Lesson #1-The hierarchy of change

deandwyer — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:35:59 +0000

So this is the first official post with the newly branded blog Make Shift Happen (formerly known as Being Primal) and as such, I thought I would kick it off with a bang. And here is my BANG! I want to reinvent the blog experience. Specifically, I want this blog to have a purpose. Truthfully, with Being Primal, each week I was trying to write something that would help bring [...]

5 books that will change your destiny

deandwyer — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:20:15 +0000

I had arrived about 10 minutes late to the key note speech that Jack Kruse was giving to kick off Paleo FX. There was a huge crowd standing around him and I had to elbow my way past people like Mark Sisson (I didn’t actually elbow Mark for fear it might get caught in one of his abs. If that did happen and he flexed it might [...]

Is it just me or is Paleo f#%@king hard

deandwyer — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:30:43 +0000

Photo by: J Sheree Johnson So there were some interesting posts that came out this past week from a few women who run in the Paleo space. Hayley Mason of Primal Palate has shared the fact she has some thyroid problems that are making her Paleo journey less than enjoyable at the moment. Melissa Joulwan put out a post earlier this week [-->

21 astonishing things from Paleo FX that you probably didn’t know

deandwyer — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:35:23 +0000

So I have been putting this post off since last night because I know its going to be long. To get around that I am trying a little writing hack to just get the momentum flowing. First, I just set the egg timer to 60 minutes and I have to write my ass off for the next hour to say all that I want to say. Second, I [...]

12 Sneaky Ways to Convert Someone to Paleo

deandwyer — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:19:06 +0000

Hey y’all. I’m still in Texas but as you can see from my y’alling I am in total Texas mode. Paleo FX was awesome. I had a great time and have met so many wonderful people. In the meantime I have a GREAT post for you. I get a TON of questions and comments from people who have a spouse or partner or friend or parent who just won’t give [...]

Protected: PALEO THAT LASTS: Successful Habits of the Primal Elite

deandwyer — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:10:27 +0000

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Quit beating yourself up

deandwyer — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:49:58 +0000

Note: This is a more general post about learning to forgive ourselves. It is dedicated to all of you out there who think you are the only one who struggles or makes mistakes. You are not alone my friends. Allow me to share some of my “finer” moments in life to show you sh*t happens to the best of us Paleo related or otherwise. We have all had moments [...]

50 awesome things about being Paleo

deandwyer — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:35:23 +0000

I find that the more I immerse myself in the Paleo-sphere, the more awesomer (yes that is now a word) it becomes. Here are 50 things that are just to too awesome not to acknowledge. 1. Meat Salad. Pepperoni carrots, meatball radishes, shredded cow lettuce. Ham croutons. Awesome! 2. Brent Pottenger and Aaron Blaisdell for uniting the Paleo clans with their inaugural [...]

Top 9 reasons to be part of a powerful Paleo community

deandwyer — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:26:13 +0000

There are a lot of misconceptions out there, especially when it comes to this idea of belief. Many like to say that if you believe you can achieve. There is only one small problem with that. What if we don’t believe? I mean how do you tell someone who has tried 15 different diets and failed at them all that they just need to believe this next one will work. [...]

Paleo Success Story: 120 lbs lost, body fat reduction from 49% to 23%, and paying it forward

deandwyer — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:32:26 +0000

So today’s Paleo success story is all about 36 year old Kristy Griner and her incredible transformation from a women who weighed 284lbs and was comprised of 49% body fat to someone who now weights 163lbs, is 23% body fat and can dead-lift something that weighs more than your refrigerator. She was very forthcoming with her story and answered EVERY question I asked. I have included all the [...]

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