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Hello friends,

I recently delved into the exciting and gratification denying world of Paleo. For those of you out of touch with social movements and FADs, the Paleo diet is centered on structuring your food consumption ONLY around foods available to hunter-gatherers thousands upon thousands of years ago. What does this mean for the average Joe? NO MILK. NO PASTA. NO RICE. NO PEANUTS. maxresdefault.jpg

Now don't pick up the razor just yet -- at least let me finish my filibuster. I have found it excruciatingly painful to describe, to others less informed, my food consumption regimen. I tell them, "I am doing the Paleo Diet." I should mention I am quite lean, not bones and skin, but also not Jabba the Hut.
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Immediate responses typically include, "YOU'RE DOING WHAT?" "WHY ARE YOU GOING ON A DIET?" Immediately fighting the urge to give them a discipline slap (Remember fathers and husbands, back of the hand is discipline, open palm is abuse), I manage to utter the words, "A diet does not always mean a weight-loss regimen."

Say it with me guys and grills, "A diet does not always mean a weight loss regimen." In fact, that denotation of the word is Beta to the Alpha definition, which states:

di·et1
ˈdīət/Submit
noun

the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
"a vegetarian diet"
synonyms: selection of food, food, foodstuffs;

A "diet" is simply what comprises your food selection, which just happens to be more strictly followed or tailored -- when someone is trying to achieve some sort of significant weight loss or health shift. Once again, by association with a common interest of humans, a word's main definition has been completely ignored and forgotten. I AM NOT ON A DIET. But I love you all.

Cheers,
Evan

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Good post dear Yeah, "A diet does not always mean a weight loss regimen" I try to control my food every day but doesn't work lol maybe is the wrong way of me Thank you for sharing I like your post have a nice day

Thanks, @Annsita I truly appreciate you taking the time to read! I wish you the best of luck with the food regimen -- you should try Paleo!

Lifestyle is what we say! Best of luck!

@soulsavers Thanks bro! I got into it / ketogenic diet after in-depth listening to Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss, after having been aware of it for several years.

Perfect you know then!! TF and JR are awesome!!

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