What No One Tells You About Going Paleo (Hint: It's Sad)

MinmoInk

My mouth watered at your savory cookie description lol

Pathmonkey

I've never taken a class in anthropology, nor have I even walked past an anthropology classroom. Sadly, I've never cracked the binding on an anthropology book. I know what the word means mind you so there is hope for me yet! One thing I do know however, is that our Paleolithic ancestors did not have the capability to process or can food, produce white sugar/glucose and didn't eat loaves of white bread. I also know, from experience, that no doctor would recommend these items. Matter o' fact my doctor doesn't think much of whole grain either. Since going Paleo I've lost 20 labs and am still losing. All my blood test results have improved to the point of being 'perfect' (docs words). After a 3 year struggle with 5 day a week 1 1/2 hour gym sessions and vegetarianism (cranky/hungry) with little results I've found so much happiness with eating the way nature intended..... and results! Now this isn't meant to put down all the people that have had great success going all the other ways we can go in this journey, my hats go off to them and they'll always have my full support. I just don't see the problem with turning down grains, sugar and processed foods.... whether Grok the caveman had them or not.

mmmpork

Nope @Pathmonkey they just ate loaves of highly processed starch and/or flat cakes made from proto-grains.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/14/440292003/paleo-people-were-making-flour-32-000-years-ago

Seriously, "Grok"??! Mark Sisson is a cult leader.

Doctors actually do prescribe white bread.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/low-fiber-diet/art-20048511

Humans have been eating white bread for a long *kitten* time. We eat everything. If it was so horrible for us, we'd be extinct. We're not. We're like the cockroaches of the Mammal class.

lilkimi525

You are really hilarious!!! Very honest... And what you say is true... But hilarious. So my thoughts... If it means that much to go to your grave depressed, regretting your decisions in life with killer abs, then go for it. I will choose to be happy with a little more junk in my trunk thank you!!

jofjltncb6

lilkimi525 wrote: »

You are really hilarious!!! Very honest... And what you say is true... But hilarious. So my thoughts... If it means that much to go to your grave depressed, regretting your decisions in life with killer abs, then go for it. I will choose to be happy with a little more junk in my trunk thank you!!

Who's hilarious and honest?

jofjltncb6

mmmpork wrote: »

Nope @Pathmonkey they just ate loaves of highly processed starch and/or flat cakes made from proto-grains.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/14/440292003/paleo-people-were-making-flour-32-000-years-ago

Seriously, "Grok"??! Mark Sisson is a cult leader.

Doctors actually do prescribe white bread.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/low-fiber-diet/art-20048511

Humans have been eating white bread for a long *kitten* time. We eat everything. If it was so horrible for us, we'd be extinct. We're not. We're like the cockroaches of the Mammal class.

How long do you think humans have been eating white bread?

Or are you using some alternative definition of "white bread"?

HASWLRS

Thank you, OP, for the laughter this morning as I read your post. You have a way with words! Very funny!

WinoGelato

OP you definitely have a way with providing blog links and copying/pasting the text so that other people can enjoy the words that another person wrote!

SpiderGwens

Wetcoaster wrote: »

http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Paleo-Diet-Experience-37631676
"We forgot the taste of bread, the sound of trees, the softness of the wind. We even forgot our own name."

And we wept, precious. Wept at how amazing this post is.

Manda8494

I was so intrigued! LOL Loved it!

jayjay12345654321

Eloquent and honest!