The Paleo Diet - Cravin' in the Cave

Interesting, am trying a similar diet, but did not know about the paleo diet, thanks for posting, I think it is hard to go wrong, if you eat real food.
 
I agree Petula,

I really don't restrict anything, more the moderation thing, but I don't even do that "on purpose". Best way I've found to avoid things like too much candy, chips, things like that, is to not buy them.
 

Not buying treats is definitely the best way to not be wanting to eat them. If they are right there in the house, it is a lot harder to just say no than if they are down the road at the grocery store.
I was working on eating the anti-inflammatory foods, and staying away from the ones that cause inflammation and pain, even before I heard about the Paleo eating plan. This simply makes it easier for me to do. I still use salt, but it is sea salt; and I get a lot of the vitamins and minerals that I need from the vegetables and greens that I eat.
My friend (that told me about Paleo) does not like vegetables; so she uses paleo recipes to make things like pancakes and muffins, because that is what she enjoys eating. Since she is only eating meats, fruits and nuts mostly; I think she is missing out on the important part that the greens and veggies provide. She has a lot of trouble staying on the plan, because she is always wanting to eat sweets.
My take on it is that it is important to have a well-rounded diet, and one that is made up of healthy, nourishing foods.
 
I agree HFL,

Funny, but vegies weren't easy for me either until I started eating them raw, or in stir-fries mostly. I eat a lot of avocado, carrots, broccoli, celery, and fruits. Fruit was my least fave thing, now I eat some every day. My sis and I take a cantaloupe or watermelon and we cut it into chunks right away because we will eat it up way better. I don't know about the anti-inflammatory types but will look that up. Sis has osteo-arthritis, and I am getting a bit of arthritis, just in a couple spots. I do the gelatin every day as you know too.

I still can't stop thinking how you suffered for 10 years with that shortness of breath etc:( I hope mine improves eventually. I did a post on my situation. Geez, seems like an "organ" recital around here doesn't it;):playful:
 
Here is a link to a short list of the best anti-inflammatory foods, and if you include more of these in your diet, plus stop eating the inflammatory foods (dairy, legumes, potatoes, sugar, grains); you should notice a difference in how you feel right away.
The first time I tried pineapple, I could barely stagger around, I was in so much pain from the arthritis. By the second day of my "pineapple fast", I was walking good again, and could even skip around !
After that, when I started hurting (usually after eating what I now know are inflammatory foods) , I would buy some fresh, ripe pineapple, and just eat that until the pain went away again.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/top-10-anti-inflammatory-foods.html
 
I thought I posted to this, but looks like I didn't. Wanted to let you know I sent it to my sis because she could use it to maybe help her with her osteo arthritis. I will use it as well with a teenie bit of arthritis I've got goin on:) Thanks so much!

I still use the gelatin, and think some of mine is gone because of that. I had it bad in one knuckle but not at all now. Other areas hurt rarely, but I'll keep on using the gelatin:) denise
 
SifuPhil said:
Saw, I agree 100% but you just KNOW there are tons of people (literally as well as figuratively) who cry that their thyroid is out of whack or that it's genetic or that they eat to suppress their bad memories of the time they were attacked by a Ronald McDonald clown or ...

Excuses are easy. Just doing it is hard. That must be why Nike used "Just Do It" as their ad phrase back in the '80's.

Everyone wants a magic pill - it's SO much easier than taking personal responsibility. :(
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Hate to say it, but I'm 'crying that my thyroid is out of whack'. But due to watching what I eat my weight is pretty much the same as it was when I was 20. And with studies suggesting that 8 out of 10 women having undiagnosed thyroid issues, it's not really a feeble excuse.

What's more, a problem that few seem to know about is the presence of obesogens in our diet and environments. For example, the plastic (BPA) lining inside food cans has been shown to cause DNA changes in developing fetus's. Those changes are causing children who were born a normal weight from normal size parents to begin putting on weight as they mature. And in turn, they are eating foods lined with BPA and now they are further aiding in the DNA changes of their unborn babies. And then there are the obesogens that result from the use of pesticides on our food. It's a perfect storm that is taking down the western world via diet.

Sure, lots of people knowingly eat the wrong foods and too much in some cases, but those are only a couple of the many reasons why people are running into dietary problems.
 
Falcon said:
I still say, eat half of what you normally do AND take twice as long eating it. Give it time to catch up.

It's like a guy TRYING to get drunk...he keeps swilling drink after drink until he winds up on the bar floor

between two bar stools counting the tiles on the floor.

Take your time eating. Nobody's gonna steal it away from you.
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So eat half as many cookies, half as many potatoes, half as much......I really think there's a little more to it than that. The types of food are also important.
 
The whole problem is so simple the soils have been mineral deficient for almost 100 years it was reported in 1934 and as minerals become deficient in the body things start to break and cravings start. The medical system says just cut down on what you eat and exercise. Well how is that working for you? Yes no one was over weight in the prison camps in Germany so it has to do with how much you eat. In an open market you always can find food and to control your cravings is another thing. Lack of minerals cause cravings. Exercise helps burn through the few minerals you have in your body which makes the problem even worse
 
Hi Doug,

I think it's interesting how my weight has been maintained, even when I stopped exercising because of my heart situation. I lost the 10 lbs (from 142 down to 132) and that was directly after I met you on here and started the gelatin. But also, my roomie was yacking about the paleo thing. Well, I'm the type that takes what I think is significant, or useful, and leave the rest. So I took the "common sense" (imo) and did the protein, vegies, fruits, oils/butter, nuts, seeds, dairy (eggs, small amt of milk since I don't like it all that much) and water being my main drink.

I never felt stronger in my life, and the heart issue was from long ago, who knows what caused that. But a pacemaker was put in and so I was sort of bionic, but I had no restrictions so I pushed myself hard hiking, loved it, and again, never felt better or stronger. Anyway, to sum it up, I don't count calories, I eat when I'm hungry, and I don't have major cravings anymore. Once a week or so I may get into something like pie, cake, icecream, a bag of m&m's or potato chips, but when 99% of the time I eat good, that stuff has not effect on me. I think it's about "what" I eat, and I think it's about "how much" crap I "don't" eat.

Everyone is different, so the above is just what works for me;) Oh, by the way, no arthritis pain in my hand, ZERO, since the gelatin, and no other areas (where I had much less pain) are hurting anymore either;)
 
Congratulation NWLADY you are one of those people that are willing to try something different and find out if it works. Keep up the good work and have fun doing it.
 
d0ug said:
Congratulation NWLADY you are one of those people that are willing to try something different and find out if it works. Keep up the good work and have fun doing it.
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It's funny, but it is fun for me:) I noticed how my day isn't centered around "when do I eat", or "what shall I eat now". My foods do taste good to me, or I wouldn't eat them, but it is more about "fuel" then being my main, source of happiness, know what I mean;) In fact, some days I find it a big pain to take time out to eat;) With the water in between meals, I don't get the hunger-pangs I used to. That had a lot to do with the non-nutritional things I was eating. I think I was actually having withdrawels in between meals, so I would grab an unhealthy snack just to "fix" that;)
 

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