The Paleo Thread...

[ThinAir]

This something that I now swear by and is part of my lifestyle, rather than a fad.

Anyone else do this or has no one ever heard of it? If you do, what are your thoughts? Do you enjoy it, hate it or love it?

It has really benefitted me and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Also... If anyone has any recipes, meal ideas or ideas for itpntresring snacks, feel free to share them; always looking for new ways to enjoy food!

This site is good for Anyne just starting out or who wants to know more; www.marksdailyapple.com

Look forward to hearing from you!

 

[Ningishzidda]

The trouble with the Paleo diet, if you live north of Watford, everything is 'with ice'.

 

[Ningishzidda]

The jury is still out on Anti-deluvial agriculture.

 

[Spinney]

The trouble with the Paleo diet, if you live north of Watford, everything is 'with ice'.

Took me ages to work that one out!

 

[Ningishzidda]

'Paleo' could be construed as a misnomer.
The Paleolithic period was from C 2.5 mYA to The Agricultural Revoloution, approx 12,500 YA.

The first 90% of this, Homo Sapiens didn't exist, so it would be more fitting to call it the 'Upright walking hominid' diet.

Believe it or not, 'upright walking hominids' still exist, but respectable anthropologists fearful for their university funding refuse to accept this. Every one of the over >10,000 Sasquatch footprints found are fake.

 

[ThinAir]

'Paleo' could be construed as a misnomer.
The Paleolithic period was from C 2.5 mYA to The Agricultural Revoloution, approx 12,500 YA.

The first 90% of this, Homo Sapiens didn't exist, so it would be more fitting to call it the 'Upright walking hominid' diet.

Believe it or not, 'upright walking hominids' still exist, but respectable anthropologists fearful for their university funding refuse to accept this. Every one of the over >10,000 Sasquatch footprints found are fake.

I've often been referred to as a Sasquatch, and my footprints are real...

 

[Ghost Donkey]

Yes and no. I do most of the "don'ts" as it's a great set of guidelines. My eating is more veg to animal foods but that's personal preference. I haven't had a day off work ill since I started eating like this (approx three years ago), weigh two stone less and have abs which I'd never had even a hint of before. I've been reading quite a bit of food/biology science books over the last couple of years of this time too so I'm a real bore about the subject. I'm not going to pretend to understand it anywhere near comprehensively but I find it interesting, The last food related book I read was the China Study which is the anti-meat lexicon. There's a real danger of only reading info from like minded people. I still eat meat/fish mind.

I always recommend the Paleo Diet for Athletes book to anyone interested in food and endurance sport as the general nutrition info for eating on a training day is excellent, regardless of Paleo food sources or not.

 

[ThinAir]

I do agree with the point about reading only reading information from like minded people. I'm starting to see real results with the weight loss side of things, and as for simply feeling healthy and having more energy, well I've not felt like this for years.... A combination of shift work and junk food lead to me gaining 6 stone in just under five years.

This has re adjusted the way I think about food, and has got me into as regular an eating pattern as I could hope to be in, like I say, due to shifts.

I don't think I could ever give up meat and fish, but I do eat fearless red meat now, and eating mainly chicken and turkey. Is surprising how interesting you can make it!

The only downfall I have is that I have a nut allergy, so I have to get protein from other areas.... Supplements, extra meats etc.

I have alwYs eAten veg, but this lifestyle means thati ear much more of it, and as I said before,I think thisis reflected in my energy levels. I, two stone lighter than I was at Chrtistmas, no now that I m back in the gym again, I am seeing the weight tumble :-)

 

[Ghost Donkey]

I do agree with the point about reading only reading information from like minded people. I'm starting to see real results with the weight loss side of things, and as for simply feeling healthy and having more energy, well I've not felt like this for years.... A combination of shift work and junk food lead to me gaining 6 stone in just under five years.

This has re adjusted the way I think about food, and has got me into as regular an eating pattern as I could hope to be in, like I say, due to shifts.

I don't think I could ever give up meat and fish, but I do eat fearless red meat now, and eating mainly chicken and turkey. Is surprising how interesting you can make it!

The only downfall I have is that I have a nut allergy, so I have to get protein from other areas.... Supplements, extra meats etc.

I have alwYs eAten veg, but this lifestyle means thati ear much more of it, and as I said before,I think thisis reflected in my energy levels. I, two stone lighter than I was at Chrtistmas, no now that I m back in the gym again, I am seeing the weight tumble :-)

Well done . The key to sticking with anything is finding something that suits you and your lifestyle and you enjoy. By the sounds of things you've nailed it.

 

[ThinAir]

Well done . The key to sticking with anything is finding something that suits you and your lifestyle and you enjoy. By the sounds of things you've nailed it.

Thanks. I don't really see this as a diet, it's more about (like I said) about managing to effect a change in my lifestyle. Something which I have tried to do on several occasions, but have never managed to do. This time, something has clicked into place and its been really easy

I think this very easy to enjoy, and for some reason, seems to be saving me money. Probably because I'm not spending an absolute raft of money each week on take aways, and fast food when I am at work!

 

[EltonFrog]

So, basically its eat a healthy balanced diet. Common sense really.

 

[ThinAir]

So, basically its eat a healthy balanced diet. Common sense really.

Yes it is and I appreciate where you are coming from, but it cuts out grains, most sugar, and pretty much anything processed. It's almost like a no carbs approach.

 

[EltonFrog]

Yes it is and I appreciate where you are coming from, but it cuts out grains, most sugar, and pretty much anything processed. It's almost like a no carbs approach.

Pretty much the diet I've been on for many years...except for the Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons.

 

[ThinAir]

Pretty much the diet I've been on for many years...except for the Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons.

Chocolate is without a doubt my biggest temptation!

 

[Trevrev]

I'm on this diet, but i didn't realise it had a name! I've just cut out all processed and refined sugars.
White flour.
It's cool...