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I've completely given up on trying to argue against very low calorie diets. Those who believe in them are every bit as vociferous as those who believe they're bad for you. I have a friend who is particularly frustrating because she gains weight every time she tries to go on to "maintenance calories" from 1200 and therefore…

Gluten free, grain free, legume free here. Trying to cut down on sugar but I do like dark chocolate a lot! Breakfast: Plain Greek yoghurt, berries, topping of chopped pecans and dessicated unsweetened coconut, at the weekend it's eggs and bacon, or a frittata with veggies and chorizo Lunch: Baked sweet potato, feta or…

Unless I'm sick, I can't survive off 1200 cals. It makes me tired, cranky and lethargic. However, I do find on a strict primal/paleo plan (no grains, majority of calories coming from fats) that I can find it difficult to get to my 1800 cal limit. As soon as I add back in the grains, processed foods and sugar I'm going over…

I can relate to your struggles with "thin friend". But she may not always be gifted with such a high metabolism - she may start to pile the weight on as she gets older and not know or practice the healthy habits you do, so not know how to get rid of it if her metabolism does change one day. I can only tell you what's…

If you're working two jobs, you must be a busy lady. Do you get much time to spend with your daughter? It might be that (as a sensitive teenage soul!) she feels that when you are home you're "nagging" or telling her to clean up. Not saying that's how it is, but I grew up with a mum who worked very hard and long hours, she…

I did a very similar thing to treat Crohns disease. It was quite restrictive, but it proved an interesting exercise, I found that eggplant was a trigger food for example. Cutting out grains and legumes alone though led to a huge improvement in symptoms as well as weight loss.

I have it occasionally, as an accompaniment to a winter stew or tagine or something. But not often.

I found I had to lose the grains, and most of the GF substitute junk in order to shed the pounds. I initially lost weight once GF, but then started to gain again. Then I looked what was in my food - urrrgh, lots of sugar, salt, and vegetable oils and gums and binding agents and all sorts. Nutritionally, they suck compared…

I'm surprised they haven't tested him already with you being celiac. Probably would be good to know if he is or not, the treatment is the same for celiac or gluten sensitivity, but there are certain risks associated with celiac that (in theory) are not as great for gluten sensitive people - the malnutrition issues, slight…

Thanks guys - I am currently trying to increase "good" fats in my diet through butter, coconut, nuts, oily fish and flax/hemp oils mainly. I am finding that I cannot tolerate too much high fat dairy - it seems to exacerbate digestive symptoms, though it is definitely good for satiation! It's just hard to get your head…

There was a programme on Channel 4 called the Food Hospital last week which had an item on a teen with ADHD who went on a special diet and his symptoms improved, there was also a celiac kid on there. It's on Channel 4 on demand, or 4OD. They feature lots of children on there so it might be worth watching some of the…

It is hard to ditch the old thinking about "eat less, lose more" but I tend to prefer to think of it as "eat a little bit less, lose a little bit of weight, and gradually, the little bits add up to big bits". EM2WL was hugely liberating for me. I lost 10lb doing it, over 3 months, as well as 3in off my waist. I put a…

I personally think that "Paleo" and "primal" are slight misnomers really. Due to the fact that we are not actually living in caves and catching our own moose or dinosaur burgers or whatever, or eating our berries and nuts fresh from the trees, I don't think we can claim to be following a diet that is particularly close to…

I'm primal, my diary is open to friends. My adherence is pretty good apart from drinks on the weekends, occasional meals out and the odd bit of chocolate!

I have Crohns. Currently in remission though, as I have not had a bad flare now for some time. I'm also coeliac. I do primal/paleo and it seems to work pretty well for me, though it can be a process of trial and error. I was laxative dependent (sorry TMI!) for a couple of years due to a colon stricture caused by scarring…

I had a quick look and it does seem to be the supplements that cause the adverse effects, which I now don't take anyway, so I reckon I'll be ok if it's coming from food.

I am usually at 150-200% of RDA on vit a and C because I eat such a lot of veg and a decent amount of fruit too. I know you pee out an excess of most vitamins, but I had heard before that too much vit A is an issue. But yeah, it's coming from food, I used to do vitamin supplements but I stopped, since I am getting much…

Higher fat is working well for me from a digestive perspective, but my GP had a concern about saturated fat intake due to family heart disease history. My GP is Indian, and he thinks the standard Western diet is pretty dire really, so I don't have too much bother with him, he said primal was fine so long as I ate enough…

Thanks, I suppose I'm still a bit scared of fat - I have read a couple of things saying that high fat diets pose risk of heart attacks, and people on them have higher blood viscosity, which is a risk for cardiovascular disease. I do think that some people confuse primal/paleo with Atkins though and that may be why it's…

I'm fairly new to it too, am doing more primal than paleo at the moment, and seeing how I get on, have gone with removing grains and legumes first, have kept dairy for now and will see how I get on, but I use low lactose forms of dairy (ie cheese, yogurt and whey protein isolate). Mmm bacon....I think the only issue with…

Hi, I'm fairly new and am following Primal, feel free to add me!

I am working up to following Mark Sissons Primal Blueprint. I don't eat much dairy, I can only tolerate yoghurt and some cheese, I seem to be ok with fermented dairy but not milk, cream etc, and I did use whey protein isolate when I was lifting (which I hope to go back to soon, have had a shoulder problem). I feel better…

Everything ktouton said. The more positive family and friends can be about it, the more positive your child will be. My cousin is celiac and her two younger children. One diagnosed young (2 y.o) so never known any different, but the elder was not diagnosed until 7. The transition was made much easier by the family…

I second that. Here in the UK, they do not accept the idea of non-celiac gluten intolerance, they think that the only people who have a problem with gluten are coeliacs, and if you're not coeliac, you should continue eating gluten, because a gluten free diet is inferior. I've always maintained it is not inferior, so long…

Cold roast chicken drumsticks, with some cut up veggie sticks and ranch dip (I think we call it sour cream and chive over here) Gluten free pitta breads with turkey/ham/cheese/salad, whatever fillings are his favourite. Rice cakes or GF crackers with cheese or hummus "Meat wraps" where you use a slice of ham or turkey…

OK. I'm coeliac, and I don't get in any way offended by people who are not coeliac going GF, nor do I feel that it diminishes the seriousness of coeliac disease as an illness. However, I would recommend that before you self-diagnose or cut out gluten, you get the coeliac blood test done before you cut it out. If you think…

Hi, I'm Izzy. I've just gone grain free, I guess pretty much paleo/primal. I am celiac, and also have Crohns, but have not had a serious flare in some time since I have looked out more for my diet. I also have a colon stricture, from Crohns scarring. I tried it for a few weeks a while back, and had an improvement in…

If you do choose not to go gluten free as a household, then you will have to be very careful about cross contamination. Separate utensils, you cannot share plastic or wooden utensils between gluten and gluten free cooking as small particles of gluten can leach into them. Gluten containing items would have to be in sealed…

No, you do not outgrow celiac disease. The only treatment is a gluten free diet for life. The dr is clearly not very well informed, which is a bit of a worry really. Kids may outgrow allergies or intolerances, but celiac is an autoimmune disease. It won't go away. There is no such thing also as "mild celiac" - rather,…

While you can't "spot reduce" there are some things you can do that will help. Cut the cardio and do HIIT (high intensity interval training) instead of one of your cardio sessions. You can easy do it in the gym, on the treadmill or exercise/spin bike, whatever. Hard but short hill climbs or short sprints on a…