08/08
08/09
I almost missed it. This month one year ago, I decided to turn my life around and started moving towards a primal lifestyle.
Wow… I never could have imagined that I would be where I am right now.
Here are a few things I have learned along the way:
- It is WAY easier to be fit and healthy that you would expect
- A lot of people are going to think you are crazy
- You have to do it for you
- The outdoors is an awesome place to be
- Over-analyzing and over-sciencing your approach is a waste of time
- Food is more than something to tide your hunger over. Real food is delicious.
- I love cooking
- I really can live without bread and french fries and chips and corn and sugar… and live well!
- Eating fat can make you NOT fat
- I really do have abs under there!
- Most people really do have no idea how to get healthy
- Most people do not realize how much of an impact what you eat has on your health
- I don’t think that I ever want go back
- Much much more that I neglected to mention here!
So here is to my success… and yours!
August 25th, 2009 - 8:41 am
You look fabulous! Congrats on your great year!
August 25th, 2009 - 9:27 am
Congrats on a year of primalness! Love your site, keep posting!
August 25th, 2009 - 9:44 am
whats your abs routine caveman ?)))
Congrats for the change!
August 25th, 2009 - 10:19 am
Erica,
Thanks!
Primal Mama,
Thanks… Doing my best to keep the site up.
Space,
I don’t have one. Ditching all the stupid crunches and sit ups was one of the best things I ever did. I occasionally do planks but thats about it.
August 25th, 2009 - 11:12 am
Great 1-year success story!
August 25th, 2009 - 11:22 am
Congratulations SoG! And thank you for the inspiration, I’m a big fan of your recipes.
August 25th, 2009 - 11:32 am
Congrats SoG!!!!
Way to go man!
Proof is in the primal pudding
Marc
August 25th, 2009 - 11:34 am
Congrats!!! Good work! What awesome results! You inspire so many people.
I agree, planks are awesome and not as boring as crunches.
August 25th, 2009 - 4:02 pm
You have got to be f’in kidding me SoG! You look like the ‘before and after’ photos for a stinking infomercial.
Awesome job and fantastic inspiration sir SoG!
ps. The ‘things you’ve learned along the way’ are the same things I’ve been learning along the way. Thanks for staying strong and staying true. Killer blog!
MikeZ
August 25th, 2009 - 6:54 pm
Congrats man! I didn’t realize you’d only been doing this for one year now. Glad you did it, because it inspired me to do the same 3 months after you started and I saw your excellent results. Super happy I did this. You’ve been a huge inspiration and support system for me on my primal journey. Now that we’ve gotten all sappy and touched butts, YES THE FOOD RULES! I would’ve never thought I could eat so much bacon and lose weight.
August 26th, 2009 - 4:17 am
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August 26th, 2009 - 6:23 am
good to see u still going strong! tis almost a bit of a shame that u can’t improve much on your physique, cause you already seemed to have that look after much less than a year
not sure if I ever mentioned how awesome ur caveman custard is – but if I’m repeating myself, I think that’s perfectly justified
August 26th, 2009 - 6:31 am
Awesome work buddy!
August 26th, 2009 - 6:54 am
Man, that’s epic.
I agree that you are an inspiration.
August 26th, 2009 - 10:30 am
Great post, it will be inspiration to a lot of people. Me included. What are you weighing in at now? Thanks
August 26th, 2009 - 10:30 am
Damn, SOG!
I think your pictures should be posted on the front of every primal/low carb blog!
You are an inspiration. I forwarded this to my sister and brother in law for inspiration. They have just started on the primal journey.
August 26th, 2009 - 10:34 am
Congratulations, SoG! I found your site through MDA, and while I tend to hang there, I have kept track of your site and read your posts regularly. I tried the Guacamole Beef last night, substituting buffalo for the meat. Wonderful!
You are looking great!
August 26th, 2009 - 11:01 am
Congratulations. One question, though. What happened to the chest hair?
August 26th, 2009 - 1:44 pm
Congratulations! Isn’t it so much more fun to be fit? I can’t imagine going back to my old carb-ful ways. I just have to much energy and happiness in my life now!
I have some before and after pics up on my blog if you want to see
August 26th, 2009 - 1:44 pm
Alright… lets see if I can get everyone here:
Aaron,
Thank you.
Mamatha,
Thanks, I have another recipe on the way!
Marc,
Thanks man.. hope you are doing great!
Yummy,
Crunches and sit ups also caused me a lot of back pain and trouble.
Smoke AKA Mikez,
Thanks! i saw your most recent pics on your site too and you are lookinging mighty trim.
Roger De Rok,
If you try to hug me.. i am running.
Vasco,
Very valid point. My results did come quickly and I have been mostly maintaining. I am glad you dig the custard!
John,
I appreciate it!
Mike,
Thanks man… lol, i don’t think anything I have done has ever been called epic before
Mark,
I weigh in around 186-190 now. Heaviest weight was 250.
