Day 4 paleo challenge - Is lard bad for you?

Whey protein and blueberries.  I am totally off psyllium husk.  For a long time I added it to my shakes for digestion but when you eat this much fruits and veges all of your digestion issues vanish!

2 eggs, 1 whole red pepper, 2 whole carrots, ,1/4 onion, 2 strips bacon 2 sausages.  While this seems like a large portion in reality the bacon and pork are about 300 calories, the eggs are 140 and the veges are probably less than 100. 

I ate at least this much nuts and fruits today.

Big Salad.  Tomatoes, spinach lettuce, carrots, green peppers - 2 chicken sausages.

2nd batch of fried chicken. I used olive oil but am making the switch to lard if I can find it!  Is lard good for you?  Try googling, "lard healthy"  and see what you find!  Here's a quote I have found many different variations of while studying      "The prime example of fats we all thought were bad for us, lard and schmaltz (rendered chicken, pork, or goose fat) may have been wrongly demonized for years. The main fat in lard—oleic acid—is a monounsaturated fat linked to decreased risk of depression, says Drew Ramsey, MD, coauthor of The Happiness Diet (Rodale, 2010). Those same monounsaturated fats, which make up 45 percent of the fat in lard, are responsible for lowering LDL levels while leaving HDL ("good") cholesterol levels alone. Lard and schmaltz also tolerate high cooking temperatures—they're often recommended for frying—and have long shelf lives."

Sweet potato fries.

Goji berries.  A little bitter.


Hiked the ridge at Runyon Canyon carrying 3 lbs of water.  I added some therapeutic exercises on the walk down, overhead presses and holds, front laterals and front lateral holds.  The pain in my upper back is still quite sharp but definitely improving since I hurt it a week ago today.  I do not think I will be doing any real strength training for at least another week or 2.  I want to bring back Bootcamp this week but am unsure if I will be ready.  Keep checking the RCB page for updates.