Do you......paleo?

[emarieme]

So my colitis has me bloated big time lately and my period is due. I made the mistake of trying on some old clothes and stuff that used to fit, well, isn't fitting aymore.

I'm feeling blah about that as you can imagine.

When I had GD during pregnancy, I pretty much stuck to a paleo diet and enjoyed it. Off course after kid came, I went a little overboard with the carbs, but now I'm wondering if I should transition back.

Any of you kept it up for any length of time? I did it for three months or so. Was it hard if you've been doing it longer? Did you hit a wall?

I know I would "cheat" probably once or so every few days, but it's the practicality of it. I remember getting annoyed at all of the demands for coconut oil.

[Deleted]

I've thought about it. I'm not sure I could actually do it though cause DH is stubborn.

[tonksy]

I have done South Beach in the past,and was able to stick with it for about 2 years. I don't agree with no carbs unless you have an intolerance/allergy, but rather try to do healthy carbs / low carb. It was fine to do when I was single but I cannot make it work with a kid. Kids need carbs. And I do not have the time or willpower to make us separate food or to make her a carb side that I don't eat. I have about 10 lbs that need to go though.

[eyenigh]

I prefer living a life of moderation. It's difficult and annoying to stick to a prescribed diet and, unless it's medically necessary, it just seems like torture to me. If you you liked paleo, do the parts you like and make good choices when you do choose things that fall outside of what would be "paleo." I don't care for any one diet plan but I think all of them have good ideas and choices that you can customize into something that works for you.

[gallumbits]

DH and I are doing kind of a modified paleo right now. We're not being very strict. We basically cut out a bunch of processed carbs and are trying to eat way more veggies. We've both lost weight doing this.

[emmaswan]

I did paleo awhile back. It's HARD because you pretty much have no dining out options. Everything has to be cooked from scratch. I just don't have time for that!

[emarieme]

Thanks ladies! I'm not going to be strict with it, and I'm not trying to drop weight, just control the bloating. Nothing like being asked if your pregnant by a random sales girl!

Made a few casseroles today and left out th noodles, potatoes, etc.

Going to just make better carb choices!

Also, I'm definitely not Celiac, was tested when hospitalized for my UC, so I won't be giving up the Glutens!

[tonksy]

Good luck! For your health is the best reason. I will often replace a carb side with double serving of veggies or a second veggie/salad. That can help

[violette]

I did a version of paleo (low-carb/keto/what have you) for a while before giving into constant comfort eating during infertility. I'm trying to gradually ease my way back into paleo now, starting with work lunches.

I found it pretty easy to stick to as long as I had one cheat day a week. DH was completely on board - maybe more gung-ho than I was. It's a really masculine form of dieting - no counting carbs, lots of meat - and the recipe blogs, etc. include as many men as women. I liked that both because of the ease of both DH and I participating, and because it felt like a less moralizing atmosphere than something feminine like Weight Watchers.

[trexbeck]

We considered it when I had to lower my salt intake when I was pregnant, but we decided to just focus on cutting out a lot of processed foods and limit gluten. We also only drink almond/coconut milk instead of cows. DH is a vegetarian so I feel like he wouldn't be able to eat really anything if we were on the paleo diet. I did try making paleo bread once and it was an epic fail lol. We have been eating a lot healthier and more variety of things since researching paleo..so it did have an effect on us for sure.