Almost daily, I receive some sort of inquiry into what I eat, what I don’t eat, why I eat what I eat or don’t, recipe and cooking questions, how it affects my type 1 diabetes, etc. so, here is the simplified version for you:
I do eat:
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Eggs
- Nuts
- Oils
- Meat
- Seafood
- Dark chocolate
- Almond/coconut milk
- Almond butter
- Almond/coconut flour
- Coffee
- Raw butter/Ghee
- Fresh herbs
- Spices
- Agave/Stevia in the Raw/Raw Turbinado
I don’t eat:
- Peanuts
- Corn
- Beans
- Rice
- Soy
- Pasta
- Canola/corn/rapeseed oils
- Yogurt/Cottage Cheese
- Grain (no wheat, bulgur, rye, oats, etc.)
- Candy
- Sweeteners
- Refined flours/sugars
- Nothing in a box or with an ingredient list
Simply put, I live the paleo lifestyle. It has been a very slow progression of change over the last year or so, so as not to feel deprived when I remove/eliminate/substitute food. I do not diet. It is a lifestyle. My sister shared this link with me and it is an excellent resource in easily understanding the Paleo lifestyle: http://greatist.com/health/the-ultimate-guide-to-eating-paleo-022012/
What have I learned? What food does to my body, my skin, my hair, my digestive system, my weight, my type 1 diabetes, on and on. It has been fascinating and I’m really passionate about it. I read A LOT, and am always trying to educate myself on how I can be healthier and feel better.
I eat more food than I ever have in my life, I’m constantly eating, and I am the leanest and most fulfilled I have ever been, but more important I feel the best I ever have. I am in no way starving, and while I eat a pretty “small” group of food, the options are endless. A lot of the comments and questions I’ve gotten have been, “wow, that’s an awful lot of food you’ve removed,” or, “what DO you eat?” Individuals seem to get overwhelmed by what I don’t eat, but I try to focus on what I do, and have taken it one step at a time. The first thing I eliminated was black beans-which I ate a lot of before. Then I moved on to corn, dairy, etc. Much to my surprise, the foods I thought would be most difficult, weren’t, and ones I thought wouldn’t be, were. Another learning experience!
Do I splurge? Absolutely. What I splurge on now is a little different than what I splurged on before. Are there times when I cave and eat something I don’t normally, of course! Am I 100% Paleo, 100% of the time? No. But I sure try and I think that counts for a lot.
Real calories are different.
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Paleo Power! Learn it. Live it. Love it. Hey, three L’s 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to share this.
I’m very impressed but I know it works!
This is awesome. Glad to hear you’re doing well!
Thank you Sysy! I’d love to talk more with you about what you’re doing, too!
I have a few questions on paleo as I am wanting to help my 16 year old daughter who has had type 1 for 14 yrs. My first question is do you still take insulin? It was my understanding that type 1’s cannot go without insulin. Though I hope we can reduce insulin intake, I am doubtful one could go without altogether. Secondly, my daughter and I were eating clean but she always felt hungry despite eating alot of clean foods. We later discoved this could be due to the lack of amylin, a hormone that helps with satiety, in type 1 diabetics. Did you ever feel hungry before going paleo and then notice a decrease in hunger and an increase in satiety after going paleo? Thirdly, we have experimented with weights and high intensity training but my daughter is always tired. Do you find that you have adequate energy to exercise fairly vigorously while eating paleo? I am concerned that low to no carb intake would further affect fatigue.
Thank you for your questions Lizzy! I am going to turn this into a blog post, as I receive a lot of the same questions, so please stick with me and I’ll answer all of these questions 🙂