Before I even knew what the paleo diet was, for the last few years my diet has typically consisted of meat, fruit, nuts, salad and fish, and basically no "carbs". This is just naturally what I like to eat. I've always been "carbophobic", if you will, and genuinely don't like the taste of potatoes, rice, cous cous etc.
Recently I moved in with someone who is strictly paleo, read up a bit about the diet and discovered that hey, I've been paleo all along and didn't even realise
My flatmate cooks most nights, and she is a really good cook so our meals are always delicious and quite decadent. She is very enthusiastic about paleo recipes, so she puts quiet a bit of effort in to her meals. I never really crave anything that isn't paleo e.g. potatoes, rice, bread etc because I never really eat that stuff anyway. The only thing I eat that goes outside of the paleo diet is
yoghurt. I absolutely love yoghurt and am not willing to give it up
I can imagine for people who love carbs, converting to paleo would be next to impossible, or sheer hell! It just so happens that I don't like carbs anyway, so eliminating them is pretty easy.
My ONE concern about a diet that is as seemingly restrictive as the paleo diet is
calcium intake. But from what I've read there seems to be a reasonable explanation to cover this concern:
Paleo Diet Q & A - Calcium from where?
Apparently a high protein diet increases calcium absorption, and eating less insulinotropic foods decreases calcium excretion.
I don't think I will ever be
strictly adherent to any particular diet, but paleo loosely sits well with me. My flatmate and her whole family are all strictly paleo though!! They are totally in to it and are always discussing new recipes and stuff. All of them have lost considerable amounts of weight and are happier and healthier than they have ever been. I have to admit, from what I have seen, the paleo diet seems to deliver what it promises.