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Okay, so Paleo has kinda been "sold" to me as "all the meat and vegetables you can handle." Well, I weigh 290 lbs, so I can handle a lot. Cutting grains, sugars, starches, legumes -- that's been no problem for me. My body's been lashing out at me re: sugar deprivation, but other than that, it's going fine. Now I need to have a talk about portion control and the balance of those meat the vegetables. I'm cutting some bulls--t that I've been on for the past couple of weeks. Ultimately, I want to lose 145 lbs, so I think I need to be more strict that others have to be. I'm cutting my avocado, sweet potatoes, and store-bought almond milk (for dessert, I've been drinking unsweetened almond milk with stevia and honey. I know, I know). Meals are strictly meat and vegetables. How much meat? I cooked four porkchops earlier, and before Paleo, I'd see, "Okay, 4 porkchops, so that's two for lunch, two for dinner." I realize now that's an insane amount of meat to eat in one day. So I said, "Okay, I'm gonna eat my 4 oz of meat that's been recommended to me, which should be the one pork chop, right?" Wrong. My Porkchop weighed 9 oz. I ate the whole thing because still in my mind, one porkchop is one serving, how can I have half of that thing? I ate it with frozen green beans cooked in butter. How can I improve my Paleo strategy?

I like to think I eat pretty healthy. I don't drink sodas, don't eat candy (unless its during Halloween or Easter), and don't eat to many carbs. But I'm still overweight. I have a good breakfast and lunch, and graze on healthy snacks. The only two problems I have so far is the time between lunch and dinner as well as the supper meal. I'm a college student and I work hard and study hard. After classes when I'm at home I usually go to the pantry and grab junk food like a cup of cereal and a pack of fruit snacks to hold me over till supper. I sometimes cook dinner but most times I either don't have the time or the food to prepare it. So my parents are the ones to make a quick unhealthy meal or eat out. The only thing I can control for the dinner situation is to make the healthy choice when eating out or fill up on water before a "home made" meal and manage my portions. Sometimes when I have online homework and the family wants to eat out I'll stay at home and cook myself a simple meal or have leftovers that I've made for lunches or future dinners like this. Just to get a feel, here's what my regular weekday diet looks like: Breakfast coffee w/ 3tbsp of creamertwo eggs (over easy)oatmeal w/cinnamon and sugar (or) banana milkshakeSnacks almondspecanssmall applebaby carrotssmall orange1 cup of cerealLunch chicken and rice w/ veggies(or)canned tuna w/ mayo on a slice or breadDinner (if home alone) 2 fish fillets (or) 6 oz chickengreen beans (or) broccoli 1/2 cup rice (or) mashed poatoes That about wraps up my regular meals. questions I have Is this an okay diet for a six week challenge?Is there any food in particular I should eat more of here?am I eating enough?What are some other good options for snacks?should I eat a larger lunch?Should I also have separate planned snacks between lunch and dinner?any other healthy tidbits you'd like to share?