Quite a few of my friends who really struggled with their weight over the years went paleo and lost pretty significant amounts of weight impressively quickly as a result... but most importantly...
Quite a few of my friends who really struggled with their weight over the years went paleo and lost pretty significant amounts of weight impressively quickly as a result... but most importantly for them, have actually kept it off even all these years later staying on the diet. So while I can't speak to the science behind it, nor speak to how healthy it is long-term (I suspect it's pretty unhealthy, TBH), there does at least seem to be a decent amount of anecdotal evidence of its effectiveness.
I was involuntarily (my love for bread, and related products cannot be overstated :P) put on a paleo diet to combat lyme disease over the summer, and I lost a ton of weight (which I didn't need or...
I was involuntarily (my love for bread, and related products cannot be overstated :P) put on a paleo diet to combat lyme disease over the summer, and I lost a ton of weight (which I didn't need or even particularly want to lose, at that). It's insane how much carbs and sugars contribute to your overall calorie count. After awhile, I actually started to feel pretty good on a strict paleo diet though it was a long struggle to get to that point with all the antibiotics I was taking. If nothing else, it gave me a much better appreciation for the amount of carbs I was ingesting for no good reason, and ways to avoid them when possible, which I find valuable even now when I'm not very strict with the diet anymore.
Well, no shit... but the effectiveness of diets is about far more than just consuming less calories. A green bean diet would be incredibly calorie light, but the chances of someone actually being...
Well, no shit... but the effectiveness of diets is about far more than just consuming less calories. A green bean diet would be incredibly calorie light, but the chances of someone actually being able to stay on it for years is pretty slim. Whereas the paleo diet seems to be an easy one for people to transition to, allows people to lose weight pretty rapidly while still feeling satiated (i.e. none of my paleo friends complained of ever feeling hungry, unlike many others I know who have tried ones like Weight Watchers), and moreover they actually seem to be able to maintain it for years.
Quite a few of my friends who really struggled with their weight over the years went paleo and lost pretty significant amounts of weight impressively quickly as a result... but most importantly for them, have actually kept it off even all these years later staying on the diet. So while I can't speak to the science behind it, nor speak to how healthy it is long-term (I suspect it's pretty unhealthy, TBH), there does at least seem to be a decent amount of anecdotal evidence of its effectiveness.
I was involuntarily (my love for bread, and related products cannot be overstated :P) put on a paleo diet to combat lyme disease over the summer, and I lost a ton of weight (which I didn't need or even particularly want to lose, at that). It's insane how much carbs and sugars contribute to your overall calorie count. After awhile, I actually started to feel pretty good on a strict paleo diet though it was a long struggle to get to that point with all the antibiotics I was taking. If nothing else, it gave me a much better appreciation for the amount of carbs I was ingesting for no good reason, and ways to avoid them when possible, which I find valuable even now when I'm not very strict with the diet anymore.
It probably works because they are eating less calories.
Well, no shit... but the effectiveness of diets is about far more than just consuming less calories. A green bean diet would be incredibly calorie light, but the chances of someone actually being able to stay on it for years is pretty slim. Whereas the paleo diet seems to be an easy one for people to transition to, allows people to lose weight pretty rapidly while still feeling satiated (i.e. none of my paleo friends complained of ever feeling hungry, unlike many others I know who have tried ones like Weight Watchers), and moreover they actually seem to be able to maintain it for years.
You wouldn't really want to. But people are desperate and will pretty much try anything.