High Fat, high protein, low carb

[myturn]

Really.... You just have salami and cheese???

or chicken and nothing else??

I keep getting bought back to my home ec days at school where there was an insistence on a little bit of everything I each meal...

[nothing2lose]

I would probably have soup as well.

Or salad, or celery with hummous, or paleo bread.


Speaking of bread, first loaf of flax focaccia in the oven

Eta - focaccia out of oven. Pic on my FB page.

Eeta - omg! It's great!! It has a really similar texture to real bread. I think I like it better than the paleo bread!

[Jellyfish]

N2L do you think it would go with a garlicy butter mix? I miss garlic bread lol.

[myturn]

Seems like I might need to get onto baking

[nothing2lose]

JF, I can't see why not.

[mummato1]

So pleased I found this post!

I have been following a paleo lifestyle for the past 18months and I can not recommend it highly enough. Initially I changed my diet to lose a few kgs in order to get healthy to fall pregnant (was having fertility issues).. but it turned in to so much more once I saw the benefits with weight loss and also my health in general.

I have lost 18kgs much more than I ever anticipated.. and that was mostly from dietary changes. I didn't start exercising until I lost about 15kgs (!) and then found a love for crossfit.

I fell pregnant within 6 months of changing my diet (after 14months of no luck).. miscarried unfortunately. But please to say I am now pregnant again (about 9 weeks) 6 months after my miscarriage.

I have to say I am finding it difficult to stay completely paleo now I am pregnant, due to food aversions mostly and my body craving carbs. Instead of resorting to grains etc for my carbs I am just eating a lot more starches like sweet potato and even rice.

[meow]

I have to say I am finding it difficult to stay completely paleo now I am pregnant, due to food aversions mostly and my body craving carbs. Instead of resorting to grains etc for my carbs I am just eating a lot more starches like sweet potato and even rice.

I think sweet potato and rice are a good idea. You could sprout the rice so it's healthier and better to digest. We actually follow GAPS and the author of that, Dr Campbell-McBride, advocates following your cravings where needed but then staying on track (ie. eat rice if you crave it but then don't just add it back to your diet unless you're still craving it). She also recommends homemade sourdough bread for pregnancy.

I need to make some flax focaccia!! Sounds delish!

This is the recipe I was looking at from Loving Our Guts. Looks like it's the same recipe but converted to GAPS as it doesn't use baking powder, artificial sweetener or oil.

Flax Focaccia Bread

• 2 C. Whole Flaxseed or Flaxseed Meal
• 1 tsp. Baking soda
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2 Tbs honey
• 5 Beaten Eggs
• 1/2 C. Water
• 1/3 C. melted butter
• (optional) Garlic Granules, parmesan cheese, Course Sea Salt, or Onion Flakes to top the bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Beat eggs, then mix in butter, water and honey and set aside.
Grind flax seeds in a Vitamix or an Electric Spice Grinder to make flax meal. If you use a spice grinder/coffee grinder you will need to grind it in batches. Flax meal goes rancid quickly so if you are going to purchase it ground or grind it ahead of time be sure to store it in the freezer.
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir well. I used my Hand Blender to get it all mixed up nicely. It tends to want to be lumpy and you need it very smooth. Let mixture sit for 3 minutes.
Place into prepared pan and shape into a flat circle or oval.
Sprinkle with optional toppings.
Bake for about 20 minutes or till done.
Serve warm with butter or your favorite topping.

[Arimeh]

I have to say I am finding it difficult to stay completely paleo now I am pregnant, due to food aversions mostly and my body craving carbs. Instead of resorting to grains etc for my carbs I am just eating a lot more starches like sweet potato and even rice.

I had major food aversions in my first trimester - I had to quit paleo. All I could stomach was toast - every paleo breakfast I had been having turned my stomach and made me gag. I'm still a bit off dates now.

Plus every time I stood up I would want to pass out (feel faint, see black etc) and it didn't matter how much sweet potato I ate, nothing stopped that except for bread!

Can't wait to get back to it after the baby is here!