Yes Elisi, you just described me to a T.
It hasn't changed with Paleo.
Paleo carbs cause the same response as other carbs - ie morning hunger,
evening cravings etc.
Some people find that their insulin sensitivity improves with paleo but this
is not always the case.
Leonie


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From: tsayonah <[log in to unmask]>

>
.  Is this the same sort of pattern the
>rest of you are talking about?
>

>Seems a lot of us have this.  I am more likely to be a
>morning person than a night owl, but if I do stay up for
>whatever reason, I get the carb craves.  I used to have some
>toast, cereal, maybe even a glass of milk.  My dad was that
>way too - his favorite nite snack was saltines in a glass
>filled with milk.  It seems to be worse if I have had a
>higher than usual carb day :)  We all recognize that carbs
>call for more carbs because of insulin.  If I eat at nite, I
>wake with a higher blood sugar and wanting to eat.  If I
>just ignore it and go to sleep, the morning blood sugar is
>lower and I may or may not be hungry - I won't if I was a
>good paleo eater the day before; I will be starving if
>yesterday was higher than 100 grams of carbs.  Varying
>amounts of fat and protein don't seem to make a difference.
>Also, the bigger the morning meal (paleo or not), the more
>hungry I get during the day.  I think this is my whacked-out
>insulin response and am waiting to see if it changes down
>the road with paleo>--
>   Elisi Tsayonah, AniWodi, ghigau,
>   St Francis River Band of Cherokee
>