And please take photos of the food

I've been all over Thailand several times and you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding something to eat and staying relatively on track.

Having said that, you should keep your expectations realistic and loosen up a little because food in Thailand is a highlight of it's own.

Some of my personal favorites Larb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larb

Tom yum goong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_yam

Fish Cakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thanin_market_tod_man_pla.jpg

Massaman Curry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massaman_curry

The grilled meats and curries are everywhere. Thais like meat so thats a good thing. I regularly eat from street vendors but going to humble restaurants are good value as well as you can escape the heat and relax while you eat. I tend to go the the non-tourist oriented places. Not because Im some travel snob but rather because the food is always "family style" meaning you order multiple dishes and share rather than ordering individual plated meals which Ive experienced at a couple tourist places in well developed areas. These plated dishes while generally always come with rice or noodles so go family style if you can. That way you can get some curry, some stir-fries, meat dishes and ask them to not give you rice (although I always get rice because Im not that strict when travelling).

Enjoy.

Here is a discussion about this same topic on a different forum: http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f15/staying-paleo-thailand-1213017/

Hope this helps!

I did mostly low carb in Singapore for about 3 years. It was hard, but not impossible. The biggest issue really is soy, but I wasn't trying to avoid it back then.

That part of the world is amazing. Unless you have some serious allergies or auto-immune type issues, I hope you will be a little less strict with how you eat over there.

Have fun!

I was in Thailand for a 2 week vacation this year and ate eggs for breakfast and then would have some type of curry (probably made w/coconut milk) and a side of stir fried veg. Amazing food!

I eat Thai food in America all the time and just avoid the rice and noodles. For instance, I eat green curry with chicken in a bowl just like soup. Stir-fried dishes are delicious without the rice.

Wow, this is a useful post. I'm off to Thailand for the whole of January to do some cycle touring. I'm planning on eating a lot of eggs, fatty pork and coconut milk, and weird things on sticks.

I've lived in Bangkok and around Thailand for over 4 years and use a strict paleo (perfect health diet / bulletproof diet style with Weston Price add ons). You can get nearly everything you want with a bit of effort.

Issues with Street Food Depending on how strict a paleo you are you'll want to be careful of Sean's street food suggestion:

• "You likely won't know what type of oil is being used" - It is refined palm oil and they heat it to really high temperatures so it will contain a lot of oxidized omega-6.
• Be aware of stomach troubles from street food (could be parasites or other bugs). It happens often so you have to be alert.

Restaurants

• Be aware that a lot of the Thai restaurants use MSG (Monosodium glutamate), and that is an excitotoxin (I personally react to it badly so have to be careful where I eat).
• There are now a few organic and good quality restaurants in Bangkok. So google for them. One great place is Roast on Thonglo Soi 13, it's a San Francisco style restaurant with excellent coffee and using organic produce. Must do.

Hard to find Paleo and Weston Price foods

To buy 100% grass fed meats, pastured eggs, organ meats and safe starches from supermarkets and other suppliers check out a detailed post I wrote on the subject: Eating Paleo in Thailand: Where to Find Hard to Get Items