Paleo Diet for Athletes - review (Page 2)

Yup, same here. I pretty much only venture down the aisles for oatmeal (regular, plain, quick-cooking or steel cut oats - NOT the flavored kind), the occasional box of pasta or brown rice, no-sugar-added applesauce, crackers, and then anything I'd need for a recipe (like tomato paste, etc).

Today is day five for me and I am not feeling so hot either.  I am WAY more sore than usual and I don't really feel so hot during my workouts.  I am looking for to having 2 weeks behind me and then seeing where I'm at.

I did notice that my mile times were way slow today in the same zones.

Try eating bananas and taking potassium supplements.  I have found that during the transition period, you end up flushing a lot of potassium from your kindneys, particularly if you are really cutting back on carbs otherwise.  This has what has made me feel crappy in the past.

I went cold turkey.

Also what are you guys using for recovery drinks.  I'm not really up for making the drink he talks about, what are some good choices you can buy?

CORocks - 2009-05-04 7:57 AM Whey protein powder and unsweetened applesauce is glorious! I'm sure you will start shedding pounds soon. Glad to hear you are feeling better and liking it so far

I thought Whey wasn't allowed in this plan?

Gotcha. I really need to re read the book. I'm going to Europe for two weeks before coming back to the states and starting my HIM training. I think I'll take it with me and read it on the plane.

How is the Paleo going for you?  I have my HIM in a week then a week's vacation.  Plan on reading the bood at the beach ans starting as soon as we get back.

I would love to hear some progress reports

I've got to chip in here with my 2c. I really like the concept of the Paleo diet, and have taken on board some of the principles in my daily eating, but I'm not prepared to go fully paleo. To me a good healthy balanced diet is good enough without being obsessive about avoiding certain foods.

For people who want to dedicate their life to achieving something major in this sport then Paleo may help, but for the rest of us eating fresh healthy well balanced foods, and minimising the rest is good enough.

Paleo is not some miracle cure-all, nor is it a weight loss diet. It is simply another approach to nutrition that works for some people, but not others.

With all respect, if you are constantly hungry, eating lots of crap, and yo-yoing in weight,  then there is probably a behaviour or attitude to food that you need to address BEFORE you consider taking on a nutrition plan like Paleo. Going Paleo might just seem like a deprivation that you respond to by binging and clensing. Not a happy / healthy place to be (trust me).

Please don't take offense at this post - I don't know your or your behaviours and motivations at all, but some of the language you used seemed to me like indicators of something else going on. Sort that "something else" out first, and the nutrition side might just sort itself.

Good luck.

Gerrard

The fat in the nuts is very healthy and encouraged in the diet. As long as you're keeping track of the portion sizes of the nuts you're not going to gain weight. They're not like potato chips.