Took about 2 weeks for me but o be honest everyday I'm on it I feel better and better- could be something to do with all the weightloss too

As for how long it takes, I always feel better on it. When I "endure" on some gluten free product, I usually feel terrible - not guilty, but sick. It's weird, really.
But for what kind of improvements there are...

I was browsing FreeTheAnimal last night and I found this link to PaleoHacks. Before and after pics. And dayum - that is improvement. Just figured I'd leave it here. Why not?

http://paleohacks.com/questions/7058/share-your-paleo-before-and-after#axzz2E4XBllf7

I felt like crap on day 3 and felt that bad I was ready to give up. So glad I didnt because I woke up on day 4 and felt amazing. I started in March this year and to date I have lost 5st 7 lb. The more Im losing the better I feel. Also, there is a really bad flu virus going around and I havent (touch wood) had it. In fact, I havent been ill since I started.:happy:

First time I did strict primal I committed myself to 30 days. No exceptions. I told myself if it failed miserably, I could easily go back to my regular eating.
First time I was totally miserable for almost 3 weeks. Then one day I woke up after an amazing night of sleep and fully energized. I had steady energy all day. Stepped on the scale had lost almost 15lbs since the beginning of the month. And I just realized it was for me. Between about day 24 and day 45 (I kept going past the 30 day mark) I switched over to fat burner mode and felt fantastic. My energy, moods, skin and hair, ailments, etc etc etc improved. 3 weeks of feeling like total you know what was definitely worth it!
The other times I go very strict, within days my body adjusts and I see improvements almost immediately.

took me 2 andhalf weeks, to get past carb flu and feel like my self... but better , I never feel like crap anymore!!! :bigsmile:

I felt great like day 3... its amazing the changes.. although I didn't lose weight the first 2 weeks ( i started crossfit at the same time), my clothes fit so much better and i look better! My skin is clearing up, and I only "cheated" 2x (once a dinner out, and once popcorn at the movies) ... This is the end of my 2nd week and the scale finally moved, and boy did it ever (5 lbs) ! I got injured so i haven't been able to workout, and normally if i can't workout, I eat crap, but now, I don't even think about it... In fact I'm hardly hungry ever

I told myself I would give this a great 30 day try, but from how i look and feel now, I know this will be a part of my life forever!

Ps- Last night I made fake mashed potatoes- with califlower, butter, and spices, let me tell you.. it was amazing!! Taste so similar to mashed (no joke) , its going to be served a few days a week from now on at my place!

I'd guess it depends where you're starting from. If you're eating carbs around 200 per day and cut to 20 or something, you're going to feel that! Some people cut close to zero to kickstart things--much depends on your goals as well.

I wasn't a big carb eater before so I didn't feel really awful like some. On the other hand, I'm older than some and what I noticed before the weight loss was the inches came off, the bloating disappeared and then how my joints felt and skin cleared up (I'm paleo because dairy gives me acne).

I still notice things almost two years later. I wish I'd known about this years ago, especially before I had kids.

If you Google Whole 30 timeline, they have a great timeline of what to expect, both physically and emotionally, while your body adjusts. I love the timeline because it helped me knowing how long things were going to last.

Just looked back over my MFP diary entries... Before starting Primal/Paleo stuff I was probably eating 120 - 150g carbs a day. Today I had 77g.

So I guess not a hugh dramatic drop in carb levels, but something.

I was hungry today and ate a couple of extra chicken drumsticks and so resisted toast!!! & feel pretty smug about that!

If you can make some homemade jerky - and boil up some eggs - great to have on hand for munchie time

We put a bit of spice in the jerky in our house so it makes us drink more water...

I make homemade jerky! Its simple, you slice meat thin, put it in a marinade and then dry it. You need either a smoker or a dehydrator to do that. You can use any jerky marinade recipe, the one I use has soy sauce in it (which according to mark from mda, real fermented soy sauce is ok but be sure its really fermented, kikmon brand common here in the US is NOT really fermented) if you are ok with that here it is: for the marinade, mix together 2 cups soy sauce, 1 cup red wine, 1 cup water (or two cups wine instead of half win half water), 2 tablespoons pepper sauce, 2 teaspoons ground black pepper, 3-4 bay leaves, 1/2 very finely minced onion, 4 very finely minced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire (or more to taste) 3tablespoons liquid smoke if you are using a food dehydrator, if you are using a smoker you dont need this. Then put 4-5lbs thinly slice meat in it, cover and leave it in the fridge over night. Then arrange on either a smoker or dehydrators dry racks and cover with more black pepper to taste, I coat it completely. On my dehydrator, the meat takes 6-8 hours.

Lizzie Do you cook the meat first? I would think not, but I may need to invest in a hydrator!