--- Dan Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> >
> > > The way I see things, your mouth and stomach are
> the best guide
> > > to the ratio of macronutrients in your diet.
> >
> > Well, the exception is carbs. Give your body a
> source of carbs and it
> > will continue to crave carbs. Eliminate
> carbohydrates from your diet
> > and this works well.
> >
>
> Exactly. The hardest part about diets and new ways
> of life is learning to
> listen to what your body is telling you. It knows
> what it needs far better
> than you ever will. It used to be, before I was a
> recovering carbaholic,
> that I felt hungry all the time and just had to eat.
> Now, after having been
> on paleo for a few months, I can recognize the
> feeling that used to be
> interpreted as hungry was really cravings and
> thirst. I can easily
> differentiate between thirst, hunger, and plain old
> cravings now so clearly
> that it's amazing.
>
> -dan
>