D's Story

Childhood:  Very active.  Ate whatever I wanted and was lean by default.  Pure junk, with typical American grease-battered, deep fried carbs.

Young adulthood:  Enlist in the army at age 20 and do 4 years active duty.  Am introduced to bodybuilding and fall head over heels.  Do the typical high protein, high carb, low fat approach for years with mixed results.  Mostly lean gains with serious gluten sensitivity.  Return home from Iraq with GI problems that are consistently diagnosed as Gastroenteritis (vague enough?)  Am instructed to stick to grains, low fat, no fruit, no alcohol.

Adult civilian life:  ETS from active duty and move in with future wife, Glory.  Am introduced to Paleo and immediately notice a huge difference.  Skin clears up, stomach problems vanish, mental clarity increases.  No longer have need for ADHD medication.  Physique improves in both muscularity and fat percentage.  Fell off the wagon a few times and reverted back to the dark side of SAD BS, but have since remained enlightened.