So here's the thing....bananas are good especially after a work-out. However, I have been researching and researching this lifestyle and I hear that if you want to loose weight keep the fruit and nuts intake very low. As with anything you must do a trial and error to effectively find what works best for you. What I've learned (for me) is that too many carbs and fruit stalls my weight loss. Also working out too much stalls weight loss. So basically I dont know if I answered your questions but the best advice I can give is go by trial and error...there is no BIBLE to go by when it comes to primal/paleo.

I was trying to say that if I work out too much it stalls my weight loss this may not happen with you or others.

Best bet, do a google search, and do research, and find out what works best for you. There is so much information on what 'is' and 'isnt' Paleo or Primal, some people have constraints on time/money/food allergies, etc. etc. As with anything to do with health, best bet is to educate yourself.

I agree that it's all trial and error. If your main goal is to lose weight, go light on the fruit and nuts. Stick with good fats, protein, and lots of veggies. A banana after a workout isn't going to hurt anything. I find that I get the best results when I stick with around 75-100 grams of carbs a day, a lot higher than what most other people who eat Paleo consume, but if I go any lower than that my body doesn't appreciate it much.

One big important thing to remember is that Paleo is NOT about restriction! You want to eat a lot. Especially if your doing a rigorous workout routine (weight lifting, Crossfit, Insanity). You want to find your RMR and go from there. There are a lot of calculators online, but don't restrict calories. Focus on the good!

Hello, I just got the book yesterday and I am new too. I have also been trying to research the web about Paleo/Primal/wheat belly. This is on the advice of my Dr. What I remember reading was to keep fruits to a bare minimum and stick to berries and melons if you are trying to lose weight. I have seen other people say the don't feel well after a work out if they don't get some extra carbs after or before. So I guess a lot of it is guess work on your part also.

I'm primal, and the reason I dropped fruits for awhile is because I was trying to get a break from sugar (all types) Fruit was making me tired just like a candy bar would have, so I cut as much sugar as I could for about a month. I am a sugar addict.

Now I try to stay under 100 grams a day, still not a huge amount of fruit, I usually only do 1 apple or 1 banana or some berries and possibly a sweet potato. I tried to add back unsweetened chocolate or even some dark chocolate with minimal sugar and have found that chocolate is something my body is not willing to tolerate, even if I eat a very small amount, my stomach immediately knots up and I feel sick for the rest of the evening.

My weight loss is very slow, no matter what I do, but I find that dropping grains and limiting my fruits, my appetite is now in control and not raging like it was.

I follow the "Primal Blueprint", website: Marks Daily Apple

there is no BIBLE to go by when it comes to primal/paleo.

This, plus what others said about trial and error. That's what is great about tracking, you can see what you eat and try to narrow down what made you feel sick, hungry, etc. Personally, I don't eat apples, because 45 minutes after eating one, I'm hungry again (even if I had it with a meal!).

I do eat bananas, but like already mentioned, I try to stick to after workouts. I eat berries pretty much every day, but limit the higher carb (read: sugar) fruits. Whereas when I thought I was eating "healthy", I probably consumed at least 3 servings of sugary fruit a day, easily as many carbs in that as I have all day sometimes now! Paleo/primal doesn't HAVE to be low-carb (I try to tailor mine based on activity level), but cutting out grains and legumes cuts down on them a lot from SAD eating.

Fruits and nuts can hinder weight loss efforts, due to the sugar in the fruit, and because nuts are very calorie-dense. Same with cheese. It's easy for me to eat a lot of both, so I still have to do some portion control there. But I eat all the protein and veggies I want, pretty much! As someone else mentioned, try to look as this not as a restrictive "diet", but a new way of eating that is sustainable for life. And to find what works for you, there is no one-size-fits-all in terms of calories, macros, etc.

As for websites, MikeFlyMike made a thread for that a week or two ago. They're on Facebook, but most of them have websites, too:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/978371-people-i-follow-on-facebook

Thank you all for the help. Can anyone give me some good websites or a good book to read?

Don't we have a sticky for this? If not, why don't we?

BOOKS
Primal Blueprint, Mark Sisson (not strictly Paleo, but falls in line, generally, and explains in depth the role of carbs and fruit when looking to lose weight)
It Starts With Food, Dallas and Melissa Hartwig
The Paleo Solution, Robb Wolf

WEBSITES
MarksDailyApple.com (Mark Sisson's website)
whole9.com and whole30.com (whole30 is whole9's one-month, strict basically-Paleo challenge)
robbwolf.com
westonaprice.org
eatwild.com
paleoinfused.com

Actually, here - here's a couple of pages with oodles of other resources:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-resource-guide/#axzz2TSjwecXo
The sidebar of robbwolf.com (specifically the "New? Start Here" and "Programs and Books" blocks)

Also, re: fruit - The general consensus is that if you're trying to lose weight, keep the fruit to a minimum and eat mostly berries. The idea behind that is that fruit (particularly the tropical stuff) has tons of sugar (it doesn't help a lot of them are bred for sugar these days), which works against the purpose of Paleo/Primal for weight loss. Specifics on going about it vary. For example, some people do fine with a lot of fruit, others don't. Eat some fruit if you want. If you stall, cut the fruit back. It doesn't have to be a high-stress thing.