This episode is the second of three which chronicling my experiences with food, weight, and fitness. It picks up after high school when I decided to decline a full scholarship to play college football. That left me a 300 + lbs non-athlete with terrible eating habits. The next eight years would involve a struggle very common to most American's situation.  I attempted to lose weight and keep it off through the recommended method of portion control and exercise with minimal efficacy. That is until I was fortunate enough to discover a whole foods approach to eating which made weight management a breeze. No more starvation and exhaustion. Once pointed in the direction, one book and idea lead to another, which included Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint and Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution, on a path that is still evolving to this day.

Which leads to part 3, the mastery of my physicality.

 

#013 Nutrition. Part 2. My journey, early adulthood

• Big intro
• Recap of #012
• Early 20s
  • 3 tions
    • Exhaustion
    • Starvation
      • Supported by common knowledge
        • Cal in, cal out
      • Medication
        • Stackers 2
      • Down to 280lbs
    • Decided to go to fire school
      • 275lbs
      • Moderate exertion
      • Still difficult
    • Couldn't get FD job
    • Went to Medic school
    • Started to read more
      • Hung out at Boarders
    • Heard about fasting
      • Found Fasting and Eating for Health, Dr. Joel Fuhrman
      • Lost weight 215lbs
    • Got a FD job
    • Was running a lot
      • Marathon training
      • Skinny fat
    • Diet
      • Exclusion of processed food
      • Lower fat
      • High in legumes
      • Higher complex carbs
    • Found Primal Blueprint
      • Whole foods
      • Focus on minimal carbs
      • Fat friendly
        • Well presented for average person
      • Added some muscle
      • Became mildly car phobic
      • Coconut oil before running
      • Robb Wolf
        • Paleo Solution
        • More focused on athletes
        • Early episodes of Paleo Solution Q&A
      • Started Crossfit
        • Started lifting weights