How ironic ~ I had a shoulder replacement in December.
I had the same experience, taking all my own food. The hosp.
menu was actually frightening! As with your husband, the staff
was blown away with how well I was doing. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: June Kamerling<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:28 PM
  Subject: Re: History with the Paleo Diet


  :-)
  I know, my doc NEVER asks about what I eat.
  My husband was in the hospital in Dec. The food they served him was
  pathetic.
  I brought most of his food for the few days he was there. And THEY never
  asked
  what he ate!!....just marvelled at how healthy he was and how quick his
  recovery was
  (mytral valve repair).


  On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Katie Meyer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

  > Many on this WOE, think exactly as you do.
  > It's great that your hubby does this, too. My husband is very supportive,
  > and thinks it's great that I feel so much better than 6 years ago, BUT ...
  > he's a lost cause ... Jeeeez! We both gag at what the other eats for
  > breakfast each morning. Ha! I tell him that I'll visit when he's in the
  > nursing home.
  >
  > I'm 68, and don't expect the docs to come around any time soon. The
  > doctorsform I filled out about "my life style", was a joke.My answers about
  > my "diet", insurance a quick death, in their book. ;-)
  >
  >
  >
  > > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:27:07 -0700
  > > From: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
  > > Subject: Re: History with the Paleo Diet
  > > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
  > >
  > > It's true Katie,  lots of people don't get it and they think I'm going to
  > > keel over any second
  > > from my high meat/saturated fat diet.  I own a Pilates
  > studio...inevitably
  > > (sp?) conversation comes
  > > around to diet, losing "weight", etc.  I try not to butt in to other
  > > people's conversations but have to
  > > bite my tongue when I hear them talking about eating less meat, more
  > > grains, egg whites. AAAGGHHHH...
  > > Fortunately I have a few clients who are Paleo (2 of them I
  > converted)....
  > >
  > > Untill the media and medical people start getting it, we're in for a long
  > > haul.
  > > I had to disconnect from wanting to tell everyone and convert
  > > everyone....I'd get too riled
  > > up inside.  I figure if people want to know what I do to be so healthy
  > and
  > > fit, they can ask and
  > > then I can tell them.
  > > BTW...this is the only way of eating that my husband ever thought made
  > > sense, so after I'd been Paleo for
  > > 8 months he decided to climb on board....makes it much easier.
  > >
  > >
  > > On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Katie Meyer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  > wrote:
  > >
  > > > Fantastic, and definitely "GOOD" for you!! I don't think family &
  > friends
  > > > truly ever get it. I used to find it
  > > > a bit irritating at times, but now I just chuckle inside ... whatever
  > > > Katie
  > > >   ----- Original Message -----
  > > >   From: Lawrence Tagrin<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
  > > >   To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>
  > >
  > > >   Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:22 PM
  > > >   Subject: History with the Paleo Diet
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >   I first heard about the Neanderthin diet back in 1997 in a radio
  > > > interview.
  > > >    I tried the diet, but fell off due to family pressure (you grew up
  > > > eating
  > > >   this, it can't be bad) and a lack of variety.  I tried again about a
  > year
  > > >   ago and found that the key to my staying on the diet was really
  > learning
  > > > to
  > > >   cook.  I lost 40 lbs and have stayed at that level for over six
  > months.
  > > >    Tonight I'm making salmon smoked with rosemary (which I grow
  > myself),
  > > >   kosher salt, and pink peppercorns.  The veggie dish will involve me
  > > >   sauteing chipotle peppers and garlic in olive oil and then adding
  > carrots
  > > >   and broccoli.
  > > >
  > > >   So learning to cook well has allowed me to stay on the diet and reap
  > its
  > > >   benefits.
  > > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
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  > > *El Cerrito Fitness Pilates and Personal Training*
  > > *10833 San Pablo Avenue*
  > > *El Cerrito, CA 94530*
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