What No One Tells You About Going Paleo (Hint: It's Sad)

I've never taken a class in anthropology, nor have I even walked past an anthropology classroom. Sadly, I've never cracked the binding on an anthropology book. I know what the word means mind you so there is hope for me yet! One thing I do know however, is that our Paleolithic ancestors did not have the capability to process or can food, produce white sugar/glucose and didn't eat loaves of white bread. I also know, from experience, that no doctor would recommend these items. Matter o' fact my doctor doesn't think much of whole grain either. Since going Paleo I've lost 20 labs and am still losing. All my blood test results have improved to the point of being 'perfect' (docs words). After a 3 year struggle with 5 day a week 1 1/2 hour gym sessions and vegetarianism (cranky/hungry) with little results I've found so much happiness with eating the way nature intended..... and results! Now this isn't meant to put down all the people that have had great success going all the other ways we can go in this journey, my hats go off to them and they'll always have my full support. I just don't see the problem with turning down grains, sugar and processed foods.... whether Grok the caveman had them or not.

You are really hilarious!!! Very honest... And what you say is true... But hilarious. So my thoughts... If it means that much to go to your grave depressed, regretting your decisions in life with killer abs, then go for it. I will choose to be happy with a little more junk in my trunk thank you!!

mmmpork wrote: »

Nope @Pathmonkey they just ate loaves of highly processed starch and/or flat cakes made from proto-grains.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/14/440292003/paleo-people-were-making-flour-32-000-years-ago

Seriously, "Grok"??! Mark Sisson is a cult leader.

Doctors actually do prescribe white bread.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/low-fiber-diet/art-20048511

Humans have been eating white bread for a long *kitten* time. We eat everything. If it was so horrible for us, we'd be extinct. We're not. We're like the cockroaches of the Mammal class.

How long do you think humans have been eating white bread?

Or are you using some alternative definition of "white bread"?

OP you definitely have a way with providing blog links and copying/pasting the text so that other people can enjoy the words that another person wrote!

I was so intrigued! LOL Loved it!