Any success stories on low carb/palio diet?

briannadunn
briannadunn Posts: 841 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
I lost 12 pounds so far eating the foods my body con digest and staying away from foods that my body has trouble with but I didn't realize there was a name for the way I eat. I guess I eat like a Cave Woman, LOL. Not because I want to, believe me I want a cookie occasionally or ice cream but I am allergic to dairy, beef, wheat, alcohol, high fats, and salts and I get real sick if I do eat those things. I can't have fatty foods because it goes right through me. Before you judge the way that I eat please be aware that this is not a life style choice but a necessity otherwise my IBS flares, I get real ill and am in the bathroom for hours, I get ulcers and heart burn and this is the only way that keeps it under control.
I am just wondering if anyone else has my issue and what kind of successes they have had?

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  • Angiehankins77
    Angiehankins77 Posts: 84
    I started this way of eating and loving it! Way better than Atkins because i can eat lots of veggies and fruits.
    I feel good have been weighing myself and the scale is moving down! Yay!
    Add me as a friend!!
  • briannadunn
    briannadunn Posts: 841 Member
    Thanks, I love hearing peoples success with eating this way. I am also doing my elliptical 30 minutes a day and 30 day shred, I am on day 6 of level 2.
  • volume77
    volume77 Posts: 670 Member
    Right here low carb
  • briannadunn
    briannadunn Posts: 841 Member
    WOW, your pictures are awesome, great job.
  • mahlerosa
    mahlerosa Posts: 56
    I'm low carb too... It helps with the cravings and spikes in blood sugar for me.
  • Kaylee_Loren
    Kaylee_Loren Posts: 56 Member
    I started eating Paleo six months ago because I wanted to lose weight. Then I found out all the other amazing things that happened. I noticed that I definitely have a gluten intolerance, and when I eat Paleo my stomach feels better, my energy is off the charts, my skin clears up, I overall feel happier, and I lose weight fast and feel & look great! It gets hard to stick with, especially with 2 jobs, school, and going through a divorce, but I find it to be my vice. My happy place. It's not the right diet(cough, cough lifestyle) for everyone, but it's definitely worth a try! Good job with your progress and if it makes you feel good, WHY THE HELL NOT :) Good luck!
  • briannadunn
    briannadunn Posts: 841 Member
    WOW, and I thought running my own business, raising 5 kids and homeschooling them and running a hobby farm was hard. Going through what you are going through makes my life seem like cake. I have noticed a big change, I don't know if it is a diet for sure but a way people eat, kinda like being a vegetarian, I am a Cave Woman. LOL
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    Speaking of...are there any free Paleo websites? I did a bit of research and every site i clicked on wanting to charge something.

    I guess im looking for something similiar to MFP but for paleo?
  • CoxTX
    CoxTX Posts: 30 Member
    I'm doing low-carb too and I am seeing success. 10 lbs in 5 weeks, but I also started doing a 'bootcamp' class 3 times a week. The boyfriend and I started Insanity this week, too.

    I like the low-carb lifestyle. I love veggies, could eat chicken every day of the week, etc. Cooking for the boyfriend is a little tougher, he's not a veggie fan. I have got him switched from regular pasta to whole grain pasta, from white rice to brown/wild rice, but I don't think he's too happy about it.

    The hardest part is eating out. I work in a small town, there's nothing but fast food and mexican restaurants. Nothing low-carb about either one of those and the closest thing you get a veggie is the shredded iceberg lettuce on your taco. Discouraging, to say the least.
  • akhitk
    akhitk Posts: 5 Member
    So far this sight is pretty good. It's allowed me to changed my carbs, fat, & protein values (%) by going into my goals. I've not found another site that would let me do this - BONUS. Now I'd like to find a Paleo/Primal/low carb support group in the community.
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    110+ lbs gone in a little over 9 months on low carb/Primal diet. Love it and will never go back to the standard American diet.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Some paleo/primal/low-carb sites:
    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

    http://www.fathead-movie.com/

    http://thesmarterscienceofslim.com/the-blog/

    http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

    http://www.fatburningman.com/

    http://www.zoeharcombe.com/ (check out the free book for some nutritional eye-openers)

    http://www.drbriffa.com/

    http://undergroundwellness.com/ (check out the YouTube channel too, lots of goodness)

    http://www.dietdoctor.com/

    Suffice to say it's the way I like to eat.

    I don't eat "low carb" though, I eat "adequate carb" which just so happens to be not much ;)
  • renkatrun
    renkatrun Posts: 111 Member
    Not like mpf, but support and no charge: http://www.paleoforwomen.com/forum-2/
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
    Lost 30lbs on the paleo so far! Feel better than ever. Can't go back.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i eat carbs from vegetables, nuts, some dairy and fruits only.

    pretty happy with it.
  • JaceyMarieS
    JaceyMarieS Posts: 692 Member
    I also have some food intolerances (wheat, corn, soy, peanuts and shellfish) plus diabetes, so low carb/paleo/primal has been a very successful approach to weight loss for me. for the first time, i can actually see myself doing this for the long haul.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    I've been eating Paleo for about 8 months now, but during August I've been following the Whole30 since I was eating a bit much cheese and drinking too much alcohol this summer...

    great results (with pictures) so far:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AggieCass09/view/whole30-challenge-halfway-there-406769
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    For me, a low carbohydrate diet led to a massive water weight loss during the first month of my journey which, in turn, allowed me to start an exercise routine, without much pain; since, lots of good stuff happened.

    My macronutrients are currently 30% carbohydrates, 25% protein, 45% fat. Previously, they were 15%, 30%, and 55%, respectively.
  • boehle
    boehle Posts: 5,062 Member
    bump
  • daisiecpa
    daisiecpa Posts: 103 Member
    Some paleo/primal/low-carb sites:
    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

    http://www.fathead-movie.com/

    http://thesmarterscienceofslim.com/the-blog/

    http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

    http://www.fatburningman.com/

    http://www.zoeharcombe.com/ (check out the free book for some nutritional eye-openers)

    http://www.drbriffa.com/

    http://undergroundwellness.com/ (check out the YouTube channel too, lots of goodness)

    http://www.dietdoctor.com/

    Suffice to say it's the way I like to eat.

    I don't eat "low carb" though, I eat "adequate carb" which just so happens to be not much ;)


    thanks for the info
  • Lazygal53
    Lazygal53 Posts: 294 Member
    Bump
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
    Search on Paleo or Primal on MFP Groups. There are a couple of active groups on here for questions/support and of course you can ask for friends.
  • Cuna77
    Cuna77 Posts: 75 Member
    Bump 4 later
  • jeolds
    jeolds Posts: 104 Member
    The hardest part is eating out. I work in a small town, there's nothing but fast food and mexican restaurants. Nothing low-carb about either one of those and the closest thing you get a veggie is the shredded iceberg lettuce on your taco. Discouraging, to say the least.

    Do they have chicken fajitas or fajita salad? Do that and don't get the dressing and instead use the salsa they would put on the chips. Fajitas are typically a meat (chicken, beef, shrimp), lettuce, onions and peppers. The tortillas will get you, but you can request corn or don't eat them.

    There are two Mexican restaurants in the town we go to sometimes for dinner (we live in a rural area) and they will usually modify meals within reason if we ask. It is worth a try anyway.
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