Post by lew92 on Mar 21, 2017 22:53:14 GMT -5
I refuse to use the word "diet" because I get obsessive when I think I "can't" have something. When I tried to quit smoking, I doubled the amount of cigarettes I went through (was finally able to quit when I got pregnant 35 years ago this May). If I go on a diet, I gain weight.
Anyway, earlier this winter, I decided to try a more Paleo approach to eating. I checked a couple of books out of the library and I looked at a couple of websites, but honestly came across so much hype and misinformation that I gave up on them and just tried to wing it.
I concentrated on eating more fruits, veggies, and meat and drinking milk, water, coffee and tea without added sugar. In two weeks, I lost 4 pounds and was feeling really good. I liked it that DH didn't really notice much of a difference in my cooking because he has Type 2 diabetes, so this kind of eating would be really good for him, too.
Just after that is when my knee pain really started ramping up again and I lost momentum, but I've gone for 2 of the 3 in the injection series and my knees are starting to feel much better. I'm starting to recover from influenza right now, so I've got a lot of downtime while I get better and decided that it would be a good time to ask around for input from people who have been eating Paleo and from people who don't "believe" in it.
Why or why not?
What do you like the most about this style of eating? What were the hardest things for you to get past?
Do you still have cravings for "unhealthy" foods and have you found any satisfying substitutions?
I don't see myself walking away from bread or pasta 100% - denying myself the things I truly enjoy only sets me up for failure. When I was eating in this style in January, I limited pasta meals to 1-2 per week and cut myself back to half the bread I would eat for a normal meal...but I wasn't eating bread in as many meals as I used to, either.
I was making wraps with tortillas when I wanted a sandwich, too.
I really want to do this again and can see incorporating it into our daily life quite easily again. I'd just like some more information, but don't have the patience to wade through the hype on the Internet and in self-serving books. So I'm going to pick the brains of those who have BTDT.
Thanks!
Anyway, earlier this winter, I decided to try a more Paleo approach to eating. I checked a couple of books out of the library and I looked at a couple of websites, but honestly came across so much hype and misinformation that I gave up on them and just tried to wing it.
I concentrated on eating more fruits, veggies, and meat and drinking milk, water, coffee and tea without added sugar. In two weeks, I lost 4 pounds and was feeling really good. I liked it that DH didn't really notice much of a difference in my cooking because he has Type 2 diabetes, so this kind of eating would be really good for him, too.
Just after that is when my knee pain really started ramping up again and I lost momentum, but I've gone for 2 of the 3 in the injection series and my knees are starting to feel much better. I'm starting to recover from influenza right now, so I've got a lot of downtime while I get better and decided that it would be a good time to ask around for input from people who have been eating Paleo and from people who don't "believe" in it.
Why or why not?
What do you like the most about this style of eating? What were the hardest things for you to get past?
Do you still have cravings for "unhealthy" foods and have you found any satisfying substitutions?
I don't see myself walking away from bread or pasta 100% - denying myself the things I truly enjoy only sets me up for failure. When I was eating in this style in January, I limited pasta meals to 1-2 per week and cut myself back to half the bread I would eat for a normal meal...but I wasn't eating bread in as many meals as I used to, either.
I was making wraps with tortillas when I wanted a sandwich, too.
I really want to do this again and can see incorporating it into our daily life quite easily again. I'd just like some more information, but don't have the patience to wade through the hype on the Internet and in self-serving books. So I'm going to pick the brains of those who have BTDT.
Thanks!