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New to Paleo--Afraid of losing weight

I'm new to Paleo and I had a couple of general questions that I'm confused about because of all the different information out there. I am a 21 year old college student, 6'2 and I w …
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What turned you from vegan to paleo?

Initially, I was surprised by how many former vegans there are in the paleo community. Eventually, I realized the two groups likely have a lot of overlap: Looking for ways to be …
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A girl (4) and her chocolate milk…Which is the lesser evil?

My daughter is a chocolate milk junkie...I have been cutting back on the amount of chocolate milk she gets in my home, but she lives with her father part time, so cutting it out co …
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How many people here started as vegetarian/vegans?

Just curious because I notice a bunch of people mentioning in passing something like "when I was a vegetarian...". I too started as a vegetarian and it was the most miserable 2 ye …
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Easiest diet switches from SAD to paleo?

What would you say are the easiest SAD-to-Paleo food switches that newbies could make? I'm writing a magazine article about obesity for a very general audience and have the chanc …
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modern misinterpretation of paleo diets [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Should we take breaks from meat? Did cavemen eat it every day? Intermittent no-animal-day? i have a problem with the modern interpretation of the pa …
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Will my energy return?

I was wondering if anyone else had problems with low energy since starting this way of eating? I am about 1 month into eating Paleo and my energy has steadily gone down to the poin …
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Other Uses for rolled oats, grits, whole wheat flour, and dry pasta

After going paleo, I have these food items that I don't eat anymore. rolled oats, grits, whole wheat flour, and dry pasta (and also a pasta machine and pasta roller) Other than g …
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Suggestions on convincing/swaying family to switch to Paleo…

I have a family who is completely grain and sugar dependent (and addicted.) My fiance and soon-to-be wife is not quite on board with the lifestyle or the diet. I need help in con …
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Veganism as a cleanse or lifestyle?

I was vegan for two years and in that short period of time my health diminished substantially. At first i felt great. I lost weight. i had more energy (probably because i was burni …
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Switching to Paleo Problems

What was the hardest previous bit of food 'wisdom' for you to overcome in switching to a Paleo way of eating? I think mine involves absorbing the idea that whole grains and oatmea …
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People who worked out regularly before switching to paleo

Has anyone else lost muscle by switching to paleo? I've been weight-training pretty intensely for about five years. At my heaviest I was 202. Did a powerlifting meet last year at …
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Time frame for complete Paleo conversion

About how long did it take for any of you to go paleo? How many cheats, days or weeks, did you have before knowing this is a permanent lifestyle change for you?