PALEO DIET!!!!!

It is more of a way of life than a diet

There is a huge group following paleo :]

I've tried it, and failed miserably! If anyone has tips for severe carb addicts... I would greatly appreciate the input!

I've tried it, and failed miserably! If anyone has tips for severe carb addicts... I would greatly appreciate the input!

The key, for me, was eating plenty of protein and eating it often. If you do that, you have enough energy and you stay too full to crave the carbs. Plan on three meals and three snacks a day, eat every three hours, beginning as soon as you wake up in the morning. Take your body weight and try to eat at least that many grams of protein every day. For example, when I started this, I weighed 300 lb. So I ate or drank at least 50g of protein at each meal or snack.

Here's a list of "substitute" foods that I've found, lower-carb higher-protein versions of different foods.
Things I can’t have / So instead, I have:
Tortilla chips: Green bell peppers: use strips instead of chips for dipping.
Taco shells: Green bell peppers: use larger pieces (quarters or halves) to put your taco fixins inside.
Burrito shells or sandwich wraps: Small head of bib lettuce, remove the center & fill “bowl” with filling.
Mashed potatoes: Steamed, mashed cauliflower
Rice: Steamed, riced cauliflower (use a potato ricer, cheese grater, or food processor on “chop”)
Meatloaf made with bread crumbs: Meatloaf made with shredded zucchini
Potato chips: Kale or spinach chips. Spread leaves on cookie sheet, sprinkle with seasonings & olive oil, and roast ‘til crispy.
Potato chips: Pork rinds (I love the spicy kind)
Potato chips: Slices of flavored cheeses
Chocolate ice cream: Mix a ½ scoop of chocolate-flavored low-carb protein powder into 1 cup plain Greek yogurt & freeze.
Fruit / fruit juice / sweets: Crystal Light fruit-flavored drink powder mixes. Can mix these into water, or into plain Greek yogurt.
Breaded veggies: Mix up an egg with seasonings and parmesan cheese, dip the veggies in, and grill or pan-fry.
BBQ sauces with sugars / molasses: BBQ rubs made from the herbs & spices only.
http://bbq.about.com/od/rubrecipes/tp/aatp042607a.htm
Muffins made with flour & sugar: Muffins made with flaxmeal & Splenda.
http://www.atkins.com/Program/Phase1/WhatYouCanEatinthisPhase/AllAboutMIMs.aspx
Pancakes made with flour & sugar: Pancakes made with flaxmeal (see previous Atkins link) or with protein powder.
2 scoops of vanilla (or flavor of your choice) protein powder, add 1 egg, mix. Add water gradually until it’s pancake batter consistency, then fry like a pancake or cook in a waffle iron.

Everyone's metabolism is different, the Paleo or Primal lifestyle may not work for everyone. But it's done wonders for me. Good luck!