Hi Bill:
You are very correct. The cravings go away rather quickly. I have noticed that a chocolate craving goes away if I eat a raw red bell pepper. I don't know if they share similar compounds or properties, but it works for me.
The key is eating fatty meat. It has made a big difference in my energy levels and how I feel.
The problem is finding good quality fatty meat. Where I live in santa barbara calif. there isn't much "fatty" anything.
Thanks!
Trish
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Wilcox <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:00:39
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats.....
Trish
If you only eat fat/meat you will not have cravings. It will take a
couple of weeks but then you will not even want anything else. Been
there done that. Until you have done zero carb you have no idea how
carb cravings can just disappear.
Trish Leon wrote:
> Just my own observations as a diabetic - type II:
>
> When I eat only meats/fats/green veggies/nuts, my symptoms completely disappear. The neuropathic pain in my feet is gone and my glucose readings are in the mid-80's to 90's. My need for oral medications diminishes, and I have energy and feel good.
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> When I stray, and I still do, my symptoms immediately return with a vengence. I am currently beating myself over the head because I gave in to co-worker peer pressure today and had birthday sweets. I am nauseous, my head hurts and my feet are very painful from neuropathy pain. My glucose is 212 and I can't believe I did this.
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> I haven't given in to temptation for a long time. Now it will take me 24-48 hours to get back down and feeling better.
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> The paleo WOE is simply the smartest and healthiest thing we can do for ourselves.
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> Thanks:
>
> Trish in Santa Barbara
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Wilcox <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:42:32
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats.....
>
>
> Welcome Katie. I would nix the fruits. They contain a lot of fructose
> which is just as bad as sucrose. Fruits have been bred to be sweeter
> than their ancestors.
> When you say you will eat nothing but protein and the fat it contains
> you have it backward. Get the fattiest cuts of meat you can find.
> Brisket is good, or ribeyes. Eat the fat first, then eat the meat. You
> can probably get fat trimmings from your butcher for free. Eat fat
> until you are sated, then eat the meat. I probably eat 10-12 oz fat and
> 16 oz meat every day. Don't worry about the 3 meals per day thing. If
> you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty drink --- water.
> Beware no-calorie, no-carb sweet drinks.
> Just my $.02
>
>
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>
> Katie Meyer wrote:
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>> Your points are very interesting, too. As a newcomer, I have SOoooo much to
>> explore, and learn. I am taking in the scanty amount of carbs I'm eating
>> mostly from green veggies, and a small amount of fruit. I am still plagued
>> with strong urges to stray though. I'm resisting this, but may begin nothing
>> but protein and the fat it contains for a few weeks at least. I understand
>> that will nix the cravings. I just wonder if the cravings will return down
>> the road though, as I add more foods back???
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>>
>> Katie
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>> -------Original Message-------
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>>
>> From: Tom Bri
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>> Date: 3/6/2009 6:46:59 PM
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>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats.....
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>> Thanks Judee. Interesting.
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>> I have long doubted the relevance of rats to human nutrition. Rats
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>> naturally have a very different diet than humans, though with a lot of
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>> crossover as both are omnivores.
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>> In regards to the result of this article and the paleo diet, if the
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>> carbo amounts in your diet are consistently low then it really does
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>> not matter what your insulin sensitivity is. You will rarely produce
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>> enough insulin to cause trouble if you are getting most of your
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>> calories from fat and the remainer from protein plus a bit from carbs.
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>> turation of those fatty acids. When the amount of energy gained from
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>> fat was greater than 37%, it was found that insulin sensitivity was
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>> impaired in both the saturated fat group (-7.8%) and the
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>> monounsaturated fat group (-3.3%). However, when the amount of energy
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>> coming from fat was less than 37%, a significant difference was found
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>> with saturated fat still decreasing insulin sensitivity (-12.5%) and
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>> monounsaturated fat increasing it (+8.8%). Within the context of this
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>> study, it would seem that insulin resistance can be improved
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>>> on a diet c onsisting of less than 37% of energy from fat, with this fat
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>> coming predominantly from monounsaturated fatty acids.
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