Paleo Breakthrough

[OrangeBeanie]

As of this Friday my wife and I decided to go Paleo cold turkey.

I've been mentioning Paleo since around December here and there, never really pushing since I was reading a lot of NF. But every time I brought it up my wife thought it was stupid. She thought I would be depriving myself of food and it didn't make sense. I would even show her the weight loss stories on here and she would ask what they did and I'd mention Paleo and she would scoff.

At one point she was reading an article on here and read the word "Paleo" and put it down.

Fast forward to Tuesday night where I brought it up again and she asked me to explain it again. I said you cut out bread, pasta, rice, processed foods. And you eat a lot of protein, meats, veggies, and fruits. It was like a switch went off and she said lets do it. I was blown away and it was bizarre but I was happy. We went through our house and tossed everything out that we couldn't eat. Which was about 4 garbage bags full. We made a shopping list and downloaded an app that said what is and isn't Paleo.

2 days in and so far so good. She's enjoying it and so am I. I'm even happier now knowing she's behind it.

[Steppinon D'Arrows]

Awesome! Giving and getting support is always good in diets!

 

The thing I like about Paleo, though I don't follow it myself, is that it cuts out legumes. I'm allergic to legumes and if I ever had to, for some reason, follow a Paleo diet, I would never miss the option.

I love pasta, and sandwiches with bread, though. And a miniscule amount of processed foods appeal to me too much.

That may change in the future, but I'll just eat a fairly healthy diet for now.

[Rookiebeotch]

I like cold turkey.

 

I have never been paleo, but I do skip grains and legumes. It has really helped my digestion. Seeds and nuts get me too, but I havent fully restricted myself from them.