On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Mary wrote:

> The more fat I eat, the more weight I lose.

I think that many people who switch to a meat-and-fat diet end up
eating less than they did when they were eating piles of
spaghetti, French fries, etc.  At Burger King, a lunch of a
Whopper, a large order of fries and a soda could easily exceed
2,000 calories--and that's just lunch.  A ketogenic lunch of meat
and fat probably comes nowhere near this.

> In all modesty, I look better than I did at 18.

Me too.  I was a lot more than 15 pounds overweight then.  And I
am *way* stronger now, at 45.  I am hoping that another year of
paleo will result in subtle changes in my eating patterns and
appetite levels, resulting in the slight caloric deficit needed
to drop the remaining weight.

> Gosh, I used to do hundreds of situps and did not look like this.

Yes, sit-ups are a notoriously inefficient form of exercise.

> Guess what, i am doing a lot more  "fun" things with my son and he is
> getting better just from that.  I took him to the water slides, miniature
> golf, to Nickel City (a fun arcade for kids) etc and this has done more for
> him than any expensive "therapy." Today we are going to the bowling alley,
> lots of games/play space for kids.
>
> My other kids are benefitting too as they have lived in a hospital like
> environment of tragedy. That is, this did not have to happen to my youngest
> and I took it way too tragically. (felt guilty, etc for getting him
> vaccinated and giving him antibiotics, but I did not KNOW then)
>
> Now am lightening up and it is helping everyone.

This is great, and it is really important, I think.  For one
thing, the more you do with your son, the more you reinforce in
him the expectation of having a real life.

> I have a question about thyroid. Antibiotics then resultant yeast are said
> to weaken the thyroid. A knowledgeable mom on the autism list has her child
> on desiccated pig thyroid with excellent results.

That's a new one for me.  How is weakened thyroid connected with
the symptoms of autism?

Todd Moody
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