Paleo Lifestyle

I did look at it and considered it but I'm not a big meat eater so I am doing the NHS Choices 12 week plan which is basically calorie counting and I find I can balance meals better with this. Good Luck with it though its certainly very popular among film stars!!

I would point out that paleontithic man died in his late twenties/early thirties, with clear evidence of bone disease, infection and periods of malnutrition.............

I considered it but its a bit restrictive as I used to be vegetarian and only eat very limited amount of meat and no pork or fowl at all.I'd find him a diet that allows him to have all the things he enjoys ..he'll stick to it then if he doesn't feel deprived.My sons partner is doing slimming world diet with a lot of success ,mind you sh's only a size 12 anyway but wants to drop 2 sizes .She lost 10 pound in her first week and says she ate more than she normally does

I've read mixed things about this type of diet, it's hard to know which sources to trust anymore when it comes to food

What would you replace the cereal part with as it cuts out bread? Also the fruit amount seems small.

I'm a bit worried about any diet that eliminates whole groups of foodstuffs from what you eat. Does he not like dairy products, potatoes, pasta, bread? Where does his calcium requirements come from?
Have you looked at Slimming World - he doesn't have to go to meetings, he could do it on-line (or even just do the plan without joining). He can eat as much lean meat, potatoes and pasta, fruit and veg as he likes, but also have limited amounts of dairy, bread and sweet things for a treat. If he's a meat and 2 veg type of man, this would suit him and he wouldn't be missing anything out.

Sorry Sue but what struck me about your post was hubby is NOT very motivated.
If this is the case I'm afraid anything you impose on him is not going to work.
Losing weight involves changing behaviour for good, not just while you are losing weight, and people will only change their behaviour if they are motivated. They are only motivated if they can see some benefit to the change in their behaviour.
I would go back to Square 1 if I were you, and think about ways you can make him want to change.
Frankly if anyone tried to put me on the Paleo diet they wouldn't see me for dust

My Dh has spent the last 3 years without dairy, cereals and packaged food and has eaten very little meat and has put on 2 stone !

SueInHull, confused: legumes are vegetables. Is there a new meaning of legumes in this diet???

Rinouchka I think in this context legumes is used to mean pulses and beans.
Have you looked at LCHF (low carb healthy fat), SueinHull?

SueinHull, you might be interested in the LCHF thread on here. All the information you need is on the Diet Doctor site linked in the original post. Mamie is a fine example of a success story, one of several on GN. I am a half-hearted follower, but it doesn't feel like a diet as such, just a new way of life, and you and your husband won't be hungry or feel deprived once you get going.
www.gransnet.com/forums/dieting_and_exercise/1228651-Low-carb-support-thread-2016-Part-2?msgid=26120174

good suggestion Shysal. I am on LCHF...it works so well and I am never hungry in fact I now don't eat breakfast so I am throwing in the fasting thing...please no comments on how breakfast is the most important meal blah blah..it isn't true.
I'm losing weight and inches steadily and I am sure I can make this a lifestyle change.
sleeping better and the brain fog has lifted. My hubby has joined me enticed my the fry ups. Go for it SueinHull

I even didn't try any special rule to keep my health well and fit. And also I don't have any special diet plan as well. But thinking to maintain dieting now a days.

I'm on a mix of LCHF and Paleo. I don't eat anything stodgy or processed, cook everything from scratch, and eat mainly meat & veg. Do have the odd slice of bread but it's multigrain or spelt. I eat a lot of butter olive oil and cream. I'm pn steroids for life and my weight stays steady on this diet.

The Paleo is actually completely fraudulent. Not only were many vegetables completely different centuries ago, having been changed by painstaking breeding, but many were simply not around in the UK until the Middle Ages or much later. Also, forensic anthropologists investigating the teeth of paleo skulls have confirmed that cereals formed part of the diet.

It works for me so I don't care how authentic it is It cuts out junk and stodge - I'm maintaining my normal weight despite steroids.