From:    tsayonah wrote:

> So now I am back on strict paleo (or as strict as I
>can get it) and repeat constantly to myself "CARBS ARE NOT
>FOOD" in the hopes of changing my brain's mind about it.

Hear here!  I say to myself "You're an addict -- there is NO safe level of
this food for you!

>For me, paleo eating is not a restrictive diet but rather
>the door to freedom.  I could not live with the knowledge of
>constant restrictions; I can live and prosper with food
>consumption that is right for me.

When people ask me how I lost weight (27 lbs since March), my short answer is,
"Totally changed my eating habits."  If they ask how, I tell them.  When I get
to the no grains, no dairy, no refined sugar or processed foods, their eyes
generally tend to glaze over.

I agree, it has to be a lifestyle change.  I intend (barring anything
unforeseen) to eat this way the rest of my life.  The benefits so far have
just been too great for me to give it up!  I NEVER want to go back to daily
indigestion and fatigue and discomfort.  I like my more stable mood and lack
of headaches also.

It is hard to eat paleo in America today.  I didn't realize how many foods are
built around carbs and starches till I started eating this way.  But hey, I
didn't really need to eat out as much as I was eating before anyway!

Janice in GA
borderline diet cultist