
Now that we are back home it is time to start eating Paleo again. The croissants and baguettes were wonderful in France, but those at home just don't compare.
What is Paleo you ask ...
While the quick answer is that you cut out all the grains and processed foods from your diet. This means no bread, cereal, pizza, bagels. Instead you get to eat meat, fish, veggies, fruit, nuts and seeds. We choose to keep diary in our diet which makes us more primal then paleo, but I like to refer to it as lacto-paleo.
There is a ton of science and reasoning behind what foods are and aren't paleo and the reason for eating some foods and not others. The basic and most simple way to remember what to eat is to ask yourself "did this come from a factory?"
What convinced me to eat paleo? ...
After reading material from Gary Taubes, Dr. Cordain, and The Wheat Belly I thought I would give it a try.
The results were amazing. The first thing that happened was that the numbers on the scale dropped and everyone starting giving me compliments. But there were a lot of other positive side effects. I was sleeping better, I wasn't as tired, I wasn't always bloated, I wasn't hungry all the time. I just felt better overall.
For those interested in more information about eating paleo of some form or another I recommend the links to the books above as well as a couple of really good blogs.
Marks Daily Apple
Nerd Fitness This one is my favorite blog.
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