Paleo Pals - Health, Weight Loss & Support

Excellent suggestion DearLife! Buckwheat is considered a pseudocereal, (the ground seeds or 'groats' from the plant, anyone remember groats from the old fairy tales? They were always eating groats! Curds & whey too!).

Buckwheat is gluten free (always good!), but unfortunately for us paleo peeps, it's definitely a no-no. For those who are 80/20 or just visiting Vegas, Buckwheat has an impressive nutritional profile with great dietary fiber, magnesium, copper and manganese. Where it falls short is that it rates approximately 70 on the glycemic scale (lower than most grains, but still relatively high)and approx. 80% of it's content is carb in the form of starch. One cup punches in with 122 carbs (yikes!) and 17 g of fiber (awesome!) . That's close to the daily limit for cave dwellers in one sitting. Peeps with GI problems and diabetics also might want to avoid buckwheat for obvious reasons.

That said, if you're strolling through the 'grey area', want a noodle fix, are re-carbing or konjac isn't your thing, then buckwheat is a healthier alternative. Qunioa pasta would be another healthier alternative,Just don't go with the white wheat pasta kids!....like ever. ))

You're right DearLife, it wouldn't smell either LOL!

Handy dandy data for anyone that is interested: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5681/2

TWO CENT TUESDAY

"Expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed" – My great grandmother.

My timeline from finding my tumour to diagnosis and treatment was a long one, close to 5 months. Getting biopsy results was 2 months in the waiting.For the first few weeks I did the requisite hand wringing and endless back n' forthing over what it might be. It wasn't pleasant. It was about that point in time that my mother passed on the immortal words of my great grandmother; "Expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed". It was like an epiphany, making so much great sense to me.

To accept that the news was probably bad, and being prepared to hear the dreaded words come out of my BS's mouth, actually made the waiting game easier.I wouldn't have had high hopes dashed. If by wondrous chance the news was good, well, Gran was right, again I wouldn't have been disappointed. I do take into consideration that this may not have been helpful if my timeline was a quick one. I wouldn't have had time to process all that we do during diagnosis. Little or no time to get over the shock and deal with a logical mindset. But I did have time, and Gran's immortal words were helpful, at least for me. I'm not suggesting there wasn't a glimmer of hope back then, however I saw the imaging reports. In all my newbie ignorance, even I could read between the '5 points suggesting malignacy' on my first US. After digesting Gran's words I went for a drive, parked and cried harder than I've ever cried. Huge heaving sobs that leaves one breathless. After this mini melt down I turned my back on tears, accepted what was most likely to come and soldiered on determined to not let my plight ruin an otherwise sunny life.

Perhaps this statement Gran made well over 75 years ago was pessimistic, cynical, or just a product of her Scots/Irish Calvinistic upbringing. Harsh or not, it did well by me and does to this day. Thanks Gran, your rather gloomy outlook brought relief to this girl's mind just when she needed it most! And that's my 2 cents.

What say you all? Do you have words to live by that help you through the tough times? Have your own 2 cents to fling out there? Go for it!

JKL - LOL!!!! I think you HIIT (pun intended) the nail on the head! Funny thing is, when I was running for my sweater's life I still had the bag of corn feed clutched firmly in my hand. Screaming girl with kernels flying everywhere! Never thought to drop the damned bag and head for safety. No one ever accused me of being the brightest crayon in the box!

Come to think of it, perhaps the goats were paleo and peeved I was feeding them grain......only took a lifetime to get the message and start HIIT'ing and Paleo'ing, that crayon thing agin.. )))

EDITED TO ADD: Everyone: Continued clean yesterday with 65-70 carbs, 93 gr protein, and a bunch o' healthy oils. Dinner was a nifty little dish, easy, tasty: http://www.rubiesandradishes.com/2013/03/18/crispy-chicken-thighs-from-the-lucky-penny-blog/

Left the orange juice out, but left the clementines in, and added orange peppers for colour. Added garlic to sauce, think it would burn if added when frying off the chicken.as recipe directs. Squirted a bit of fresh lemon juice in the sauce at the end . Made the house smell delish! Don't make unless you have AC! Save for fall in that case.

G'day Peeps!

Warrior Our Paleo Princess - never fear, like you I prefer to go with the positive. I only pull out my GGrandmother's words when the writing is on the wall and the situation is obvious. My results read like textbook malignancy...vascularity, arch distortion, spiculated and a big neon sign attached flashing 'cancer'. You're right, living like that daily isn't living....definitely not for me either! When I made good with it, prepared, I was able to make positive plans. Hope I didn't leave anyone with the impression that my grans words were something to live by....ugggg how awful would that be!!

Pixie - too true! Your description of Halifax is spot on. It takes some getting used to a slower pace (big city runs in my veins), but the people here make it a very refreshing adjustment. If you're back this way drop me a line, free town tour and maritime hospitality is always in the agenda!

Vamp - same goes to you, would be fun low carbing halifax style....lobster lol!! How you feeling darlin? Things getting brighter on your side?

I stand corrected!! My apologies our Paleo Unicorn!! VEGAN....won't get that wrong again...ya might beat me with a stalk of lemongrass )))

Pixi - I think theres a 12 Step program for that 'hi I'm Pixi and I'm a muffinaholic.' Tried Keto muffins?

Vamp - Anything you can pick off a tree or the ground is paleo. 89 carbs is not high...it's within the weight loss grade (weight loss sweet spot. If you've exercised you can even go higher. Eat a banana today, berries tomorrow or however...just keep a loose count in your head...you'll know when you're going overboard. Your dinner plate should be 2/3 veg, with small amounts of starchy veg. You're seeing results...YAY!!!! *high 5*...proof is in the pudding! Lol there's a paleo pudding. See the chart below: