Hi, my paleo diet people!!!!! Quick question:

Were you a sweet tooth or carbs person? I was a carbs addicts!!!!!!! ( pasta, rice, burritos, 100% whole wheat bread and potatoes<<<<< that's why I gained the weight)Do you miss carbs now? I don't, I find it repulsive. Why? because I know what it turns into once it enters my body, it tastes V ERY good but it doesn't have great nutritional value. Plus....my body is my temple,right???

I am feeling good, feeling great and can't weight til I lose this weight and start enjoying life again!!!

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TattooedMommy427

I was both! Sweets and carbs! I miss sweets, I'm fine without bread/pasta.

hpsnickers1

SUGAR!!! In the form of CANDY!!! I'm still having issues even after 5 months. I gave up bread first and don't miss it at all. Grains were easy as pie to give up, too. I had sacrificed most of them to make sure I got my veggies and fruit when I was counting calories. But sugar is an issue. I can't even keep honey in the house right now. It sucks. Sugar is a drug and the cravings are intense sometimes. Not as bad as they used to be but I still get them.

But it will be worth it in the long-term. I won't have cabinets full of pill prescriptions like my mom and dad!! And huge medical bills in my retirement!

mj_zepeda

This is my 3rd week doing PRIMAL-PALEO. I am not craving bread or wheat anymore. I do crave sweets though.. specially when TOM is around hehe. I have fallen of the wagon sometimes... but in general have been doing good with the low carb! I gave in to pizza last weekend.. and I am still fighting the consequences.... Bloated belly.... so, I know that really WHEAT is the cause of all it and then you just think, it's not worth given in for a slice of pizza. I am trying to look for different recipes though! I like variations... the same thing all the time just turns it into a routine.. so I have to start looking for primal-lowcarb recipes!

Grokette

Grains are my hardest to give up. I love pasta, rice and oatmeal.

I could have those when I was on Atkins (later part of Phase 2) but after reading about the risks and dangers associated with the inflammation that grains does to your body over time it is getting easier to give them up.

jamk1446

Sugar addict here.

Eating too much of it makes me feel bad and takes a couple of days to recover from so it's a good deterent from overdoing it. That's not to say I don't have any sugar but it's FAR less than what I used to consume and I am satisfied with less-sweet things than I used to be.

jmeeej

Used to be a candy-monster

swedish berries
cherry blasters
fuzzy peaches
sour soothers

........but I can honestly say that I don't really miss that crap anymore.

DianaPowerUp

I used to have a terrible sweet tooth, and LOVED bread/pasta. Now, about 6 mos of a fairly primal diet, I don't miss any of it, and I don't crave it anymore, either. I still have some bread or chips or chocolate from time to time, but I find that as long as it fits into my diary, the cravings don't come back. I'm so glad to be free from that!

hockey7fan

I've had to be gluten free since 2006 so for me it's sugar! I was a chocoholic and I love gummy bears, jelly beans and things like that.

momof8munchkins

I've been paleo for about 6 months I don't miss breads or pastas but I crave dark chocolate.. especially TOTM..

ahmedlogic

A sweet tooth is dangerous as I can tell form experience. I don't crave it anymore, as long as I'm not having any in the first place. But once you do get a taste for it - even if it's just one too many apples in a day, that's when you start getting that same sweet tooth back (the same one who eventually drove you to join this site).

kerriknox

sugar!!!

spngebobmyhero

bump

Sp1nGoddess

Pasta! I pretty much subsisted on pasta through my entire 20's. Been Paleo/Primal for about 4 weeks now and I don't crave it at all. Spaghetti squash is a good pasta sub for me. I still indulge in a small square of dark chocolate on workout days....

hpsnickers1

Used to be a candy-monster

swedish berries
cherry blasters
fuzzy peaches
sour soothers

........but I can honestly say that I don't really miss that crap anymore.

