Paleo Diet

I like it and think it's a great approach. I followed it fairly strictly for all of 2012, but not so much now.

ugh

http://hells-ditch.com/2012/08/archaeologists-officially-declare-collective-sigh-over-paleo-diet/

"What people seem to ignore, he said, was that the fresh fruits and vegetables forming the basis of the Paleo Diet were created by the same agricultural process that produced cereal grains.

“Nearly every food item you currently eat today has been modified from its ancestral form, typically in a drastic way, ” he began. “The notion that we have not yet adapted to eat wheat, yet we have had sufficient time to adapt to kale or lentils is ridiculous."

There is no need to cut food groups unless you have an allergy. If you are really set on doing this, donate to a food bank, but it is a notion made up to sell books. Eat at a deficit. Exercise.

just cut back on it. eat equal amounts of meat and vegetables with your pasta, then you will not waste it, but your consumption will be lessened.

Bump

there are a couple paleo groups on here, you're best joining one and asking them. threads on the general boards tend to deteriorate pretty quickly...
i followed it and liked it, but my bank balance didn't

Start with one class of stuff you don't want, take it to the local food bank and replace it with the good stuff. I have found it is best to work into this by gradually getting rid of the most refined grains (ie pasta) and replacing them with higher protein and more vegetables. I've ended up eating a modified version of this diet, and it works for me. I have lots of energy and am usually satisfied by my food. No cravings. Better discipline.

I've been eating this way for the past few months, but I don't really call it Paleo. I say that I stopped eating breads, pastas, and processed foods, because that's all it really is to me anyway. If someone asks where they can read more information on this lifestyle, THEN I will reference specific paleo books. If you want to be a hardcore Paleo-er and quit all dairy, pretty much anything containing wheat, gluten, legumes, seed oils, and only consume fresh organic vegetables, grass-fed beef, cage-free/organic eggs and chickens, it could become costly if you are used to buying breads and pastas which in my experience are always cheaper.

I told myself in the beginning of my 'journey' that I was going to stop eating bread. Cold turkey, that's it. I don't see any nutritional value to it that I can't get elsewhere. A few months later and I don't even miss it. I rarely eat cheese too, but I will not deprive myself if I am craving a slice (which is rare. I thought the cheese was going to be the hardest part. I used to LOVE CHEESE! I would cook with it in practically every meal. Now I'm like, what's cheese?) Milk- I drink almond milk because I like that better. Again I see no nutritional value in milk that I can't find elsewhere and I don't think cow's milk is meant for us to drink anyway, unless you want to find raw unpasteurized milk.

All you're really doing is consuming more fresh vegetables and less of the processed junk. If you want something that isn't according to bible Paleo standards, just eat it. All in moderation. I disagree with what someone said up there about how vegetables now are in the same class as how grains are produced today- unless they are genetically modified organisms, I can't see how these are nutritionally equal. I may be new to this lifestyle but I agree in the fact that maybe our bodies are just not meant to be able to process grains. I used to think people were pretentious snobs when I would see them buying only organic vegetables/fruits, organic grass-fed beef, etc. but there is a science behind it.

People take it too literally when referencing the "caveman" diet. Of course we aren't going to eat bugs or drink murky pond water, idiots. That's missing the entire point!

The actual diet is (well, CAN be) pretty good, the science and followers? LOL sometimes.

SO MUCH THIS. I eat this way, and I cannot stand the freaks, Paleo Nazis, caveman speculation, and yeah...a lot of the science is highly questionable. In case anyone reading is interested in that last statement--Mat Lalonde does a lot of debunking of nutritional "science". Not just Paleo stuff, but he doesn't shy away from debunking Paleo studies and such as well.

I have food intolerances/allergies and a blood sugar problem I have to deal with, so this is how I have to eat, and it's been pretty great for my situation that this is now a "thing". There are all sorts of really great recipes, lots of other people don't eat the stuff I can't eat, etc.

Like someone else said, nobody NEEDS to make any food off limits in order to lose weight unless they've got some sort of medical issue(s). If you want to eat your pasta and rice, do it. Don't let the dumb Paleo groupthink rule your world.