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[Myka]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Haha...funny small world we live in. Nick just convinced me to get the Paleo diet book for my Kobo. Read the first 10 pages and decided that I like life too much for that. I'm plagued with palindromic arthritis and some people claim Gluten contributes to the problem. Sooooo since Oct 1 I haven't been eating Gluten. All I can say is that people should put a loaf of Gluten free bread under their bed rather than a baseball bat for self-defence...you could beat someone to death with that stuff.

Paleo is even more rigid which leads to the most important question....are you ready to cut out booze?

Mark, Paleo Lite!

I'm just not hardcore enough to follow ANY diet plan 100%. I have been able to cut out all breads and grains (except popcorn) without missing anything. Gluten-Free bread is gross, I agree! I can live without bread though, I don't care about it that much. I am probably 98% gluten-free now which I haven't found hard to do. What I do struggle with are potatoes and rice - I love both. Now that I haven't eaten either for almost 4 weeks I'm not craving it as much though. There are the hardcore Paleo nuts and then the so-so Paleo peeps - I fall into the so-so category.

I don't plan to cut out booze - not that I drink much or often anyway. I think you need to pick your battles. Some improvements to your diet are always good! I was eating fairly well to begin with - having done so for most of my life - so I didn't have to make huge changes.

I also allow myself 3 cheat meals per week to help wean myself and yesterday I had a donut. It wasn't as yummy as I remembered, and the sugar really hit me since I haven't had a sugar binge like that in weeks. It was crazy!!! I don't think I will be tantalized by donuts anytime in the near future. Funny how that happened.