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View Poll Results: Low carb dieters: compared to other diets, how successful was this foodstyle?
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Triumphantly successful
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03-08-2011, 04:36 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Seattle
Posts: 24
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Low carb-ers? Primal dieters?
Anyone read Gary Taubes' books and trying a low carb or primal-type diet? I recently gave up flours, rice, and have been subsiding on mostly protein, veggie, nuts, and occasional fruit. I don't subscribe to any "low-fat" processed foods, including yogurt, milk, energy bars etc. I don't calorie count. I don't count anything... I've been doing this for three weeks now, w/o exercising (which will resume this week). Broke out of my weight plateau (I've lost 4lbs) , so I'm pleased, but still trekking.
I should emphasize that I don't religiously adhere to any diet principal, but am exploring this approach to eating (i.e. occasional binge is totally cool).
Anyone in similar boat? Wanna lend your two cents?
Last edited by whiningawayxz; 03-08-2011 at 04:48 PM.
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03-08-2011, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,488
S/C/G: 158/142/at or below 135 lbs.
Height: 5'5"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whiningawayxz
I recently gave up flours, rice, and have been subsiding on mostly protein, veggie, nuts, and occasional fruit.
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Yes, I've read Taubes' Good Calories, Bad Calories. Sounds like you are doing well, but you must add FATS! Avocado, coconut oil and milk, grass fed butter, olive oil, eggs, etc.
We have a thread. Feel free to join us. Mark's Daily Apple and Robb Wolf's websites and forums are enormously helpful as well. And, I like Sarah's Everday Paleo for recipe ideas. Finally, here's a thread where I list some of the reasons I love the primal/paleo lifestyle (I'm almost a year in now and won't be going back... ever  )
Last edited by walking2lose; 03-08-2011 at 06:17 PM.
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03-08-2011, 06:10 PM
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Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Seattle
Posts: 24
S/C/G: 146/146/125
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Sorry, yes, I eat plenty of fats. All of those you mentioned. They play a major part in my fam's diets. Fantastic, glad to hear there's a thread I can refer to. Thx for the links, I will be sure to check those out.
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03-08-2011, 06:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,488
S/C/G: 158/142/at or below 135 lbs.
Height: 5'5"
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That's great, and yes, please do join us!
I really must go for my walk now. Boy, I spent a lot of time on here today
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03-09-2011, 08:23 AM
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Ilene the Bean
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 11,538
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Quote:
Originally Posted by walking2lose
Yes, I've read Taubes' Good Calories, Bad Calories. Sounds like you are doing well, but you must add FATS! Avocado, coconut oil and milk, grass fed butter, olive oil, eggs, etc.
We have a thread. Feel free to join us. Mark's Daily Apple and Robb Wolf's websites and forums are enormously helpful as well. And, I like Sarah's Everday Paleo for recipe ideas. Finally, here's a thread where I list some of the reasons I love the primal/paleo lifestyle (I'm almost a year in now and won't be going back... ever ) |
What she said 
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03-09-2011, 09:22 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 75
S/C/G: 137/130/119
Height: 5'4''
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We don't eat Paleo every meal (I just had waffles for breakfast :>), but I love how I feel when I do. Getting to the next meal is a breeze, I'm not hungry, have a lot of energy, and no cravings. For me that's why it's successful. Not to mention no bloating.
My favorite paleo recipes is a stuffed portabello mushroom (with ground beef and sausage). I serve it with some sort of green veggie. So satisfying.
I couldn't give up ice cream and milk/cream in my coffee forever, but I find the paleo principals to be sound.
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