>On Oct 17, 2004, at 2:11 pm, Kristina Carlton wrote: > I find that fascinating. When I wake up my stomach is growling and I > typically have a few small bites of protein right when I get up > (around 5 > AM). I then have some tea, work out, and by the time I have >breakfast > -around 9 AM- I feel like I haven't eaten in days. > > Anybody else? > >I used to feel like this. I was taken in by Cordain's arguments about >fat (which I now know to be wrong). Eating protein makes you more >hungry, not less. I've taken to eating bacon joints (Tesco hot deli) > but I throw about half away because there's no fat on it. I felt >stupid doing this at first, but by eating more of the lean, I actually >get *less* benefit from the joint. >I suggest adding more fat in the diet, and possibly eating high-fat >foods at night. Eggs are quite convenient. When I switched to a >high-fat diet I got quite acute diarrhoea. I don't know if this >happens to many people, or whether I was just eating way too much fat >and not drinking enough water. >Ashley I am allergic to eggs but it's not hard to find other high fat paleo foods. I do eat coconut oil with my evening protein snack - maybe I need to increase the oil and eat less protein. Thank you for the feedback.