Yep. I honestly can't say I USED to be since I'm still dealing with that monster. I love my sweet & sour gummy savers (love all my sour candies) but I can't just have a few. NO - I have to eat the entire BIG bag of them.

mynameisuntz

Why don't carbs have good nutritional value? They power my workouts.

Grokette

Why don't carbs have good nutritional value? They power my workouts.

Excuse any typos, i am typing on my phone......

All carbs are not bad.

Specifically speaking, grains and legumes are the worst due to the phytates that are anti-nutrients. Phytates keep the body from absorbing the vitamins and minerals and also lead to oxidation in the blood stream which contributes to the inflammation that causes heart and cardiovascular diseases.

mynameisuntz

Why don't carbs have good nutritional value? They power my workouts.

Excuse any typos, i am typing on my phone......

All carbs are not bad.

Specifically speaking, grains and legumes are the worst due to the phytates that are anti-nutrients. Phytates keep the body from absorbing the vitamins and minerals and also lead to oxidation in the blood stream which contributes to the inflammation that causes heart and cardiovascular diseases.

How come lots of RCTs performed in humans show the benefits of grains, though?

Grokette

Why don't carbs have good nutritional value? They power my workouts.

Excuse any typos, i am typing on my phone......

All carbs are not bad.

Specifically speaking, grains and legumes are the worst due to the phytates that are anti-nutrients. Phytates keep the body from absorbing the vitamins and minerals and also lead to oxidation in the blood stream which contributes to the inflammation that causes heart and cardiovascular diseases.

How come lots of RCTs performed in humans show the benefits of grains, though?

Because they are government funded and the results come out to be what is going to favor the bigger agenda.

mynameisuntz

Because they are government funded and the results come out to be what is going to favor the bigger agenda.

Even the studies done in Japan, Saudi Arabia, European countries, etc.?

That's not a rational argument to defy the dozens of studies performed that show the benefits of grain.

Emma1903

I still crave both sometimes, but I substitute rice with cauliflower rice now, don't eat any grains any more, and it's crazy that I still crave them as I feel so much better without them, as a sweet treat I will have some very dark chocolate now or a chocolate protein shake with a little bit of peanut butter is the best! When you are going for a lower calorie diet you really realise how many calories you used to waste on grains. So it's easy to replace them with nutrient dense veg because you can have loads of veg in replacement for the same calories as grains it's crazy!

Emma1903

Because they are government funded and the results come out to be what is going to favor the bigger agenda.

Even the studies done in Japan, Saudi Arabia, European countries, etc.?

That's not a rational argument to defy the dozens of studies performed that show the benefits of grain.

Governments say grains are good because of there fibber content but it's better to get your fibre from vegetables. The government also recommend eating fortified breakfast cereals, it's only because there fortified that they have any nutritional value!
Grains are a big industry, they are often recommended because they are cheap, start looking into the studies of not having grains and you will see the benefits.

mynameisuntz

Governments say grains are good because of there fibber content but it's better to get your fibre from vegetables. The government also recommend eating fortified breakfast cereals, it's only because there fortified that they have any nutritional value!
Grains are a big industry, they are often recommended because they are cheap, start looking into the studies of not having grains and you will see the benefits.

I have seen the studies, and there are no benefits that I have come across.

Feel free to present those studies, though, and I'll take a look at them.

Grokette

Here is a study that was over 2 years with the conclusion:

But Hold On If You Are Female, the Low Carb DOES Beat the Others for Weight Loss

Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women.The A TO Z Weight Loss Study: A Randomized Trial. Christopher D. Gardner et al. JAMA. 2007;297:969-977.

This study was a "twelve-month randomized trial conducted in the United States from February 2003 to October 2005 among 311 free-living, overweight/obese (body mass index, 27-40) nondiabetic, premenopausal women."

The conclusion:
In this study, premenopausal overweight and obese women assigned to follow the Atkins diet, which had the lowest carbohydrate intake, lost more weight and experienced more favorable overall metabolic effects at 12 months than women assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets. While questions remain about long-term effects and mechanisms, a low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet may be considered a feasible alternative recommendation for weight loss.

