In case you are wondering why I veered away from a predominately Paleo diet, I'll fill you in. As a weightlifter and someone who lifts 5-6x a week, I found that when trying to hit my carbohydrate and protein goals each day, a Paleo approach left me deficit on both those macros. I began to include some dairy in my diet in the form of greek yogurt, cheese, grassfed butter, whey protein, and chocolate, as well as other non-paleo foods like rice, quinoa, and oats. While Paleo, I was totaling maybe 50-75g of carbs and 120g of protein (seriously, 16 oz of chicken later and I was still short on protein, and sick of chicken). Later I realized that including a scoop of protein powder or a Quest Bar definitely helped my nutrition goals. I also felt fine reintroducing these non-paleo foods. In fact, having more carbohydrates has helped me improve my performance in the gym!
Now I consider myself to follow an If It Fits Your Macros or IIFYM diet, with a focus still on eating vegetables at every meal, getting tons of protein from chicken, eggs, turkey, and other real sources, healthy fats like coconut oil and avocado, and limiting processed foods high in sugar. The only difference is now if I want to have some ice cream or sushi with rice, I don't have to feel like I am "breaking Paleo" and feel guilty. I simply fit the desired food into my macros and enjoy it! Okay that's the end of my story, time to talk about food.