Paleo Diet

[mum4jenn]

mumm4jenn-there were 365 million years between the disappearance of the last dinasour and the appearance of the 1st humaniod primates-but the mental image made me giggle.

Good..That is what I was going for!! I did realize that when I wrote it but it was still good for the mental image!!!

 

[jsmith]

Just use South Beach as a guide line. It is the same principle, good fats, high protein, healthy carbs and avoidance of processed foods. You'll lose and maintain if you stick with it as a plan for life and not look at it as a diet.
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No its not-it incorporates both Dairy and artificial sweetners-Paleo includes NOTHING that is not a part of the evolutionary diet-NOTHING that was added to the human diet in the last 10 THOUSAND years-that includes Dairy, Grain and most importantly artificial anything. There are a number of things in the daily food plan she shows that are not "Paleo" but she says she is working up to it-she will have to loose the corn, beans, cheese and cashews-but its a learning process and little hard to go cold turkey on.

 

[bigdisneygroup]

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We also do not get stomped by dinosaurs either!!

 

[lovedvc]

If you're looking to limit processed foods without being as strict as Paleo, you might want to check out the Mediterranean Diet. There are a few websites that explain it. Basically, it's leans meats, fruits and veggies, whole grains and low or non-fat dairy. You can have whole wheat breads and pastas, brown rice, couscous and oatmeal. Plus, you can have low or non-fat milk and cheese. It's still a little strict but not as hard to stick to. My doctor recommended it for me last year and it helped me reduce my cholesterol and triglycerides plus I lost 25 lbs!

The Mediterranean Diet is basically the Weight Watchers Core Plan Diet.

 

[ali2000]

Thanks for all the input guys! Like some of you have said, I am working on it slowly but surely and have not fully committed to it yet, but I think it is something that I can get used to (with some initial self-control )

One of the concerns we discussed today in our "nutrition" part of our bootcamp is about breakfast. I have been eating 2 eggs each morning for about the past week and am starting to think about the cholesterol side of that... I think once I get a handle on paleo, I may cut back to eggs 2-3 times a week instead of every day.