Primarily, we live in a society that is not PALEO friendly. Applebees, Acme, food source, whole foods, qdoba, wendy's, (even) starbucks, 7-11, etc. The list can go on forever. For the few (thousands actually) people have to strive to de-conform to the SAD. I'm not trying to go primitive, or am I, but the extend of my "paleoism" is being done in real life. Yes I eat grass fed, free range, cage free, no hormones added, non-sorbate prunes, almond butter, and bacon- tons of bacon, but I do it with real life in mind. If I go out to eat (which is becoming less and less) I'll say "hold the potato, but double the veggies". I was actually away last weekend and went to IHOP (gag... but it was for a good cause). Ordered up the 3 egged over-hard with hash, toast and 2 pieces of bacon. I kindly asked the waitress (side note- we were in canada) for " 3 eggs, hold the toast and hash but substitute with extra bacon and add peameal (canadian bacon). IT WAS DELICIOUS !!. Mean while I watched others gorge themselves on stuffed french toast with cream cheese and down chocolate milk one after another!!! The others were actually in disgust with my meal due to all "the fatty meat!" LOL I just looked at my husband and chuckled! anyway!!
So, real life paleo to me means that your aware of the MONSTROUS amount of benefits that paleo has to offer, but know enough that life happens and it's all not peach's and cream (coconut milk cream). I hope to provide and enlighten you to living in real time while still maintaining my paleo lifestyle!
what do you think? Any questions for me??
I get comments when I go out to eat with friends and family due to the meat and fat on my plate. Always!! But as my appearance changes for the better (much better!), the comments have changed from 'enjoy your heart attack!' to 'so that's your secret?'. And I've got my whole family on board now because the results are so unarguably good. Hooray for Paleo! :)
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