on the left is my father at 203 pounds, and on the right is a picture of him yesterday weighing in at 174 pounds lost from doing the Paleo Diet.
This past Christmas, I went to my family’s house as usual to celebrate Christmas and open presents with the family. My dad had gotten a wetsuit as a present because we wanted to start surfing again. Keep in mind I am from Hawaii and as a little girl, thats all my father did. If he wasn’t surfing, he would be at the beach with us, mountain biking, or waking up really early in the morning to go spear fishing. My dad practically lived in the water.
We then moved to Pullman, Washington where we were surrounded by wheat fields in all directions so dad did not get to make it as often. Even now he does architecture, real estate, and helps out with my little brother Ian’s football, wresting and other activities so he is always busy.
He got that wet suit on Christmas and did not feel the same. He had gained weight over the years and weighed in at 203 pounds and that was way beyond the weight he wanted to be for getting back into his passion of surfing. He mentioned that he was going to go on a Paleo Diet. I had not heard of this until he mentioned it and I didn’t believe in dieting until he talked about what it was. It’s basically a caveman diet with no preservatives, grass-fed meat products, nuts and seeds, fruit, raw items, and no sugar and lots of creative vegetables.
Anyway, I have never seen my dad so happy in awhile! He dropped from 203 pounds on Christmas to a lean 174 pounds as of today. This is all from changing his diet! He doesn’t do vigorous exercise or crash dieting and limiting his options, he just switched to a new healthy lifestyle and has benefited not only physically, but mentally and internally I believe his cholesterol and blood pressure have gone down. He cooks every meal and its all very tasty. I thought I’d share his story because for me it is inspiring:)
Wow! Tell him congrats!
By: L @ Trying Not to be Fat on March 29, 2012
at 5:24 pm
trust me I have!!!
he loves this diet. His birthday was yesterday and I got him a new cookbook and ever since he started this diet he loves cooking
By: tiarevincent on March 29, 2012
at 5:27 pm
That’s so wonderful! Congrats to your Dad. Paleo is seriously a life-changing experience, and I’m so happy he’s found it. You might tell him to check out “Mark’s Daily Apple,” and I can recommend a ton more websites for recipes and tips if he’s interested.
By: J on March 29, 2012
at 7:06 pm
Does he have some recipes from this type of diet that you can post? I’m curious to see how he prepares his meals.
By: (Wynn)Squared on March 29, 2012
at 7:10 pm
If you visit the site mentioned in the post above you will find tons. I basically make everything I eat from scratch.. this morning was lean ground beef, bacon, baby kale and egg whites. Kind of like a quiche. Lots of veggies. The hard part is no cheese but the benefits are worth it.
By: Dad on March 30, 2012
at 9:18 am
Ah, thank you! I didn’t see the link for some reason.
By: (Wynn)Squared on March 30, 2012
at 9:43 am
Hey Tiare, just so you know, I do exercise now on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 1/2 hour on the bike that goes nowhere and then 1/2 hour weights and I am hoping to start paddling for the Everett canoe club and paddle my board in the sound soon.
Love Dad
By: Dad on March 29, 2012
at 11:16 pm
Excellent!!
By: flujan on March 29, 2012
at 11:35 pm
That’s quite a great success story and a great example! Paleo is a pretty awesome diet, though I have to admit I do tweak it a bit to make sure I strategically place my carbs before long grueling runs.
I’m really happy to have discovered your blog. Thank you for “liking” my post, otherwise it would have taken me longer to find this blog.
By: urbannerdrunner on March 30, 2012
at 6:56 am
Kudos on success for your Dad!! If he is looking for a snack to fit his Paleo diet, ARO Raw Gourmet Pistachio Kernels are our recommendation. Offered in 9-oz and 2.5-LB airtight jars.
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By: aropistachios on March 30, 2012
at 12:54 pm
I need to talk to you dad. I wanna do that Paleo diet really bad. Me and my friend Jessica wanna start it. I just need to figure out meal plans and what to eat. Ur pops looks great I need toget on his level. Help a brotha out.
By: jpowersjourney on April 4, 2012
at 8:26 pm
Get the paleo diet book and the paleo cookbooks:) if you go on that post of my dad in the comments he has replys where.you can email him. He’s.doing so well
By: tiarevincent on April 4, 2012
at 10:04 pm
where can i find the paleo diet and paleo cook book’s at?
By: jpowersjourney on April 5, 2012
at 10:38 pm
barnes&noble!
By: Tiare Vincent on April 5, 2012
at 10:41 pm
http://thepaleodiet.com/
By: Tiare Vincent on April 5, 2012
at 10:42 pm
That’s awesome your pops looks great, I am wanting to start the Paleo diet myself. Just need to figure out what I can eat and what meals and how much. Help a brotha out, I should Kat talk to your pops haha but any info you got on the Paleo help me out. Me and my friend jess wanna try it.
By: jpowersjourney on April 4, 2012
at 8:32 pm
Look it up.oyster not hard you just have to do a lot of cooking for yourself. Dads email is davidjvincent@cbbain.com he will help. I have never seen him lose weight so fast and.be healthy
By: tiarevincent on April 4, 2012
at 10:07 pm
I just got “The Paleo Diet” and “The Paleo CookBook” I hope to learn from them both. Great post!
Yogi
By: yogilopez on April 5, 2012
at 7:11 pm
That storry is very inspiring! I just posted my desire to begin training for a 5k and eventually a half marathonand at the same time drop 20 pounds. Thamks for the little kick of motivation!
Andrea
By: BagTransformation on April 5, 2012
at 10:30 pm
good luck with your weightless and training for your 5k! you will do great! you should try the Paleo diet to help speed up your progress!
By: Tiare Vincent on April 5, 2012
at 10:31 pm
Good for your dad. Numbers aside, his before and after picture are very telling. He looks much healthier in the after shot.
By: ashaldaron on April 5, 2012
at 11:14 pm
he sure does!!! his entire personality has changed its crazy. thank you for this comment he will appreciate it also:)
By: Tiare Vincent on April 5, 2012
at 11:15 pm
Wonderful web site. Plenty of useful information here. I am sending it to some buddies ans also sharing in delicious. And certainly, thanks to your effort!
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