What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal? - PaleoHacks.com

What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T00:18:08Z

I hope this question makes sense!

When I first started Paleo and found Paleo Hacks, I read through a lot of questions and answers before posting.

I would report back to my newly Paleo friends at the gym that weren't really interested in researching much on their own.

I specifically remember thinking "Damn. Who eats butter straight?! Not on something? GROSS!!"

Tonight, I'm slicing of little pieces of Kerrygold as I cook and savoring every bit of it as it melts in my mouth.

And I'm actually considering the cold showier thing.... maybe.

Answer by Scott for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T00:20:13Z

Finally finding a group of folks who weren't as crazy as vegans...I thought I was crazy. :-)

Answer by Forrest for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T00:23:22Z

Avoiding milk.

Cold showers rule, btw. It helps to start screaming half a second before the water hits you.

Answer by Sara for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T00:39:48Z

I still think some of the exercises are crazy. Bugs are gross. Always have been. Can't wrap my head around those. And I only eat straight butter if melted, but I can't afford kerrygold or grass-fed.

Answer by pamipoi for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T01:37:24Z

I now eat butter straight as does my 8 year old and I also love liver...which I used to hate.

Answer by Chris Sturdy for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T04:54:40Z

Eating gobs of coconut oil straight from the jar while someone watches is my fav. I did it in front of a colleague and then proclaimed "Well, I guess I've had 120% of my saturated fat RDA - OOPS!"

Answer by Shari Bambino for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T05:43:10Z

I got nothing. Everything I first thought sounded nuts I still think sounds nuts (some of you people are just plain crazy! But you are entertaining! :) )

Answer by lunabelle for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T05:48:14Z

I ate bugs long before going paleo. Meal worms and grubs are absolutely delicious. And I grew up on a farm where we slaughtered our own lambs, chickens, and ducks, so offal is no biggy...but I never thought I'd take a bite out of a stick of butter.

Answer by JoeBranca at paleoplusone.com for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T05:57:35Z

I second a lot of what's been mentioned.

I went cold showers, cold as possible which still isn't quite cold enough, and now I'll never go back to hot showers. they're great in winter as well as the latest heat wave. morning and night. I look forward to them. I don't know what's wrong with me. maybe I'm worst case scenario preparing for an ill fated Alaskan cruise.

no more soap/shampoo. cautiously experimented for a couple of weeks, and after the oily factor went away, suddenly the bizarre became normal.

oils and fats by the heaping spoonful.

no more jogging as it now seems counterproductive to my goals, which was weird to wrap my head around. now just some of the irregularities of sprints and walking.

I avoided IF for the longest time because it sounded too hardcore and I would collapse in a pile of weaksauce, but just started it the past month and loving the results. I look forward to skipping meals almost as much as meals themselves, because of the long view.

Answer by lalabomba for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T06:22:13Z

brushing my teeth with coconut oil. I have always been open to new things but i never thought coconut oil would be so versatile, I an obsessed with it. before paleo I never quite liked the taste of coconut either but now i crave it on a daily basis.

Answer by Todd for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T06:44:05Z

I think just wrapping my head around the whole idea. Going against CW and what is "healthy", getting away from chronic cardio, loving my sleep, eating as much as I want. I honestly would prefer to go home and try new recipes than go out and drink with my friends (this is bad cause Im 28 and single, haha)

Answer by Aughra for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T13:52:00Z

Wrapping my head around the concept that I didn't, in fact, need to eat tons of fruit to Be healthy even though intuitively I knew it made me hungry and tired all the time before. I don't eat any fruit save the occasional treat of organic berries anymore and I feel a lot better.

Answer by Lareth for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T14:54:31Z

Eating a pound of meat in one sitting.

Answer by Jules K for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T15:58:36Z

I thought it was crazy that canola oil is bad and lard is good- now I'm an expert lard render-er!

Answer by Jack Kronk for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T18:47:30Z

I thought the following was either crazy/wrong/impossibly untrue or some combination thereof:

no bread? preposterous. how will survive? what will I eat? now >> no bread. no problem.

sat fat? seriously? it will surely kill me quickly. now >> um, can you pass the butter please?

no juice? you're kidding. everyone knows juice is good for you. now >> no juice ever. easy.

no chronic cardio? but I thought long hours in the gym was the key. now >> strength training and high intensity.

canola oil is not good? impossible. EVERYONE knows canola is the good one, right? now >> wouldn't touch canola with a ten foot pole. coconut oil, ghee, lard, bacon fat, butter.

Answer by Travis Culp for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T21:15:19Z

Cooking all but 1 meal per week. I used to find cooking to be ridiculously tedious but now I enjoy it and feel like I simply have no choice if I want quality ingredients.

Answer by jimmy for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T21:20:17Z

raw grass finished meat.

Answer by Dirk for What did you think was Paleo Crazy when you started that is now normal?

2011-05-05T21:24:21Z

And Robb Wolf says Paleo isn't a religion ...