most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-21T06:17:37Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/10869 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo Bread-Eating Beelzebub 2010-09-23T00:47:14Z 2011-09-30T22:42:46Z

<p>Is your significant other(boyfriend/wife/husband/girlfriend/partner) paleo? How has paleo affected your relationship? </p> <p>Bonus: did you meet them through paleo? :) </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10872#10872 The Food Lovers 2010-09-23T01:10:08Z 2010-09-23T01:16:52Z

<p>YES! We're both paleo! Hayley and I met on the set of a music video shoot back in March. She was the key HD Makeup Artist and I was the drummer in the band. That day, she told me a little bit about Paleo (She also mentioned something about being sore from deadlifts!) Needless to say, I was VERY curious about my mystery fitness / healthy makeup artist.</p> <p>We eventually started dating, and slowly but surely she started getting me to eat Paleo too. I was always into weightlifting and eating healthy, so my transition was smooth as could be. After a long weekend at the beach, I not only declared that I was going to go strict Paleo, but we both decided to start a food blog based on Primal &amp; Paleo recipes.</p> <p>Its been wonderful for us both, being a constant source of support and encouragement! I've been paleo for over 3 months, Hayley's been paleo almost a year! And this month, we both undertook doing the Whole30.</p> <p>I am one lucky dude. Oh, and I forgot to mention - she is gorgeous and a real sweetheart too.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10874#10874 Diane at Balanced Bites 2010-09-23T01:19:03Z 2010-09-23T01:19:03Z

<p>I don't have one, but when I do, he will probably have to be Paleo (at least 90-95% of the time) as it's pretty much my life. I can't imagine living with someone who eats cereal and sandwiches- it just wouldn't work for me.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10877#10877 Jenn 2010-09-23T01:24:47Z 2010-09-23T01:24:47Z

<p>No :( He just has zero interest. I've tried, pleaded, preached.... He WILL eat whatever I make though, he has no complaints about the food but he won't keep it up on his own outside of what I make. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10878#10878 Jennie 2010-09-23T01:27:34Z 2010-09-23T01:27:34Z

<p>I married someone who eats sandwiches and cereal regularly -- he does very poorly on my diet and I do very poorly on his. We're happy that our lives don't need to overlap to that degree. (We also don't wash each other's laundry or even sleep in the same room most nights.) </p> <p>Depends on how you measure compatibility, I suppose.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10879#10879 Vivalapaleo 2010-09-23T01:40:02Z 2010-09-23T01:40:02Z

<p>I went Paleo about 5 months ago - Dh had no inclination to as he neither had health problems or was overweight - quite the picture of health really - Low cholesterol and such - but after 3 months and seeing how it affected me he decided to do it too ( and the kids!) He said he feels wonderful on it and gets grumpy when I let the kids go off track because he always wants to eat Paleo.</p> <p>Lots of Gut problems he did not realise and hayfever and grinding of teeth have settled down</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10883#10883 gilliebean 2010-09-23T01:54:39Z 2010-09-23T01:54:39Z

<p>My husband and I have been married for nearly four (4) years. I've been into primal/paleo for about 1 year 4 months. He's into it; but only as much as he needs to be. ;)</p> <p>At home and at work, he eats what I prepare for him or what I've purchased for us to eat, which is mostly paleo (with some raw or cultured dairy and sometimes <em>real</em> ice cream).</p> <p>Occasionally, at restaurants, he eats what he likes - burgers with the buns, cake-y desserts and things like that. He rarely orders pasta anymore. He's always parroting what I've said about grains and legumes to people who ask him why he eats a BIG-ASS-SALAD for lunch at work even though he's 6'1" and only 175. Dude has no need to lose weight. </p> <p>He's not interested in doing all the research, reading all the blogs, and listening to all the podcasts; but he's glad that I do and doesn't ask me to buy crap for him. :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10892#10892 FanOfSunshine 2010-09-23T02:16:05Z 2010-09-23T02:16:05Z

<p>No., I also get the arguments like: "why do we live longer, then (if we are eating like crap)?" etc., but he has to eat what I prepare, but I try to be accommodating occasionaly throughout the week and make him a sandwich with bread. I think I am more healthy than he is.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10897#10897 henny 2010-09-23T02:48:54Z 2010-09-23T02:48:54Z

