most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-23T07:59:11Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/41856 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat Eric 2011-06-03T06:24:25Z 2011-11-18T22:48:34Z

<p>Paleo Cheating, what would make you most likely to cheat?</p> <p>Do you cheat on a schedule? When around others? Special Ocassions? Relatives and friends are cooking? On Vacation? Availabilty of prefered cheat food? etc...</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41858#41858 TheBaconDiaries 2011-06-03T07:02:16Z 2011-06-03T07:02:16Z

<p>Quality pizza = cheat. Oregon microbrew= cheat.</p> <p>I'm pretty much Paleo, but I have no willpower towards an IPA and a slice of really, REALLY, good pizza.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41862#41862 Uggla 2011-06-03T07:23:01Z 2011-06-03T08:58:47Z

<p>Two words: PUMPKIN ICECREAM!</p> <p>And I don't need any other reason to cheat with it other than it being around. It is my kryptonite!</p> <p><img src="http://www.elizadomestica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin-icecream.jpg" alt="PUMPKIN ICECREAM"></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41868#41868 mephju 2011-06-03T08:51:11Z 2011-06-03T08:51:11Z

<p>I hope I don't get your question wrong.</p> <p>The most likely circumstances driving me to cheat are definitely <strong>lack of sleep</strong>, <strong>hunger</strong> and <strong>having a hangover</strong>. They are all pretty dangerous on their own but it gets even worse when they are combined together. Be aware of them and try to avoid them as often as possible :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41870#41870 Allie 2011-06-03T09:04:39Z 2011-06-03T09:04:39Z

<p>If I cheat, I usually feel like crap for three days. My body cries out against the non-paleo food and makes me pay for it. </p> <p>I have found that it just isn't worth it.</p> <p>I <em>might</em> cheat on once in a life time eats (e.g. pizza in Italy, world's best BBQ, a pastry in France) ... but I'm yet to endeavor to travel to such places.</p> <p>To each his/her own I guess.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41873#41873 Kathi 2011-06-03T09:40:54Z 2011-06-03T09:40:54Z

<p>I guess I regularly cheat with coffee. Then an occaisonal pieces of bitter chocolate at times. I will taste someones pizza, but never ever oder one when out.<br> For me, desert made at home with stevia and healthy ingredients is not a cheat. (??) Outside, my favorite desert cheat is mascarpone cream.......yummie fat cheese with egg yolks. Pity it has sugar.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41882#41882 Carl_Stawicki 2011-06-03T11:40:28Z 2011-06-03T11:40:28Z

<p>The candy bars sold by people at work for their kids are my biggest offense. If I see a unique micro-brew at a bar I'll give it a try. Wing sauces are also cheats for me.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41887#41887 MimsySeoul 2011-06-03T12:20:33Z 2011-06-03T12:20:33Z

<p>Special occasions definitely. Also, ovulation makes me crave sweets. However, when I am out with other people at a birthday party or other celebration, I try to stick to paleo but if the cake looks good, I will have some. Otherwise, on my own, it's not so difficult. </p> <p>Also, if someone offers me something I must eat, like if one of my students (whose Mom is an excellent baker) gives me cookies. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41892#41892 sherpamelissa 2011-06-03T13:30:38Z 2011-06-03T13:30:38Z

<p>Special occasions are probably my number one cheating time. I don't go overboard with the entire meal usually, but I will have birthday cake. I don't worry about these. </p> <p>Stress gets me. I can either just not eat, which is what I do most of the time, but if I open the flood gates, then I'm never sure exactly what I will be shoving in. It's when I need to be most aware to stop and access the situation and try to fix what started it.</p> <p>Being at my mom's house is always an issue. She just tells my sister (who does a pescatarian Ornish diet) and me that we are eating what she's cooking, no discussion. I am still afraid of my mom, so I do it. I gained 10lbs over the two weeks around Christmas last year. Mostly water though, from the extra carbs. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41894#41894 Ali 2011-06-03T13:48:32Z 2011-06-03T13:48:32Z

<p>If I am left on my own with a "cheat" food, it is hard to resist. </p> <p>For instance, someone brought made-from-scratch cupcakes to work today and they bombarded me in the break room. Luckily, before I gave in and picked one up, a co-worker came in the break room. Just having another person present usually keeps me from divulging. </p> <p>Most of my cheats are planned: a trip to Satchel's Pizza in Gainesville, FL (yum, deep dish!), BOGO sale on a favorite cheat item, ladies' night out for drinks. Except for the pizza, I still keep it grain free. My biggest cheat is sugar...</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41923#41923 Senneth 2011-06-03T15:32:12Z 2011-06-03T15:32:12Z

