I'm not knocking anyones "diet" but....

latinqueencee

I started a Paleo-like lifestyle on and off for a year now, but have become more stricter with it since Nov. I mostly eliminated all processed foods, except on "spike days", which are mostly every other weekend or when I crave them during that time of the month (TOM), and even STILL I lose, suprisingly to me. At the time I started paleo in Nov. a co-worker started the HCG diet.
We entered a 10 week weight loss competition at our job and guess what? I WON!! She started looking very thin and drawn in the face, almost sickly. I too started thinning out with paleo and light exercise. When it came down to numbers though, I lost the most, granted it was less than 5 pounds that I beat her with. The point of my story is why turn to artificial methods?
I get the whole you want to lose weight FAST, but realistically speaking, and you hear this all of the time, you didnt gain weight overnight, it took a little while to put those extra pounds on. Wouldnt it make more sense to lose it slowly and keep it off rather than dropping unrealistic amounts of weight every week only to turn around and gain it back and then some? I personally like the first option.
I get to eat unlimited amounts of fruit, veggies, meats without feeling guilty, but here's the best part, these foods, in itself are SO filling that you dont eat all day long. The whole, eat 6 meals a day thing doesnt work with me, Honestly, the most I eat is maybe 2 meals with a snack because I eat my meals and it keeps me, not only full, but energized. I know most will read this and say 2 meals? She's starving herself! but I'm not. I am full all day long and if I do get hungry, I eat, I am not starving! Like I said, I'm not knocking anyone's diet, I am stating what has worked for me and hope it can help someone else out.
Let's do this naturally instead of artificially. The $$ you spend on these drops/injections you can put towards buying healthier foods, some work out gear and get to moving!! There's no science behind it really, there isnt.
I am not the poster child for paleo because trust me, i have my effed up days, but then I get right back on the wagon.
I am close to what I'd like to be in weight, I have 20 pounds to go, how long it takes is anybody's guess, but even if I lose only 1 pound a month, I'll take it. Dont look at my ticker because I re set it all of the time, new weight loss competition starts March 19th and yup, I've signed up. The wether is getting nicer here in NY and I am restarting C25k and will continue to spin, that's my drug of choice, hopefully the 20 last pounds will melt off this year. It's not a race, at least not for me. Keep up the good work everyone!!!

latinqueencee

Again, I am not promoting Paleo, you do what works for you. I am promoting HEALTH. And I meant the WEATHER is getting nicer.

grod45

ok what is paleo?

billtonkin

Paragraphs are your friend. You'd probably get more readers if you didn't post a wall of text.

latinqueencee

Paragraphs are your friend. You'd probably get more readers if you didn't post a wall of text.

ok paragraph police!

kaseyAnne425

Paragraphs are your friend. You'd probably get more readers if you didn't post a wall of text.

ok paragraph police!

Its true, shorter posts attract more readers

ninerbuff

Good luck on doing this type of diet for life. Your post isn't the first that promotes it and have personally only know of a couple of people who did it an sustained it for more than a year, while I've seen hundreds do it just to lose weight.

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modernmom70

ok what is paleo?

Another "fad" diet

LuckyLeprechaun

ok what is paleo?

unnecessary.

MFP FTW

unmitigatedbadassery

Wow, lot of Paleo hate here. I encourage those of you to enlighten the class as to why A) it is a 'fad', why it cannot be sustained.

We'll wait...

addisondisease2

ok what is paleo?

Its where you have to stop eating some really healthy foods because cavemen didn't eat them, and look how well the cavemen are doing....

fieldsy4life

I got your back - been Paleo for a while; roommate has been Paleo for 3 years. If you love it, keep it up and don't listen to anyone else.

To me, a fad diet is something like Sensa, where it just seems silly. Losing weight from eliminating bread and pasta and eating more fresh meat and produce isn't really that crazy...

Funny how most of us Paleo and low-carbers are friendly and supportive, while the annorexic (1000 calorie a day) MFP elite knock everyone else's dietary choices.

I'm probably not going to check this thread, so send the hate mail directly to me please

unmitigatedbadassery

I got your back - been Paleo for a while; roommate has been Paleo for 3 years. If you love it, keep it up and don't listen to anyone else.

To me, a fad diet is something like Sensa, where it just seems silly. Losing weight from eliminating bread and pasta and eating more fresh meat and produce isn't really that crazy...

Funny how most of us Paleo and low-carbers are friendly and supportive, while the annorexic (1000 calorie a day) MFP elite knock everyone else's dietary choices.

I'm probably not going to check this thread, so send the hate mail directly to me please

Word!

modernmom70

A fad diet, which is sometimes referred to as a crash diet, is a diet that employs unhealthy eating strategies to help you lose weight quickly. Many of these diets require you to follow strict eating guidelines that may include eating only one type of food or eating only a small amount of at least one food group. Because of the strict dieting rules, it isn't likely that you are going to be able to follow the diet for the long term. Fad diets may claim that by eating "super foods," you can lose weight; however, according to the American Heart Association, "super foods" that can help you safely lose weight do not exist.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/372613-definition-of-a-fad-diet/#ixzz1op8xDRgw

paigemarie93

Paragraphs are your friend. You'd probably get more readers if you didn't post a wall of text.

ok paragraph police!

