Paleo Diet for Athletes - review (Page 10)

I also agree that starting this right might not be the best thing...but don't think it is the worst thing either. Why did you decide to do this...to lose weight, to clear up some digestive or auto immune issues? Many have stated here that losing weight while training for IM may/may not happen. the amount of training and amount you need to eat to supplement usually balance out and it is hard to get it exactly right. You need to eat enought to refuel, but not so much that you over do it. BUT, if you started it for other issues (IBS, bloating, autoimmune issues, etc) then it may just be what you need. If you can find paleo foods that you can consume on the bike that don't cause your stomach to revolt (like gels and other supplements do), then you could have a better race. BUT you MUST do these experiments during training and NOT on the day of your race. If you have time to figure it all out and find something that works, then go for it.
I started Paleo due to many stomach issues and feel SO MUCH BETTER! I can SBR now without the usual stomach upset that I always got and it is fantastic. I eat limited grains (corn chips and rice crackers), stay 100% gluten free, 100% legume free, maybe a tsp of milk in my coffee but otherwise no dairy and havent felt any huge limiting effects. I am not training for a full IM, but teach spin 4-6x/week, run 15-20 miles/week, swim 3-4x/week and ride long 3-5 hours on the weekends...on my way to a 1/2 IM in Oct. What I found to help with energy is:
Get ride of any refined sugars or processed foods...there isn't anything good about them so you don't need it!
Get rid of gluten containing foods
Replace usual replenishment carbs with sweet potatoes (roasted or baked - YUMMMM!) or other tubers
eat PLENTY of protein post workout

Look into a fish oil supplement and magnesium
Eat fruit either pre/post workout - when your body can process fructose best.
Play around with it, find foods that you like and go for it!
Paleo diet for Athletes is a bit different than strict Paleo but if you have the book follow the recommendations...plenty of protein, healthy fats (nuts/seeds/avocado/coconut/olive) and heatlhy carbs (veges).
Good luck on your race and make sure that if you are hungry that you need to eat MORE!

Funny thing, Oranges, Chickens etc did not appear until well after the Paleolithic period.

And Grains did exist during the end of this period.

i agree, how is it going?

I have been paleo since June. However in the last couple of weeks I have gone back to eating full grain pasta, rice and bread and cheese. I just lost so much weight and was getting skinny. I usually only eat these starches now on workout days. But I am convinced the white stuff is just not good for the body. Living in the medditerranian, the diet here really lends itself well to paleo. However I find that pure paleo my energy is better, my outlook better, I feel more alive.