Introduction

So I decided to try my hand at writing a blog. I thought I would name it Paleo Camper since we love to camp and I have adopted the paleo lifestyle. I hope that I will be able to share with you on this blog my paleo journey as well as health adn nutrition info and recipes, either ones I have made up or ones that I find (in which case I will share the link).
I first learned about the paleo lifestyle when I decided to try a 21 day sugar detox from www.balancedbites.com ON oCT. 1, 2010. I had only very briefly heard of paleo before then and never bothered to research it since it seemed too hard to do. I had a MAJOR sweet tooth and loved ice cream and chocolate! During the sugar detox, not only was I not allowed to eat sugar but I had to stop eating dairy, and all legumes, potatoes, corn, soy and grains. I was really surprised at how limited it was in what I could eat, at first. It started out really tough, but by the end of the 3 weeks, I found my energy increased and I actually LOST 8 pounds despite the fact that I was eating and never felt hungry! While on the detox program, I discovered Robb Wolf's book, The Paleo Solution (www.robbwolf.com). As I read his book (which by the way is an incredibly easy and entertaining book to read for a nutrition book), I realized the science behind it made sense. I was sold. (The fact that I felt great and had more energy than I had had in YEARS helped me make my decision).
It is now march and I have lost 20 pounds and 2 sizes. I am one size away from my goal size and then I will be the size I was in high school! I really love feeling this way and losing weight and not being hungry. I have realized that this diet is really not as restricting as I originally thought. It is just different. In fact, I can basically eat as much as I want. There is now counting calories or points or weighing food or worrying about eating something with too much fat. I just have to make sure I avoid the foods I listed above, that I stick to whole fats (olve oil, coconut oil and occassionally butter). I feel great and have a lot of energy, which are the main benefits. I hope you subscribe to my blog and come back often to see my progress and to get soem ideas and recipes and hopefully adopt this very helpthy lifestyle for yourself!