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Sorry didn't read all 17 pages of other posts (!?!) before posting mine. I often think people who lost quite a bit can look kind of run through the wringer at first until everything settles down. I remember thinking Dolly Parton looked pretty torn up right after she lost the weight (years ago) and then after a few months…

If you like Italian style dressing get some Bragg's apple cider vinegar. I mix it with melted coconut oil (you could do a high quality olive oil) and spices for a great dressing. If I'm the only one eating it I also dump a bunch of turmeric in. And if I'm doing dairy I will mix it with some good sour cream (the kind…

I'm not super big on breakfast either and another who goes for "whatever" foods if I do rather than traditional breakfast options. But I grew up with a mom who would occasionally let us have breakfast stuff for dinner and don't see why you can't eat what foods work on your plan at any point in the day. With regards to your…

There is a paleo/primal group here on the message boards. It's the only approach that really works for me. Grains don't cut it in my gut! Also marksdailyapple blog is about primal which is a gentler approach "primal" but the blog has really interesting info and discusses the "why" of things and success stories, etc. You…

Millet isn't paleo or primal. I'd much rather do the white rice. Safer. "Riced" cauliflower can be a decent substitute. I used to boil cauliflower and then tried roasting it. Now I tend to put it in a covered casserole with a small amount of water or broth and kind of over steam it. Keeps it less mushy than boiling and…

It's great alone or melt a little chocolate and mix in or dip a spoonful in the chocolate. I make my own by taking raw dried coconut flakes and blending them in the magic bullet. Takes a while to mix it up, have to keep scraping down the sides, but makes the amount I want and no more expensive than store bought, probably a…

I've found that having occasional higher carb days (while still lower than most SAD people) helps me shake things up and usually leads to a little jump in weight loss. At least one or two days a week where my carbs are "relatively" higher can help me keep from getting to that stuck point. I don't worry about how many…

When people talk to me about healthy grains I ask them why most grain based food has to be "enriched"? If I'm going to do vitamin additives I'd rather take supplements. ; ).

Another O- here and I need my coconut oil for sure. I lost 40 lbs using it as my primary fat and plenty of it with some grassfed butter for occasional flavor addition. Started "cheating" with grains again and not much coconut oil and gained 20 back. Now doing my coconut oil and cutting out the grains and 10 of that 20 is…

Seriously, if you ate as mentioned by the previous posters you really didn't try hard core paleo or even paleo "lite" for a month. And no wonder you gained weight. Barely clean eating. And even if you did, evaluating a way of eating while your body is making other adjustments is hardly a valid evaluation on how the eating…

If she can tolerate some cheeses then the more aged varieties are probably going to be what I'd look at. And if you can find them raw, cool. Maybe not where you are ; (. I hear you about doing the best you can and just balancing it out. I'm lucky in that we live in a huge agricultural area and there are great produce…

Some great suggestions already. Just wanted to offer an idea for helping your daughter convert to almond or coconut milk. Try adding just a bit to her lactaid. Then gradually, over the course of weeks or months, whichever works, increase the percentage of almond milk. Can't hurt to try ; ). I'm more primal than paleo, I do…

Seriously! Lower carb tends to be more of a REAL lifestyle change.

My 14 year old has been resisting reducing or eliminating grains and I haven't forced the issue. Interestingly enough, what pushed her into a successful trial was being forced to pretend to swallow the bs taught in health class regarding nutrition, the Standard American Diet crap. She's seen what eating lower carb and more…

"Carbs are essential to LIFE." Um, no. We may be addicted to them when they come in grain form ("healthy whole grain" is like saying "healthy filtered cigarettes", neither is healthy, just a less unhealthy option) Carbs are a great source of vitamins when wrapped up in veggies and LIMITED fruits, they suck and are…

Coconut and almond flour breads ; ). With generous amounts of real, pastured butter. Life is good!

And it's a fallacy that we have to eat carbs to feed our brains. Extreme cardio athletes need extra carbs but our brains are quite happy with protein and fats, our bodies convert those to what our brains need. Especially breakfast and lunch ; ). Carbs are for vitamins as found in veggies. (b vitamins have to be ADDED to…

For those of us with carb sensitivities, whole wheat or whole grain is similar in notion to filtered cigarettes. Sure, it's "less" bad but still not good for us. Carbs in the form of veggies are great, berries and limited fruits are ok, grains should be severely restricted. From your description it sounds as though you're…

Ventura, beach view ; ).

I think there is way too much emphasis on MFP regarding eating all our calories. I'd rather eat what I'm hungry for and make sure it's generally good quality without regard to calories. If I'm under, so be it. If I'm over, so be it. As long as I'm not over because of poor choices and low quality food. That said I will have…

Of course humans don't "have" to eat meat. But adding grassfed meat and getting rid of the grains (mostly) has led to a nice weighloss with added health benefits in my life. I still don't eat much meat, partly out of habit, partly because I can't afford too much of the grassfed, non factory farmed stuff. But I do know that…

Definitely a difference! Feels great, huh?!

Mexican food is soooo tempting! When my cravings are really insistent I've found ways to enjoy the flavors without the bad parts. Mostly ; ). I make up taco meat with grassfed ground beef and wheat free seasoning and make a taco bowl instead of tacos. If I'm doing a higher carb or "cheat" day I might crunch up a bit of…

How tall are you. I keep in mind that it will give the same 1200 calorie minimum for someone 5'6" and someone 4'10". Use this stuff as a guide, not a bible ; ).

Kcalla, that's where I got the idea of adding banana to my coconut milk ice cream ; ). I haven't done just the banana but love it added to coconut milk. And don't need coconut sugar really with the banana.

Coconuts are primal, no? Coconut milk, pure vanilla and pure coconut sugar means basically frozen coconut and vanilla. I added some banana as an extra carb treat on occasion when I was either doing a high carb day or a day I'd eaten very few carbs and could "afford" it. I can't stand stevia and prefer coconut sugar as my…

I've made some great coconut milk ice cream. Especially good if you can handle the extra carbs and add bananas. Add some coconut/palm sugar and vanilla and it's a very satisfying home made frozen treat. I have only tried it in an ice cream maker. I have some banana chunks in the freezer that I plan to try with the coconut…

I attribute much of my weightloss to coconut oil. Sure doesn't hurt that it's also yummy and useful.

I did sort of a slide into the whole thing. Started when I did some research on coconut oil and oils in general and realized how wrong everything was that I'd read about coconut oil and other oils for the past 20 or so years. The same research also supported my thoughts that real butter was better than margarine. I started…

Everyone else is making great points in answering. I feel costwise it's about even. If I'm by myself and on an egg kick it's actually much, much cheaper. With my daughter around it's about the same. I used to hate taking the time to cook but most things I cook don't take more time than getting ready, getting in the car,…