<p>My DH is less paleo than I am, but I have some control because I do the cooking most of the time. </p> <p>He tends towards sweet things like juice even though it is EVIL for his diabetes. When I convinced him to be more paleo for awhile his AIC level was normal- but I can't seem to convince him to stay on track all the time.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10903#10903 stephthegeek 2010-09-23T03:14:28Z 2010-09-23T03:14:28Z

<p>My husband is paleo, but he started before me :) </p> <p>After a few months of seeing a great impact on him, I dug into it more and haven't looked back since! He's the type who'd be happy to just microwave chicken breasts (I have teased him for years about eating leftover meat from a baggie) and gnaw raw vegetables, but I'm much more of a foodie. So he's ecstatic that I've taken it and run with it, because now we have awesome food that is also paleo! He's a bit stricter than I am but we're both pretty committed. </p> <p>Now that I know what I know, I can't even imagine being with someone who wasn't paleo or at least pretty close.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10905#10905 ScottMGS 2010-09-23T03:43:20Z 2010-09-23T03:43:20Z

<p>No, my spouse of 23 years is very supportive but will not give up grain (bread and beer - I'm switching to cider) or legumes (hummus, refried beans) and won't eat fish (hates it) or pork (because they're supposedly self-aware).</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10920#10920 Michael 2010-09-23T05:41:53Z 2010-09-23T05:41:53Z

<p>I met my ex-fiancé on a yahoo nutrition group dedicated to Weston Price, whose work subsumes the world of paleo as well as goes beyond it. We started flirting online sort of (actually I asked about a guy she had mentioned she dated in the past) and then we took the discussion off-line. We exchanged pics, started writing long emails, instant messaged every day for long periods of time, and finally phone calls that usually lasted an hour a day (and had to be cut off because of work/time pressures, not because we wanted to hang-up). A few months later she was on a plane from Maine to Seattle to spend Christmas with me and my family.</p> <p>It was great not ever having food being an issue. Ever. We cooked together and she even impacted my family in a way I never could if only because they realized I wasn't the only nutty one out there. :-) We made separate food (which I normally don't recommend) but ate with my family and let everyone have access to what we prepared. It was a hit many times over, especially with one of my sisters (and her straight from Italy husband) who basically is a real fooder anyway though not as articulate and informed about it as her older brother.</p> <p>Our relationship didn't make it but on the food front we never had a problem and it was quite enjoyable indeed. I could never hook up with someone who wasn't on the same page with me in this area. I can only imagine the battles we would have when children join the family (among other things).</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10931#10931 Ben 2010-09-23T12:38:02Z 2010-09-23T12:38:02Z

<p>I'm paleo and my wife is primal. I like to think it has affected our relationship positively (despite a few arguments here and there about what's ideal), but our love of nutrition and desire to live life to the fullest has brought us closer. </p> <p>We didn't meet through being paleo/primal. I started CrossFit, and decided to eat this way based on the logic and results I saw in others. She finished her degree in nutrition, and understands paleo/primal to be an optimal way to eat based on her own opinions (and I'm sure my results helped too!). </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10936#10936 NWHamilton 2010-09-23T14:25:56Z 2010-09-23T14:25:56Z

<p>Mellisa, my spouse is Paleo, as you already know! Originally, she wasn't convinced that going paleo would do anything for her. Since I shop and cook in our household, she fell into a 70%-80% category anyway. As she started feeling better in general and seeing results she soon went full paleo herself. Now she is a motivated paleo eater!</p> <p>As a bonus both my wife and I attended a MovNat seminar this summer and now spend time working out together as well as eating together. Overall, I think this lifestyle has had a HUGE benefit on our relationship. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10961#10961 NomadicNeill 2010-09-23T16:19:26Z 2010-09-23T16:19:26Z

<p>Never dated a Paleo, I've met plenty of vegetarian girls though.</p> <p>Although it's a long way off I'm pretty sure it will have to be mandatory in a long term relationship, at least some kind of awareness around food and nutrition.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10994#10994 Matt 2010-09-23T23:40:56Z 2010-09-23T23:40:56Z

