Paleo primal newbies??????

you want a lifestyle that makes sense, but think that eating like someone that lived 100,000 years ago is the one? LOL

here is my suggestion..

create a calorie deficit
stick to it
work out/move more/lift heavy
eat pretty much what you want…

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I'd have to agree with this, though I would add that you should set up proper macronutrient goals and hit them every day. Also, I'd be interested to see what this "research" is that you did into paleo/primal dieting...

As far as not looking for criticism, you'll tend to get criticism when you follow a diet that has absolutely zero solid scientific evidence to back it up

you want a lifestyle that makes sense, but think that eating like someone that lived 100,000 years ago is the one? LOL

here is my suggestion..

create a calorie deficit
stick to it
work out/move more/lift heavy
eat pretty much what you want…

end thread/

I'd have to agree with this, though I would add that you should set up proper macronutrient goals and hit them every day. Also, I'd be interested to see what this "research" is that you did into paleo/primal dieting...

As far as not looking for criticism, you'll tend to get criticism when you follow a diet that has absolutely zero solid scientific evidence to back it up

i was going to say hit macros..but if OP is just trying to lose weight then macros are not that important...

Most people that say they want to lose weight really mean they want to lose fat, and if that is the case, then macros are indeed important

Incorrect. How is eating healthy, non-processed foods a fad diet?

Please, somebody enlighten me. Obviously it is better to eat ****, stay within my "macros" (which has been proven numerous times over to be a crock of B.S.) and calorie guidelines RATHER than eating fruits/vegetables/meat?

I've firmly been put in my place...

JSF

Hi, I'm not new, but I'm HFLC/Primal.

You guys....god forbid somebody has a different opinion or view point on anything....especially health-related. You really put me in my place. ::insert eye roll::

I've done the suggestions, I wanted something different. Who are you to judge my opinions? Or lifestyle choices?

I was looking for other people like me, not you and your two-sense that was not asked for. Good day gentlemen.

I'm going to ignore good sense and science and try this new fad diet. Why won't you support me??!!!! :sad:

Gentelmen, please....this diet works for long term success; except for the part where most people back in those days died once caught...probably about age 25; then there is disease, etc. But let us not quibble over such things; who are you, me, or anyone else to judge? Wait, maybe we've tried these diets or watched people on those diets and they end up in worse shape then when they started. Nah, what would we know?

Incorrect. How is eating healthy, non-processed foods a fad diet?

Please, somebody enlighten me. Obviously it is better to eat ****, stay within my "macros" (which has been proven numerous times over to be a crock of B.S.) and calorie guidelines RATHER than eating fruits/vegetables/meat?

I've firmly been put in my place...

That's NOT the paleo diet. The paleo diet consists of arbitrarily eliminating several groups of nutritious food because some random guy decided that people didn't eat them in the paleoliothic era (of course, no food eaten today was eaten in the poaleolithic era, but that's besides the point.) Pray tell, what's so unhealthy about milk, beans, or oats?

Sheesh, you guys are harsh. She clearly stated she was looking for like-minded people. Move along if you have nothing to add to the conversation in a positive manner.

The IIFYM police can't let it be that simple. :laugh:

Honestly OP, if you want to try paleo, go for it. Life will go on if you decide not to eat grains for a period of time and it's highly unlikely that you will do yourself any harm by eating fresh meat, veggies and fruit in lieu of processed foods. The biggest piece of advice I could give you is to not just rely on eating as much paleo-friendly food as you want and hoping to lose weight as a result. Set some macros and a caloric target for yourself while following this diet, buy a food scale and log everything as accurately as you can. You can adjust fat and carbs to fit your preferences but make sure you're getting enough protein each day. If you decide to reintroduce foods or simply adjust your macros in the future, that's perfectly okay - just keep your calories in check and you'll see great progress.

Flour -- the two that tend to be the most popular are coconut flour and almond flour. I'd just caution using either as a primary source -- like trying to make primal bread isn't a good call in my book. I tried it at times, but just wasn't worth it. However, one of my favorite recipes is Paleo biscuits -- they're not really the biscuit-y, but they are super tasty. Made mostly of sweet potatoes, bacon and cheese -- taste more similar to a twice baked potato. If you PM me, I'll give you the recipe.

I use coconut flour primarily when I need a thickening agent in a sauce or some other recipe and almond flour if I'm doing something dessert-like. But, I don't use either all that much. If I want something sweet, I'm more apt to go with some berries and cream or dark chocolate than try to make something with almond flour. And I don't eat any faux-bread substitutes. I tried a few when I first started and just found them not to be worth the effort so I just stick with the basics -- meat, veggies, butter/cream based sauces, some fruit, some dairy, etc.

You can use Stevia if you like, but many (myself included) just eventually wean ourselves off the artificial sweetners altogether. I now drink my tea unsweetened. Once I stopped eating all the sugar/high carb stuff, my palate adjusted a LOT and sweet things now go a very long ways for me -- so only a little is necessary. I didn't realize how numb I'd become to sugar/sweet things before going Paleo, and then later Primal (as dairy doesn't disagree with me).