The results are in! Paleo works.
Was I successful in losing weight? Yes. I lost 10 pounds this month. Did it make a difference in belly fat? OMG – yes! Was I 100% faithful to the tenants? No. Will I continue doing Paleo after this month? Hmmm. No. Read on to learn why.
The Paleo Diet Review
Just as a quick recap here are links to all the previous posts in this series:
- An Overview of a month of Paleo Meal Plan
- A definition of “real” or “whole” food
- Preparation techniques I used before starting Paleo
- The BIG Paleo recipe review including pictures, recipes and reviews for Paleo meals we tried. (And links to another recipe review and how I felt the first few days HERE.)
- Primal “cheats” like pre-made snack bars and meal replacement shakes.
- Paleo and Kids: how our family identified a gluten allergy
Pros
- I feel FANTASTIC! I have energy and a clear mind. I believe this is 100% due to the dietary changes I made this month.
- I lost 10 pounds in one month. ’Nuf said there.
- My belly – after two kids and still technically “obese” – is nearly flat.
- I didn’t have to workout nearly as hard as I have in the past to get the physical results I am enjoying in this one month on Paleo.
- Using Paleo as an elimination diet, I was able to identify a gluten allergy/sensitivity in myself and my son.
- I still believe in eating “real” and “whole” foods and removing all processed foods and sugars from my diet for health and ethical reasons. Living Paleo honors those tenants.
When I was EBF and looking for something to help me with healthy meal replacements to lose the baby weight I really struggled with finding something dairy-free. All the mainstream commercial protein shakes contain whey or, at the very least, casein. Amazing Grass was one of the few protein powders that did not contain whey, casein or soy. The Amazing Grass chocolate fusion meal replacement powder is organic, non-GMO, vegan, soy-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, raw and cold-processed. Amazing, right?
When I was younger my grandmother always made pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, but I never liked it. Then a couple of years ago, when I was just beginning the whole foods lifestyle and trying to use up the pie pumpkins that I had been pureeing for baby food, I discovered that it wasn’t the pie I disliked but the taste of canned pumpkin!