<p>My girlfriend is celiac and mildly lactose intolerant and eats pretty much the same as I do. We don't eat to strichly apart from the gluten. I tend to do alot of cooking and buying food. I have converted her to some stranger foods like organ meats and seaweeds.</p> <p>However I'd never mention "paleo" or similar in real life as I don't like labbels. We just eat healthy home cooked foods. As she has been eating progressivly better over the years she now finds processed gluten-free breads and cakes do not make her feel good. Coconut pancakes are a favorite though :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/10999#10999 Paul 2010-09-24T02:16:42Z 2010-09-24T02:16:42Z

<p>Well, my experience is similar to some others: my girlfriend understands the gist of paleo and has been influenced by me to change her diet -- not all the way, but enough to make our eating styles very compatible, and, more importantly for me, she is willing to cook paleo and loves the challenge. She's quite happy to have picked up some real facility in cooking meat, for example (since that's part of any well-rounded chef's skill set). She probably eats 70/30, by her own estimation and mine. And she feels better because of it.</p> <p>I actually wasn't going to post on this thread, but I couldn't resist after what just happened about 10 minutes ago. My girlfriend was preparing a dessert for a potluck dinner with friends tomorrow, when she realized, to her consternation and my glee, that there was no sugar anywhere in the kitchen. </p> <p>Victory! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19460#19460 WayfinderAli 2011-01-18T04:44:50Z 2011-01-18T04:44:50Z

<p>yes. It took me a while, but I converted him. We started the diet together. I would spout off the scientific proof that paleo was good for us and now he is 100% on board. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19462#19462 Phoenix 2011-01-18T04:57:29Z 2011-01-18T04:57:29Z

<p>I wish my girlfriend was paleo :(</p> <p>I think she got scared of me when I told her I ate a chunk of a cute innocent lamb for dinner. Then when she asked "You would never eat rabbit, right!?" I replied with "Of course not! ..too lean."</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19466#19466 Harfatum 2011-01-18T05:26:07Z 2011-01-18T05:26:07Z

<p>No, she doesn't care all that much about nutrition and health, sadly.</p> <p>On the positive side, she doesn't like wheat or bread or overly sweet things, and likes meat and seafood, so she's more paleo than most people are!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19540#19540 Heather 2011-01-18T17:31:38Z 2011-01-18T17:31:38Z

<p>Yes, my husband is, although he's very happy to cheat when he eats out or someone at work brings in brownies. My sympathy is limited when he spends the night on the toilet. He recently told me that when I threw out the veggie oil, canola, cooking spray, margarine, and wheat, rye, and barley flours a year ago that he had thought I was crazy and we'd have to buy some more the next week, and how much it would all cost to replace. At the time he just smiled and nodded. He's a good guy :)</p> <p>Since then I've explained the science, he's gotten into it, and can't imagine life without bacon, butter, moist meats, and especially heavy cream, whose praises he sings daily.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19541#19541 chantilly 2011-01-18T17:35:49Z 2011-01-18T17:35:49Z

<p>My husband eats whatever I feed him... and I make 99% of everything he eats, sooo... he's pretty much paleo, asides from a meal or two out a week :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19542#19542 familygrokumentarian 2011-01-18T17:36:32Z 2011-01-18T17:44:33Z

<p>My husband is "default" lacto-paleo/primal - he eats whatever is put in front of him, as long as it's tasty. I just convinced him to give up gluten (meaning: even the occasional sandwiches he buys at work)...but to do so I had to give up (ack!!) chocolate. Still not sure I will make it, but if it means a gluten-free husband, it might be worthwhile. :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19550#19550 sherpamelissa 2011-01-18T18:17:36Z 2011-01-18T18:17:36Z

<p>NO. And not likely to change either. He's skinny fat and can eat whatever he wants. He doesn't believe in working out at all. He does run occasionally. Eating what he ate is a lot of how I became obese. He's still not used to the "new" me and it's been years now. I think he keeps thinking I'll eventually give up and go back to my old ways.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19591#19591 being 2011-01-18T21:55:00Z 2011-01-18T21:55:00Z

