Anyone on the Paleo Diet?

fit_momma

How is working for you?

caraiselite

i do vlc - 20 grams a day.

i can't imagine losing weight any other way.

tsavisky

I am, its good, I'm not hungry, I feel really good about what I'm eating and don't feel deprived. I'm feeling a slightly sluggish from cutting out the carbs though, but from what I understand that is normal and will not last.

morgansmom02

I don't do any diet, because you will gain it all back! I think MFP is about a lifestyle change, not a diet

kjm3579

I try to stay on Paleo and have lost about 15 lbs. since I started about 2 months ago. I find it to be hardest at lunchtime while at work to find things to eat that don't come on a roll or bread. I've recently messed up by eating some junk food and desserts - my biggest setback was eating 4 slices of pizza last weekend - my weight went up 2.7 lbs over night and has mostly dropped back down again, now.

ItsMeRebekah

I don't do any diet, because you will gain it all back! I think MFP is about a lifestyle change, not a diet

I wouldn't really call paleo a "diet"

jbaca9602

I started a "if it used to be alive, I'll eat it" diet, and then found out that's basically a paleo diet. I've cut out most dairy except for straight milk (and occasionally ice cream, but even then I've switched mostly to organic sorbet instead), and I changed all of my carbs to whole wheat instead of just cutting them out. I might eventually cut them out, but I need the extra energy right now.

I feel great. I'm losing weight (finally!), and I'm generally in a better mood. Giving up the white flours and sugars tightened my waist by an inch almost immediately. I really feel full because I don't have to worry nearly so much about portions.

jofjltncb6

I'm following JERF*, which is a whole lot like "paleo". Lost 30 pounds in six months, followed by an attempt to gain lean weight on it over the next six months which has so far yielded ~11 pounds gained...(was ~15 pounds gained as of last week, but unexpectedly lost a few of those pounds gained ... *shrug*).

Gaining on this diet, so far, is...challenging.



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EDIT: Oh, and I predict that this thread will blow up...or implode...but either way, will probably get ugly.

Desterknee

I don't do any diet, because you will gain it all back! I think MFP is about a lifestyle change, not a diet

I wouldn't really call paleo a "diet"

This^

Paleo is a lifestyle change. If you go paleo and then go back you'd def gain some.

I'm not a paleo but it is intriguing. Very divisive. It seems people either swear by it or think its complete psycho BS. I'd like to try it someday though. It's just a huge change to undertake and I have other priorities at the moment.

jbaca9602

I don't do any diet, because you will gain it all back! I think MFP is about a lifestyle change, not a diet

I don't see why anyone would stop doing paleo once you start it. It's not a fad diet or something you do to lose weight quickly, it's a change in lifestyle and how you fuel your body. Maybe you should look more into what paleo is. By the way, "diet" as a noun isn't an exclusive term to "way of eating with the goal of losing weight". It's the word that describes the types of foods you eat.

fit_momma

I agree, its more like healthy eating.

Desterknee

EDIT: Oh, and I predict that this thread will blow up...or implode...but either way, will probably get ugly.

Exactly. Like I said, very divisive and people really seem to not know how to agree to disagree on this topic. Don't know why.

ArmyRD

I'm following JERF*, which is a whole lot like "paleo". Lost 30 pounds in six months, followed by an attempt to gain lean weight on it over the next six months which has so far yielded ~11 pounds gained...(was ~15 pounds gained as of last week, but unexpectedly lost a few of those pounds gained ... *shrug*).

Gaining on this diet, so far, is...challenging.



(*Just Eat Real Food)

Good Job!! I like your JERF diet!

EDIT: Oh, and I predict that this thread will blow up...or implode...but either way, will probably get ugly.

scarnall2

Love the Paleo diet. Check out Nerd Fitness.com

jogglesngoggles

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EDIT: Oh, and I predict that this thread will blow up...or implode...but either way, will probably get ugly.

ha, this exactly!!! I was low carb, then went more intense with Paleo...now I'm pretty much that but I only have one rule...WHOLE FOODS!! it has to be real, not processed food. Grass fed beef, free range chicken/eggs, vegetables galore, the way our ancestors ate. I've never felt better!

mmarcy7

I eat Paleo/Primal. Love it and it's working for me. I never go hungry, that's for sure.

ShaunMc1968

I struggled with the Paleo - headaches etc. I now eat decent food and do the maths. More out than in - weight drops.

fit_momma

JERF is the way to go! Processed foods are the number one cause of obesity and health problems. (Stay away from JUNK)!

fit_momma

Good to hear it's working for you. So many people are physically and mentally affected by refined carbs and don't realize it till they curb or climate it from their diet.

caraiselite

I try to stay on Paleo and have lost about 15 lbs. since I started about 2 months ago. I find it to be hardest at lunchtime while at work to find things to eat that don't come on a roll or bread. I've recently messed up by eating some junk food and desserts - my biggest setback was eating 4 slices of pizza last weekend - my weight went up 2.7 lbs over night and has mostly dropped back down again, now.

whatever you want on bread... without the bread.

i make sandwiches into salads all the time.
burger on salad.
deli meat in salad
BLT salad.

when you get pizza, eat the toppings, chuck the crust

amy1612

I struggled with the Paleo - headaches etc. I now eat decent food and do the maths. More out than in - weight drops.

I had headaches for the first couple of days,but they went away pretty quickly.

I eat 'real food'. Ive been what would be classed as paleo for about a month now and Ive never felt better. Like to the point where Im creepily happy. I dont eat low carb paleo, I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, including sweet potato. The food I eat is delicious and Im really enjoying myself. I do have one day a week (usually a Saturday) in which if I want something non-paleo (like a dairy dessert at a restaurant) I'll have it, but lately Ive been finding myself wanting non-paleo food less and less. If I dont go to a restaurant I dont bother with a 'free meal' or whathaveyou, I'll just make something yummy and paleo at home (like a big *kitten* steak with sweet potato wedges and guacamole). I do have a non-paleo protein shake.

Im not eating this way to lose weight, though I have lost some (Ive mostly attributed that to the fact that I started working out differently), as I make sure I eat a lot to keep me going for my workouts. Being strong and becoming leaner is my main concern, with strength foremost at the moment, all good things in time.

Paleo seems to be a bee in a lot of peoples bonnets, but whatever, I eat healthy, good, nutritious, delicious food, and I enjoy it.

amy1612

Love the Paleo diet. Check out Nerd Fitness.com

Also bloody love Nerd Fitness, I discovered it after someone posted about Staci on here and am hooked!

c_wall87

Anyone have anymore info on Paleo?? Im interested...

julia_shealy

I love the concept of paleo but can't follow it because my body does not know how to react when I go for my glucose screening. So I do whole/raw foods as much as possible. It is so funny that for me the healthiest meat I can get my hands on is grass feed beef from a local farmer for the same price the grocery store sales high processed beef.

LaLouve_RK

I've Google it and doesn't seem so bad: basically is eating non-process food, natural meat and veggies, nuts and all...

What is bad about it? Not having pasta in it?