On Wednesday, Feb 4, 2004, at 08:25 US/Pacific, Todd Moody wrote:

> .... If I think I'd like some crumbled feta cheese on my
> salad, I'm bloody well going to have it and not give it a second
> thought.  If there's a half gram of sucrose in my bacon, I simply don't
> give a flying [expletive deleted].  I still consider my diet "paleo" in
> inspiration, but this more relaxed approach has enabled me to achieve
> *better* weight control and health than the more rigorous approach, and
> I believe that's because it's simply easier to live with and maintain
> over the long haul.  I still reject large categories of foods, as well
> as the various low-carb "gimmick" foods, but the small liberties I take
> make the whole thing much more livable.
>
> In my view, the "best" version of the paleo diet is the one that you
> can
> actually stand to follow over the long haul.  My hat is off to the
> rigorists, but that's simply not my way.
>
> Todd Moody
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Well put, Todd. I really believe that many of us are in the same boat,
but in regards to different compromises. I am comfortable with mine,
but I chip away at them in proportion to how much they start to bother
me.

ginny

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