<p>my husband is vegetarian. he has recently started eating fish, so we eat together a couple nights a week. he sees the drastic difference in me since going paleo and totally supports it. hes even doing a grain-free month right now, and feeling really good but hates how limited his food choices are and is getting a bit bored. im trying to talk him into adding beans, buckwheat, rice and lentils. he is not willing to eat meat though. ESPECIALLY not CAFO meat. i totally respect that. he is a compassionate and empathetic person, and thats largely why i married him. </p> <p>i should also add that we both share the same ideas about eating clean, whole food so that helps a lot. he isnt sitting here pounding miller high life and stuffing his face with twinkies. its really just the meat where we differ.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19595#19595 Ali 2011-01-18T22:26:25Z 2011-01-18T22:26:25Z

<p>My hubby is skeptical about my food choices, but he is humoring me with a wheat-free month right now. I hope he sees some effects and decides to stick with it, or at least to limit his overall wheat intake.</p> <p>I know it would be a good move for him because he and many of his family members have digestive issues that they consider "normal" problems (acid reflux, etc.). One relative recently had to have a portion of her colon removed (cancer). I realize diet can't solve everything, but his family is truly on the SAD diet and so I can't help but blame their many health issues on their own choices.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19598#19598 JoeBranca at paleoplusone.com 2011-01-18T22:43:06Z 2011-01-18T22:43:06Z

<p>My wife has been heavily influenced by paleo ever since I started it last year. She at least keeps almost 100% paleo at home cooked dinner times since we cook for both of us. However, despite all the information that has been communicated, she doesn't see a need for her to cut out gluten and other refined carbs. Biscuits, mac 'm cheese, etc will never be taken off her menu I suppose. One positive is she used to be quite a sugar junkie, and that has been reduced dramatically. </p> <p>We have our first baby on the way any day now. If there were a way I could convince my wife that we should permanently eradicate the house of (at the very least) all gluten containing items by the time our child is weaned, I'd pay good money for that. I can't recall if I've read any well controlled studies on gluten and young children. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19611#19611 Sunami 2011-01-18T23:56:57Z 2011-01-18T23:56:57Z

<p>My partner is doing Weight Watchers and the really interesting thing is they have just revised their point system and what is really interesting is that their point system is VERY closely aligned to the Paleo system more so now than before. She lost 60 lbs doing WW before but a lot of the allowed points included Fat Free, Low Fat - chemical sh*t storm items, which now they discourage over fruits and veggies....just interesting.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19786#19786 Paul 2011-01-20T01:25:53Z 2011-01-20T01:25:53Z

<p>My wife continues to eat a "traditional" diet but she watches what she eats within that context, is of a healthy body weight, looks good and has no health issues so I'm fine with her choices. We take turns cooking, so we just have to be creative with meals so they can fit both our diets. For example, if we make a meat sauce she'll have it over pasta and I'll have spaghetti squash or zucchini ribbons. She's supportive on my choice, but jokingly said she'd give me up before she gave up her bread or pasta. (We've been married over 21 years so I know she's joking.)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19853#19853 gone2croatan 2011-01-20T17:02:27Z 2011-01-20T17:07:40Z

<p>No. We are both old punk rockers and very Southern, so it was a big deal when I gave up PBR and fried chicken (the PBR took quite a while). He almost always eats what I eat for dinner, which is properly paleo...fortunately he's also not picky whatsoever and loves liver and such, as well as pretty high cuisine for a country boy (years in the restaurant industry). His diet has definitely shifted healthier because I went paleo about a year ago and shortly thereafter moved in with him.</p> <p>But the boy still drinks way too much, and way too much beer, keeps tortilla chips and salsa around, will eat gas station taquitos, drinks soda, etc. He also doesn't cook anything more complicated than a sandwich, so if there aren't leftovers in the fridge, he often resorts to the (admittedly amazing) taqueria down the street.</p> <p>As to how paleo's affected our relationship, he has something to tease me about (being a nutrition geek), and I have something to tease him about (that slowly encroaching beer belly). He's pretty supportive, though, and is thoughtful in things like restaurant suggestions.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19860#19860 THATgirl 2011-01-20T18:39:50Z 2011-01-20T18:39:50Z