Its true, shorter posts attract more readers

Yupp & blocks of text play havoc with my dyslexia. So, as interested as I am, I couldn't read it.

unmitigatedbadassery

I had no idea there were this many people that don't do their homework before condemning someone's lifestyle.

elysecea

Their are so many different healthy ways to change your lifestyle. Its different for everyone. I prefer the lifestyle change approach. I eat healthy and make smart choices most of the week but I always have room for those days that are not so good. Its all about balance. You are right some things work for certain people. I am glad you found what works for you

addisondisease2

A) it is a 'fad'

Fad - Noun:
An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp. one that is short-lived; a craze.

Like niner said not many people stay strict paleo for very long making it short-lived.

why it cannot be sustained.

1. Because grain based carbs are delicious!

deekaydee

Its where you have to stop eating some really healthy foods because cavemen didn't eat them, and look how well the cavemen are doing....

Win.

unmitigatedbadassery

A fad diet, which is sometimes referred to as a crash diet, is a diet that employs unhealthy eating strategies to help you lose weight quickly. Many of these diets require you to follow strict eating guidelines that may include eating only one type of food or eating only a small amount of at least one food group. Because of the strict dieting rules, it isn't likely that you are going to be able to follow the diet for the long term. Fad diets may claim that by eating "super foods," you can lose weight; however, according to the American Heart Association, "super foods" that can help you safely lose weight do not exist.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/372613-definition-of-a-fad-diet/#ixzz1op8xDRgw

Great info there but anyone who actually does the research on Paleo realizes that this doesn't apply at all.

Sofithomas

While it may not be for everyone i LOVE eating paleo, i feel so much less cranky have heaps of energy and can eat a lot more whilst still losing

Your achievement is awesome, congrats and keep it up!

jimmie25

ok what is paleo?

Its where you have to stop eating some really healthy foods because cavemen didn't eat them, and look how well the cavemen are doing....

THAT!

I couldn't maintain a paleo diet, i LOVE bread and dairy products. yoghurt and cream cheese are my best friends

unmitigatedbadassery

A) it is a 'fad'

Fad - Noun:
An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp. one that is short-lived; a craze.

Like niner said not many people stay strict paleo for very long making it short-lived.

why it cannot be sustained.

1. Because grain based carbs are delicious!

touche sir. Well played.

unmitigatedbadassery

For the record, just because YOU can't do it does not make it unsustainable.

paigemarie93

Only the people who aren't willing to learn, then complain about their success have issues reading a paragraph. If you're not lazy, you'll read it, and try to learn something or get something out of it.

Actually, I'm fully educated, I happen to have a mild form of dyslexia which makes it hard for me to read blocks of text with no paragraphs, the words jump around, I lose my concentration on it & forget what I've read.
Dyslexia is NOT the same as being lazy!

janeite1990

1. I'm not paleo

2. Paleo is not a fad; it is common sense.

3. The idea is that our bodies a)weren't created to or b) didn't evolve to (whatever you believe) consume all the processed chemicals we eat now and that is one reason we get fat and unhealthy so we should eat more food that looks like real food that grew somewhere and our ancestors would recognize as food.

4. Without looking at a paleo diet, I just try to eat more food, and it helps a lot. I'm still having to work my butt off to lose; however, just the switch to foodier food has lost my husband about 10 pounds. He changed nothing else, just started eating the healthier food I was cooking for dinner each night. Easiest diet in the world for him. (He already worked out really heavily, cardio and weights).

5. Yeah, I'm not gonna do chemicals to lose weight. It that's what it takes, I'll just keep a little fat on me. But really, I think eating cleaner and working out hard is going to do it.

ninerbuff

Wow, lot of Paleo hate here. I encourage those of you to enlighten the class as to why A) it is a 'fad', why it cannot be sustained.

We'll wait...

It's not HATE, it's reality. While carbs aren't essentials, you'd be hard pressed to find athletes, or people who bust their *kitten* in the gym to have sustained levels of energy on a paleo diet. Carbs are much better at glycolysis conversion for the energy needed rather than going through lipolysis from fats. This isn't disputed by medical journals of metabolism.

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latinqueencee

EWWWW....what's with all the hate? First of all Paleo is NOT a strict "diet", but I am not going to get into a debate about it. I did say that I am NOT PROMOTING it, I am simply stating my experience in a weight loss competition with a co-worker on the HCG diet. WTF? Do what works for you!!!!

LuckyLeprechaun

Funny how most of us Paleo and low-carbers are friendly and supportive, while the annorexic (1000 calorie a day) MFP elite knock everyone else's dietary choices.

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Paleo folks are friendly?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA tell me another one.


You and me and everyone, we're all free to do what we want.

HOWEVER, when there are threads spreading misinformation, such as "you can never eat bread again but eat all the lard you want, this is the only way, big pharma is the debil", I intend to speak up, not to dissuade you or any other dedicated paleonut, but to let our newbies know that they DON"T have to follow a bunch of crazy rules, or eliminate entire food groups.

Just following MFP guidelines will lead to amazing results. Better results even, than I have seen from some paleo's "before/after" shots.

In my experience, paleos are some of the meanest, most judgmental, ANGRY folks on MFP. Apparently ketosis makes people grouchy.

janeite1990

I thought fruits and veggies were actually carbs. Better carbs, but still carbs. Right?

addisondisease2

For the record, just because YOU can't do it does not make it unsustainable.

Sure, but as far as weight loss goes the paleo diet isn't a must, making it "just another diet" "if it work for you...". As far as maintaining, having grains and dairy are AMAZING food sources that are capable of being just as healthy as meats and veggies. That is the problem I have. That once the weight is lost grains and dairy should be made part of the diet.

Cavemen didn't eat grains and dairy because meats and veggies were "better", its because they didn't have the technology we have. If you offered a sandwich and yogurt to a caveman he would eat it.