I am 5'10" and 226 pounds. I am active in that I walk 3 3/4 miles in 1 hour
per day and I do a little upper body work. If I get into very active
exercise my bood sugar gets low and I have to eat  something sweet at that
time. But that doesn't happen very often.

I have trained my body to use fat for energy so when my calorie intake is
low my body just lives off its stored fat.

I also spent some time learning to pay attention to my hunger signals and
satiation signals. I did this by eating one food per meal with no spices or
sauces. I found that the food taste changed or I became bored with it as I
got full.
I also don't allow myself to eat anything unless I was going to eat a meal
and I was very hungry.

I have eaten this way since March, 2000 except for a two month wheat binge
where I gained 50 pounds. The binge showed me that I have a very strong
addictive allergy to wheat and that prompted me to go to Overeaters
Anonymous to help protect me from my permissive thinking.

Michael


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheryl Canter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Weight Gain; Was: How Fat Are the Natives?



> Holy cow!  This is very little food--especially for a man!!  Could I ask
> what's your height and weight?  I'd imagine you are not able to be very
> active, physically, on this little food.  How long have you been
maintaining
> this level of calorie restriction?
>
>      - Sheryl
>