Dating a Paleo Pal

GUEST BLOG ENTRY BY

THE "SUPPORTIVE" BOYFRIEND

When Ms Z decided to go on the Paleo diet some 2 weeks back, my stand was simple - be supportive. After all, losing weight eating healthier is always a good option!

However, looking at the strict Paleo diet requirements sort of set my expectations that it would be a challenging month ahead.

Firstly, no coffee, dairy or soy. That's pretty much 80% of Ms Z's staple diet, being a fish-vegetarian!

Haiyoh... what's she gonna survive on, love and passion? Pulling out staples from your forehead would be less painful.

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Fast forward to our first "date" during Ms Z's Paleo Pal challenge. We decided on The Curve, since there are plenty of restaurants there that would -probably- make selection easier.

I went with a decent stomach - not hungry, expecting that we could take our time to look for a decent restaurant. And boy did it take A WHILE!

We walked from shop to shop, one floor to the next, up and down, flipping at every menu to see if there was something that Cavegirl could eat.

Asian was out as every dish was rice or noodles. Italian was a no-no - too much cheese and carby stuff. No Western either - the meat's either deep fried or of the poultry variety that Ms Z doesn't eat.

I was getting hungry then, and that means a grumpy, pissy boy. So too, was Ms Z.

In the end we decided on Winter Warmers, a restaurant we rejected earlier because Cavegirl said "it sucked". She eventually ordered some fish fillets. There was a quartet playing nearby, and we both sat down quietly, drowning our sorrows in the sounds of the band.

Dinner was good, but maybe we'll do our next date in December :-)

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Lessons learnt:

1. Unless both couples are on the diet, or one of the partners fully understand the idea - strict paleos can be damaging to relationships. Not only is it a very anti-social meal, it's also tremendously difficult to sit down together on a dinner table without cracking your head on the menu!
2. It's hard to find a restaurant that offers meals on strict paleo terms. Even harder if the person, like Ms Z, eats no other meat apart from fish!
3. Like all things in life, there are 2 sides to a story. In my second article, I'll describe the good things that Ms Z's paleo experience has given us.