High Protein/Lo Carbers...Recipes and info

[girl_dee]

ok this reminds me of the *God* diet... if it's made by *God* you can have it.

(i did not name it that, i am repeating what i've heard)

So apple = made by *God*, is allowed

Pasta = made by *man*, not allowed

[Jesse]

Hmm...Never heard of that diet but being paleo is definitely about eating "live" foods, no processed stuff. It seems the camp has been divided in two recently, so now there is paleo and there is primal. lol I believe primal is paleo minus all dairy products, whereas paleo allows dairy in moderation. At any rate, to me it is not a diet, but the way I choose to eat because I feel better physically and mentally when I eat this way.

Originally Posted by girl_dee

ok this reminds me of the *God* diet... if it's made by *God* you can have it.

(i did not name it that, i am repeating what i've heard)

So apple = made by *God*, is allowed

Pasta = made by *man*, not allowed

[Jesse]

So that I do not get a thousand reps asking where is the chart I posted, I asked that it be removed because I felt the wording of one part of it may create issues. I will locate another one without that particular wording.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Jesse

Hmm...Never heard of that diet but being paleo is definitely about eating "live" foods, no processed stuff. It seems the camp has been divided in two recently, so now there is paleo and there is primal. lol I believe primal is paleo minus all dairy products, whereas paleo allows dairy in moderation. At any rate, to me it is not a diet, but the way I choose to eat because I feel better physically and mentally when I eat this way.

Yes. the word *diet* has taken on a negative tone, even a balanced food plan is a diet of sorts... yet the thought of *being* on a diet makes me cringe.

i must admit that i do feel much better since cutting out the processed foods. i have not lost any weight but i feel good. Less headaches and i don't feel as *fluidy* as i did when i came off the last round of steroids.

[Jesse]

That's awesome girl dee! It means you are going in the right direction. I know that when I eat anything processed now, I can tell my body doesn't approve, now that it knows there is real food to be had. I become bloated, headachy(hey it's a word, I know because I just made it up!) etc. My problem is that I still am not drinking enough water, but I am working on it.

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Yes. the word *diet* has taken on a negative tone, even a balanced food plan is a diet of sorts... yet the thought of *being* on a diet makes me cringe.

i must admit that i do feel much better since cutting out the processed foods. i have not lost any weight but i feel good. Less headaches and i don't feel as *fluidy* as i did when i came off the last round of steroids.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

i must admit that i do feel much better since cutting out the processed foods. i have not lost any weight but i feel good. Less headaches and i don't feel as *fluidy* as i did when i came off the last round of steroids.

Those steroids might have something to do with your plateau too. They throw all kinds of wrenches into the plan.

Glad you're feeling better!

I wish I could eat this way. More accurately, I wish I had the willpower to eat more like this. The carbs.....they are my weakness. Anyone have tips for reducing carb cravings, other than distraction?

[Jesse]

Gemme, the only way I know to reduce the cravings is to slowly start cutting back on them. Don't let yourself get overly hungry, and plan out your meals every day. When I mess up and don't plan my meal, as in take something out of the freezer to cook is when I end up having a pizza night and usually regret it later, not from guilt but from bloating. I think it is like anything else we are trying to change, it just takes time and persistence.

Originally Posted by Gemme

I wish I could eat this way. More accurately, I wish I had the willpower to eat more like this. The carbs.....they are my weakness. Anyone have tips for reducing carb cravings, other than distraction?

[ahk]

Originally Posted by Gemme

I wish I could eat this way. More accurately, I wish I had the willpower to eat more like this. The carbs.....they are my weakness. Anyone have tips for reducing carb cravings, other than distraction?

We have issues with carbs too-- But my suggestion is -- get rid of them. We cleaned out our pantry, freezer, cabinets, and refrigerator of all not good carbs. And we were literally left with nothing. And then go shopping for good things. Everything has carbs-- but its knowing what is better for you and what has less carbs vs. higher carbs.

Like a banana has 27g carb (medium) but 1 cup of watermelon (diced) only 11 g carb. You can easily find this information on google/bing : how many carbs in ________.

I started a daily log to caculate how many carbs I'm eating daily and how I can reduce it because I need to loose weight, get my sugars back on track, and just be healthy. I've never been a real big bread guy, but I LOVE my pizza and pretzels.

I'm on week 3 with this new change of eating-- and I still struggle with things. I hear it takes about 6 weeks to really be okay... My wife though, she struggles more than I do. She's just not convinced that this is what she needs -- so we talk about it pretty much daily. I do almost all the cooking (92 percent of the time) so she eats what I serve. But while at work, I have no control over what she eats.

There are a lot of great blogs out there to help with starting the paleo/primal way of eating -- and good recipes. I started out eating more 'real food' -- getting away from processed foods, more than 7 ingredients, whole grains, more fruits/veggies, better meats --- but found out that my sugar/carb increased, so here I am trying little/to none grains.

Gemme, if you want any other information-- ask Jesse or myself and I'm sure we can help ya out. PS. Most of your dinners sound awesome.

and I would have to agree with Jesse about the days about not being prepared ahead of time. It makes a huge difference. HUGE.

[Jesse]

We'll try this chart until I can find a better one to replace it with.



Just to specify on the fats: Butter means made from cream from grass fed cows and goats, (I may be losing my mind, I almost typed cows and horses! ) if possible, otherwise use the healthiest butter you can find, rather than margerines and butter substitutes. Also some other healthy fats are coconut, olives, avocado and nuts, all in moderation of course.