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[quote=Anonymous]I've eaten Paleo for awhile and lost a few vanity pounds and my labs are absolutely excellent with my trigymcerides at 30.

However, my DH went to see the doctor at the age of 38 and HOLY SMOKES he was a hot mess.
-285lbs
-Cholesterol at 330
-Triglycerides over 100
-Pre-diabetic glucose level of 120
-High blood pressure

He was headed STRAIGHT to a heart attack. It was scary. He got scared. I was terrified that he would be dead at 45.

That day he decided to eat like me, and he went strict Paleo. Most nights our plates look like a MOUNTAIN of vegetables and a little bit of meat. He also started to exercise.

At the last check up, the doctor said that he is a poster child of how to turn your healthy around and was frankly stunned and inspired.

-Weighed in at 215lbs
-Cholesterol under 200 with his ratios extremely excellent (thank you daily avocado)
-Triglycerides at 40
-Fasting glucose 75
-Normal blood pressure
-Resting HR of 55 and this is at the DRS office, not lating in bed when he wakes up!

In two years time, he goes to the gym 5 days a week, ran the rock and roll half marathon and a number of other races and lifts weights and I might say that he's looking pretty sexy. He still does enjoy a glass of red wine each night.

So in a nutshell, Paleo transforms. It is not easy and I support him 100% and do a lot of the meal prep. Here is an example of a typical day:

-Breakfast 3 hard boiled eggs, plus a green smoothie (kale/spinach, 1/2 apple, lemon slice, ginger slice, avocado slice water and ice)
-Mid morning snack raw almonds or pistachios
-Lunch: large green salad (green meaning real greens, no iceberg or romaine) topped with grilled chicken
-Afternoon snack: 1/2 avocado (we go through 10 avocados a week, we buy them at Costco)
-Dinner: a spiced Burger on the grill with grilled large portobello mushrooms used as "the bun" and a side of brussel sprouts roasted with a little bit of bacon.
-Late night sweet attack: Chocolate Almond butter spread on a banana.

Yes, this takes a lot of work! I'm about to start my meal plan for next week and head to the store. This week I will have a huge pot of soup for an easy fix.[/quote]

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