I Went Paleo For 2 Months and the Results Were, Well, Exactly What I Wanted
8 years ago Fiona Watkins
After coming back from a family vacation and gaining almost 15 pounds in less than two weeks, I knew I needed to get back into a strict workout schedule and back to my healthy eating habits. On vacation, I wanted to enjoy myself and eat whatever I wanted. I ate pizza and ice cream and drank alcohol. I also slacked on my workouts, compared to my rigorous five to six workouts a week. My body felt gross, and I needed to get back into action.
The Paleo diet does not always correlate with weight loss, but because I incorporated high-intensity exercise, it was exactly what I needed.
As a trainer, getting back into my workout routine was not the hard part. I had a goal, and I needed to lose the 15 pounds that I had just gained. If I wanted to see a visible change, I needed to get strict with my diet. After doing some research, I decided I would go on the Paleo diet and eat as the cavemen did. I was not quite sure how long I would last, but I would cut out all grains, dairy, and processed fo..