Paleo?

So, I started feeling a little encouraged as I started drinking more water, cutting back on diet sodas, and going for my "no expectations" walks.  I knew I wanted to be able to do something more, but I wasn't sure what.  I knew weight watchers wasn't right for me.  It's a great program, helped a lot of people, but I had just tried it.  I have never really had any interest in the food programs where you order you weekly supply of frozen meals.  Ugh!  I'm sure they work, but again, not for me.  I wanted something that focused on real food, on foods with less processing, and on health.  Over the years, I've had 2 or 3 doctors recommend some form of carb restricting.  There is the South Beach diet, the Atkins, and I'm sure others.  Those were the two diets I was familiar with.  I had tried South Beach a couple of times, never managed to stick past the first phase.  As soon as I started the second phase, I would return to my old ways.  At this point, I had heard of Paleo but didn't really know anything about it.  I began my search by looking on Amazon for paleo books.  I found a copy of Robb Wolf's "The Paleo Solution".  I started by getting a free sample.  It was enough to interest me, but I still wasn't ready.  I wasn't even ready to commit to purchasing the book.  A couple of weeks later, I got an email from a friend, whom I met at weight watchers, saying that weight watchers wasn't working for her.  She stated that her and her family would be trying Paleo.  She sent a couple of links to food lists.  Somehow, this seemed like a sign to me.  What were the chances of looking into a "diet" only to have someone else suggest the same thing.  I looked over her food list and made the commitment to try eating Paleo for 30 days.  I don't imagine I could be in any worse shape at the end of those 30 days.  And, if it didn't work after 30 days, I can say goodbye.   I began my Paleo journey on July 26th.