I'm eating more protein, and losing weight without really trying. Woohoo!
Several of my friends, including my boyfriend, are getting into the paleo diet lifestyle. That's a bit extreme for me, but that's more about me not wanting to give up certain foods than it is about whether following a paleo diet works or not. Certainly, there are things about the diet that make sense, a whole lot of sense. Eating more protein is one of those things.
I've known for a long time that not eating enough protein makes me crave the carbs more. I suppose it's really that not eating enough protein means I eat more carbs, and the more carbs I eat, the more I want. When I fill up with protein, I don't eat nearly as much carbs.
I'm really talking about the white sugar/white flour kind of carbs. The box or 5 of Girl Scout cookies. The bag of Hershey's kisses that's gone before I know it. The macaroni and cheese that's great comfort food. The staples of PMS. Yeah, I'm sure you get the picture.
A while ago, at my boyfriend's recommendation, I picked up a book called Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. It's not a diet book, per se, but there is a basic diet plan included. This is what I've been following for the past few weeks. I haven't stuck to it rigorously. But I have made sure I'm eating a lot more protein daily than I used to, and it's making a difference. The numbers on the scale are dropping. :D
Several of my friends, including my boyfriend, are getting into the paleo diet lifestyle. That's a bit extreme for me, but that's more about me not wanting to give up certain foods than it is about whether following a paleo diet works or not. Certainly, there are things about the diet that make sense, a whole lot of sense. Eating more protein is one of those things.
I've known for a long time that not eating enough protein makes me crave the carbs more. I suppose it's really that not eating enough protein means I eat more carbs, and the more carbs I eat, the more I want. When I fill up with protein, I don't eat nearly as much carbs.
I'm really talking about the white sugar/white flour kind of carbs. The box or 5 of Girl Scout cookies. The bag of Hershey's kisses that's gone before I know it. The macaroni and cheese that's great comfort food. The staples of PMS. Yeah, I'm sure you get the picture.
A while ago, at my boyfriend's recommendation, I picked up a book called Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. It's not a diet book, per se, but there is a basic diet plan included. This is what I've been following for the past few weeks. I haven't stuck to it rigorously. But I have made sure I'm eating a lot more protein daily than I used to, and it's making a difference. The numbers on the scale are dropping. :D
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