the past is free to submit an updated story and new photos. Just email me your story along with pictures. Please use the subject heading “My Primal Story.” Otherwise, there’s a good chance we might miss it. For more info on success story guidelines and giveaway rules, check out last week’s post , and for inspiration to write your own story, you can read past S

Shots Of Our Week + Real Food Meals

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Usually these two boys are battling it out with Nerf darts or climbing trees, but I captured a quiet moment when they were both enjoying some hot cocoa and doing Imagine Ink books (<– we LOVE these!) So sweet. This guy was also having a quiet moment. I think the blah winter weather had us all feeling extra mellow and cozy. We snuggle on the floor in front of the fireplace all.evening.long. The colder weather had me craving big bowls of whipped banana oatmeal as well! I stirred in a raspberry cottage cheese and put peanut butter drizzle on top. Sort of a quasi PB&J combo! Another morning I had a quick bowl of cereal while Mazen and I cut out valentines! I cannot WAIT for berry season – this would have been so good with blueberries! I know you can buy them year round, but I just don’t want to pay for the out of season berries. Frozen is always a good option though. Lunches this week have been warm and leftover focused. A rice bowl with zucchini, basmati rice (my new jam