Paleo Diet... yes.. no..

My only beef is with the name of this diet. It is not fitting for what people eat on it. Dont call it a caveman diet / diet of our ancestors and then eat this stuff. Thats my beef.

Thanks for qualifiying, I think that thats a reasonable argument, unlike saying that theres something wrong with using grain free flour for baking, etc. I can see your issue with saying youre 'eating like a caveman' when cavemen probably didnt bake muffins using coconut flour...an issue with semantics rather than actual dietary choices?

I did it for about six months but I couldn't give up bread forever. I've taken a lot of the principles with me and they changed my life - Eat mostly meat and vegetables, avoid heavily processed foods, etc. - I will say that when I was strictly primal (another variety of paleo, honestly it doesn't even matter... Just people out trying to sell a book title), I felt absolutely fantastic. I was bouncing off the walls with energy and I never felt bloated or puffy.

I don't see how it can be bad for you as long as you're paying attention to what you're eating and make sure to get all the nutrients necessary to function.

I also don't necessarily agree with the idea behind it...not that it's bad...it just seems that most of the people who do it are doing it because "that's what our ancestors ate thousands of years ago"...

It's perfectly reasonable that our bodies would adapt and evolve to benefit from other foods (like grains) over time.

OP explicitly asked "I would like to hear from people who are on it or have tried it. "

FYI to those who follow the Paleo diet and currently cut out bread. Julian Bakery is debuting The Paleo Bread at the end of this month and will have two varieties: one using almond flour and the other, coconut.

http://www.facebook.com/ThePaleoBread

this is my point to a "T". More frankenfoods made with these random paleo ingredients to satisfy the deprived.

Not really "franken foods" as all the ingrediantes are whole clean food products that go into the making of the item.

I know personally I have tried making bread and stuff using almond and coconut flour and just haven't had much luck (other than a awesome sweet potato brownie I made) - I really have no need to have bread in my life so I stopped trying to make it.

I think the problem is two fold...

FIRST
you have people like me who started eating this style because they wanted to clean up thier diet...I went to eating clean and then found out I have some issues with grains...not an allergy - just bloating and feeling uncomfortable when I eat some of them...some I have no problem with - others you do not want to be in a room with me, so i delved further and found Paleo/Primal - not because of the whole caveman thing - but rather it was a lifestyle I was already eating a majority of the time and I choose to bring myself more in line by dropping grains pretty much all together - a majority of things that are considered "off limits" in paleo I wasn't really eating anyway so for me the switch was easy....you also have people who eat this way because of dietary restrictions due to things like Chrons, Celiac, IBS...so they eat Paleo because the foods are what is best for their body.

SECOND
people try and make a quick buck or exploit the lifestyle...you have people out there who are truely invested in the Paleo lifestyle because of clean eating...and you do have a group of militant PALEO people who say this is why we eat this way...but there are so many different "rules" based on who and what you read...so it can be confusing to people and cause massive amounts of misinformation...as I said in my previous post I pretty much adhere to the basic tennets and eat within that realm.

The whole breads and sweets are basically an offshoot of simply eating clean without the use of grains and other items that are considered "off limits" under the basics of Paleo...

I think a lot of time people get confused and have a misunderstanding of what Paleo is and what it can do... I have read where people think they will loose a lot fo weight if they do Paleo...and some people do...just like anytime you make a conscience decision to watch what you eat and get some exercise in chances are you are going to loose weight...I have also read about the misconception where "eat however much you want"...the idea is to eat to satiety...since the lifestyle is more inclined to an overall lower carb, higher fat & protien eating style you can find yoruself satied on less food...so you wind up eating less because you feel fuller longer.

I have had people ask me how I have lost the weight I have lost over these past 8 months...granted it isn't a huge amount but for my body type it is quite a difference (BTW in addition to eating the Paleo lifestyle I also watch my calorie intake and have a fairly routine exercise plan) and as soon as I mention I basically eat a lot of meats, veggies and fruits and cut out things like breads and pastas they get all indignent and tell me they could never cut out breads and pastas...well great you don't have to...

I have had a number of people ask me for more information and I have provided it to them and told them if they want to try it they really have to do it for a month...just cut things out for a month and try it...I have had some friends do it, love it and now basically live it...I have had others who tried it and decided it wasn't for them...to each their own...

the paleo diet is good if u want to drop to a certain weight relatively quickly...but you have to make sure you eat a lot of starchy veggies like carrots so that you get your carbs...it makes going hard in the gym not so easy

False. Flat out FALSE.

paleo diet - Really just gluten free/dairy free people creating frankenfoods because they deprive themselves to be part of some fad.

OP explicitly asked "I would like to hear from people who are on it or have tried it. "

It's really just a marketing gimmick. People have been eating "paleo style" forever, without needing a silly name for it.

Really? When I go to the grocery store I don't see ANYTHING with "paleo" on it. That is a very curious marketing strategy.

It's really just a marketing gimmick. People have been eating "paleo style" forever, without needing a silly name for it.

Really? When I go to the grocery store I don't see ANYTHING with "paleo" on it. That is a very curious marketing strategy.

And now you've figured it out. "Paleo" has nothing to do with food. It's a marketing gimmick invented to sell books and monetize websites.

Paleo diet is flawed, the majority of what people seem to eat on that diet never existed back then anyway. BRB eating paleo cookies, brownies.

haha!

It's perplexing that everyone who does Paleo or Primal only has good things to say about it. The only haters are those who don't know anything about it or think they are experts because they read an article.

Exactly!!!!

I love when people state "oh moderation is all you need" - umm did they ever stop to think that some of us that follow Paleo/Primal did that...that we followed the "standard" rules and it simply didn't work out so well...that the reason people seek out other ways to nourish their body because the "standard" way of doing things simply does not work for everyone....