TED who?

Ok, It has been a hectic week, but the week before I was cooking up a storm.   Some good and some not so good.  Not so good was the bacon wrapped chicken with a peppercini.  I will leave that to the italian restaurant.  Oh well.  You win some you loose some.

   Speaking of loosing some, I am down 17lbs since I started Paleo in January!  Woot woot!  I was a little worried since I have been nursing a oblique injury and have not been able to Crossfit that I would gain some weight fast, but to my surprise I have been loosing.  So I am starting to gain confidence in this lifestyle as I progress and understand my health and body.  

   I came across a group called TED (technology, Entertainment, and design)  "Ideas worth Sharing"  that motto pretty much says it or Riverting Talks by remarkable people, free to the world.  If you got a few minutes to spare and hear some great ideas, check them out.  Most are not suppose to be longer than 15mins or so.  Better yet, check out Jamie Oliver's (of Food Revolution)  presentation from the TED Prize.  Pretty motivating!


Jamie Oliver - 2010 winner of TED Prize
http://www.tedprize.org/jamie-oliver/

short Blog this week, let's hope for more time next.  I doubt it, but we keep trekking to continue to learn!

Take Charge of your health,

Melinda

First Step: Chipping at the Iceberg

First Step : Chipping at the Iceberg


So I have been asked how I am doing on my new Paleo Lifestyle and how long I plan to stay on it.  Thus far, I view this a  permanent lifestyle.  Only because what i have learned so far.  I am not a writer nor a scientist by nature (although I feel that since being on this Paleo journey it has given me new confidence in actually comprehending some of the science behind it)   So I will do my best to articulate what i have learn to my handful of readers.  I even contemplated drawing pictures as I am more of a visual learner.  Here are a few seeds to start your planting.  As you learn more about the Paleo lifestyle, remember it is only a framework.  There is no black and white.  There are a few rules to this lifestyle and you will learn that.  

Here are some great resources I have come across that gave me a good baseline.

1. Robb Wolf  "The Paleo solution"http://www.robbwolf.com/

2 Dr. Loren Cordain  "The Paleo answer" His newest book.  http://thepaleodiet.com/

3. Sean Croxton (SDSU alumni Go Aztec! had to throw that in )  http://undergroundwellness.com/

4. http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/   Some great recipes to keep you excited about eating great dense food!

5. http://paleomg.com/  More recipes and funny stories of another girl's journey.  She uses some choice words, but she's entertaining to read.

6. http://paleodietlifestyle.com/  another site that gives some basic info on Paleo and some good recipes.

7. http://everydaypaleo.com/  Great story of a mom of 3 and how she is making it work in her family!  You Go girl!  A Great success story.  Check out her before and after. Try the Greek meetballs, yummy!!  

8. If you need to really geek out and get the gritty stuff on science Dr. Jack Kruse has some great insight and a great story how he weighed 354 lbs and lost tons of weight.  http://jackkruse.com/

9. Chris Kresser I listened to a great presentation on Cholestrol, wow never knew so much about it!  http://chriskresser.com/

10. Mark Sisson another great resource for basic information http://www.marksdailyapple.com

Those sites should give you enough to keep you browsing for awhile.  Most of them do a pod cast which is nice for commuters.

Favorite repeats recipes so far:

1. Breakfast : Caveman Crunch http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/caveman-crunch/

2. Breakfast: Egg bites http://paleomg.com/on-the-go-egg-bites/

3. dinner: http://everydaypaleo.com/2012/01/18/yummy-greek-meatballs/ you can probably make it into a meatloaf.

I usually make tons for the week so I don't have to bother cooking everyday.   

Happy Browsing because we have just begun to chip the top of the iceberg.  tons of info below the water!

Like any other January,  I was about to embark on a journey like every other American does after the holidays.  although this journey would be different for several reasons. God had precisely planned and place certain people in my life that i am certain to believe that were there to help ignite a spark of interest of various topics, which has now consumed my mind.

 I like many of you had gone through a mantra of diets in search of the easy way to loose fat and feel great. well let me just tell you that THERE IS NO EASY WAY.  ok wait, let me back track, there is an easy way that only provides short term results because we have become a society of instant gratification.  We want results as quickly as possibly with as little effort as possible. lets admit it we live in a society where perhaps our priorities to our health is near the top but  not exactly #1 but for  some, not even close to the top.  some of you might be saying right now "i am healthy and it is a priority in my life, i buy organic etc,,"  well sister, you have only begun to just chip off the tip of the iceberg.  i remember hearing the term of there is such a person of a unfit healthy person.  basically just because they look fit does not mean they are healthy inside their body.

I know health is not #1  for me because i too live in the real world my family and work consume a lot of my time.  I mean come on now, how can you blame anyone for not putting health #1 when you need work so you can  provide for the family and  put healthy food on the table, right?

So you wonder why all the sudden now in my 30s you want to take back charge of your health?   Something about having a child puts life back into perspective.  when i think about how i lost my favorite uncle and my dad to liver cancer makes we want to do everything i can do to lessen my chances of having to put my own son to have to experience of possibly loosing his own mother to that same faith i will research and try it.  A bit of depressing thinking, right? i know but without that thought i don't think i would of made such a big 180 in my life.  YOU are ultimately responsible of your own health. YOU AND YOU ALONE.  this reminds me of that commercial where a guy is at this electronic store and he ask tons of questions then switch to the doctors office and the doctor ask " do you have any questions?" and the same guy who was asking tons of questions at the electronic store had no questions for his doctor.  i can remember the impact that commercial had on me when i first saw it.

I don't claim to have the right or wrong answers, I would just like to invite you on this journey of mine in hopes that any seeds that I put out in the digital world would ignite you to do the same and research it yourself.  

So lets TAKE BACK CHARGE OF OUR HEALTH and begin this journey!  

To Health!  As my Crossfit Coach says all the time, "Don't try, Just Do!"