So after my adventure in Korea I'm settled (for the minute) in grand old London. Working for a charity by day and blogging by night, I'll be updating this blog regularly with paleo-friendly recipes, my thoughts on healthy living and my experiences in...
Itās Friday, the weekend beckons but before that... have some funky, 80s inspired synth electro to get you warmed up for your pre-weekend fitness session. You ARE having a pre-weekend fitness session arenāt you?
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Thursday afternoon rolls around and we only have the scantest of hours before.... THE WEEKEND. Climb, Run, Cycle, Lift, Eat, Drink, Dance, Party. Whatever your game, rock it.
And now for youāre daily dose of musical motivation. This has recently been added to my gym playlist and itās absolutely disgusting. Rage Mode: ENGAGE.
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Itās time for something new at The Kimchi Caveman! Today is the first postin what will, hopefully, be a monthly series of posts focusing on someone who follows this blog or my twitter account (www.twitter.com/kimchicaveman). Iāll be chatting to people about their goals, ambitions, favourite foods and anything else that comes up, all with a focus on healthy living and the paleo lifestyle. So *drumroll* welcome one and all to the inaugural Follower Friday post here at the Kimchi Caveman!
Kaia is a stay at home mom from Texas who set out on a daunting journey to lose half her bodyweight after treatment for Gravesā disease left her constantly fatigued and unable to lose weight. Kaia told me that she was aware of her weight gain but didnāt really care, ultimately setting the scales at just north of 300lbs. When Kaia became unable to take her daughter to do things that she wanted however, it was time to take a stand. Now, Kaia is well on her way to her 150lb target weight (having lost over 60lbs so far) and has thrown herself into fitness and paleo eating. Grok on! This week, I caught up with Kaia via email and asked her to tell me about her journey so far:
The Kimchi Caveman: Kaia, tell me a little about your background and history? What happened in the time before the start of your new lifestyle?
Kaia: Well, I was never skinny growing up, but I was always active so it was never too much of a hassle to lose weight when I needed to. That said, in my Sophomore year of college (second-year uni for us Brits) I was diagnosed with Graveās disease and had to drop out. I received radiation treatment for my disease that killed my thyroid. Needless to say this wasnāt ideal for my weight. I was tired all the time and started gaining weight that I just couldnāt lose, which ended up with me weighing 309lbs (140Kg or 22st ā the same as a professional rugby forward).
TKC: Crikey. So you decided to make a change after you couldnāt take your daughter to do things? What were your initial targets for getting into the shape that you wanted?
K: Yeah, I never had any stamina and as my daughter became more active, I just couldnāt keep up. Sheās 2 now and my biggest goal was just to keep up with her!
TKC: Ok, and what about your other major goal to lose 50% of your bodyweight? Thatās a huge target, how have you gone about doing it?
K: Fitness has become a huge part of my life! Ever since I made that initial target (to lose over 150lbs)ā¦ I just threw myself into fitness. Itās one of my biggest passions now and I love learning more: finding new exercises, researching regimes and motivating other people to start their own health journey.
TKC: That is 100% inspiring! So what exactly are you doing, activity-wise, to work toward your aims?
K: At the moment Iām doing a whole bunch. I currently do Zumba, Piyo (a guided system akin to Insanity and P90X) and Camp Gladiator (think British Military Fitness).Oh, and I just started leading a stroller workout a few times a week for myself and some of my Stay At Home Mom friends.
TKC: Youāre putting me to shame, all I do is cycle at the moment! Anyway, how about your diet? Itās probably the most important part of a healthy lifestyle so what do you eat?
K: Iām following a paleo diet at the moment, although I allow myself cheese every now and then! In March Iām going to be starting a Whole30 with some of my closest friends though, which should be pretty tough!
TKC: Good luck with the Whole30, itās something Iāve never had the willpower to try. So, to wrap things up: what are you working towards, fitness-wise, and what is your favourite paleo recipe?
K: Ok, so Iām currently working towards a half marathon and a sprint triathlon later this year! And my favourite paleo dish? Probably crockpot spaghetti squash and meatballs, itās super tasty!
TKC: Thanks Kaia, youāve been awesome. I hope you keep rocking out with the fitness and paleo. Hopefully we will get a chance to catch up later this year to see how itās all going.
A co-worker sent this to me today, 'bahaha Kimchi Caveman, your diet is a sham, look... look at this article and weep salty tears!'
Turns out that this article is actually really interesting. The folks over at IFL ScienceĀ have pulled together information from a bunch of studies, which show that ancient man ate just about anything available: meat, plants, insects, tubers... everything was on the list!
That said, and in reply to my colleague, pizza and bread were not evidenced as being available to paleolithic man. Grok on!
Ever seen a bento box look this good?Ā Me neither, head over to http://lovehealthlift.tumblr.com/Ā for more tastiness. Now I'm off to gorge on almond butter.
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Direct from the oven of Brokeandcooking comes this incredibly tasty looking chicken dish. Consider it on the 'To Cook' list!
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I love last minute meals that are not only quick and easy, but on the lighter side. This chicken is so freaking good. Itās simple to make, and the recipe can be used for chicken thighs or breasts :)...
Back to Basics: What is Paleo? (and why conformity sucks)
Quite a question isnātit? Iāve recently decided to get myself back on the wagon with paleo eating and thatās all well and good, but when you think about it what exactly does āPaleoā mean (and weāre going to focus on diet here, because when you consider lifestyle, 500 words just wonāt do it justice)?
If you, like me and so many others, have previously been a clean eatinā, carb hatinā and hard traininā machine then youāll probably scoff, āpffft, Kimchi Cavemen youāre so silly, EVERYONE knows what the paleo diet is!āĀ Wellā¦ yeahā¦ kinda. The problem comes when you try and nail down the specifics. Sure, we all know that carbs are bad, bacon is good and praise be to the bone broth, but then things start to get fuzzy.
Even the pros arenāt really agreed on this. Robb Wolf (http://goo.gl/yntZzW), the god king of paleo believes that dairy is bad, while Mark Sisson (http://goo.gl/pnnLDl), another heavyweight in the primal world, thinks that for some of us its fine. Contrast this still further with Steve Kamb, of Nerd Fitness fame (http://goo.gl/DrsQxC), who just kind of throws his hands up with a āyeahā¦ maybe dairy, I guess? Or not, I donāt know.ā and you begin to see how confusing things can get (and letās not even consider asking the crowd over at www.paleohacks.com).
So, if the pros canāt agree, where does that leave you and me, the guys that have just returned to the paleo diet and want a refresher course? Well, hereās my suggestion (and it certainly isnāt new or unique): why donāt we stop asking what is paleo? And start asking what is paleo for me? This isnāt a new opinion by any means but itās really one of the only good ones when you stop and think about it. Paleo means so many things to so many different people that attempted conformity will just end up with frustration, unhappiness and a backslide into Monday night take out (Iām looking at you in the corner, donāt think I didnāt see you).
So, for me? My paleo eschews starchy carbs full stop, I canāt even condone a sweet potato as Iām not training due to injury. But, on the other hand, I think that dairy is fine in moderation (youāll thank me after you try my blue cheese mussels) and the occasional midweek glass of wine is just dandy. For me, Iām strict with my clean eating from Monday to Friday but let my hair down a little at the weekend. Sure, some of you will guffaw at this, āAhaha but Kimchi Caveman, that isnāt paleo!ā, but isnāt it? If it works for me and follows some basic principles then whoās to argue the difference?
Iāll leave you with this idea, paleo is no oneās and paleo is everyoneās. So, what do you think? Iād love to know!
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