John Thomas - Personal Training
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My wife and I started working with David in February of this year. At first, I didn’t know how I would ever stick to the Paleo diet plan, and the exercises were embarrassing. I knew I wasn’t in good shape, but I had just worked three months in a factory for 12 hours a day and 6 or seven days a week most weeks for three months, in a very physical environment. During the first workouts (only 20 minutes – which is normal), I was sucking wind in a very short time and not really doing that many pushups, squats, pull-ups, etc. That was discouraging, but we kept at it. David spends about 30 minutes on the warmup and teaching us proper technique (so we don’t hurt ourselves) and another 20 minutes on the workout. That is a total of one hour of physical exercise. What is important here is not the quantity of time spent, but the process. I would also like to say that the Paleo diet is a very important factor in the overall process (and no, I did not follow it 100% of the time, but probably 90%).
The results have been very exciting to me and I would like to share some numbers with you. By the end of June we had been working with David for four months. By the end of this period I had lost 22 pounds of overall weight, and at the same time adding muscle mass. My weight loss has been noticeable to those around me at work, especially the three inches I lost on my waistline. Many co-workers said that I had to buy a new wardrobe because my clothes were hanging on me! And they were right. My BMI, or Body Mass Index, went from overweight (27.5) to Normal (24.0). My Blood pressure went from Pre-hypertension to Normal and my Resting Heart Rate dropped from the upper 60’s to the upper 50’s. (According to studies, people in the 70’s are at greater risk for heart failure). All the numbers are real. I didn’t make up or round off any of them.
Additionally, I used to have lower back issues, which I do not have now. I can even work in the yard all day, without being worthless for two days afterwards. The workout sessions used to leave me exhausted for the rest of the day. Now there is just a short recovery period and we can do whatever we want for the rest of the day. Everything I am telling you makes me feel pretty great.
There is one more number I would like you to know. The end of June marked my 58th birthday. So, at my age you can see why these results are exciting to me. I hope you take what David has to share to heart.
John Thomas
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
