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Offline Hope

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Hello from FL!
« on: December 09, 2011, 01:01:00 PM »
Hi!  My name is Hope and I'm 29 years old and live in Orlando, FL.

I've been following a Paleo diet for about 2 months now and I could not be any happier!  I am so happily surprised by the positive changes!  I sleep better, I have more energy, I'm never hungry, rarely get cravings, even my general attitude is better!  I've also lost about 20lbs, after spending about 2 years of workout programs and their accompanying "diets." I did 3 rounds of P90X, and followed the P90X food plan.  While I was gaining strength, I just wasn't seeing the results I wanted.  I still do a P90X workouts often, but now that I'm eating a Paleo diet, the results have been amazing!

I'm so excited about Paleo and want to bring everyone I know on board, but I know that's not possible.  I'm still struggling with friends/family being "haters" and not understanding my reasoning, thinking I'm being too "obsessive", etc.  Does anyone else deal with this often?  Is it jealousy?  Skepticism? 
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Offline Warren Dew

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Re: Hello from FL!
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2011, 01:35:49 PM »
Welcome!

I think most of us have had that issue - a paleo diet does so much good for us, we'd really like our friends and family to use it too!  Unfortunately, getting people to change their diets is very difficult.  Unless they already see themselves as having a problem that might be solved by a paleo diet, it's almost impossible to get them to change their minds through reason, though a few people here have had a little success through a "soft sell" approach.
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Re: Hello from FL!
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2011, 03:26:15 PM »
Most people would rather complain than actually do something to improve their lives.  Plus thaey have no will power to getoff the garbage they have been eating for ever.  They buy the party line....grains good....fat bad!  They have it exactly backwards....
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Re: Hello from FL!
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2011, 08:13:04 AM »
Quote from: Warren Dew on December 09, 2011, 01:35:49 PM
Welcome!

I think most of us have had that issue - a paleo diet does so much good for us, we'd really like our friends and family to use it too!  Unfortunately, getting people to change their diets is very difficult.  Unless they already see themselves as having a problem that might be solved by a paleo diet, it's almost impossible to get them to change their minds through reason, though a few people here have had a little success through a "soft sell" approach.

I guess I just get frustrated with the snarky remarks and eye rolling I experience from some people.  I generally just stay quiet about it because some people are far too stubborn to consider that their ideas about health/nutrition (low fat, whole grains = nutrition) may actually be wrong.  Oh well, it really just fuels my fire ;)  And guess who looks and feels better?!  The weirdo Paleo girl! ;)
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Re: Hello from FL!
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 07:19:24 AM »
You know you're paleo when you start evaluating peoples groceries at the checkout line and muzzle yourself from yelling nnnnoooooo!
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