Paleo diet?

[Tri Girl]

I LOVE Mark Sisson's blog!!
I used to be of the idea that eliminating ENTIRE food groups was not only silly, but nutritionally irresponsible. And look at me now- 8 months later and I've totally eliminated meat and dairy.

My reason was for my health. My cholesterol was off the charts and my doc wanted to put me on statins b/c of my strong family history of early death from heart disease (I'm only 39, and being on statins scares the crap out of me for many reasons). I tried this as a last-ditch effort to clean up the cardiovascular system. My cholesterol has dropped 60 pts purely from dietary changes and I'm out of the risky group now. I still have moderately high blood pressure, but I'm working on that by losing weight.

I went through a phase where I severerly cut back on grains/carbs but that didn't bode well for my athletic adventures.

You're so right when you say every body has a diet that works for them. I have 1 paleo friend who constantly sends me articles/literature disproving a vegan diet and proving paleo is the right way. Whatevs. It works for me, so I'm sticking with it. What works for you, stick with it.
I also have another friend who is paleo, but sends me recipes all the time that I can make vegan that are SOOOO delicious!! She knows I can adapt them, and they have all be incredibly scrumptious!!!

If you ladies want to share recipes, here, please do. I would love to see what you're eating and adapt it for me.
I'm very interested in the science behind both paleo and vegan. I think both are scientifically sound (how that's possible- I don't know). I love learning about all healthier eating plans, and I tend to get meal ideas from so many different sources.