Grokette

Because they are government funded and the results come out to be what is going to favor the bigger agenda.

Even the studies done in Japan, Saudi Arabia, European countries, etc.?

That's not a rational argument to defy the dozens of studies performed that show the benefits of grain.

It is a very rational argument to make. Especially when you have the government ignoring millions of people that are wanting GMO's out and the government keeps backing up companies like Monsanto to further their subsidies and big business.

The government knows grains are unhealthy, but they are cheap and they just add back in synthetic nutrients so the companies can tout that they are healthy when in fact they are not.

mynameisuntz

Here is a study that was over 2 years with the conclusion:

But Hold On If You Are Female, the Low Carb DOES Beat the Others for Weight Loss

Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN Diets for Change in Weight and Related Risk Factors Among Overweight Premenopausal Women.The A TO Z Weight Loss Study: A Randomized Trial. Christopher D. Gardner et al. JAMA. 2007;297:969-977.

This study was a "twelve-month randomized trial conducted in the United States from February 2003 to October 2005 among 311 free-living, overweight/obese (body mass index, 27-40) nondiabetic, premenopausal women."

The conclusion:
In this study, premenopausal overweight and obese women assigned to follow the Atkins diet, which had the lowest carbohydrate intake, lost more weight and experienced more favorable overall metabolic effects at 12 months than women assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets. While questions remain about long-term effects and mechanisms, a low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet may be considered a feasible alternative recommendation for weight loss.

Obese, sedentary women - what bearing does that have on non-obese women, or men of all types, or people who are active?

Also protein was not controlled in this study, which is a major design flaw.

mynameisuntz

It is a very rational argument to make. Especially when you have the government ignoring millions of people that are wanting GMO's out and the government keeps backing up companies like Monsanto to further their subsidies and big business.

The government knows grains are unhealthy, but they are cheap and they just add back in synthetic nutrients so the companies can tout that they are healthy when in fact they are not.

So is it one giant global conspiracy that all governments are in on?

HunterCML

It is a very rational argument to make. Especially when you have the government ignoring millions of people that are wanting GMO's out and the government keeps backing up companies like Monsanto to further their subsidies and big business.

The government knows grains are unhealthy, but they are cheap and they just add back in synthetic nutrients so the companies can tout that they are healthy when in fact they are not.

Sir, I will be very honest with you.. that is the silliest thing I have ever read.

Grokette

It is a very rational argument to make. Especially when you have the government ignoring millions of people that are wanting GMO's out and the government keeps backing up companies like Monsanto to further their subsidies and big business.

The government knows grains are unhealthy, but they are cheap and they just add back in synthetic nutrients so the companies can tout that they are healthy when in fact they are not.

Sir, I will be very honest with you.. that is the silliest thing I have ever read.

First of all I am not a Sir...............and you can think it is silly all you want. I know the truth and I have lost friends due to my beliefs in regards to the government and the likes of Monsanto.

Grokette

It is a very rational argument to make. Especially when you have the government ignoring millions of people that are wanting GMO's out and the government keeps backing up companies like Monsanto to further their subsidies and big business.

The government knows grains are unhealthy, but they are cheap and they just add back in synthetic nutrients so the companies can tout that they are healthy when in fact they are not.

So is it one giant global conspiracy that all governments are in on?

It is not a conspiracy - it is the truth.

mynameisuntz

It is not a conspiracy - it is the truth.

No, it's a conspiracy. You are now saying that EVERY country with research supporting the efficacy of grains is part of some global conspiracy to conceal the truth.

Do you find it odd that EVERY blue zone on earth (blue zone = populations that are considered the healthiest, longest living people) don't adhere to what you're saying? That is, they eat grains. The anecdotal evidence alone proves that grains are, at very least, NOT dangerous.

Okinawans, Sardinians, etc.