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Gaining weight by not eating enough

I've been doing the whole paleo thing for a few months now. I initially started it to lose weight, and to eat clean. I am overweight by about 70 lbs, I do yoga a couple of times a …
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Convincing articles to encourage adopting a paleo lifestyle?

I just found out my dad has insulin resistance/pre diabetes, something I suspected for a long time. He has been a yo-yo dieter for as long as I can remember, but only once or twice …
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Is obesity 100% optional?

I can imagine a few scenarios in which one might become overweight through no fault of their own. For example, if you break a bone and you're put on bedrest and thus you become ext …
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overweight people giving diet advice…

please tell me how to be a better person and not get super annoyed when i have to endure a conversation where two overweight people decide to swap diet advice. it's so difficult …
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Carb addiction in vegan kids?

I am a nanny to an 11-year old girl on the autism spectrum. In the past couple years, her weight has gotten out of control. She is about 4'6" and 110 lbs. Her parents are also very …
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Is Whole Foods Market making people fat?

Okay, maybe it's not Whole Foods Market per se, but maybe the Whole Foods Market lifestyle? I have been shopping at WF for a few years now. It all started when I became a vegan …
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How can I permanently lower my body-fat set point?

I'm trying to lose weight and I'm starting to think I might be struggling against a body-fat set point that is higher than optimal. I have had success losing weight in the past, …
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How did I gain 20lbs on Paleo? I am overweight now.

Little history first: My weight has always been fluctuating. But it always averaged around 110-120lbs (5ft, female). Last summer, my eating disorders got worse and I got down to 1 …
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Fruits in first 30 days when severly overweight

Okay so I've bought in and decided to give this a try to see how it might help. I am active but fat and as I enjoy lifting weights and know that many athletes eat Paleo I though wh …
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Fat people eat more meat?

These episodes I've been watching have consistenly been showing overweight people eating TONS of meat. Why are they so big? I know they're eating other bad foods too, but I don't u …
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Why are so many SAD advocates overweight?

Maybe it's the city I live in (which has a high obesity rate), but why is it that 90% of the time when an 'expert' tells me my 'crazy diet' is unhealthy, that person is overweight? …
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How can I wean myself off of sugar?

Hello, I'm new to the Paleo lifestyle, and so far I'm not having much success. After a week attempting to eat healthy I feel like I've gotten nowhere and it's utterly depressing. I …
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Tell me what to do next - still facing health issues and not sure where I’m going wrong

Hi. I've been eating fully primal for about 2.5 months now, and for the year prior to that I was largely gluten/dairy free. I've lost about 35lb in the last 2.5 months by being pri …
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(Very) Overweight? Female? Fixed it? What’s your secret?

I've been primal/paleo for 18 months. In the first 6 months I lost almost 50 lbs (probably had 130+ to lose). Then I stalled. For a year. Recently I've started gaining. Admitt …
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overweight newbie w/ intro --> with some 1st time grocery shopping questions…

Hi everybody... first posting, apologies for the tl;dr crowd I am 34 and have been overweight since 7th grade and my highest weight was approx 310. I have also suffered from debi …

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