Flashing my Freezer Door

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    Came home today in super-productive mode. On a bit of a high after increasing my Deadlift 1RM by 20 pounds, this morning. (Does deadlift deserve a capital?) I am not sure if that means anything to you, but I was pretty happy with myself, considering weightlifting has been a very challenging new hobby over […] Read More

The Last Day of Thirty

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It is a great feeling to finish something. To have stayed loyal to a personal goal for your own health and well-being. I have to say, I didn’t reach my goal weight or measurements, I seemed to have cruised along on 60kg after the first two weeks. My downfall was probably this:…. Our garden is […] Read More

Day 23 – A Party

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I survived a birthday party! Baked some Paleo muffins, to help me along the way and off I went to Nancy’s birthday brunch. Luckily I have healthy friends – I particular liked the guava dish.;) Socialising on Paleo is normally not a problem, I generally utilise the Pareto rule and at parties anything goes. A […] Read More

Easy Paleo Snacks

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A boiled egg is one of the best snacks you can have on Paleo, that is, if you can stomach them. As a child, my mum used to cut up rectangular shapes of buttered toast, that were just slender enough to fit in the egg for dipping. It made egg eating bearable. These days, I […] Read More

Day 7 – Lose the grains!

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I know it is hard to believe that staying away from grains, is a necessity . After all, we all know the classic Food Pyramid with the largest bottom segment, filled with grains, bread and pasta. How could this possibly be wrong? Well it is. Smoking was seemingly harmless for quite a while there – […] Read More