<p>My worst temptation is a locally owned amazing donut shop. They are incredibly good, and full of soy, sugar, wheat, and dairy. Despite the food allergies &amp; leaky gut I am dealing with, I am sorely tempted to treat myself to a dozen (yes I said Dozen!) for my birthday. I haven't yet decided if they are worth wrecking all my progress for or not. I about lost it when my husband woke me up from a detailed dream where I was eating a donut from that shop. (Food fantasy dreams are the realm of dieters and people with food allergies. I have so many pathetic dreams where I go into a bakery or am out for a fancy dinner and I have say I can't eat those, I am allergic.) I dont count coffee (americano's) a couple times a week as a cheat. I count that as a full out necessity!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41937#41937 UncleLongHair 2011-06-03T16:07:41Z 2011-06-03T16:07:41Z

<p><a href="http://paleohacks.com/questions/41448/what-conventional-wisdom-advice-just-gets-your-goat/41500#41500" rel="nofollow">Being stuck at a friends house for 2 days and being too polite to either not eat or say what was on my mind</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41946#41946 The Primalist 2011-06-03T16:41:58Z 2011-06-03T16:41:58Z

<p>Yam fries when eating out. Easier to justify in my head because they're yams. It's a shame they're fried in crappy vegetable oils!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41947#41947 Mei-ling 2011-06-03T16:44:04Z 2011-06-03T16:44:04Z

<p>Malaysia. Hamee, laksa, chasiu, maifun.. DURIAN. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41948#41948 Alex 2011-06-03T16:46:44Z 2011-06-03T16:46:44Z

<p>The Anti-Cheat: Realizing that paleo-approved food tastes 1000x better than anything on SAD. I guess the one thing I do sometimes cheat with is honey but very rarely. I almost never cheat with food. Beer is a different story. I haven't been in the situation yet but I don't think I'd be able to turn down a few pints of Guinness or a fresh microbrew. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/41993#41993 Jan 2011-06-03T21:11:22Z 2011-06-03T21:11:22Z

<p>If i had a dinner at The French Laundry :) I would cheat. But i dont live in USA and i dont have money for 400 usd dinners ;)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/42002#42002 stephthegeek 2011-06-03T21:54:36Z 2011-06-03T21:54:36Z

<p>Two things for me: hormonal/stress issues, and being too busy. Someone on here once said that paleo has nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with planning. The latter (too busy) issue definitely interferes with my ability to plan.</p> <p>As for the former, when I occasionally indulge in an emotional cheat, I have a logical hierarchy in place. First, I make sure I truly <em>want</em> what it is I'm cheating with. Sometimes I'll try to talk myself into something more paleo-approved, and find myself <em>still</em> craving the thing I actually wanted afterwards. For example: sour cream and onion Lay's. I think, hey, I've got this bag of organic, palm-oil fried sweet potato chips, I'll just have some of those. But by the time I'm done, I'm still dying for the Lay's so I eat them TOO and now I've lost even more :P</p> <p>Second, I avoid gluten at all costs (have not [knowingly] had gluten in 8+ months) and will usually go for some kind of high quality starch/sugar bomb, like Pamela's relatively low sugar, gluten free (but real butter and eggs) shortbread cookies or coffee cake. My palate has changed so much that I can rarely eat a lot of anything. Oh, and I make sure to <em>enjoy</em> it, not feel guilty.</p> <p>Being used to some intermittent fasting also helps get through tempting situations.</p> <p>But when I'm properly managing stress, sleep, and planning, I rarely have major cravings.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/42028#42028 Shari Bambino 2011-06-04T00:00:14Z 2011-06-04T00:00:14Z

<p>I hate the word cheat. I like to think of it as temporarily expanding my food reality. In the end I eat paleo to improve my life. I still have to live it and enjoy it to the fullest. Sometimes that means eating un-paleo food and I'm good with that. A piece of bread or scoop of ice cream will not throw my little paleo world off its axis. </p> <p>I will leave my paleo diet on very special occasions or at very special restaurants. PMS pretty much does me in every month. Also period of grief are very hard for me. Just coming off one of those and although it wasn't too ugly I did eat a lot of things I wouldn't normally though most of it was in the way of "safe" starch which come to find out is not very safe for me. Just ask the new roll of fat around my middle.</p> <p>The only thing I will not do is eat non-pastured animal flesh. That's the only paleo rule I never break.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62620#62620 vdh1979 2011-09-03T21:44:54Z 2011-09-03T21:44:54Z

<p>My mom makes a blueberry pineapple dump cake that I always have to have a serving of.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62629#62629 Bex 2011-09-03T22:23:05Z 2011-09-03T22:23:05Z

<p>Beer is definitely my vice. Then wine, and mead... pulque now, thanks to my travels. Good rum or mezcal, sweet champagne. Alcohol has definitely been the hardest thing for me to give up. I still eat raw and fermented dairy, fresh cheese, etc. and I drink coffee on a fairly regular basis.</p> <p>Social events and special occasions, and perfect food in the perfect place while traveling are definitely the situations that drive me to make exceptions.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62630#62630 smcdow 2011-09-03T22:30:34Z 2011-09-03T22:45:23Z

