Paleo diet?

[Veronica]

I'd be hungry on that.

Veronica

[Catrin]

I'd be hungry on that.

Veronica

As would I...

[solobiker]

How many oz of chicken, steak or fish would you say that you eat at each meal? I usually have around 4oz. Maybe I should bump it up a bit. I am not too hungry for the most part but maybe I am just trying to ignore it. Maybe I should bump up my calories. I am trying to decrease my fruit too becuase I think the sugar makes me feel more hungry.

I feel bad typing this at work..I am on my bosses computer because she is in a meeting right now and my patients are busy with their exercises.

Thanks again!!

[GLC1968]

solobiker - I'd bump the eggs to three (a serving size is how many you can hold in one hand!), bump the chicken thighs to two (and definitely eat the skin) and make sure to dump a big scoop of quac on the taco salad. I would also drizzle some olive oil on the veggies.

Everything is better with guacamole, by the way. Or bacon.

[Becky]

Everything is better with guacamole, by the way. Or bacon.

OMG, yes. This is my favorite part about this "diet"....!

[GLC1968]

OMG, yes. This is my favorite part about this "diet"....!

I agree. But funny thing is, before I went paleo I didn't like either quacamole (or avocado) or bacon or chicken skin or egg yolks!

[Veronica]

I do six ounces of chicken for my meals.

Veronica

[solobiker]

solobiker - I'd bump the eggs to three (a serving size is how many you can hold in one hand!), bump the chicken thighs to two (and definitely eat the skin) and make sure to dump a big scoop of quac on the taco salad. I would also drizzle some olive oil on the veggies.

Everything is better with guacamole, by the way. Or bacon.

Wow..I am trying to eat more but I am just not hungry. It is pretty tough to do. Maybe it is because I am used to eating "smaller" amounts. People at work always pick on me for eating like a bird.

[Catrin]

Wow..I am trying to eat more but I am just not hungry. It is pretty tough to do. Maybe it is because I am used to eating "smaller" amounts. People at work always pick on me for eating like a bird.

I have this problem as well, my body adapted to eating so little for so long that it no longer complained at the lack of calories (probably just gave up) and I became accustomed to eating a certain volume of food. It makes it challenging when we try to start eating more. After just a couple of days or easing into this new way of fueling my body, I've realized that I dealt with the need to increase my calories by 40% earlier this year by simply adding grains, some oil and nuts but mainly grains I've been told the answer is to consume more nutritionally dense foods - which we both are - but we need more of them

[westtexas]

As would I...

Me too. No dressing? Make your own mayo - it's easy. All you need is olive oil (regular, NOT virgin, or it'll be olive oily in flavor), an egg, some dried mustard and lemon juice. Takes ~35 minutes because you have to let the egg and lemon juice come to temp together (very important). After the mayo is made (and it's good in your fridge until your egg expires on the carton) I add balsalmic vingear, or lime juice or whatever to make creamy dressing. Fatty and delicious.

I think the biggest hang up people have with Paleo is the fat. Don't be afraid! Be afraid of carbs, not your fat intake. I eat a ton of it at every meal and my weight is exactly where it should be. And I definitely don't count calories. I eat when I'm hungry and until I'm full. It's awesome.

As for the ghee - I buy mine in the store. It's made by Purity Cow and comes in a glass jar with a big blue label. It's not flavored/seasoned and it's great.

[Pedal Wench]

Thanks for the input. I don't have much weight to lose, so I'm really just looking to see if Paleo or Whole30 would work for me to just clean things up a bit.

[westtexas]

Thanks for the input. I don't have much weight to lose, so I'm really just looking to see if Paleo or Whole30 would work for me to just clean things up a bit.

I think that it would. I didn't really have weight to lose either. And honestly, I am the same weight now as I was this time last year, but I'm significantly leaner (less %body fat) and way more muscular.

[Catrin]

I think that it would. I didn't really have weight to lose either. And honestly, I am the same weight now as I was this time last year, but I'm significantly leaner (less %body fat) and way more muscular.

This is what I am after as well, my weight isn't much off my desired target.