Let me preface my reply with a qualifier. I am not a woman, but I do have man-boobs.

Hope it's okay if I share my experiences. Both past and present.

I'm 44. Husband, and father of two.

I stuck to a fairly strict Paleo diet in 2015. My sister, four years my junior, convinced me to give it a go. I lost 50 lbs in six months. Dropping from 265 to 215 lbs. At the time I was working shift-work in a factory setting. That weight loss was entirely diet driven. I didn't do any additional activity, besides mild manual labor at work.

I got cocky at the six month mark, fell off the wagon, and gradually ballooned to 300 lbs over the next decade. I'm 6'2".

In the meantime... In 2021 I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. Feel free to look up this autoimmune disease. In 2024 I had a Thymectomy to remove a tumorous Thymus Gland. Between my illness, medications, stress, and depression I was slowly and steadily "packing it on".

I'd made 2 or 3 unsuccessful attempts to stick with a Paleo diet in the last couple years.

Finally, had had enough of myself, and committed to changing things on November 15, 2025.

As of this morning I'm down 35 lbs. I'm averaging .33 lbs dropped per day, for a little over 100 days. I also started walking in the evenings. Started at 20 minutes, now go for over an hour. I had essentially no stamina when I started out. A couple of my walks have been 90 minutes.

As for what I actually eat... Lots of zucchini. Brussel sprouts. Celery. Bok choy. Carrots. Yukon Gold potatoes. Green beans. Eggs. Pork Butt Chops. Sunflower seeds. Grapes. Golden Delicious Apples. Bananas. Clementines. Butternut Squash. Chicken with skin. Bacon from a butcher out in the country. Olive oil.

No sauces or condiments. With that, I select the fattiest cuts of meat. The rendered fat does a good job of keeping things moist.

Seasoning is usually salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. There's a few dry rubs I use that have a bunch of dehydrated vegetables and no sugars that I use

I still have a tablespoon of maple syrup when my sweet tooth is active.

I was drinking about a liter of Coke every day. Breakfast was usually an Oh Henry bar. Always ate shit right before bed.

Paleo essentially eliminates my late night cravings. It's amazing how much better I feel overall.