We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
Week 1 of Paleo = Success!

lmr9
Posts: 628 Member
Today marks the completion of my first week Paleo, and I'm so pleased! This was my experience this past week:
- Lost 1.8 pounds!
- Felt a little tired and fuzzy, but not bad at all, I really can't complain about that.
- For the past 6-12 months I've been eating around 1,500 net calories per day. This week I lowered it to 1,200 net calories, but I felt so satisfied!
- Did not feel the urge/craving to snack as much as before. In the past, I would have snack-attacks in the afternoons, then again late night right before bed. Those are gone now - and I hope they STAY gone!
- Really hasn't been hard to follow. Does take time and preparation, but I don't find it difficult to find foods to eat. There is such a variety of meats/poultry/seafoods and fruits and vegetables that I don't feel deprived at all.
- For the first time in my life, I drank coffee WITHOUT SUGAR! I have still been allowing myself a splash of real half-and-half, but that's the only dairy I've been consuming.
BTW, this Primal/Paleo Support Group is hand's down the best group on MFP! Many thanks to all of you who have befriended and supported me so far! :flowerforyou:
- Lost 1.8 pounds!
- Felt a little tired and fuzzy, but not bad at all, I really can't complain about that.
- For the past 6-12 months I've been eating around 1,500 net calories per day. This week I lowered it to 1,200 net calories, but I felt so satisfied!
- Did not feel the urge/craving to snack as much as before. In the past, I would have snack-attacks in the afternoons, then again late night right before bed. Those are gone now - and I hope they STAY gone!
- Really hasn't been hard to follow. Does take time and preparation, but I don't find it difficult to find foods to eat. There is such a variety of meats/poultry/seafoods and fruits and vegetables that I don't feel deprived at all.
- For the first time in my life, I drank coffee WITHOUT SUGAR! I have still been allowing myself a splash of real half-and-half, but that's the only dairy I've been consuming.
BTW, this Primal/Paleo Support Group is hand's down the best group on MFP! Many thanks to all of you who have befriended and supported me so far! :flowerforyou:
0
Replies
-
Hooray! So proud of you!! I'm finishing my "transition" this weekend (read: I'm finally completely out of beans), and I'm so ready to just jump in and do it! My husband gets back from Afghanistan in 2 weeks, so there might be a little upheaval then, but I've convinced him to try primal with me for at least a month. I need to hurry up and get a head start on him!0
-
That's great! I am on day 9 myself of Primal. I don't think that Paleo is an option for me, I like my yogurt too much. I have switched to plain Greek yogurt 1/2 cup serving per day but don't think that I can cut that completely out.0
-
Awesome!! I see this as motivation, I can do this!!0
-
That is great! Glad you are doing well!!0
This discussion has been closed.