Comments on: Paleo Primer

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:39:11 +0000

Thanks for the kudos, Crista! Good luck going Paleo in 2012!

Keep in touch!

Adam

By: Crista

Crista — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:39:12 +0000

Hi! Just found you through Strong is the New Skinny and not a moment too soon…I just went Paleo yesterday after years of vegetarianism and veganism. I bought your Paleo Dieters Missing LInk and can’t wait to read it Kudos

Crista

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:58:17 +0000

Really glad it helped you, Daisy!

Good luck and keep in touch!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:04:24 +0000

Thanks Adam for clearing laying out in a simple form! After reading some quite detailed book I was overwhelmed with info overload! It’s been great so far, and now that I’m expecting my first child in Jan I’m so excited to introduce this lifestyle and NO other to him or her (its a surprise) Also believing I have a celiac disease I’ve found how even the “health all natural” grocers can be just as terrible as those fast food chains! Its extremely sad what the average person is putting in their body and they have no idea what it actually is or even care!!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:26:51 +0000

It depends, Tara. A few days to a few weeks depending what your diet was like before. There was an article by Nicole Carrol in CrossFit Journal called “Getting Off the Crack” that talks about this issue. It’s on CrossFit.com

Good luck! Hang in, you’ll be fine.

Adam

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:13:18 +0000

I just started the paleo diet on Monday, I am craving sweets and carbs so badly, when will this stop? I don’t feel better, I actually feel pretty disgusting. Instead of daydreaming about boys i’ve been daydreaming about cookies. When is this going to end.

By: Leslie Heywood

Leslie Heywood — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:52:11 +0000

Hi Adam, there’s a lot of good info here and you seem open to questions, so I have one for you. I’m an avid CrossFitter/runner/yogi/former powerlifter. I’m 46, and under 10% bodyfat as measured by a Dexa scan. I already ate very clean, and very carefully, but, based on the recommendations of CrossFitters regarding their energy levels, decided to try Paleo in January. I followed it strictly. I stayed on a month, but it was a complete disaster. I literally couldn’t function, felt like I was in slow motion, and had so little energy I was tripping over the box in box jumps and couldn’t complete my WODs. I have never felt so awful in my life. Everyone said that my system would adjust and I’d convert to burning fats rather than carbs for energy after 2-3 weeks, but I didn’t seem to be burning anything, as I had no energy whatsoever. After a month I had to go back to my regular diet, which does include grains like oatmeal, a little multi-grain bread, and some dairy like yogurt. It has taken me almost all of this month to recover. I read somewhere that some people’s systems just don’t burn fat very well, and am thinking I must be one of them. Ever heard of this happening, or do you have any ideas about what I might have done wrong?

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:11:35 +0000

I do see what you’re saying, Don. I put it in the grain category because it always seems to come up when you get on the “gluten free” and “cut out wheat” topics.

Adam

By: Don

Don — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:35:04 +0000

Hi Adam;

Thanks for the clarification and info. I am aware of the sapions in quinoa but never knew that it had to potential to irritate one’s gut. Do you know if this affects everyone or only for some people, such as yourself? I will research this some more as quinoa goes well with me and in fact my naturopath had once told me to eat it instead of wheat products some time back (and that’s how I got into eating it). That being said I still have the issue with classifying it under “grains”. It is incorrect and I wish that more authors on the subject pay a bit more attention to this as false or incorrect information does not do well with supporting their claims.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:43:36 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Don! Robb Wolf has talked extensively about Quinoa. The bottom line is that it’s STILL gut irritating even though it’s gluten free, not really a grain, etc.

I do poorly on quinoa myself. There are compounds in it called, I think, sapoins that are phospholipids. They can dissolve the gut tissue. If you google those terms you’ll find some good info.

Adam