Laura250blue
Silver Member
So I only have about a stone or so to lose, and Ive been on Minimins since 2011 - messing around with Slimming world and faddy diets which never seemed to work for longer than a fortnight.
10 months ago I moved to Australia – and naturally I started to eat healthily on my own.
Now, im not one of those people who thinks eating "healthy" is a low fat yoghurt, iceberg lettuce and a "low fat” microwave meal - when I decided to eat healthy I ate plenty of fresh fish, avacado, coconut oil, nuts, chia seeds and fresh fruit and veg.
I didnt weigh myself or even concentrate on the calories, I just ate well and tried to go organic wherever I could - I tried to cram as much nutrition as possible into every meal.
A week rolled by and after the heeadaches and cravings subsided, I felt amazing. The horrible cravings that had haunted me for years had gone. I could look at chocolate and genuinley not care for it. I took a swig of pepsi max and almost choked on it – it tasted of poison to me.
I carried on like this for a few weeks – getting compliments, feeling better – me and the OH (who is super fit & healthy) started going to farmers markets, bought a herb garden, and tried to find a supplier in Western Australia who sells Grass fed beef at a decent price.
Christmas rolls around and I gave in to the pressures – started to eat the odd chocolate here and there – and - im not joking – to me if was like injecting heroin – the sugar coursed through my veins and I started to crave it night and day!!
So its been 2 weeks since Xmas and Im ready to go back. I only just discovered, through nosying around on the web – that im pretty much already doing Paleo anyway!!
So thought I would join the thread, do it properly, and make it a lifestyle. Any tips, receipes, advice is welcome.
10 months ago I moved to Australia – and naturally I started to eat healthily on my own.
Now, im not one of those people who thinks eating "healthy" is a low fat yoghurt, iceberg lettuce and a "low fat” microwave meal - when I decided to eat healthy I ate plenty of fresh fish, avacado, coconut oil, nuts, chia seeds and fresh fruit and veg.
I didnt weigh myself or even concentrate on the calories, I just ate well and tried to go organic wherever I could - I tried to cram as much nutrition as possible into every meal.
A week rolled by and after the heeadaches and cravings subsided, I felt amazing. The horrible cravings that had haunted me for years had gone. I could look at chocolate and genuinley not care for it. I took a swig of pepsi max and almost choked on it – it tasted of poison to me.
I carried on like this for a few weeks – getting compliments, feeling better – me and the OH (who is super fit & healthy) started going to farmers markets, bought a herb garden, and tried to find a supplier in Western Australia who sells Grass fed beef at a decent price.
Christmas rolls around and I gave in to the pressures – started to eat the odd chocolate here and there – and - im not joking – to me if was like injecting heroin – the sugar coursed through my veins and I started to crave it night and day!!
So its been 2 weeks since Xmas and Im ready to go back. I only just discovered, through nosying around on the web – that im pretty much already doing Paleo anyway!!
So thought I would join the thread, do it properly, and make it a lifestyle. Any tips, receipes, advice is welcome.