Most people find their way to the Primal Blueprint via food. TheyҲe looking to start eating ӲightԠand get healthy. Maybe they ask a few friends whose lifestyles they admire, or they Google a few buzzwords׬ow-carb, paleo, ketoסnd eventually make their way here. However they get here, I love the unbridled enthusiasm of someone on the precipice of change. TheyҲe ready to listen and do whatever you advise. Just say the word. And when they ask where to begin, the word I say is: purge.ࠁny good Primal transformation starts by eliminating the "big three" health offenders: grains, sugar, and industrialized seed oils (canola, corn, safflower, soybean, etc.). Get rid of the foods you no longer intend to eat to make room for the meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, nuts, seeds that comprise the Primal Blueprint Food Pyramid. If you intend to start eating differently, you have set up your environment for success. This is habit change 101. Want to stop eating so much sugar? Toss all the candy, ice cream, and whoopie pies, and stock up on protein-rich snacks and 85 percent dark chocolate instead. Need to kick that soda habit? Say sayonara to the soda, buy some sparkling water, and stop taking the elevator at work that drops you off by the vending machines. During our 21-day Primal Resets or Keto Month challenges, one of the very first things we ask participants to do is a pantry purge for this very reason. On the surface, itҳ pretty simple: get rid of the big three, plus any products made with them. Except itҳ not that simple. Nothing ever is. We always get a lot of questions about how, exactly, to undertake the pantry purge. Hence todayҳ post. Iҭ not going to cover what to purge when you clean out your pantry. This older post covers that in great detail. Today is about strategy and how to navigate the sometimes thorny complexities here. First, Stop Buying Stuff YouҬl Have to Throw Out Later Letҳ say youҲe not quite ready to start eating Primally yet. YouҲe taking your time learning about the Primal Blueprint, or you're waiting until January, your birthday, or after that vacation you have planned for next month. Thatҳ fine. In the meantime, though, give your future self a leg up by buying fewer chips, frozen desserts, and cases of energy drinks starting now. So often, people feel the need to go on a junk food bender (whatever that means to you) before ӧetting healthy.ԠThatҳ a self-sabotaging mentality that starts you off on the wrong foot. The implication is that youҲe leaving the good life behind and jumping into something less desirable. I take exception to that. Primal eating isnҴ boring, you shouldnҴ feel deprived, and itҳ certainly not a punishment. You donҴ need to throw yourself whatever the food equivalent of a bachelor party is. Resist the urge to go out on a bang, and save yourself some money by not filling your pantry with ŠContinue reading "How to Clean Out Your Kitchen and Go Primal"The post How to Clean Out Your Kitchen and Go Primal appeared first on Mark's Daily Apple