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Paleo Diet

jean2579 — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:18:51 GMT

Has anyone tried it and does it work?

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:03:15 GMT

It's complete nonsense.

Just eat a balanced diet.

Re: Paleo Diet

village_person — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:16:08 GMT

@jean2579 wrote:
Has anyone tried it and does it work?

The 'Hot Violinist' follows and promotes the paleo diet. Check her out and see if you think it's working on her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XaZpnFJf0E

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:34:20 GMT

Any diet that excludes complete food groups is potentially dangerous.

Anyone who promotes it is clearly not too switched on.

Re: Paleo Diet

harley_babes_hoard — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:45:03 GMT

eat less move more

Re: Paleo Diet

***super_nova*** — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 05:50:24 GMT

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
Any diet that excludes complete food groups is potentially dangerous.

Anyone who promotes it is clearly not too switched on.

What food group it excludes?

Re: Paleo Diet

***super_nova*** — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 05:52:15 GMT

@village_person wrote:
@jean2579 wrote:
Has anyone tried it and does it work?
The 'Hot Violinist' follows and promotes the paleo diet. Check her out and see if you think it's working on her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XaZpnFJf0E

When i was her age I did not follow any diet and I was not much different from her 🙂

Re: Paleo Diet

harley_babes_hoard — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:03:25 GMT

same when I was that age. 5'11, 55kgs could eat like a horse and not gain. Once the middle age hit I had to eat less and move more. It's not about depriving yourself of anything or cutting out any food group it's just eating smaller portions.

I've lost 3.2kg in 3 weeks doing just that

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:13:41 GMT

The Paleo diet excludes diary and carbohydrates.....two food groups.

Re: Paleo Diet

muppet_detector — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:17:58 GMT

It doesn't exclude all carbohydrates.

But I am curious why it excludes legumes, dairy and grains.

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:25:56 GMT

What carbohydrates are included?

Re: Paleo Diet

imastawka — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:34:37 GMT

Foods which are not allowed include:

Dairy (all)
Cereal grains (all)
Grain-like seeds (quinoa, buckwheat)
Legumes (all beans, chickpeas, lentils, soy products, peas)
Peanuts
Starchy vegetables
Salt-containing foods (store-bought condiments, bacon, deli meats)
Fatty cuts of meat
Sugar
Fruit juices

From here -

http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/weight+loss/diet+az/foods+to+avoid+on+the+paleo+diet,23853

Stupid to mention the 'hot violinist' as a model for this diet.

I weighed 40 kgs at her age, gave birth and weighed 50kgs for 25 years -

until middle age.

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:40:28 GMT

That means skipping on a few food groups Stawka...... anyone that follows that must not be too bright.

I also had a slimmer figure than the violinist at her age...... and ate from all the food groups.....

Re: Paleo Diet

imastawka — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:59:07 GMT

Funny thing though. The doctor put me on a 'get fat' diet when I was 20 yo.

Said 40 kg was unhealthy. The 'get fat' diet was comprised of cream cakes.

I was given a note for work that allowed me to eat cream cakes all day at my desk

Cos that's reeeeal healthy!!!

Re: Paleo Diet

muppet_detector — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:02:00 GMT

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
What carbohydrates are included?

There are carbohydrates in most foods, even fruit, 100g of mango has 15g of carbohydrates, for example

By eating the foods in the ok list (on their website) it is possible to get enough of the right kind of carbohydrate, but I didn't look at the actual plan to see what quantities of each food group they were advising.

I am interested in knowing why they want to exclude legumes, as they are a source of good carbohydrates, (and heaps of other things) so it might be that the foods they advise offers enough of the nutrients (including carbohydrates) required. I don't know.

On their own, the legumes wouldn't have stood out, but to eliminate grains as well?

I just wonder what their reasoning is.

I am not sure that any one size all eating plan is suitable for anyone, my suggestion would be to see a nutritionist and health professional who knows you and your body, discuss your goals (weight loss? health? etc) and any limitations/restrictions (health issues?) with them, and have them guide you in an plan of exercise and nutrition that is tailored specifically for you.

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j*oono — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:22:48 GMT

I couldn't live without rice and I have a new thing for quinoa.

Come to think of it, half the world wouldn't live without rice and grain.

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donnashuggy — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:12:06 GMT

Fruit and vegetables. They don't eat dairy but I hear that coconut yoghurt is yummy,

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chuk_77 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:36:45 GMT

@muppet_detector wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
What carbohydrates are included?
There are carbohydrates in most foods, even fruit, 100g of mango has 15g of carbohydrates, for example

By eating the foods in the ok list (on their website) it is possible to get enough of the right kind of carbohydrate, but I didn't look at the actual plan to see what quantities of each food group they were advising.

I am interested in knowing why they want to exclude legumes, as they are a source of good carbohydrates, (and heaps of other things) so it might be that the foods they advise offers enough of the nutrients (including carbohydrates) required. I don't know.

On their own, the legumes wouldn't have stood out, but to eliminate grains as well?

I just wonder what their reasoning is.

I am not sure that any one size all eating plan is suitable for anyone, my suggestion would be to see a nutritionist and health professional who knows you and your body, discuss your goals (weight loss? health? etc) and any limitations/restrictions (health issues?) with them, and have them guide you in an plan of exercise and nutrition that is tailored specifically for you.

my guess is to avoid bloat?

In answer to the OP. I havent tried it but i have heard its a way of life not a diet so much. Ive heard it called the caveman diet though.

Re: Paleo Diet

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:46:14 GMT

@muppet_detector wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
What carbohydrates are included?
There are carbohydrates in most foods, even fruit, 100g of mango has 15g of carbohydrates, for example

By eating the foods in the ok list (on their website) it is possible to get enough of the right kind of carbohydrate, but I didn't look at the actual plan to see what quantities of each food group they were advising.

I am interested in knowing why they want to exclude legumes, as they are a source of good carbohydrates, (and heaps of other things) so it might be that the foods they advise offers enough of the nutrients (including carbohydrates) required. I don't know.

On their own, the legumes wouldn't have stood out, but to eliminate grains as well?

I just wonder what their reasoning is.

I am not sure that any one size all eating plan is suitable for anyone, my suggestion would be to see a nutritionist and health professional who knows you and your body, discuss your goals (weight loss? health? etc) and any limitations/restrictions (health issues?) with them, and have them guide you in an plan of exercise and nutrition that is tailored specifically for you.

According to who?....... they seem to limit which vegetables can be eaten....

Re: Paleo Diet

jean2579 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:49:04 GMT

Thanks all. You have answered a lot of questions I had. I have lately found that I don't feel well after eating dairy products and am simply not enjoying food at all.

Someone suggested this Paleo diet and I couldn't find a great deal about it on the net.