I’ve tried it Vic. I’ve read lots on the subject and my own body is the only real thing I can listen to. I was ready to kill someone by day 2 and by day 3 I fainted! Sorry, but that just isn’t healthy! So I guess some of us just need our complex carbs? We are all very different in biological makeup……

Oh, and Danware, my Granny is 92years and still does the gardening. She is svelte, fit and rockin! Oh, and eats lots of rice and oats. Complex carbs contain differnt nutrients to fruits and veg and nuts. And you got to eat TONS of fruit and veg to get 100g per day….needed for the energy of an active person, otherwise your energy is coming from your fat stores and muscle. That’s not actually how nature intended. That’s how I can compare…………..anyway………..beware you aren’t malnourished…..anyone will lose weight when they dont eat enough!

Take care

Tusc

You don’t want to eat Neo, you want to eat Paleo!

You’ve got it mostly wrong. I pray for your benefit that you clear your mind and give Mark’s book, and the Primal lifestyle a go. What pained me the most is when you grouped “Primal” and “Atkins” separated by a mere backslash! They couldn’t be MORE different!! Granola?? OOOh! I just felt my pancreas flinch.

Atkins touts a no/low-carb approach. I believe the first two weeks want to see you eating less than 20 grams of carbs per day. Primal eating is BASED on carbohydrate consumption, albeit in the form of fruit and vegetables and nuts and seeds. How can you compare the two?

Vic, I too came from a cubicle/office background and gave it all up and man, I echo your sentiments as I was reading about the Korgs. I just couldn’t stop reading that chapter because if it wasn’t things about MY past life I saw, then I could definitely see it in my friends, all of whom have been asking a lot of questions about going Primal lately.

Tuscany, Conventional Wisdom is flawed. I won’t argue with you here because what’s the point, but what I will say is this: where did you gather your information about grains being good for you and if I asked you that question at a party, could you answer it?

One last thing I want to point out: some of you here have heard of P90X, right? Well, if you REALLY watch your DVD’s, there’s an interview with the guy who designed the P90X supplement. Yup, it’s Mark Sisson. THE GUY KNOWS HIS SH!T!!

-Mike

But I have to disagree with you on this one.

But let’s not squabble over what is a topic that obviously has some polar opinions. I simply suggest trying it for 30 days – no grains or anything else that you could not cook with nothing more than an open flame and a sharpened stick.

Now that is THIRTY DAYS. The first 3 – 7 days will completely suck and I’m the first to admit that. But after that, you might be surprised at the new found level of energy and over all health. Then again, maybe not. But there is only one way to find out. . .

If anyone checks my previous posts regarding fat loss you will see that the diet I recommend is very closely aligned to what Mark recommends in The Primal Blueprint.

I did not receive a dime from Mark. However, I did receive the book for free.

Unlike other reviews I have posted – for Craig Ballantyne, Jason Ferrugia, and Zach Even Esh – none of the links in my review of The Primal Blue Print are affiliate links. That means I have ZERO financial interest in promoting this book. Admittedly, in the other reviews I do have some financial interest. Not that I don’t think they are quality products, but I admittedly have some potential gain in their favorable review.

I did not read a single thing in Mark’s book that I disagreed with. And I read it cover to cover. Your opinion seems very strong and I’d appreciate further commentary coming to me directly at vic@gymjunkies.com.

Atkins/Primal? You are risking ill health from cutting out good, natural foods like oats and yogurt from your diet. That’s a fact!

BALANCED diet people! Carbohydrates, a macroNUTRIENT that gives us energy along with Vit B’s, fibre etc, have only got such a bad press cos we eat too damn much of them! Cut out the processed crap and eat natural, whole carbs in balance and harmony.

And one last thing, the average age of a neolithic man was 40! Now even if he got ate by dinasaurs, there is no proof that this lifestyle made anyone healthier, stronger or live longer………get with the 21st century and learn by the past, not revisit it!

You decide….I’m off for a bowl of granola and berries….yum, yum!

Love Tusc