Originally Posted By: oldskoolboarder
Jason, I agree w/ you on the Atkins. I never saw anyone on that for long periods.

However, paleo is a much more sustainable diet, granted it's only become more popular in the last few years. It's a huge component of the crossfit community. The problem w/ the Atkins is that there was no restrictions on processed foods, sugars and alcohol. BTW I don't follow paleo completely, but I do adhere more to the spirit.

If you're interested, my obsessive blogging friends write a lot about it.

http://www.fitbomb.com/p/why-i-eat-paleo.html

And his wife shows that eating this way can actually be tasty as opposed to restrictive.

http://nomnompaleo.com/

The purpose of Atkins was to lose weight. Paleo aims to have you eat better by eliminating processed foods. Will you lose weigh eating paleo? Not on it's own but you may lose weight and you'll definitely feel better.


Glad you liked his site. Yeah, he and his wife are avid bloggers and great writers. I've definitely noticed increased strength and more alertness going paleo-like. Still can't give up my fancy cheese, beer, and ice cream, though. But I did hit at least 3 personal records in strength (deadlift, jerk and front squat) this month alone, which is a first.

Nomnompaleo brought some primal cookies to our Labor Day BBQ. Those cookies were DELICIOUS and had no refined sugar or wheat. Most of those 'fake' cookies taste like REALLY bad power bars, but not these. Highly recommend that primal recipe.

http://nomnompaleo.com/post/9911253784/paleo-eats-9-5-11

Agree w/ you on the kettlebells. I've been doing that for a year in Crossfit and I'm amazed how much you get out of it.

BTW, Crossfit Muskoka isn't that far from Axiom...

http://www.crossfitmuskoka.com/

Last edited by oldskoolboarder; 09/08/11 05:25 AM.