<p>Tex-Mex</p> <p>Chips 'n queso. Enchiladas. Flautas. Home made corn tortillas hot off the griddle with butter. Refried pinto beans. Yellow Mexican Beer with lime.</p> <p>Can. Not. Resist.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62643#62643 wheelhouse 2011-09-03T23:41:27Z 2011-09-03T23:41:27Z

<p>For me its beer. I have season tix to the Seahawks, and go to a lot of Mariners, Huskies, and Sounders games. When not at the game I stick to wine or whiskey, but beer is just right at a sporting event.</p> <p>since going paleo I do tend to watch the game at home rather than head to the pub, which helps. I can drink wine, or not drink at all if I'm at home. But i just have to have a beer at the game.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62707#62707 Laura 2011-09-04T13:21:13Z 2011-09-04T13:21:13Z

<p>ice cream in the summertime! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62742#62742 bettyrocker 2011-09-04T18:00:46Z 2011-09-04T18:00:46Z

<p>Chinese food, both authentic and American style. Dumplings, fried rice with Chinese sausage, noodles and most especially Sichuan food, so hot you get an endorphin rush from eating it, plus I've always had a special relationship with Singapore Mei Fun. I still make Kung Pao chicken at home, lord help me, which has soy, honey, sesame oil, and shaoxing cooking wine. I make it with almonds instead of peanuts though.</p> <p>I've been dreaming about Dim Sum for days. :(</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62746#62746 Seiji 2011-09-04T18:45:08Z 2011-09-04T18:45:08Z

<p>Craft beer. I won't drink cheap fizzy nonsense (which ironically is probably "better" Paleo-wise), but craft beer is sort of a hobby of mine so I drink some a few times a week. I'm trying to cut down though to once a week. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/62763#62763 Kaz 2011-09-04T20:44:38Z 2011-09-04T20:44:38Z

<p>I tried mochi ice cream for the first time a couple weeks ago. For someone as tactile as me, it was heaven -- a chewy, soft, pillow-y gooey mochi shell, with cold, sweet, creamy strawberry ice cream in the middle. My mouth loved it, but my stomach hated it. It's a struggle to stay out of the rest of the box, as my partner is taking his leisurely time to finish it off.</p> <p>Also, thick, fluffy white buttercream frosting gets me every time. I don't care one iota for chocolate icing, but put creamy vanilla in front of me and I'm a goner. Fortunately, I rarely have to face it. However, for my birthday, my fella got me a cookie cake slice with extra buttercream. I ate a few bites of the frosting and passed the cake off to him. It was a nice, once-a-year treat. :)</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/78118#78118 peter 2011-11-18T21:41:18Z 2011-11-18T21:41:18Z

<p>I had an iced coffee with 57 grams of sugar yesterday. Does that mean i'm not paleo any more? how long before i'm paleo again??</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/78126#78126 shah78 2011-11-18T22:30:00Z 2011-11-18T22:43:16Z

<p>Before I found Paleo, I had three rules. Don't fuck without a condom, don't drive around in an automobile without a seatbelt, and don't ride a bicycle without a helmet. I abideded by these rules pretty (very) well for the first 55 years of my life. Eating off the Paleo template is a habit even less desirable than the afore mentioned three. The damage done by violating the first three "rules" remain a probability until they become a reality.The penalty for violating a Paleo Rule, rather Paleo "Law", results for me in a day after , Neolithic food hangover simply not worth the momentary pleasure. And really, what neolithic food or worse,processed crap,can beat a third of a lb. of grass feed beef and an organic vegetable soup.Food as nutrition YES/ Food as pleasure YES/food as entertainment NO. Life is too short to waste it on some form of indigestion/malnurishment.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/41856/paleo-cheating-what-would-make-you-most-likely-to-cheat/78129#78129 Dorado Galore 2011-11-18T22:48:34Z 2011-11-18T22:48:34Z

<p>Since for many the word "cheat" is now synonymous with "consuming foods I like though they may not be good for me" (<em>forbidden food</em>), I propose an allied term, "paleo penance," for post-consumption contrition, shame, guilt. "Oh dear Lord, why did I fall prey to that devilish <strong><em>_</em>__<em>_</em></strong> (name of food)? I fall on my knees and declare Never Again." </p> <p>Or, one could choose to replace "cheat" with, like, "reward." You still might feel "sick" after eating what you shouldn't have. But at least without having to add the "I was so bad in doing that" veneer. Unless one finds contrition-for-sinning really pleasurable, in which case, "cheat" may be the right word after all.</p> <p>Me, I'm thinking I'll opt for "I had the <em>yummiest</em> <strong><em>_</em>__</strong> ever yesterday."</p>