its a fancy new name for the caveman diet. YEars ago when I was trying to figure out an allergy I got put on the caveman diet and then one at a time the offenders got added back in till we figured out which one bugged me.

Going thru the stem cell stuff it was recommended that I go sugar free, flour free, gluten free, corn free, peanut free, milk free and so forth. I was MISERABLE for about 2 weeks. I wanted Milk! I wanted chocolate! I wanted bread! I was foggy headed, stumbly, weak, nauseous, grouchy, cog fog doesnt begin to describe it. I had my daughter come up and clean out my cabinets so I wasnt tempted. She replaced the wheat flour with coconut flours, almond flours, hazlenut flours, arrowroot starch and tapiocal flour. She made brownies from almond butter and squash and other yummies. The one dairy I am allowed to eat is butter. dont know why, but its permitted. She stayed a few days and laid out several meal plans. I already had a great diet so the switch was not hard, but I was amazed to find out how much sugar was in my diet. Even my new Almond milk had sugar in it!

As the first week passed I started to get my footing under me. I would no longer stand in the kitchen and scream IM HUNGRY! and have no idea what to eat, or how to cook it. I had pre prepped roasted squash with maple syrup by the bucket in the fridge. it was tasty, quick to fix, full of fiber and stuck with me. I found eating an egg at breakfast stayed with me far longer than any cereal I had ever eaten. I found turkey and avacado for lunch stuck with me far longer than any burger I ever had.

As week two came to a close I had ordered a bunch of cook books and figured out that the diet I was on is called Paleo. The MD didnt explain that one, she just took stuff away. Now that I had a name/style for how to eat I could figure it out. I got a book about Paleo indulgences and it was chucked full of yummy treats to make with coconut or almond flour. While it doesnt taste exactly the same as the stuff that left my house, its amazing! I am learning to adjust recipes for how I like things.

Is anyone else on this? I tried the swank diet and wanted to stab myself in the eye. it was too hard, too restrictive and I felt horrible on it. I tried south beach, but it was hard, and more about weight loss than feeling good. I didnt really need to lose weight, I needed to kick start my stomach into working again.

Since being on it, my gastro paresis has fixed itself. my skin has cleared up, my energy is back, my feet have stopped burning, my brain fog is better, my migraines are far fewer, and my visual stuff is tons better. I eat this way about 95% of the time. I have snuck in a couple of cheats, but I know in 20 minutes that it was a bad idea. Worth it, but bad idea! I consider carefully before I pick out a treat.

Anyone else?