
I ate too much. I drank too much. I shopped too much. My friend, Nicole Daedone, calls this the mantra of the Western woman. I was 25 pounds fatter than I am now. I'd wake up with a radical vow of how this day would be different. I'd get the weight loss train going. I'd race home from work, pour a glass of wine and make dinner, noshing all the way. That is, I "some-day'ed" until Nov 2, 2008. Madonna's Sweet and Sticky Tour. You may not be a Madonna fan. I hear that.I'd tell myself: Maybe someday I'll take this food/weight stuff on.

From Fat to Paleolista the Dr. Sara Way
I radically changed my food plan overnight. You can too. I started eating "Paleo" style, as in "Paleolithic" diet or "Caveman" diet. Hunter-gatherer. It's a modern reinterpretation of the presumed diet our ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era, which ended about 10,000 years ago. Short version: no grains. You know in your bones, along with smartypants Gary Taubes, that this food plan is wise. Lots of nonstarchy vegetables, lean protein, and... well, more vegetables. About 40 grams worth of fiber-rich vegetables if you follow my playbook.
No refined carbohydrates. And all of it is incredibly hormone balancing, particularly for women.
When you eat food to satisfy an emotional or psychic need, you harm yourself. You deaden the part of you that wants to rock your mission. You choose foods that sap your energy, add fat to your belly and make your happy neurohormones take a nosedive.
Choose another option. I've got a jumpstart for you. Start with the tips below, and soon I'll post Part 2 on how to move the needle even further. Not all of Paleo--as described by the men who recommend it--is appropriate for the female matrix. I've got some tweaks to share. The food practices listed below is ancient--it's based on what our ancestors ate but it's combined with the latest science on how to optimize your hormones. This post is inspired by a recent conversation with the genius Dave Asprey who biohacked his weight down 100 pounds and raised his IQ 20 points.
Eat this/Not This.
1. Eat butter from grass-fed cows. Pastured butter. I was inspired by Dave to add it to my coffee!
2. Stop eating grain. Quinoa is cool - it's a seed. I used to love oatmeal (oat groats, actually, because I'm still a super freak), and now I eat quinoa flakes (no, not a skin disease) or eggs for breakfast. Protein and veg for lunch and dinner.
3. NO more sugar substitutes. Stevia only. Ditch the damn diet coke. People who consume diet drinks are fatter than those who abstain. (And I know that you don't need the reminder to cut the sugar 100%. Get off the roller coaster, Lovies!)
Eat these yummy things, cut out the crap, and watch what happens. Tune in for Part 2 in a few days, and enter your email below to get it delivered to your inbox! It's free and will change your life (and your hormones! More on that next post!).