I recently bought a book on Paleo, as well as Norishing Traditions and another one - Good Fats, Bad Fats I think. I am currently reading up on GAPS, so it may take a while to get onto it.
The main thing that makes these diets difficult is that the food we buy normally doesn't have the nutrients that the same food used to have. So you need to buy organic, which I find expensive. So much healthier though. For me, it's about nutrients per mounthful, rather than calories or whatever. How we digest things and gut health are important parts of it all. I may not do GAPS 100% but that's the closest I've found so far.
btw - on Oz Day, I made the most delicious GAPS friendly, paleo, grain free lemon coconut slice in the TMX. Unbelievably yummy and really easy.
Have you had a look at the Marks Daily Apple site? Lots of stuff there including info and recipes, also Sarah Wilson posts a lot about paleo, no sugar and released a quit sugar ebook as well.
I know this is an old thread now but I just wanted to say I follow a paleoish diet not for the weight loss but because I have an auto immune disease and this is the best way for me to eat. I say paleo -ish because I am not strict paleo and if you do your research there are may variations. The bonus for me was weight loss and I didnt have very much to lose I am talking 5kg but it dripped off me and I never felt better energy wise. Because tou are also eating good saturated fat you dont tend to have the sugar or carb cravings. People really need to start doing their research into eating saturated fat because it is essential not the opposite that we have been led to believe all these years. They keep telling us to eat more grains etc but this is what makes us fat along with sugar. Great place to start is google The fat revolution by Christine Cronau she explains it in very simple ways but also shows reference to studies which prove it. You only have to look at her before and afters to see she is onto a good thing.
Strawberry55 - I would also be interested in the ebook.
Basically if you cut out or dramatically reduce your sugar and grains, replaced it with good fats then your well on your way to better health and natural weight loss.
I've been on a Low Carb, High Fat diet for about 3 weeks and have lost three kilos really easily. its been relatively easy for me to follow (would be easier if my entire family weren't carb addicts!) I enjoy the food i get to eat and can feel the difference in me already. less brain fog lol. if I deviate every now and then and have something high in sugar or carbs, I feel yuck almost straight away and especially the next day, tired and headache. not nice
I read a great blog recently about why people fail on the paleo diet and one reason was the "lean meat" thing. Some people go too low fat based on the theory that wild animals didn't used to have as much fat as today's animals. But they would have had some fat, and it all would have been eaten. So eating skinless, boneless chicken breasts sure isn't paleo! If you cut back the carbs AND fat you'll have no source of energy and it will just be debilitating on your body.
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