[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-24 Thread manueljohnacosta
I love discussions like this! Reminds me of my college classes. william- thanks for the heads up. I was totally distracted by Grant doing pull ups that I didn't notice the frame! On Mar 23, 5:05 pm, Calm54 wrote: > I bought the Primal Blueprint from Rivendell a couple of months ago > and it make

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Bill Gibson
Yep. Lifestyle matters. I've decided I'm moving back where I can ride my bike everywhere, or walk, like I did in Seattle. When asked what my professional goals are for the next year, I'm always tempted to say "ride my bike to work every day." And then there's portions, and then there's something ab

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread cyclotourist
We went out to dinner last night after the BIG 30 mile ride in the mountains and I had two small plate meals (Border Grill, damn fine food). Couple tacos and some ceviche. I was stuffed. Of course maybe the basket of chips and salsa contributed to that,

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Tim McNamara
On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Eric Norris wrote: Knowing and doing are two different things. Most (all?) smokers know it's killing them, but they smoke anyway. Add to that our ridiculous American serving sizes, and it's not too hard to figure out why there's an obesity epidemic. Truth.

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Tim McNamara
On Mar 23, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Michael_S wrote: There is an interesting book called "Blue Zones" out there that is about that kind of lifestyle and shows cultures where the health improvement results are statistical significant. Dan Buettner is a local boy (Minneapolis- although he is very rare

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Calm54
I bought the Primal Blueprint from Rivendell a couple of months ago and it makes sense. It is not necessarily just low carb, it wants you to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables,and of course, good quality meats and nuts. Plus it prescribes exercise but not over the top workouts. I started to imp

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Patrick in VT
On Mar 23, 8:11 pm, Dustin Sharp wrote: > Yes, the traditional explanation for the obesity epidemic is that people are > stupid, lazy, and eat too much. > > There's something to that, but I tend to think there is much more to it as > well, including bad government policy/subsidies, bad science, an

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Dustin Sharp
; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:00:20 -0700 > To: > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo > > Knowing and doing are two different things. Most (all?) smokers know it's > killing them, but they smoke anyway. > > Add to that our ridiculous American serving sizes, and

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Eric Norris
Knowing and doing are two different things. Most (all?) smokers know it's killing them, but they smoke anyway. Add to that our ridiculous American serving sizes, and it's not too hard to figure out why there's an obesity epidemic. --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.or

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Michael_S
I don't think I've been to a standard grocery store in six months and if I did it was to buy 1 or 2 things. Most of my food these days comes from Trader Joes, a local Farmers Market and Whole Foods. And very little is pre-made. There is too much pre-packaged food with high levels of fat and refine

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Tim McNamara
The independent research does not support the meat-heavy low carb diet espoused by a number of health gurus, not does the research support the high carb empty calories diet most Americans consume. Both lead to increased risk of heart disease and the latter, in particular, to diabetes. The

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Dustin Sharp
Sounds pretty simple, but I wonder why we as a nation keep getting fatter and fatter when we all know how to do the opposite? Seems more accurate to say that we Americans all know how to get fat and unhealthy on the Standard American Industrial Diet, but a few people have figured out that by eatin

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Brad Gantt
"Eat a variety of healthy whole foods and exercise regularly - everybody knows how to do that, and what it looks like, tastes like and feels like." Yep, that's it. Now... how do we market that big idea? :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Patrick in VT
On Mar 23, 2:23 pm, manueljohnacosta wrote: > It's funny because in my Physical Education class my students just > recently went over the lesson of what to look for in physical fitness > products and programs. People need to be weary of going on diets or exercise routines. kudos to you, Manny.

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread James Warren
worrying about my work tasks. And my work tasks still get done as well as before if not better. I'm being more serious about my job as a food gatherer. -Original Message- >From: Seth Vidal >Sent: Mar 23, 2010 10:47 AM >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re

RE: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread salukirider
Sent from my HTC smartphone -Original Message- From: Seth Vidal Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:47 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote: > Do you do eggs and dairy?  Hard to get low carb

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Dustin Sharp
ebating what to eat it's going to take us off topic pretty quickly, so I'll go back into my cave now. Cheers, Dustin > From: manueljohnacosta > Reply-To: > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:23:57 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo > >

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread manueljohnacosta
It's funny because in my Physical Education class my students just recently went over the lesson of what to look for in physical fitness products and programs. People need to be weary of going on diets or exercise routines. Not saying that these programs or diets don't work, most in fact work reall

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Seth Vidal
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote: > Do you do eggs and dairy?  Hard to get low carb on a pure vegan diet, I > think. Unless you are drinking vats of coconut milk. > Cut out white-flour breads and pastries of any kind. That's a big carb cut. But in general, I wouldn't fuss wi

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Dustin Sharp
Do you do eggs and dairy? Hard to get low carb on a pure vegan diet, I think. Unless you are drinking vats of coconut milk. > From: Bill Gibson > Reply-To: > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:32:59 -0700 > To: > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo > > I wonder how to implemen

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-23 Thread Bill Gibson
I've always thought that a "paleolithic" diet & lifestyle would be what we're evolved to live, but it hasn't been that clear to me what that might really be. Or, how to live it in Our Modern World. So, Grant's writing and publishing on the subject of past couple of years has piqued my interest. I'v

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-22 Thread manueljohnacosta
Yes Will I am pinoy. Im not buff though, I'm just wearing a really small shirt On Mar 22, 12:11 pm, JoelMatthews wrote: > Intriguing extra here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4431410376/in/set-7215762361... > > Perhaps Riv is bringing back the plain but wonderful grey wool > cardig

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-22 Thread JoelMatthews
Intriguing extra here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4431410376/in/set-72157623615749378/ Perhaps Riv is bringing back the plain but wonderful grey wool cardigans and vests they used to source from the UK? On Mar 22, 1:20 pm, Brad Gantt wrote: > This has been a real surprise to me. I

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-22 Thread Brad Gantt
This has been a real surprise to me. I have been following MDA and other similar philosophies for a number of years now and Rivendell for much longer. I never thought I would see the two worlds colliding as they are now. I'm glad, just surprised though when I think about it, the common threads are

[RBW] Re: Riv goes Paleo

2010-03-22 Thread manueljohnacosta
A picture of Grant's Push-up Contraption. Done just like regular push-ups, the only difference is that your hands are supported by the PVC piping, connected by rope. A better picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4431410708/in/set-72157623615749378/ On Mar 22, 10:27 am, Dustin Sh