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 -----Original Message----- 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 >