The Paleo Diet

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  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    Paleo diet is CRAP..the fact that crossfitters use it is CRAP. Contrary to popular belief your body's prefered source of energy are carbohydrates. Without them your muscles will appear flat due glycogen depletion and you will feel like crap. I cut from 221lbs to 164lb last year on a moderate carb diet, then bulked to 196lbs on a high carb diet and have never had any issues. I'm no different then anyone else. SELF CONTROL will get you to where you want to be. Hell I've been having fruity pebbles and poptarts while dieting and still burning fat. Why? Because I have self control and stay under my caloric intake....it's pretty simple

    At the end of the day its:

    Calories in vs Calories out



    I believe there is no right or wrong diet for all of us. I love primal/paleo living and feel it is very sustainable for long-term, however, if one doesn't prefer it, or something else works better for them, that's fine too.

    I do know that when I splurge on a sweet, a soda, or a high carb junk, I crave more.

    The longer I stay in low GI it's like a snowball effect on weight-loss.

    I have a hard time balancing a little cheat making sure it doesn't turn in to a lot of cheat.

    But I have self control issues with food, so that's one reason Paleo/primal is great for me.

    If I pig out on chicken and broccoli, the damage isn't anywhere near as bad as it would be if I'd chosen something else.
  • toscarthearmada
    toscarthearmada Posts: 382 Member
    I tried it for the entire month of January. It was really hard to maintain and some of the rules were kind of silly. It's essentially clean eating, I don't know why it needs any other name. A lot of people pick and choose the rules they want to follow, which defeats the entire purpose of being "paleo." I think it's a fad diet.

    Eat clean, less processed foods. Move more. It's that's simple.

    Anyone else is trying to sell you something.
  • vanessa40
    vanessa40 Posts: 328 Member
    I love it and have been eating like this since October. I was having trouble losing weight since i am in my late 40's and everything that goes along with menopause. I feel so much better now. It's not for everyone. You have to find what works for you :)
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    I think the "paleo" diet has a lot of great attributes. Attention to food quality, sustainability and an end to the fear of fat to name a few. Overall though I find it too restrictive for my taste.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    It's not an eating plan that would be appropriate for my lifestyle or dietary needs.

    I agree with this. I think that the health claims are hyperbolic for the vast majority of people.
  • skip2mylu
    skip2mylu Posts: 10 Member
    I incorporate some paleo recipes into my daily meal planning because they have a good way of preparing dishes with more veggies. Otherwise, I do the self control method and severely limiting processed carbs.



    I do this too! I must say that I enjoy some of these paleo recipes and so does my family. We are all eating more veggies than ever. I have found that I don't want to completely cut out grains but if I eat too many grains I get sluggish and bloated.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    IN for lindsey and tennisdude vs. the world, b/c you know that's inevitable.

    OP, Paleo diet is not something that would work for me. I love cookies, cake, bread, candy, pasta, and processed meats too much.

    in for neandermagnon telling everyone what palaeolithic people *really* ate





    wait... what...???


    http://cavepeopleandstuff.wordpress.com/tag/paleo-diet-humor/

    Hey! That was MY line!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    This isn't ideal because it is the slides from a talk, but it is still very well referenced and makes a lot of great points about Paleo...

    http://www.nsca.com/uploadedFiles/NSCA/Inactive_Content/Program_Books/PTC_2013_Program_Book/Aragon.pdf

    It even touches on a couple issues that the poster above mentioned about inflammation and oxidation.

    I am not anti paleo - I believe in honoring personal preference - so whatever diet works for you but you might want to check out the above PDF to get a more balanced look at the science behind paleo claims.

    That is a GREAT resource.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I incorporate some paleo recipes into my daily meal planning because they have a good way of preparing dishes with more veggies. Otherwise, I do the self control method and severely limiting processed carbs.

    I do this too.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    This isn't ideal because it is the slides from a talk, but it is still very well referenced and makes a lot of great points about Paleo...

    http://www.nsca.com/uploadedFiles/NSCA/Inactive_Content/Program_Books/PTC_2013_Program_Book/Aragon.pdf

    It even touches on a couple issues that the poster above mentioned about inflammation and oxidation.

    I am not anti paleo - I believe in honoring personal preference - so whatever diet works for you but you might want to check out the above PDF to get a more balanced look at the science behind paleo claims.

    Hi

    The link is coming up with page not found - do you have another link to it - or some key words I can punch into google.

    Cheers,

    Sorry for the long wait man Im horrible at coming back in threads I posted in - it was still working for me but you cna try:

    http://bit.ly/1hjiq5s

    If that doesn't work then try Googling "Alan Aragon Paleo" should be one of the first results.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    This isn't ideal because it is the slides from a talk, but it is still very well referenced and makes a lot of great points about Paleo...

    http://www.nsca.com/uploadedFiles/NSCA/Inactive_Content/Program_Books/PTC_2013_Program_Book/Aragon.pdf

    It even touches on a couple issues that the poster above mentioned about inflammation and oxidation.

    I am not anti paleo - I believe in honoring personal preference - so whatever diet works for you but you might want to check out the above PDF to get a more balanced look at the science behind paleo claims.

    Hi

    The link is coming up with page not found - do you have another link to it - or some key words I can punch into google.

    Cheers,

    Sorry for the long wait man Im horrible at coming back in threads I posted in - it was still working for me but you cna try:

    http://bit.ly/1hjiq5s

    If that doesn't work then try Googling "Alan Aragon Paleo" should be one of the first results.

    Thanks an interesting read.

    He's certainly coming from the other side of the fence.

    I did think he had some good points. In regards to grains and causes of inflammation and oxidation (not swayed from my line of thought).

    I follow a very Primal diet but in essence is low carb high fat (I've cut the grains and dairy - although cutting the dairy isn't a pre-requisite of the diet) - have I missed them from my diet - that's a very easy no (I must be one of the lucky ones).

    I've posted a blog from Mark Sisson's (guy who developed the Primal Blue Print) it's just a quick rant from him about grain.

    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/#axzz2vx7LJN9N

    Again thanks for your article I've added it to my collection of studies

    Cheers:smile:

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