Hq,
Thank you! I hope it goes great for the sis and bor in law!
Katt,
I love me some buffalo! Thanks for sticking around.
Anna,
Thank you. The hair is still there lol. I never shave or wax. I periodically use the clippers to trim it back which is probably why you cant see it. I do it not necessarily for the asthetics and looks but more because it gets uncomortable. Shirts and what have you rub and pull at it and it gets awfuly hot during the summer! TMI? lol
August 26th, 2009 - 2:08 pm
Kat,
Nice results!
August 26th, 2009 - 5:59 pm
Congrats on your success! You look great.
August 26th, 2009 - 10:13 pm
No hugs for you!
August 27th, 2009 - 9:50 am
Your 1 year change is amazing! I keep coming back to this blog and always leave with more inspiration in hand.
Thanks for sharing everything with us. Here’s my result since June 1st.
http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/surly321/weightloss/?action=view¤t=ce04f13d.pbw
August 27th, 2009 - 10:03 am
CC,
Very noticable loss in only two months! Great job.
August 27th, 2009 - 5:42 pm
Wow, I wouldn’t believe anybody can look and feel like that in under a year!
First time poster, long time lurker
August 27th, 2009 - 7:25 pm
Great before and afters. . .thanks for sharing and continuing to inspire!
August 28th, 2009 - 6:51 am
I love to complain, so your photos are to dark
August 29th, 2009 - 12:31 pm
Like MikeZ said – you’re a friggin Paleo Poster boy!
Congratulations and good job.
August 31st, 2009 - 8:34 pm
You look great man! You were a little Puff Daddy-ish in your first pic. Now you are Tarzan, only with a bigger vocabulary. People say “wow, you’re getting really skinny. You must work out a lot. You d a lot of cardio?” I’m lucky if I work out AT ALL. But I do eat a lot of red meat and fat. This usually doesn’t go over all that well. Except with men, who generally are more inclined to like meat, or want to be told it’s ok to eat bacon and sausage and steak. I tell them I eat meat, fat, and still drink beer. I get the ribeye sandwich and brats at the Catholic festivals this summer… ditch the buns and pass on the funnel cake. It works, no matter what you think about how “healthy” it is. I haven’t eaten cereal in like 3 years. I just went by how I was feeling… bloated, energetic, lean… whatever my impression was. I fixed chili with a lot of meat in it last night since it is beginning to feel like Fall. I woke up feeling all flat-bellied this morning.
Keep it up, especially with pics.
TrailGrrl
September 2nd, 2009 - 5:07 am
You’re looking great, and, totally agreed!!!
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September 9th, 2009 - 6:39 am
hey SoG,
found your site a few days ago, you’ve given me heaps of simple godamned food I can make so I don’t overdo it on crap when I want something special.
Nice thing about this community in general, its full of people who don’t hold back on what they want to achieve, whether it be better nutrition, or tearing the head off a mountain lion with their bare hands.
keep it up
Alex
September 14th, 2009 - 7:52 am
Hey SoG,
I believe I’m commenting for the first time. I’ve been following for longer and keep coming back, so: thanks!
And yeah, you look great! One question keeps coming back: do you lose body hair because of your primal lifestyle?
Because that could motivate some…
September 18th, 2009 - 4:30 am
Do you take steroids or HGH or anything like that?
September 18th, 2009 - 4:55 am
You look AMAZING! Very inspiring-Congratulations
September 21st, 2009 - 6:57 pm
Wondering,
No nothing like that. I just eat and train by the primal blueprint. A lot of the steroid type bodybuilders would probably think that I am too thin and don’t weigh enough even though I might be more ripped.
September 23rd, 2009 - 12:09 pm
Woa, you look amazing! I’m sending this to my boyfriend. Maybe it will be enough of an inspiration for him to finally take that leap. He looks a lot like your first picture:)
October 15th, 2009 - 7:37 am
Hi SOG,
Was looking around some food and training blogs and i found your site.
I and a group of friends have been on a similar path as you are, its part caveman diet and part of many other things, but generally a low carb approach. Brilliant. I cant put it better than you have what you have listed – and i agree 100+1% of what you have said – like people thinking you are crazy. It really hits the spot. I’ve got colleagues telling me in MY face that i would ’simply revert back to whatever i have been eating and grow fat again’. I wonder if its a simple case of clueless-ness on his part or if its jealously at work….
And more importantly, you are dead right about people’s knowledge about health. Its shocking how many people seem to know about health, and not know anything about it at the same time, and unable to execute what they believe (that they think works) to achieve the results they want (eg. weight loss or strength level).
It seems like the idea (at least in my part of the world) you’ll have either to jog to your death or follow some fad movement (yoga,gym) to find a way to get healthy. They open their eyes wide when i mention to them its actually not so hard to lose weight……
If you don’t mind, i’ll like to link up your page to our blog. Cheers and keep it going!
October 15th, 2009 - 7:49 am
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