Eeek, I went away for a weekend and it was sooo hard not to eat things that were not Paleo. As others have said once I ate a few things that were not Paleo it was very hard not to eat more. I felt it right away and have tried to get back to only Paleo foods but am struggling with these things:
- eating so much meat after being mostly a veg and seafood/fish only eater for the last ten years or so
- feeling guilty about eating so much meat given not really happy with the farming of large animals or the killing of them even when they have supposedly been farmed ethically (the difference with seafood is it lives an unfarmed life and so it doesn't feel as bad to me)
- finding it hard not to feel a bit bored without using some of the condiments I've always enjoyed such as balsamic vinegar, black bean paste, oyster sauce etc, mostly I've gone back to using them
- finding it hard to find the time to shop and cook Paleo in a busy life
- feeling a bit of pressure from my partner who is not interested in eating Paleo and although he respects my choice he says it feels hard for him that it's not so easy for him to cook for me anymore
- finding it enormously hard not to eat chocolate when premenstrual which is the only time I'm remotely interested in it.

I do feel the benefits of the diet have been huge and I'm keen to stay on it. How do others stay motivated?
Cheerio
Edwina

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>   1. Enamel cook ware
>   2. Visions Cookware (2)
>   3. More Visions Cookware
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> Date:    Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:41:51 -0600
> From:    steve <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Enamel cook ware
> 
> I've been doing some research on enamel cookware options and found that
> many are enamel only on the outside and are not coated inside and out
> with enamel.  One has to read the fine print as they make it difficult
> to be fully informed.  That's the risk of buying on the internet.  I
> finally decided to get an 8 inch frying pan that wasn't part of a set I
> was considering.  If it looks and works well, I'll get the set.  Some of
> these items are quite pricey when purchased individually although the
> sets are not cheap by any means.  I never thought I would be getting
> "white" cookware but the other options were either quite bright or
> didn't have an 8 inch frying options.
> 
> *Chantal Enamel-On-Steel 8 Inch Omelette Pan, Classic White*
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HZC8CQ
> 
> Steve
> 
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> 
> Date:    Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:02:56 -0400
> From:    Marilyn Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Visions Cookware
> 
> A good idea might be Visions cookware which is made of a special glass
> (made
> with a ceramic). Remember when it first came out some years ago (in the
> 70's
> or 80's?). Here's a link to see some (includes a pan):
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/PYREX-CORNING-VISIONS-WARE-AMBER-POTS-PANS-9-PC-SET_W0QQitemZ260220538063QQihZ016QQcategoryZ66747QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> http://www.visions-cookware.com/  (did not see any pans on this site).
> 
> I have a few Visions pots still...
> 
> Marilyn
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Enamel cook ware
> 
> 
>> I've been doing some research on enamel cookware options and found that
>> many are enamel only on the outside and are not coated inside and out
> with
>> enamel.  One has to read the fine print as they make it difficult to be
>> fully informed.  That's the risk of buying on the internet.  I finally
>> decided to get an 8 inch frying pan that wasn't part of a set I was
>> considering.  If it looks and works well, I'll get the set.  Some of
> these
>> items are quite pricey when purchased individually although the sets are
>> not cheap by any means.  I never thought I would be getting "white"
>> cookware but the other options were either quite bright or didn't have
> an
>> 8 inch frying options.
>>
>> *Chantal Enamel-On-Steel 8 Inch Omelette Pan, Classic White*
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HZC8CQ
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:05:42 -0400
> From:    Marilyn Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: More Visions Cookware
> 
> http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/hsh/611065006.html
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:28:16 -0600
> From:    Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Visions Cookware
> 
> I know someone that used to have these and the sauce pan exploded on the
> stove and glass went flying everywhere.
> 
> Kim
> 
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 5:02 AM, Marilyn Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
>> A good idea might be Visions cookware which is made of a special glass
>> (made
>> with a ceramic). Remember when it first came out some years ago (in the
>> 70's
>> or 80's?). Here's a link to see some (includes a pan):
>>
>>
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/PYREX-CORNING-VISIONS-WARE-AMBER-POTS-PANS-9-PC-SET_W0QQitemZ260220538063QQihZ016QQcategoryZ66747QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> http://www.visions-cookware.com/  (did not see any pans on this site).
>>
>> I have a few Visions pots still...
>>
>> Marilyn
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: Enamel cook ware
>>
>>
>> > I've been doing some research on enamel cookware options and found
> that
>> > many are enamel only on the outside and are not coated inside and out
>> with
>> > enamel.  One has to read the fine print as they make it difficult to
> be
>> > fully informed.  That's the risk of buying on the internet.  I finally
>> > decided to get an 8 inch frying pan that wasn't part of a set I was
>> > considering.  If it looks and works well, I'll get the set.  Some of
>> these
>> > items are quite pricey when purchased individually although the sets
> are
>> > not cheap by any means.  I never thought I would be getting "white"
>> > cookware but the other options were either quite bright or didn't have
>> an
>> > 8 inch frying options.
>> >
>> > *Chantal Enamel-On-Steel 8 Inch Omelette Pan, Classic White*
>> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HZC8CQ
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
> 
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