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There are tons of Paleo recipe books out there, I've bought several at Barnes and Noble. There are also lots of good resources online, just google "Paleo recipes" and you'll find plenty. I usually just throw a bunch of vegetables in a pan and stir fry them with some coconut aminos. Then I do some sort of meat and throw it all together. Once you have the basic rules of the diet figured out, you can make whatever you want. Many of the recipes that mimic non-Paleo foods are complicated and contain expensive ingredients like almond flour and stuff like that.

My boyfriend and I are back on the Paleo diet after falling off the wagon a few times since November. Just cutting out the gluten and dairy products made a huge difference with my health issues, I was feeling and looking better in less than two weeks. It's just a really restrictive diet and takes a good deal of willpower to stay on. It can also be pretty expensive if you're going to shop at the stores that have the best produce and meats available (Whole Paycheck.. errr, Whole Foods). Look into farmers markets and local farms if you can. Good luck!

You'll never have a roast so tender in an oven IMO

You have never had my roast...

I assume spaghetti squash would be ok? Difficult to find sometimes but an awesome replacement for noodles. Also, google cauliflower rice. It's doesn't have quite the same texture as rice, but it's close and can work if you are using it for "on a bed of rice" substitutions...

There are lots of cool stuff you can do with paelo :) I have receipes for crackers made with almond flour, chocolate slice with no flour etc. Basically you use the 'diet' as a template really. For the most part I've ruled out all grains. I will occassionally slip up and snaffle a piece of garlic bread but very rarely. Othertimes if out and about will get say a gluten free option instead as just a little easier. But at home no grain. It's a bit easier for us in NZ too in that our beef and lamb are all grass raised and I have a very good supplier of grass raised pork and chicken too. I don't eat whole egg so that did cut out a few areas for me but easy enough to work around it. (used to have migraines and do react sometimes to egg protien but does seem not too bad when diluted in baking).
I have kept dairy in that I use cheese a bit and have the occasional glass of milk. Also I kept potatoes.

I have the same problem with eggs, but I find I have more tolerance if I stay away from dairy and gluten. I found I am much better now that I lower my pasta and bread consumption. I have it in moderation now without getting too sick, but if I go overboard, it takes weeks to feel human again. I still can't handle milk well, but I've always had that problem.

I am currently switching to Paleo again. At one time I was about 80% Paleo. I will never bee 100% paleo as I enjoy a few things too much to give up completely. Right now I am about 30% paleo and working on getting more towards at least 60%. Best advice is transition slowly rather than overnight. I tried the overnight thing and it sent my body into shock basically. Messed up my tummy and made me physically ill (headaches and vomitting) for a couple of days. The slower way was easier and better for me. I found a Paleo recipe for Chicken tenders and for "snickerdoodles" online made iwth almond flour and man they were exceptional. There are lots of excellent online sites now with all sorts of recipes so I am sure you will be able to find all sorts of things. Just be sure you are eating enough fuel (protein and carbs) when you start working out. That makes a huge difference in helping you lose weight. I rarely eat and actualy meal at night, but have a protein shake and maybe a little snack to help me recover from workout, but in the morning and at lunch I eat well. I also eat a little bit about an hour before workout so I can make it through. I do crossfit, so the extra energy is needed.

Overall the best thing to remember if if you are hungry, eat, just don't eat junk and listen to your body. You can do this and you will be surprised at how quick the weight comes off just by changing a few meals into Paleo meals.

For breakfast try doing the smoothie thing :) Coconut cream, fruit either fresh or frozen some people chuck an egg in as well or dessicrated coconut. Whizz all up and a yummy smoothie for brekkie.

I agree with Ammit, chunk the junk in the trash or give it away. You will be better off for it. Also, smoothies and shakes are great in the morning for breakfast. If I m in a hurry (most weekdays) I will have one for breakfast with my protein powder, almond milk, and usually strawberries, bananas, or blue berries. I am slowly adding some veggies to that mix, but it is slow as I am no fan of veggies in my smoothies.

Also, I try to do a few days worth of food prep on Sundays so that I am not constantly cooking during the week. It is just me so it is very easy to do. I don't know how that would work with a significant other or a child in the house. I follow "The Paleo Mom" on FB and she has a website as well that is great. She is a mom that has converted her family to Paleo and she has some great, quick and easy recipes that I love. She also has a new book out on how to successfully switch to Paleo, but I haven't purchased it yet. The best rule of thumb is eat fresh, anything with more than 5 ingredients try to stay away from, and honestly unless you grow it, don't worry about paying extra for the organic stuff. I try to purchase my meat from a local butcher that has 100% grassfed beef. So see if you can find that. The "grassfed" beef at the supermarkets is BS. Yes they were mostly grass fed their entire lives, BUT the last 60-90 days of their lives they are given grain to finish them out before they are butchered and once you give them grain, it changes the meat. I didn't believe this until I had some of the local butchers meat and wow what a difference in taste and fat content.

One more thing. A lot of the Paleo recipes are also compatible with Gluten Free diets, but if you are not allergic to gluten, try to stay away from specific gluten free recipes. You will eventually cut out a lot of the gluten with a regular Paleo diet, but you will get what you need as well. It doesn't do any good for a person that isnt allergic to gluten to eat completely gluten free. I have had several doctors tell me this, so thankfully I don't worry about the gluten thing at all.

Keep us posted and stick with it. You will love the results in the end. Oh yeah, and every once in a while it is ok to cheat and have a burger or a piece of cake, or whatever. I have a cheat day once a week starting out, but I can tell you that once you get around 50% Paleo and have a burger or cake, or something like that, your body will not be too happy. It just makes you feel yucky, and so you get to where you don't crave or want those kind of things again.

Oh and i make my own homemade mince with tomato, garlic, other spices and have it with baked potato slices and sour cream and cheese so like nachos but without the corn chips.

Yeah, I'm getting tired of waking up in the middle of the night with bad gas, and jut gas in general. I think I'm working up a gluten intolerance, gonna try cutting junk and gluten and then just go full/75% paleo for a while and see how that goes.

Might start when I move home though, not sure :/ Depends on if I get this job or not, too stressed to really work on a lifestyle change, but I'm still making plans.

Cheese isn't paleo. ;)

I try to limit cheese consumption if store bought but not our organic grass-fed homemade raw feta! I think low dairy or dairy free paleo is probably the way to go for people who don't have access to that quality of dairy. I also do eat some grain but we only eat 100% soaked and sprouted grain.

Cheese isn't? Hum, I had no idea! As I said, my dad was really loose with the paleo. ;)

That's where we are lucky here. During summer supply our dairy herds are primarily grass feed. It is in winter when supplementary feeding is done that there may be some grain. In saying that most of the winter feeding is haylage. I do believe we are very lucky here with the quality of our meat and dairy due to the fact that it is rare here for grain feeding to be done on any large scale. The eggs now not so good but still there is wide variety of free range ones available. The butcher we get our meat from raises their own beef and lamb and sources free range pork and chicken as well so nice and easy.