So I finally convinced my wife to give it a shot. I remember being utterly confused with so many questions – I’m sure we bugged Luan quite a bit – I actually remember a phone call between my wife and Luan where my wife was visibly frustrated she started crying. We didn’t know what to do…no pasta, no rice? No potatoes? No bread? Not even the “healthy” kind? And back then (which was somewhat “ancient” times for the widespread paleo movement), there wasn’t many good recipes online – not like today where there’s countless cookbooks, blogs, communities dedicated to sharing Paleo recipes.
But we forged ahead and rocked a 30-Day Challenge, and were very happy with the results. We both visibly lost a nice amount of weight, without even working out…or much exercise at all. Imagine how much more we could have trimmed up if we did go on regular walks! At this point, we were hooked. As time went on, we learned new things about Paleo and what’s accepted (learning that green beans were fine completely blew our minds).
But we haven’t been perfect. For two consecutive years, we slacked off during football season, which leads into Holiday season. One of my goals this year is to maintain Paleo through these times – it’s not hard, really.
Now, we’re armed with tons of information – from experts like Robb Wolf & Mark Sisson - and awesome recipes from websites/cookbooks like: Everyday Paleo, PaleOMG, Practical Paleo (book), and PaleoPot. There’s even some fantastic podcasts from Robb Wolf and Sarah Fragoso (Paleo Lifestyle & Fitness and Paleo Talk).
With all of this on our side, coupled with our previous experience – I don’t see why we won’t be successful in re-adapting to Paleo and getting our bodies the proper fuel it needs.
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