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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | My boyfriend and I are starting the paleo diet. He's been on it before but has kinda got away from it. I've been reading books about it and I'm going to try it. I exercise but can't seem to loose weight and I know it's because my current eating habits are horrible. What are some good meals that I can make for us but that are easy because my cooking skills aren't very good yet? We go out to eat a lot because we have a decent selection of steak houses close by. How/what do you order at places like that? |
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| Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :) |
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| FLITASTIC - 2015-07-01 11:52 AM
Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :)
Tell me more. I work out all the time and lost 20 pounds but would like to lose another 20!  |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | trulyaroyaljem13 - 2015-07-01 12:44 PM
FLITASTIC - 2015-07-01 11:52 AM
Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :)
Tell me more. I work out all the time and lost 20 pounds but would like to lose another 20!
I would like to know more too. My biggest issue for a lot of the diets is cost. But since we both would be doing paleo that would help off set the cost of the food because I know the kind of stuff you have to eat on it isn't cheap. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I went on the Paleo Diet and loved it but my bladder can't handle fruits and that was what I ate the most of. I still follow it and eat very little processed foods. It is worth it and it's not a diet. It's a way of life and it's great shopping the outside aisles of the grocery store. The worst thing is having to go to the grocery store more often because of eating all the fresh foods but we got use to that pretty quickly.
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| trulyaroyaljem13 - 2015-07-01 10:44 AM
FLITASTIC - 2015-07-01 11:52 AM
Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :)
Tell me more. I work out all the time and lost 20 pounds but would like to lose another 20!
PM Me and I will pass along contact information for my health coach. She is a barrel racer on this site. Its easy. You eat 5 of their meals daily and one of your own to start. Then 3-3 eventually. Just send me a PM and I will put you in contact with her. |
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Location: sunny california | FLITASTIC - 2015-07-01 9:52 AM
Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :)
can you do medifast and substitute some of the products for cheaper ones?
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| It costs me 275 a month for the medifast. Everything comes to your door, huge variety and the food really does taste AWESOME. I went back through and I was already spending that much at grocery store anyway so it was easy. I told my health coach about all of you asking so she can come on and respond directly to. I am all about seeing results quickly. 22 pounds in 21 days is pretty darn cool. lol |
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| kwanatha - 2015-07-01 12:59 PM
FLITASTIC - 2015-07-01 9:52 AM
Im doing the Medifast diet and have lost 22 pounds in not quite 3 weeks. It will be 3 weeks tomorrow. Its easy to follow and food is great with no hunger :)
can you do medifast and substitute some of the products for cheaper ones?
THe key with medifast is it is a MEDICAL weight loss plan. ALl of the foods they send you are perfectly balanced so your body gets what it needs, when it needs it so your nutritional needs are being met while you still lose weight. I have to force myself to eat, my body has gone into fat burning mode and I feel much much better. |
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Location: Montana | I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs. |
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Location: California | Not on Paleo, but on the Whole 30, which is kind of close. They have all kinds of recipies online and in their cookbook. It is difficult at first, but once you start feeling better, sleep better and have more energy you know it's worth it!
http://whole30.com/
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Bandit94 - 2015-07-01 3:28 PM I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs.
That's awesome!
Congrats on your journey to being healthy.
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| I was on Paleo before I got pregnant and followed a modified paleo diet all through pregnancy. I had lost about 15 lbs in 2 months with paleo before I got pregnant. I liked that it helped me lose inches around my waist as all the other diets I lost weight everywhere else and my waist was still resistant. Since having the baby my colon cannot handle paleo (yeah I know...tmi) and now I eat a high fiber yet still clean diet. I call it the "snake" diet as I bloat up like a snake after eating. It works for weight loss though, and I am never hungry or bored with food. I still eat things on the paleo list but have had to include quinoa, oatmeal, etc. |
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| Nevertooold - 2015-07-01 4:30 PM
Bandit94 - 2015-07-01 3:28 PM I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs.Â
That's awesome!
Congrats on your journey to being healthy.Â
Most people are not aware of the internal inflammation that is caused by your diet. |
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Location: Montana | rodeomom3 - 2015-07-01 2:45 PM Nevertooold - 2015-07-01 4:30 PM Bandit94 - 2015-07-01 3:28 PM I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs. That's awesome!
Congrats on your journey to being healthy.
Most people are not aware of the internal inflammation that is caused by your diet.
Thank you ladies, I had almost given up hope that I would ever feel any better. This is a huge life change for me. |
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Location: On a paint horse... | Bandit94 - 2015-07-02 1:28 PM I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs.
Amazing! Back in the day I was diagnosed with IBS, crohns, had all kinds of issues. What I find interesting is not one doctor ever asked about my diet, what was I eating...they just put me on this drug and that drug and I felt horrible all the time. Once I started eating correctly and getting the nutrition my body so desperately needed...all those issues went away! I always say now I never really realized how bad I felt because that was my normal. Nothing compares to feeling the way we are supposed to...amazing!! pm me if you are interested, fabulous healthy program!! |
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| skeeter 777 - 2015-07-02 7:10 AM
Bandit94 - 2015-07-02 1:28 PM I have several heath issues with my digestive system. About 2 months ago my Dr. sent me to a nutritionalist because my triglycerides are to high but by modern standards I eat healthy. Her recomendations were very similair to the Paleo diet, for weight loss it is a paleo diet. I have learned so much from her. Most of what she has been talking to me about are all of the bad oils that are in all kinds of stuff that we eat, including things that we think of as good for us and pre-packaged diet foods. According to her, these "false" oils ( veg, canola, soy, etc) are not recognized by the body as real food so they are stored as fat, they also inhibit proper digestion so the foods that are cooked in these "oils" are also stored as fat. The oils that I have been cooking with are; coconut (which I had never used before but is so awesome) lard, grass fed butter, olive oil, bacon fat from bacon with no nitrates. The reason she wants grass fed butter is due to a proper ballance of omega 3 and 6. She has also taught me a lot about refined wheat vs sprouted wheat or a true sourdough bread and their nutional values. She told me to expect to lose inches simply due to internal inflamation. I have lost about 8 pounds but I have lost almost 8 inches around my waist. I havent felt this good in at least 10yrs.Â
Amazing! Back in the day I was diagnosed with IBS, crohns, had all kinds of issues. What I find interesting is not one doctor ever asked about my diet, what was I eating...they just put me on this drug and that drug and I felt horrible all the time. Once I started eating correctly and getting the nutrition my body so desperately needed...all those issues went away! I always say now I never really realized how bad I felt because that was my normal. Nothing compares to feeling the way we are supposed to...amazing!! pm me if you are interested, fabulous healthy program!!
Exactly!!! And I have only been sick once since editing out all the sugar, synthetic "food," etc. It's amazing how good you can feel when you eat right. Apparently 80% of your immune system resides in your intestines. So sugar and inflammation can cause issues elsewhere. Ick. |
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