Paleolithic Diet

"Rusty" wrote in message
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Anyone ever heard of/used this diet?

I have heard of this diet and I have used the version called Neanderthin
which was written by Ray Audette.
It is a very good plan but I ate too much fruit and regained some weight I
had lost
so now I am on Atkins KISS-style.
Jaime

From: Rusty




Anyone ever heard of/used this diet?


I went from being mainly vegetarian to eating a mainly Paleo diet about 2 1/2
years ago & it has improved my health,

I refuse to give up coffee or chocolate, but other than that I eat almost
nothing that requires processing.

If you like junk food, soda, etc. -- this is NOT the diet for you, but if you
are comfortable with eating mainly vegetables, fish, meat, nuts and berries it
is an easy diet to maintain.

Robyn

From: Rusty




Anyone ever heard of/used this diet?


I went from being mainly vegetarian to eating a mainly Paleo diet about 2 1/2
years ago & it has improved my health,

I refuse to give up coffee or chocolate, but other than that I eat almost
nothing that requires processing.

If you like junk food, soda, etc. -- this is NOT the diet for you, but if you
are comfortable with eating mainly vegetables, fish, meat, nuts and berries it
is an easy diet to maintain.

Robyn

Red Rose wrote:
:: "Rusty" wrote in message
:: ...
::: Anyone ever heard of/used this diet?
::
:: I have heard of this diet and I have used the version called
:: Neanderthin which was written by Ray Audette.
:: It is a very good plan but I ate too much fruit and regained some
:: weight I had lost
:: so now I am on Atkins KISS-style.
:: Jaime


Why didn't you just eat less fruit?

From: Ignoramus1166 lid
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In article , Robyn Rosenthal
wrote:
From: Rusty




Anyone ever heard of/used this diet?


I went from being mainly vegetarian to eating a mainly Paleo diet about 2
1/2
years ago & it has improved my health,

I refuse to give up coffee or chocolate, but other than that I eat almost
nothing that requires processing.

I am also on paleo, and am wondering if I can eat cheese and
unsweetened chocolate. Any thoughts?

I think that depends on how your body handles it. I have cut my dairy back to
almost nothing because I was having digestive problems/bloating from putting
cream in my coffee, but I do not have any problems with an ounce of two of
cheese or a couple of pats of butter now and then.
We buy hand made cheeses from an old fashioned cheese shop in Connecticut & the
6 hour drive to get it prevents overconsumption

As for chocolate, I like very dark chocolate like the Lindt 85% and I only eat
1-2 squares at a time and not every day. A candy bar usually lasts me about a
month.

If you check the Paleo-list archives, you will see that chocolate is one of
those things about which there is no clear concensus.

If you like junk food, soda, etc. -- this is NOT the diet for you,
but if you are comfortable with eating mainly vegetables, fish,
meat, nuts and berries it is an easy diet to maintain.

Robyn

do you maintain your weight Robyn?

i

Yes. My weight fluctuates by about 4 pounds depending upon hormones, water,
amount of food & liquid consumed, but it has been pretty stable for about a
year now.

I was actually about 10 pounds lighter last summer, but I got tired of heating
my BF complain that I looked bony so I upped both my food and my exercise to
try to bulk up a little without gaining too much fat. According to the calipers
and a little guesswork, I think that I put on about 3 pounds of muscle and 7
pounds of "other."

Robyn

From: Ignoramus1166 lid



Thanks for your experience. I have been on this paleo diet for under 2
months, like it so far, but am wondering how people who have been on
it for years, are doing.

Do you feel good, are your blood numbers okay?


All of my blood values are excellent -- better in my 40s than they were in my
20s as a vegetarian

I have to take medication to control an endocrine imbalance and I suspect that
it is the combination of keeping my hormones balanced and not eating any grains
that have made such a huge improvement in all of my test values.

And, I assume, it is within the normal range, is it?

23% BF -- I wear a size 6/8 depending on the manufacturer.

I am happy for you, and am hoping to be able to maintain my weight
with this diet. I do not want to lose more, my focus is on not
regaining weight without drama and hunger struggles.


Do you limit how much you eat?Are you hungry often?

i



Within the contraints of my eating plan (no grains, etc.) the only thing that I
limit is chocolate and dairy, otherwise I just eat until satisfied.

When I get hungry it is usually because I got too busy at work to eat.

I don't eat breakfast -- not a choice, I am just not hungry until I have been
up and around for several hours -- except for on Sunday & Monday when I don't
have anything scheduled before noon, so if I don't have time to eat lunch, I am
RAVENOUS at dinner.

Robyn

From: Ignoramus1166 lid



Thanks for your experience. I have been on this paleo diet for under 2
months, like it so far, but am wondering how people who have been on
it for years, are doing.

Do you feel good, are your blood numbers okay?


All of my blood values are excellent -- better in my 40s than they were in my
20s as a vegetarian

I have to take medication to control an endocrine imbalance and I suspect that
it is the combination of keeping my hormones balanced and not eating any grains
that have made such a huge improvement in all of my test values.

And, I assume, it is within the normal range, is it?

23% BF -- I wear a size 6/8 depending on the manufacturer.

I am happy for you, and am hoping to be able to maintain my weight
with this diet. I do not want to lose more, my focus is on not
regaining weight without drama and hunger struggles.


Do you limit how much you eat?Are you hungry often?

i



Within the contraints of my eating plan (no grains, etc.) the only thing that I
limit is chocolate and dairy, otherwise I just eat until satisfied.

When I get hungry it is usually because I got too busy at work to eat.

I don't eat breakfast -- not a choice, I am just not hungry until I have been
up and around for several hours -- except for on Sunday & Monday when I don't
have anything scheduled before noon, so if I don't have time to eat lunch, I am
RAVENOUS at dinner.

Robyn

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
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Why didn't you just eat less fruit?

Because I am highly addicted to fruit.
Eating just a little does not work for me.
It causes me to binge.

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
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Why didn't you just eat less fruit?

Because I am highly addicted to fruit.
Eating just a little does not work for me.
It causes me to binge.

Red Rose (Jaime) wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote in message
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||| Why didn't you just eat less fruit?
||
|| Because I am highly addicted to fruit.
|| Eating just a little does not work for me.
|| It causes me to binge.

Oh, that makes sense.....

So why didn't you just cut the fruit from your Paleo and eat more veggies?