I did move to a Paleo-like diet more than a year and a half ago. And, saw positive results several months after balancing omega 3 (EPA, DHA) and omega 6 intake ... making me realize just how powerful diet can be.
Ah, Paleo-like. We've been doing that for two years ... along the lines of the
Perfect Health Diet. Amazing results. I lost 25 pounds, which stay off with no counting of anything. Triglycerides down, HDL up, stable blood sugar, joint pain GONE, feel like a million bucks every day.
As long as we don't eat grains, legumes, flour, sugar and seed oils (which takes out most all packaged crap foods and most all fast foods), the amazement continues. We were 54 when we started the diet, only because we felt so bad that 64 wasn't looking good, and 74 seemed unimaginable. We are incredibly thankful to have found this diet.
Who knew that wheat was such a big contributor to autoimmune conditions? My Hashimoto's thyroiditis antibodies started to decline steadily, and at the 18-month Paleo mark, a blood test showed they were gone entirely. My doc said it was probably stopping wheat that did it. Thyroid medication is at one third the previous dose, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go down further.
A problem with "diets" is that when we have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But carbs are indeed being nailed as the culprits in so many ailments. The low-carb diet, tweaked for individual needs and responses, is here to stay, because it really works on so many important levels, not just weight. The science is out there and growing, as people are getting amazing results ... my doctor was skeptical two years ago, but he now says to keep doing whatever I'm doing!
Good fats are key (eggs, avocadoes, coconut oil, grassfed meats, ghee, nuts). Seems fat is the body's preferred energy source, not carbs.
Fat satiates, carbs make you want to keep eating.
Then you go to sleep
from the insulin spike while your body stores the carbs as fat for future use.
A problem with flying is that real, fresh food requires coolers and ice, which affect weight and balance. But worth it!