Thank you Ruth for talkng the pullups out of Helen today.

That’s only because you did so damn many yesterday!! Great job everyone and major kudos to Keron and Matt for coming in for their DATE night!!!

Whew. u just saved me from running during lunch today .

Last nights impromtu paleo dinner selection was tough but I saved myself from burps

1lb of salad consisting of spinach, mushrooms, and corn
2 chicken wings
6 slices of tuna sashimi
and a naked protein juice

“Naked Protein Juice”? Is that Paleo? Juice is basically just squeezing the sugar out of the fruit and throwing away the good stuff. Even 100% pure, natural organic juice is just sugar.

BURPEES MIKE!!!

I also don’t think corn is Paleo. Sorry to be a wet towel.

-Marcus Jr.

Haha Marcus Jr! Even my efforts to not eat paleo were more successful than Mike’s!!

Grilled Mahi Mahi
Brocollini with olive oil, S&P
Sweet Potato

Yes, I put some marinade on the Mahi Mahi that contained sugar… shoot me.

Scott, it truly warms my heart to see that Marcus has successfully “turned” you. Thank you Deputy Paleo! While Naked Protein Zone Juice Smoothie (Apple Juice, Banana Puree, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Coconut Milk Extract, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors, Ascorbic Acid) has “natural” ingredients, you’re ingesting 56g of sugar per bottle, with less than 2 g of fibers. That’s because it’s all juice with the fibers of the real fruit removed that would normally slow the absorption of the sugar, so the sugars enter your system FAST.

Ditto on corn. It’s in the cheat category. Burpees, Mike!

Scott, you don’t get off that easy, either. Sneaky posting the beer question on yesterday’s comments while you judge Mike’s corn consumption! 50 burpees for beer unless gluten free. 10 for glass of wine. Embrace it. Now we have Michelle to snitch on you!

Anna, you make me proud.

Damn you guys! With all the right intentions, I still got dinged, next time I go to Whole Foods, I will be pinging each one of you to verify my Paleo approved picks.

I think I may stick with a banana this whole month to keep it safe.

Burpee show tonight at 7pm, for those that want to see something magical.

FIRE RUTH!! Ruth has me show up at 6:30 this morning without telling her roommate what I was there to do.

You can be damn sure that if a caveman stumbled across corn, he was going to eat it. The Native Americans seemed like a pretty fit group and they loved the stuff. They had a much harder time finding “Naked Protein Zone” drinks though…

Silly rabbit! I told YOU what to do, Drew!

I know, I had just never started my own Fire Ruth campaign… Wanted to try it out

Naked juice originated when caveman wanted something more refreshing, so he had a fruit in one hand and a rock in the other and figure why not smash it and see what happens. Waa laa… only thing they didn’t have was a bottle to put it in.

Maybe the used banana leaves as a cup. We are expanding Paleo options rapidly this morning!!

I’m starting a ‘make drew do pistols’ campaign then.

Dr. Romanov looks insane running on ice in his tennis whites. Guess he crossed the fine line there….!

can’t we all just get along?! i’m not even going to post what i ate yesterday, i’ll just take the 10 burpees like a man. I definitely need some help on going paleo for a month!!! seems like everything carb finds its way into my apartment!

i need some help with trying (TRYING, not going) paleo too. is there like a carbs anonymous group i can join? my name is melissa, and i have an undying devotion to beer and bread.

Hi Melissa. You’re not alone, and admitting it is the first step.

We (and by we I mean Marcus-kidding!) are avail almost 24hrs a day via txt, email, or phone as sponsors or to answer any “Is this Paleo” question. GF beer (with a side of burpees) is a cheat, but bread is a no-no. The first two weeks without it are the worst, and then you won’t crave it physically. It’s worse than crack…well, kind of.

Pooja, do we need to send Marcus, the carb exterminator over?

Hmmm….can I do a beer free month??? I don’t know. That’s tough. Grok angry with no beer!

I was pretty good yesterday…

Breakie – Eggs, Sausage, Pico de Gallo, Black Coffee
Lunch – Marijuana Chicken, Steamed Veggies, Green Salad
Dinner – Salad (with feta), Filet Mignon, Steamed Broccoli, 5 glasses of red wine

I guess I owe 60 burpees for the feta and 5 glasses wine!!

Didn’t Marcus say we were starting on August 5th????

Correction — Marcus suggested we start on the 5th. Ruth calls the shots, don’t try to get me fired!
-Marcus

What Anna forgot to mention is the ice cream she also had last night… under the bus you go!

I also had said ice cream last night.

hahaha oohhhh Brian, already in trouble I see! But me too, since I blew it yesterday with Mexican food complete with tortillas rice and beans. Today I have been good!

Breakfast – none (I have Special K at the office and was shocked to find out it didn’t fit in the Paleo diet structure)
Lunch – Whole Foods salad bar (I did have quinoa)
Dinner – TBD? Any suggestions??

Also, I found this link to a list of recommended Paleo foods but wanted to get the experts’ opinions…what do you think of this list Ruth/Marcus/Sean/anyone?

http://altmed.creighton.edu/Paleodiet/Foodlist.html

Great link Jenna. I’ve sent that to many a person. Granted, that list is direct from the Paleo book by Cordain and hence stricter than some stuff we encourage as Primal eating. If you have questions though, feel free to ask.
-Marcus

Wow Babe!!! I knew that was coming…

Guess what you are having for dinner tonight… NOTHING! Grrr!

I had 2 bites!

Thanks Marcus! Are there any other Paleo lists you recommend reading besides Cordain’s?

That one pretty much covers it. Tomorrow’s post will give some clarity as far as other stuff we’ll allow.
- Marcus

i really hope that list is stricter than you… there’s no way cavemen survived without peanut butter… i’m getting a little bit nervous here.

That’s because you need to try almond butter, macadamia nut butter or sunflower seed butter! Hopefully you’re not addicted to stuff like Jif/Skippy, which is loaded with hydrogenated oils and sugar. But yes, peanut butter is not paleo since peanuts are legumes, not truly nuts.
- Marcus

after seeing jenna call out anna on the facebook page, and brian calling her out in the above post, i think we need a new gym motto: throw someone under the bus to avoid your 10 burpees! i feel the love at CF Intrepid

Whoa whoa whoa! We’re starting the paleo challenge already? Cuz Imma rule at that (I hope). Miss taking pics of the evening crew already =(

We miss you, Alia! Thx for setting the bar high for the ladies! They always check out your times and weights when they come in!

awesome job everyone, raising helen is tough job, not looking forward when she’s all grown up.

tonight dinner: 3 protein/animal style burgers minus the spread + banana

this is marcus approved.

i’m so confused by cavemen and their diets. the thinking area of my brain hit critical mass, so i hope it’s cool that i just skipped dinner. i mean, there weren’t alllllways bison on hand, were there? no, i didn’t think so. seriously though, we had fish. plain ol’ fish. no sides. i straight UP didn’t feel like cooking.