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woob · 01-28-2014, 10:21 AM

Hey DA - I know the original title of this thread is Nutrition, but it seems to have gone off the tracks a bit with training/workout discussion. I'd like to comment a bit on the nutrition/diet aspect again.

My partner got hit last year with an autoimmune disease that affected her skin. Little help from doctors left her searching for some kind of relief from the itchy/dryness of the condition. She eventually came across people online with same condition who had attacked the condition with a change in diet. So we embarked on a discovery of removing gluten, dairy, and eventually going full paleo in our daily eating. While the diet change definitely had a huge impact on the AI condition, it also had a side benefit of weight loss, change in energy, and just an all around improvement of how we feel day to day.

From my perspective, throughout my adult life I've always been a pretty constant weight, only fluctuating +/- 5 pounds for as long as I can remember. I've always been slim. After making this change in how we eat, I've dropped 20lbs in a month, no change in exercise, daily routine, etc. Just the change in diet. And I've kept that 20lbs off for 3 months now, just back to my regular fluctuations of +/- 5lbs. It's crazy to me to think that that weight just came off through changing how we eat in this matter, considering I never even thought I really had much weight to lose.

Regarding eating paleo, about the only thing I have odd cravings for is crackers, as I always used to snack on crackers. I've recently found a full paleo dough online which I'm going to make crackers with and see how they come out. Other than that, I don't miss any of it. I don't miss cheese, ice cream, bread, pasta and such. Also on the plus side, we've discovered a lot of good tasting food combinations, new food items, etc. We've even noticed that our palette has changed as well.

Anyways, thought I'd add my story to the mix here.

TL;DR: Went full paleo due to partner's health - Love it, feel better, lost weight, and discovered some awesome food in the process.

01-28-2014, 10:21 AM	#68
woob #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jan 2006 Exp:	Hey DA - I know the original title of this thread is Nutrition, but it seems to have gone off the tracks a bit with training/workout discussion. I'd like to comment a bit on the nutrition/diet aspect again. My partner got hit last year with an autoimmune disease that affected her skin. Little help from doctors left her searching for some kind of relief from the itchy/dryness of the condition. She eventually came across people online with same condition who had attacked the condition with a change in diet. So we embarked on a discovery of removing gluten, dairy, and eventually going full paleo in our daily eating. While the diet change definitely had a huge impact on the AI condition, it also had a side benefit of weight loss, change in energy, and just an all around improvement of how we feel day to day. From my perspective, throughout my adult life I've always been a pretty constant weight, only fluctuating +/- 5 pounds for as long as I can remember. I've always been slim. After making this change in how we eat, I've dropped 20lbs in a month, no change in exercise, daily routine, etc. Just the change in diet. And I've kept that 20lbs off for 3 months now, just back to my regular fluctuations of +/- 5lbs. It's crazy to me to think that that weight just came off through changing how we eat in this matter, considering I never even thought I really had much weight to lose. Regarding eating paleo, about the only thing I have odd cravings for is crackers, as I always used to snack on crackers. I've recently found a full paleo dough online which I'm going to make crackers with and see how they come out. Other than that, I don't miss any of it. I don't miss cheese, ice cream, bread, pasta and such. Also on the plus side, we've discovered a lot of good tasting food combinations, new food items, etc. We've even noticed that our palette has changed as well. Anyways, thought I'd add my story to the mix here. TL;DR: Went full paleo due to partner's health - Love it, feel better, lost weight, and discovered some awesome food in the process.