Success Stories with Paleo Diet?? plz share.

I haven't really done Paleo completely (I still eat 100% natural peanut butter, as well as oatmeal and rice on occasion), but I have cut out dairy, processed food, sugar, wheat, and most grains, and in 6 weeks, along with lifting, I have lost 13 pounds and lots of inches. I just posted progress pics on this forum, actually. I'd say go for it. After the first few days, you stop craving the crappy, processed foods. Just make sure you make a plan for preparing meals - you will definitely spend more time cooking/preparing meals.

I've lost 85+ since switching to Paleo/Primal last June.

It's been a great change for me. Good luck!

my husband lives a paleo-inspired lifestyle and went from 255lbs down to 192 & is still losing beyond goal.

the first 30lbs came off quickly, the rest was slow & steady

he did not workout until he reached 200lbs, then he increased his calories & started yoga 4x/weel and heavy lifting.

I have a friend who does Paleo and she's done very well with it. I'm not that well versed but I have pondered adapting paleo habits into my eating. Unfortunately, I think my husband might have some complaints about such a dietary change, since I do most of the cooking! haha. :laugh:

I'd love some pointers from you guys if you have some, at least with a transition. Maybe my husband will even agree and adjust nicely if we can do it in increments. Unfortunately, he won't give up pizza ;

Check out Paleo recipes online... paleomg.com is a good place to start. I just don't tell people I am cooking a Paleo meal and most don't even notice there is a difference.

I'm down about 22 lbs since Jan 1 doing Paleo/Primal and just walking and I feel so much better phsically. I dont hurt, dont have the constant headaches etc. Everything they say about body inflamation seems to be true, thats why I switched.

Paleo is a very healthy way to go if you can actually manage it. It is far too restrictive for my tastes, so I do not try to fool myself into thinking I could pull it off. Keep in mind, it is really a lifestyle choice, not a "diet" in the action verb sense. People who have sustained success with it make it their lifestyle.

Like I said, a very, very healthy way to go...but very much a restrictive lifestyle.

"A 2011 ranking by U.S. News & World Report, involving a panel of 22 experts, ranked the Paleo diet lowest of the 20 diets evaluated based on factors including health, weight-loss and ease of following. These results were repeated in the 2012 survey, in which the diet tied with the Dukan diet for the lowest ranking out of 25 diets; U.S. News & World Report stated that their experts "took issue with the diet on every measure"."

- Wikipedia

"A 2011 ranking by U.S. News & World Report, involving a panel of 22 experts, ranked the Paleo diet lowest of the 20 diets evaluated based on factors including health, weight-loss and ease of following. These results were repeated in the 2012 survey, in which the diet tied with the Dukan diet for the lowest ranking out of 25 diets; U.S. News & World Report stated that their experts "took issue with the diet on every measure"."

- Wikipedia

There are many industries threatened by the public changing to a diet NOT based on processed foods. Follow the money. (Those experts; what industry ties did each have? Did ya think to explore that? Oh yeah, that info isn't in Wikipedia so it doesn't exist. smh)

I love when I see silly things like this. IF Paleo is treated like a diet and is only a temporary measure, then yes, it's a fail. As a lifestyle, it's far above everything else at least in the urban areas of developed countries. Unless you can share something logical that shows that unprocessed food is so much more unhealthy than foods that come in a package, then I think your quote is laughable. Just because something is not supported by the "experts" (yet) doesn't mean that the experiences of people who are actually LIVING this lifestyle are invalid.

Time to put some value on personal experience. The Paleo lifestyle is far superior in terms of health and weight loss (I'm talking total, not speed of loss). Ease of following? Depends on the person. I have met many people that have difficulty understanding much of anything about food. Interestingly, those of us following this supposed "fad" are usually very knowledgable about nutrition and the food we eat. There isn't any Paleo person that I know that says they eat perfectly Paleo 100% of the time. They don't have to. A healthy diet MOST of the time is all that is needed. (I am NOT Paleo, but my lifestyle shares many similarities.)

I tire of people speaking against something that they have NO experience with.

I'm not strict paleo but follow the perfect health diet which is pretty similar. I cannot begin to explain the health benefits of this type of eating. I feel so much better. I follow a moderate protein, low carb version, and once you get into it you will feel much better. I've maintained a 50 lb weight loss with this type of diet with no hunger and improved health and not counted calories. I'm only counting now to keep track of carbs.

I don't have that much to lose, but my stomach is definately A LOT better on Paleo. Also like many described, more energy throughout the day, no sugar highs and deep lows where I feel I have to take a nap anymore. Sleep is MUCH better. I'm a lot calmer now too where I used to have these explosions of energy/neuroticness .

I'm reading The Food Hourglass by Kris Verburgh. Good eyeopener! It's not a Paleo book, but has a lot of similarities when it comes to eating grain, starch and pasta's (or processed foods in general).

Edited to say I currently eat about 90% Paleo. I think 80%-20% (80% paleo - 20% anything that fits your macro's) is a good way to eat healthy but not stress over eating out from time to time.