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The Easiest Weight Loss I Have Experienced

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It’s Monday, 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 Monday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading! Yup, success stories are back! And I’m looking for more. Follow-ups, mid-progress reflections—every story at every stage has the potential to inspire folks out there who are getting started or contemplating a new beginning. Contact me here to share your story—long or not so long. You never know who you’ll impact by doing it. Enjoy, everyone! I have been doing Obstacle Course races since 2013 and tried to keep myself active in training, but my diet was never really in alignment. I was the poster child to demonstrate that physical fitness is not the driving component in body composition in health—diet is. My heaviest was 188 lbs (5’9”), and I ...

Our Weekend: I’m All Ears

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You might have seen on Instagram that sweet Birchie was not himself last week. After a few calls to the doctor I finally got an appointment because I knew something was wrong. My instinct was right: he had his first ear infection! Poor buddy felt awful and wasn’t sleeping well. By mid-day Saturday he was back to his smiles and eating well again. And sleeping as well as you can when you get your feet in a tangle!! Friday Dinner Sweet potato, sausage and apple hash with a fried egg on top! The base was from Plenty! Saturday workout + smoothie Both mornings Birch woke up around 5:00 but was able to go right back to sleep after a dose of medicine. He slept until after 7 both days (which was great compared to Wed + Thurs when he was so miserable he slept ON me in my bed from 4:00 on). I slept in too and woke up at 7:30. I almost skipped my Saturday morning class, but it’s the only class worth getting up for on a Saturday, so I actually wanted to go. SO glad I did because it was a g...

Weekend High Low High

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Good morning and happy Monday, friends! I can’t believe it’s Monday morning already. WHERE did the weekend go? I feel like it was over in a blink of an eye, but I’m excited for the week ahead since it kicks off a bunch of holiday events, including our annual Friendsgiving celebration! 🙂 I know you guys love a good High Low High blog post, so I’m going to recap our weekend that way. Ok, here we go! High : I went to bed at 9:00 pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Low : I was up awake before 6:00 am on Saturday, Sunday, and this morning. (Ok, I slept 9 hours, but when do kids start sleeping in?) High : We went to the Pottery Playce to paint some pottery. Mal and I made Christmas ornaments, and Quinn made a lizard, who he named “Lemon.” They all turned out really well! Low : On Saturday night, I decided I wanted to go to Orangetheory the next morning. I was 11th on the waitlist. Whomp whomp. High : When I woke up on Sunday morning, I moved to 2nd on the waitlist. Forty-five minu...

“Real Life” Throw-Together Meals

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Hi, friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend! I heard a rumor that you guys want to see more “real life” meals – not necessarily pretty, curated ones, but ones that a regular person throws together. I mean, sometimes we just want to EAT, and it doesn’t need to be a whole production to cook an amazing meal and then plate it perfectly. Am I right? Let’s call them “real life” throw-together meals, shall we? 😉 I like to keep it simple with my meals, and I know a lot of you guys do too, so here’s a round-up of some recent “real life” meals I’ve eaten. Most of them were thrown together quickly and effortlessly. I hope they give you some tasty ideas for your own meals! 🙂 “Real life” throw-together meals This is a version of my One-Pan Chicken Taco Skillet , but with ground turkey in the mix instead. I also substituted the peppers and onions with baby spinach and zucchini because that’s what we had in the house. It turned out great. Pro tip: Always have taco seasoning on hand! I coo...

13 Holiday Side Dishes (That Aren’t Potatoes)

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While there’s nothing particularly wrong with potatoes (in fact, we happen to love this recipe for scalloped potatoes ), not everyone in the Primal—let alone keto—camp wants to serve potatoes at the holiday. They’re a technically Primal choice, but they’re decidedly high in carbs and not as high in nutrients as other options. Primal and Primal-keto eating shouldn’t be about deprivation—just thoughtful decision-making on what’s a good choice for you when it comes to holiday eating. Today we’ve got 13 delicious side dish recipes that stay true to the richness and flavors of traditional holiday cooking. Which ones will you be serving? Green Bean Casserole Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Celery Root Soup Spicy Squash and Sausage Stuffing Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad Cranberry Sweet Potatoes Cheesy Keto Biscuits Ranch Cauliflower Mash Garlic and Mushroom Soup Harvest Salad Bowl Mashed Parsnips Keto Turkey Gravy Warm Mushroom and Chard Salad Tell us which are you...