When people ask me about Paleo and they hear that it's meats, veggies and fats the look of horror on their face is pricelesss.

"What?  You eat whole eggs and fatty meats?  Aren't you worried about your cholesterol?"
I never know what to tell them.  What do you all say?

When people ask me about Paleo and they hear that it's meats, veggies and fats the look of horror on their face is pricelesss.

"What?  You eat whole eggs and fatty meats?  Aren't you worried about your cholesterol?"
I never know what to tell them.  What do you all say?

My total lipid (cholesterol) count went from 210 to 185 in only 2 months of Paleo. I've not checked again recently, but I'm gonna guess I'm still good.

You can lead a horse to water.....

thanks for your replies.  I get SO TIRED of feeling like I have to 'defend' myself when it comes to the way I CHOOSE to eat and train.  Irritating.  But luckily the people who know me best (family and close friends) understand me and usually if they say something it's in a joking manner.

But, moving to a new city and state and meeting people who don't understand what I'm trying to accomplish and WHY I don't want to go out to a smoke filled bar and drink beer is hard to deal with.  It just annoys me sometimes that I have to defend myself for being healthy.  It's not like I look at their McDonalds breakfast and start making remarks...to each their own.

Squash..butternut, acorn, spaghetti, etc.  Anyone have any constructive criticisms?  Any one taste better than another?  I've only had the 3 I listed.

I use Acorn mostly in curries (cubed and cooked with the meat and spices). Spaghetti squash I'll actually strip and use as a "soba noodle" with stirfry. Butternut is fantastic halved, baked skin-side down, with tallow on top.

Quote from: gb on August 09, 2010, 06:11:21 AM

Squash..butternut, acorn, spaghetti, etc.  Anyone have any constructive criticisms?  Any one taste better than another?  I've only had the 3 I listed.

I love them all.  Acorn cooked in butter is goooood. 

I've only had the acorn once and I don't remember the flavor.  There is one with a k (kabasha or something like that?) that I've heard is excellent.  Don't the winter squashes have a higher carb content than the summers?

Bought grass fed bison, beef and elk last night from a local farmer    I can't wait to cook it up and experiment with different recipes.  I have NEVER had elk before so this should be interesting....

I just ate my first burger in YEARS....grass fed, too   It was....delicious actually.  I was kind of surprised how GOOD it tasted to me.  That's the first "meal" of red meat for me in a LOOONNNNGG time!
I'm branching out....