Paleo diet?

[ccnyc]

Ghee is basically the same thing as drawn butter (or clarified butter). It's super easy to make - just melt butter in a pot, skim off the solids using a spoon, and then the remaining beautiful yellow liquid is purely the butter fat (no milk solids). I put mine into half pint ball jars and put them in the fridge. It's REALLY hard, but softens with warmth very, very quickly.

I think that Ghee actually may have some spices in it (the Indian stuff you buy at our local store does) but mine is plain. Oh, and I used pastured butter to make it.

If you don't have time to make it yourself Purity Farms Ghee is very good. No spices and you can get it at Whole Foods.
http://purityfarms.com/
Traditional 100%, Certified Organic Ghee (Clarified Butter) From Grass Fed, Pastured Cows
Salt Free • Lactose and Casein Free • No Transfatty Acids • Kosher • No GMO's (No Genetically Modified Organisms)

Ghee is fabulous!!!

[solobiker]

Wow...I usually only have 1-2 eggs at breakfast and 1 chicken thigh (with the skin) or about 4oz of chicken at lunch.. I think I will ramp it up a bit and see what happens. I do enjoy eating this more then the SAD way. I don't miss too many things...although last weekend I went on a short run and could smell that someone was baking some bread...yumm. But bacon will do too!

[Catrin]

Wow...I usually only have 1-2 eggs at breakfast and 1 chicken thigh (with the skin) or about 4oz of chicken at lunch.. I think I will ramp it up a bit and see what happens. I do enjoy eating this more then the SAD way. I don't miss too many things...although last weekend I went on a short run and could smell that someone was baking some bread...yumm. But bacon will do too!

My normal breakfast includes either 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg or 2 whole eggs and 1 egg white. How much chicken I have at meals depends on how hard I've been working, 4-6 ounces but I've also been getting protein from skim milk. I don't think I am going to drop grains AND dairy at the same time. Grains first...and there seems to be differing opinions on dairy but of course they aren't talking about skim milk.

Back to my reading. I think I want to start this with a menu already thought out for a week or two so I don't have to think too much.

[Catrin]

So I tried GLC's idea for a frittata this morning before heading to my workout and it was good - had that and a plum (baked it last night). The 6am class kicked my butt...and I had a protein drink waiting on ice in my car.

Do any of you supplement with protein shakes/drinks after a hard workout? It seems to me that if I am getting enough in my diet that perhaps it isn't needed - but as I am figuring out this new way of fueling my body I want to hold off on dropping that - at least for the two intense workouts with the group trainer - he totally kicks my azz. This isn't needed after a long ride or less intense workout session.

[Dogmama]

Do any of you supplement with protein shakes/drinks after a hard workout? It seems to me that if I am getting enough in my diet that perhaps it isn't needed - but as I am figuring out this new way of fueling my body I want to hold off on dropping that - at least for the two intense workouts with the group trainer - he totally kicks my azz. This isn't needed after a long ride or less intense workout session.

I use a protein drink before a hard workout. I read some research that protein* before a workout is more beneficial because when your body needs it, it has been digested enough to be absorbed into your muscles.

*Whey protein is "fast" protein - gets into your system quicker. Casein is a slower protein and is also important for constant fuel during the day as well as fuel at night while you sleep.

[Catrin]

Thanks Dogmama, that is helpful information. I can eat a regular brekie before heading to my 6am workout, but it is HARD, which is why I take something afterwards. I will think about this, and I've not yet settled on a protein powder yet. Whey protein does seem the way to go...and soy gives me stomach issues anyway...

[Pedal Wench]

Is anyone following this who regularly does long rides? I ride at least 40-50 miles a day, usually every day. In Colorado, that can mean 4-5 hours on the bike. What do you use for fuel during the rides, and how do you recover enough to do it all again the next day?