Primal Low Carb

the best of both worlds

   Feb 03

Come and check out my interview with Jimmy Moore! #lowcarb #primal

I had a lot of fun with Jimmy Moore and Mindy Noxon Iannotti in their Low-Carb Conversations (Episode 39): Mark Jeacoma & Tina Langston Take On Deen, Diabetes And Weight Loss Podcast.

Take a listen

http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/low-carb-conversations-episode-39-mark-jeacoma-tina-langston-take-on-deen-diabetes-and-weight-loss/13153


   Jan 24

The lost art of walking #paleo #primal #lowcarb

My actual career is in Graphic Design and like many of you who work in office settings, I sit A LOT.

I believe it was Mark Sisson who said he has a saying in his office,

“Sitting = Death”.

As much as I try to get up and walk around every 20-30 minutes I am stuck doing revisions and meeting deadlines and it just doesn’t work out.  I live on Long island here in NY and commute into Manhattan via the Long Island RailRoad so I decided to instead of looking for the closest spot to park I will choose the furthest ( I would walk TO the station but it is about 4 miles and I just don’t have the time to invest in that walk).  This adds an extra half mile walk in the morning and afternoon and it got me thinking – how else can I add walks to my day so I thought I would just throw some ideas into the blog and see what I can come up with.

1 – park far / walk far – it may add a few minutes to your commute but it’s worth it.

2 – Skip the escalator/elevator – again, this partially works for me but since I work on the 27th floor of an office building I don’t see doing this without being drenched and useless all day but if it is three flights or less, you have no excuse to take an elevator but the escalator skipping is a great way to get a few extra steps in.

3 – Drink a lot of water – your body will alert you when it is time to take a walk and there is no fighting it, not for very long anyway :)

4 – Buy a pair of comfortable shoes – it will encourage you to walk more

5 – We are converting to standing desks in my new office so this will give me the chance to just move around more and get off my tush

Tomorrow I am going to buy some more comfy shoes, I already drink a lot of water and you know the rest.  If I can fit an extra 1.5 miles in a day I am happy but any extra movement is done in the name of health.

Any other ideas or tips?


   Dec 14

Think a loaded up Subway Hero Salad is Paleo? Think again! #paleo #lowcarb

Did you know that Subway Sandwich sells a Chicken over Spinach Salad that contains a ton of ingredients that most people on the Primal Low Carb Diet consider unhealthy? Take a look at some of the ingredients for things that should only include maybe a few seasonings and it’s main protein.
It can be tempting to grab a $5 salad from Subway and think it has whole and simle ingredients but I have found that this is just not the case!
PDF of All Subway Ingredients

BACON SLICES Pork cured with water, salt, sugarsmoke flavor (?)sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

CHICKEN BREAST PATTY Chicken breast with rib meat, water, seasoning (corn syrup solids, vinegar powder (?)[maltodextrin, modified corn starch and tapioca starch, dried vinegar]brown sugar, salt, dextrose, garlic powder, onion powder, chicken type flavor [hydrolyzed corn glutenautolyzed yeast extract, thiamine hydrochloride, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate]), sodium phosphates.

CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts with rib meat, water, soy protein concentrate, salt, modified food starchchicken flavor (contains salt, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, molasses, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium phosphates), and sodium phosphates. Contains soy.

I know the Chicken I am going to eat today for lunch contains – um ONLY CHICKEN!!! Be careful what you are eating people!


   Dec 14

A short and fun intro to Low Carb with Jimmy Moore @livinlowcarbman #lowcarb #paleo

If you are new to Low Carb you may be unfamiliar with Jimmy Moore but then again, maybe not.  He has been on TV, Radio and his website http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com is one of the most respected blogs in the Low Carb and Paleo community. I highly recommend you subscribing to his Youtube channel and reading through his website.

Livin La Vida Low Carb Basics Of Low-Carb Induction (Episode 38)