I eat Paleo.
First if you really want to learn then buy the Primal Blueprint which is an awesome walkthrough for Paleo lifestyle.
When I first went Paleo I was in pretty poor shape. 24% body fat with a skinny-fat body and low energy. Within 3 months of going on it I lost 20 pounds of fat, actually gained some muscle definition without weight exercise and felt incredible. My income also went up substantially because I was working like a beast.
The hard part is getting on the train though -I tried a few times before and I just couldn't keep up. I was used to easy eating from boxes that I could open and eat within a minute.
I got around this by making things simple for me in the beginning.
Here's how:
Morning I would always eating two whole eggs, 3 slices of chicken bacon and optionally an apple with a little bit of organic peanut butter.
Keeping your breakfast super simple is key because once that falls in line its easier to keep momentum. I don't like to think in the mornings what I'll make. I make this in 10 minutes and down it in 2.
For other meals what worked best for me is keeping it equally simple;
1 part meat, one part vegetables. Usually chopped chicken breast cooked on a pan (5 minutes) with a large handful of prewashed mixed greens (bought in plastic container. Once you're in to this switch out to organic and ditch the plastic) I would use fried onions on top to give more flavor which allowed me to ditch dressing.
so
MEAT (chicken breast or thin beef) + LARGE PORTION MIXED GREENS + FRIED ONIONS
Works everytime.
To keep it from being repetitive I would switch out the meats and I would buy some of the premade meat spices (montreal chicken etc)
I would also add something new beside the meal as a desert;
-greek yoghurt (pretty good)
-oranges
-apple with peanut butter (always works)
I also cut out ALL grains (no bread, etc) and almost all dairy.
The problem is when starting out most of us try and go perfect -it doesn't work. Going from eating cereal to cooking up a $50 dinner does NOT work. Keep it simple.
One part meat, one part mixed greens and one part fruit. You can later add and to this if you feel like it but at it's core thats it. Don't fuck around with soups, gravies, dressings or anything that require skills. Slab of meat + handful of greens keeps it about as simple as possible. If a chimp in the zoo couldn't cook up your meal then don't even try.
Every meal takes a max 10 minutes to make from standing up to sitting down.
Important rules:
- NO grains
- Large portion of protein with every meal (I keep it around 30-40 grams. DON'T COUNT. Meat will make this automatic) Hunger is the number 1 killer of diets. Protein kills hunger.
- Meats (keep it easy. Either chicken breast (chopped or strips) or thin slices of beef.
- Vegetables. Keep it easy at first. Go with mixed greens. No chopping involved. Grab and throw.
And when you're hungry or cravinh sugar or carbs eat some apples with peanut butter, oranges or other sugary but relatively healthy fruits.
Drink a lot of green tea/black tea. It works in accelerating weight loss.
Don't worry about fats or cholesterol. I did blood tests 6 months in and my T was doubled, cholesterol normal and everything else perfect.
To make exercise fool proof...
Set up a fail-proof work room. As IM's I'm guessing most of us sit our ass in front of a PC for most of the day. TURN THAT IN TO FAT LOSS.
I bought some treadmills and put a few flat screens on wall mounts and work that way. I stole this idea from some other Wicked poster (forget who sorry!) and damn it, it works!! It's free health and calorie burning while my bank account grows. I don't even have to pay attention. I work, scratch my ass, watching movies all the while I walk at 1.7mph.
I have a defined muscle tone now and am a fucking beast when it comes to getting shit done. First thing I noticed was that I was sleeping less and waking up at 7 (11 was normal for me) and getting straight to work. It's WORTH IT.
