I've been trying to eat a lot more veggies and go to the gym 3x a week plus bike commute to work. I'm overweight and have had zero luck loosing any of the excess weight.
I don't buy junk food, none, at all. I do still eat bread (no pasta really, I've found it doesn't fill me up). Maybe that is my problem.
Any recommendations on how to get started trying paleo?
If you're doing all of that, I'd check out your gym routine. Lift heavy things. It takes a TON more energy to do that than to jog on a treadmill for a half hour. You want your body to be as inefficient (fuel-wise) as possible. You want to be a Hummer, burning fuel like crazy. Do not be a Prius jogging along forever, very efficiently.
He he he. Be a hummer, not a prius. I love it!!
Personally, I've been "paleo" since December of 2012. Actually found MMM through Marks Daily Apple. I love it. I'm not uber strict, and I don't consider it a diet, definitely more of a lifestyle. Dropped about 40lbs with the nutrition part alone. I usually just try to follow the ratios of fat protein carbs. Beer is a bit of a weakness for me, but merely cutting out processed stuff has made a huge difference. Also, there are a whole lot of resources out there. I didn't have any issues with the planning, since I usually cooked anyway. My biggest challenge was finding a 'staple' to replace my black and brown rice. I use cauliflower a lot now, but have moved away from needing some type of base for my meals.
If you're going to follow the program then you need to stick with it as a life style change as opposed to a "diet".
This. I haven't had experience going back because I feel crappy once I eat almost any processed foods, so I fall back on what is now my default.
Also, I know someone up thread mentioned they missed ice cream. I highly suggest using frozen bananas and cream and making your own. It's perfect for those hot days, and depending on what else you put in it, the banana flavor can be almost completely covered up (although I like bananas).
Thanks for that reply! I also am a reader of MDA. I woke up this morning feeling pretty damn good and dropped a belt notch. I also fell like my muscles are toning even though I'm not currently working out. I'm being a wussy at age 54 and waiting until significant weight loss until I get into heavy lifting and sprint training.
I am so thrilled to hear about your 40 pound weight loss success! I'm currently 220 ish with about 30% BF. So a sorta dancing goal is to be around 10% BF. That means losing 40+ pounds of fat.
I'm hoping to pick up some muscle as I progress, so that total weight loss might only be 20 lbs by picking up 20 lbs of muscle.
I find it very easy to avoid wheat. My wife made stir fry with Raman's under it last night. I almost grossed out on the Raman's and picked the veggies and meat out of them.
For me, I really think that the wide variety of veggies I eat at almost every meal add lots of antioxidants and micro nutrients throughout my day.
My "Man Salad" today contains -- spinach, kale, broccoli, radishes, dried cranberries, mushrooms, onions, carrots, cucumbers and sunflower seeds. Chicken is the topping with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. That is a pretty typical mixture with some things added or some taken away, depending on what is in the fridge.
I have read where some folks seem to think this is hard to cook? The meat is cooked and sliced a couple of times per week. Then it is just a matter of opening the fridge and throwing together the salad. 10 minutes maybe?
Dinner will be a similar deal and maybe stir fry it or have the meat on the side. Sometimes it is salmon or halibut.
It is so easy!
I generally skip breakfast "Eat Stop Eat" style as I have never really been hungry in the morning. But if I am I might have a small 3 ingredient salad or some runny eggs. So my window of fasting is generally something like 14 - 15 hours. I think the high amount of nutrients and decent amount of fat keep me satiated? As for protein, I don't think I am eating anymore than I have in the past. I don't count calories, I don't measure, I don't portion control. Munching the raw veggies in the salad takes longer to eat that sucking down cooked pasta. Weirdly, I even find myself not finishing my plate. This typically didn't happen in the past with wheat based meals.
Did I mention I feel so good!
Thank you to everyone posting on this thread.