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Camzin is from South Africa. When she moved to America, the Standard American Diet greeted her with open arms. Today I get to share with you her journey to overcome flawed conventional wisdom, the world of carbs, and the naysayers.

If you have your own Primal Blueprint success story and youd like to share it with me and the community please contact me here. Have a wonderful Thursday, everyone, and thanks for reading!

Dear Mark,

My story begins when I stopped doing gymnastics as a teenager. I had practiced 20-40 hours a week for three years as a gymnast before my family and I moved to America. When we moved here there was no gymnastics facility around and we settled into an American diet of large portions and lots of carbs. I found gym workouts boring and tiresome, and consequently my activity levels also declined. I steadily gained weight over the next four years.

When I was getting ready to return to South Africa last December to visit my family, I started working out six days a week and counting calories to try and lose some weight. In the “before” pictures I had already lost around five pounds, a feat that took me three months to do. At my peak, I weighed 185 lbs. I couldn’t go for a leisurely walk without getting out of breath, which was scary since I used to be able to do six hours of gymnastics practice and have energy afterward. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t regain my original level of fitness but was able to eek my weight down to 170 lbs.

This was my increasingly depressing and frustrating story until August of this year. A friend of mine told me about Primal and I laughed at her, saying I could never do it (I used to choose restaurants based on the complimentary dinner bread they provided). But after seeing the changes that started in her I decided to “try” Primal at the end of August. When I told people about the journey I was about to embark on I received a lot of negative feedback. I was told that I was joining a cult, that this was B.S., and that I should consult a dietitian before I cut out things like processed foods. Fortunately, I ignored the naysayers and I lost about 10 lbs my first month and felt better than I had in years. I was hooked.

I then bought the cookbook and got cooking. My brother went Primal with me in September and my parents in late November. I included before and after pictures for my whole family for this reason, they are already starting to look better even after a few weeks.

Primal blew me away. When I started counting calories my goals was to get down to a size 4 (from an 8), 155 lbs (from 185), and to be a size medium. I remained a size 8, got to 175, and remained a large on this method. Since being Primal I am now a size 0 (which is loosening by the day), I weigh 135 (a full 20 lbs lower than I could have ever imagined), and I am a small or extra small in all of my clothing. My skin has cleared up and I have so much more energy now. So much so that I actually feel the urge to exercise and I find exercise fun.

I once again practice gymnastics and have the energy to hike, run, play, and frolic. This is the first winter where I have not gotten sick as well. I know that my journey has not been as drastic as some of the other success stories on here, but I am just so grateful and impressed with the amazing life I now enjoy. I cannot begin to thank Primal enough for the transformation it has caused in my life. Thank you so much. A special thanks to Anders (who submitted “Bringing Home the Bacon“) and Emma for recommending this to me. Grok on!

- Camzin M

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Stretch and Warm Up

Spend the first five minutes warming up and stretching. Make sure that you slowly stretch all of the muscles to get them adequately warmed up. Start with the neck and work your way down.

Spend the second five minutes on the treadmill. Walk at a speed that gets you warmed up, but not necessarily a speed that raises the heart rate too much. It should be a very comfortable pace for you, but shouldnt feel like a stroll through the park.

Get Some Cardio and Special Exercise In

You need to get your heart rate up. This can be done by speeding up the treadmill for five more minutes, or with some type of aerobic workout of your choice. You are halfway finished with your workout.

Spend the next ten minutes on special exercises. Work the legs, including the quads, hamstring, and calves. Do 25 repetitions of exercises that are beneficial for these areas for each area. Work the back, the chest, the shoulders, and the arms in the same way, with 20 to 25 repetitions of each exercise for those areas. You can and should use weights to work these areas, and make sure you work it for ten full minutes. You only have five more minutes to go for a full body workout.

Cool Down and Stretch Some More

Spend the last five minutes stretching and cooling down. You can walk on the treadmill for about three or four minutes, at a slower speed, but make sure that you get one to two minutes of stretches in as well to keep your muscles from becoming overly sore, and to help prevent cramping later on.

Youve just done a full body workout in thirty minutes. You should repeat this process at least three times per week for best results. If you dont workout at least three times a week, you most likely wont see any results, and if you do see any results, it will take a very long time to see those results.

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