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hay hay hay... you're going to totally dig it and you sound like the man for the job! good luck :)

Wow! You look awesome! Congrats!

Or enough MFP threads ;) edited to say: huffdog: I'm with you; this is pretty much where I'm at now chrisdavey: I only eat grassfed dinosaurs

^^^ Trail_Addict is gunna OWN it!!

I'm bumping because I dislike eating processed foods. I'm interested in what smarter people than myself have to say about the "grain factor"

I just started and this makes perfect sense. Also, your English is fabulous!

Yay! I'm so happy for you! I have trouble explaining my diet choices to people too. I know some "6 day creation Christians"- and while I think its OK they don't believe in evolution it makes explaining the foundational ideas behind the paleo/primal diet a liiiitle awkward. Keep strong! You know you don't need grain-…

Hey there! I just finished my first time right befor I logged in and saw this topic. My legs are all shaky and it was hard to walk down the stairs! I've heard all sorts of great things.

So, after several days of this, I'm getting that there are not many empirical controled studies for a Paleo vs. Any Other diet. Am I correct?

Yup. I keep a running total (either "POSITIVE" or "NEGATIVE") in the notes section of the daily tracker. I like it. I think its a holdover habit of being an ex-Weight Watcher and having "activity points" rolling over day to day. It helps me feel like I'm not punishing myself the day after I work out because I'm hungrier…

Thanks. this makes so much more sense now

Ok, possibly dumb question: is "SAD" some sort of acronym for something?

I couldn't agree more. The more I see how chemically formulated processed foods are to spike pleasure neurotransmitters just to have the glucose drop from our blood mere minutes after consumption, the more I hate all food industrialization. How obvious is it that we can't trust corporations with our bodies?

Isn't this what we're NOT trying to look like? I mean- I like my men hairy and all, but...

I don't think I know what those are... I know we can eat almonds and walnuts though.

It's true (sadly). No one mourns the faceless peanut more than I.

Awesome. I will never have questions again! Just kidding...I live to question ;)

Well, that's a good perspective! And thanks for tuning me into that site; I'm a newbie to the diet and looking for as much info as possible. Trust me, I don't think the world is going to go Paeo/Primal anytime soon- personal will power is more preclusive to the transition than the extra money it takes anyway, I think. I…

Wow, Thanks you guys! Curious, has anyone noticed a difference in having dairy vs. no dairy? I'm still eating greek yogurt but looking for a replacement if people think its makes a difference.

"The Paleo and Primal diets are both referred to as the caveman diet. While the Paleo diet was first popularized by Loren Cordain, researcher and author of "The Paleo Diet," Robb Wolf, biochemist and author of "The Paleo Solution" also largely contributed to the movement. The Primal diet was developed by Mark Sisson and…

That is really funny. Thanks for posting! I DO understand where she is coming from, though. I mean, it would be pretty unsustainable for everyone to eat the way we do, right? I mean, are there enough animals (esp. grass fed, free range, emotionally satisfied meat ec.) to feed 6.9 billion humans? I like the diet too, but I…

YES! Good job! It's a NSV that will turn into a scale victory. I don't know you but I'm proud of you anyway!

I think calorie-wise you are doing great! Are you eating your exercise calories back? It's sort of a hot topic here on MFP wether or not you should, but you may want to so that you don't become lethargic from not enough calories. Here are foods that I've found are filling (note: all of them are super high in either protein…

Wow! You look very different in the face! You can notice a big change. Way to go, you make MFP the rewarding place it is.

Net, that way you can see how exersize plays a role. Also, you will have to eat more when you exersize a lot more, and there's no need to freak out about it if you look at net. Just set your MFP tracker to what you want to lose and exercise will be accounted for.

Seriously! If only "obsessing about weight" was a cardio exercise option!

DDAAANNNGGG! You're like SUPER awesome for losing 18 lb! I thought the teacher's lounge was bad!

I ate 4.5 cinnamon rolls that someone brought in yesterday. Please judge me and feel better about yourself! I deserve it- yikes!

TL;DR thread What is this? Also, love your post...very informative!