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CrossFit with a goal of weight loss: what am I doing wrong?

I started CrossFit nearly one year ago, shortly after becoming fully Paleo. As a woman, my goal with CrossFit was - shocker - to lose weight. It wasn't really so much about the num …
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Fat loss paleo meal plan for women that’s not too low carb?!

I know paleo eating is suppose to be free-form, but I'm one of those weirdos that likes meal plans, takes the guess work out of things for me!! Anyways, anyone know of any good fa …
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Should I up my calories?

I am a 25 year old woman, 5'7 and currently weighing about 185. I've lost about 40 pounds and 35 inches since having my son in August of 2011. I had my body fat tested in a dunk t …
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47 yr old Female, eat 1400 cals/day, burn 2400 in a week…ughhh not losing weight, Why?

I weight train, cardio, good stretching, walk vigorisly to burn off calories and I still can't lose weight. In fact, I now have gained steadily over the past year doing this. Cul …
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The Female Experience: Paleo and Weight loss

I'm getting the distinct impression that the weight loss results on a paleo diet are much more consistent for men than they are for women. For the other paleo ladies out there, wha …
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How can I make sure I am eating correctly for my level of activity.

I am a female 5'9", 140 pounds. I did not start paleo because I wanted to loose weight or get healthy. I am already healthy and in shape. I started paleo because of the muscle toni …
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Female Weight Loss on Paleo & Crossfit- Am I eating enough? HELP!

I'm still new to Paleo, so please, bare with me. I know Paleo doesn't promote counting calories, or counting very much at all. And I know that one of the main keys of losing weight …
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Is whey a useful supplement for women?

I am a female trying to lose fat/build muscle (5'5", 160lb). I crossfit 2-3 times a week, and walk every night. I have experimented with different macros across the board, but ha …
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Avoid Fruits and Nuts?

Is it really necessary to avoid fruits n nuts in order to lose fat/weight ?? Those nuts being unsalted, unroasted (raw essentially). If so, I'd be limited to non starch veggies, …
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Fat loss - female - 20 years old

I am 20 years old and just started strict paleo a little less than a month ago. (Besides the few holiday cookies I let myself eat) Now that the holidays are over I plan on ACTUALLY …
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In regards to the before and after paleo stats/pics--

I haven't posted any pics, but I have gone down from a size 10 to a size 6. (I'm a female) HOWEVER, i have stayed at 170 lbs, and am 5'8. I do CrossFit 4 days/ week-- should i be l …
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Ladies: How has the paleo diet affected your periods?

I'm curious to know, as I just wrote a post about it. My own periods are now lighter, shorter, and less annoying in general. Mine is now about two days of light bleeding instead of …
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Semi-new to Paleo. Not losing weight. 34 y/o female 5'2, 148 pounds

Hello! I am relatively new to paleo (about a month in). My history of yo-yo dieting (mainly low cal and low fat) has been for almost 20 years. I'm 15 months post-partum as well. I …
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How Low Should I Go

I'm VERY new to all this, and I'm wondering how low carb should I go? I'll tell you about myself, I'm coming from eating high carb, LOTS of grains and sugar and sweet fruit, mode …
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amenorrhoea - can paleo help this? higher fat and carbs?

Hi, I was an underweight vegan for several years and lost my period. Surprise. I am now a healthy weight and started to eat meat. My question is has anyone here suffered from and …

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