<p>YES we are both Paleo! :) We met playing volleyball, started as friends, took us 3 years to get our act together and start dating. So when we started dating we already knew that we had similar interests. (What I’m trying to say is, if you meet someone through Paleo I think it’s a great idea! You already know that you feel similarly about health, wellness, and FOOD!) We started at a CrossFit gym a few months before our wedding for vanity reasons and they turned us on to Paleo.</p> <p>Anyhow, HE started on the Paleo bandwagon. Our gym was having a 30 day challenge, I wasn’t up for the challenge I was just getting used to working out again I didn’t want to have to worry about food. Plus I was skeptical and I didn’t want to give up my mac &amp; cheese. I told him if this was something he wanted to do then he would have to buy the food and make the meals. He did. I ate Paleo for lunch and dinner but for breakfast I had oatmeal (I thought I was being healthy!) </p> <p>When I started to see results in him, as well as how miserable I felt after breakfast but not so bad after lunch and dinner I gave it a 100%. Now, 9 months later, we’re still eating Paleo but I’m more INTO Paleo than he is! (well at least the websites and books and such) :) </p> <p>I think Paleo has brought us closer together. We share inside jokes about SAD and “being healthy”, also we share meal ideas, and when we go out to eat or we’re around non-paleo friends both of us have to make changes to our meals or specifications to the waiters. It is also nice because someone has your back when people start asking questions or attacking you for the way you eat (sometimes I forget the science-y stuff and just remember how I feel or our results). It is definitely team building! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/19885#19885 Steve 2011-01-20T21:45:05Z 2011-01-20T21:45:05Z

<p>I'm 100% paleo; no grains, legumes, veg. seed oils, or sugar, but I do eat butter and heavy cream.</p> <p>My wife says she's "98% paleo" but I'd put the real number, in terms of total calories, around 60%.</p> <p>It's a start.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/22486#22486 Jos 2011-02-09T19:44:07Z 2011-02-09T19:44:07Z

<p>I'm Primal, hubby is not primal/paleo but he's open minded about my diet. He still eat standard Asian diet (soy sauce, white rice and love indian pita bread) but he also eats whatever primal dishes that I make for him. I was hoping he soon will also start seeing my progress that'll convince him to switch to primal.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/22493#22493 Elfreda 2011-02-09T20:53:21Z 2011-02-09T20:53:21Z

<p>Yep - and I appreciate him more and more all the time. I started out low-carbing, got him involved, and we're on the same page. I'm more likely to be the one reading the book/blog/website and telling him about it, he's more likely to be the one cooking dinner. (well, 60 to my 40% maybe?) We'll be married 25 years this coming fall, and I've no intention of letting him follow his dad's path into the Alzheimer ward. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/22495#22495 Chickenosaurus Rex 2011-02-09T20:54:45Z 2011-02-09T20:54:45Z

<p>No, but I have convinced her of the wonders of coconut oil and butter, and to toss out the canola oil. I've also convinced her to cut back on carbs and it's helped her to lose weight. So diet-wise, it's had a good effect. She gets in a good caveman rib now and then too such as "So is Ooga hungry for dinner or did you eat half of a cow for lunch again?" Keeping a sense of humor is crucial!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/61004#61004 David 2011-08-27T13:31:22Z 2011-08-27T13:31:22Z

<p>No, unfortunately, she is not Paleo! Nor are the kids that live with us. There is always a cookie or "nutrition bar" hanging around. Six boxes of cereal are right beside my raw brazil nuts. Several tubs of ice cream lie right beside my farm raised carnivore eating chickens, grass fed/finished bison, and farm raised pork bacon. </p> <p>The worse part is that this creates an obesigenic environment. Unfortunately, these foods signal my brain to want to eat sweets. It's a daily battle.</p> <p>The saddest part is that she's a dietitian! :( I'm a neurochemist and physiologist! We have lots and lots of arguments!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/10869/is-your-significant-other-paleo/68015#68015 Caleb the Hobbit 2011-09-30T22:42:46Z 2011-09-30T22:42:46Z

<p>My lady and I are Paleo. :-) Though I have had celiac disease since well before I met her, so I credit her with fully converting me. While I wasn't eating gluten anymore, I was eating plenty of other things that didn't help my body, or repair the damage still left from before going gluten-free.</p> <p>I have to say too, having a paleo mate for support, and to cook with, makes paleo eating much more enjoyable. And at least for me, having a mate that I actively want to be attracted to me is a good motivator to get and stay in shape.</p>