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So when people who are overweight, unhealthy, and in a bad place go low carb or paleo (or both) they are often told to go ahead and eat as much as they need and not worry about calories. This is not a lie per se but it is a misleading oversimplification. It is probably the single biggest one in the paleo community and it is responsible for a lot of let downs after initial weight loss (especially after a year).

So let's talk about that. The Paleo community is fond of saying that calories don't matter. Is that true? No, it's horseshit.

In ADF, there is one pretty general basic study program. It's call the Dedicant Path (or Dedicant Program, depending on how you're discussing it). It's basic function is to serve as an introduction to Druidry. It's a year long (or more) study course that gives someone an overview of Druidry in a context that is both modern and historical. If you come into ADF knowing next to nothign about your faith, it's a primer.

Sometimes, I smell.

You do, too. it's okay, we can admit it. Everyone smells a little ripe from time to time whether it's because you got too sweaty in bed overnight or because you did an hour long workout and now you're ruminating in funk. It happens. One might say that it's perfectly natural.

Okay, so I know I've said this before, but I'm going to keep saying it over and over till it sinks in everywhere (including into the minds of people who do not read this blog). Paleo is not a historical re-enactment. Period.

About every few weeks I hear about some expert saying that eating paleo is fine, but the diet is stupid because the paleolithic is a very long period and we don't know what ancient humans ate.

Okay, I'm going to break this down for you.

So before I get into the second part of my experiment, I want to talk a bit about how I feel today. Yesterday I had parts 1 and 2 of the experiment (that is 2 helpings of fishy goodness). Aside from one very terrible moment of gassiness (which my wife may never forgive me for) it was smooth sailing. Also, I feel good this morning. That might be because I got good sleep or because of my workout yesterday, but today I got out of bed early, made bacon and eggs and got a shower and was awake. Could be a coincidence.

It's time that I begin my GREAT FISH EXPERIMENT!

I've been wanting, for some time, to try some sardines, anchovies, and kippered herring. They're supposedly jam packed full of healthy stuff, super paleo-friendly, and really cheap. Who can argue?

Well ... everyone I've mentioned it to, of course. Everyone "knows" that these things are gross, right? It's basic common knowledge. Sardines and anchovies are cultural shorthand for stuff that isn't delicious.

*thank to my brilliant wife for inspiring this post

There's a lot of conflicting information about High Frustose Corn Syrup in the world. We of the paleo mindset already know that we should avoid the stuff, right? I mean, it's bad. I think. And Conventional Wisdom now tells us that it's bad because it's all processed and omnipresent and stuff (conventional wisdom fifteen years ago was telling us that it's fine because it's cheap and natural, but whatevs). And we ... like? Conventional wisdom?

I know, those of you who regularly read this blog have been waiting in breathless anticipation to know what I think about vaginas. Why would you not be? After all, i'm qualified to talk about the subject. I'm a man, I have never had a baby, and I am not a medical scientist. I ought to be serving on a committee, right?

Every few weeks the Paleo Community (and the Internet at large) goes a little crazy over bacon. Can I eat it? Is it bad for me? Is it good for me? Does Muscles Glasses really talk like that? Before I go into the miracle of my favorite method of bacon cooking, I'm going to cover that just a bit.

Not true, I can do a pull up (but only one or two tops). But whenever you talk about them, most people will say something like that. And since there's nothing else worth reading today thanks to the SOPA and PIPA blackouts (which always combines in my mind to sopapilla) I'll tell you why.

It's because you're only DOING half a pull up. Or less.

How do you work a pull up? Probably, you grab that bar and you pull as hard as you can and you make it up a few inches and you do it again the next day.