Katie Meyer wrote:
> Hello to ALL!
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> Thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Katie. I'm new to the Paleo way. I started this with a lot of difficulty in June 2008. I was falling off the wagon on occasion, but stayed on it long enough to see a nice difference in the way I was feeling. I've always been such a junk food fanatic. I'm not overweight, but I have Arthritis everywhere in my body. I was experiencing a lot of pain, enough to stop me from doing an activity that had become a passion for me. I run dog Agility. I had to give it up for several months due the pain. Funny, my dog's breeder actually suggested that I give Paleo a chance. She started it 16 years ago mainly for weight loss, but discovered many more benefits as a result. It's totally changed her life. With that testimonial, I had to try it, too. 
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> By November 2008 I was feeling SOoooo much better that I got careless. The holidays were upon us. I suppose I thought, "I'm fixed! I can go back to the grains, and sugar that I had given up." HA!!! I was wrong. It wasn't immediate, but the pain was definitely returning, and my mind was fogged over, too. My energy was dropping, etc., etc. I doubt I'll ever be totally pain free, but this way of eating is a big plus in reducing it.
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> SOoooo, I'm back and decided to find a group, like this one. Sometimes there are questions, and newcomers especially need that occasional "kick in the pants."  I've only been back for just over a week, but feel so much more committed than before. I'm a young 64, and want to keep as active as I can. Besides running Agility courses, I bicycle, work out, and am always on the run. I know Paleo has to become my way of eating for life, if I want to feel my best. I just have to say, "no" to the foods that stand in my way. 
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> I have been eating meats of all sorts. My favorites are chicken, and a good rare steak. I have green veggies, fruits (like berries & melon), nuts, cheese, eggs (actually more Egg Beaters ... that's probably a big no no. Please share your reasons, if you agree with that.)  I do have coffee with real cream in the morning. I know, that's not Paleo either. Perhaps I'll drop some of these things that aren't, in time. 
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> If any of you have good tips to share, I'm all ears. Thanks!! 
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> Sincerely, Katie
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Kim Kline<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
>   To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:45 PM
>   Subject: Re: Metabolic and physiologic improvements from consum...[Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009] - PubMed Result
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>   Well, for one, I have diabetes and am unmedicated and I want to keep it that
>   way.  I don't really like vegetables.  According to Bernstein's book
>   regarding diabetes, fruits are out.  I find this really easy for me, I feel
>   really good so far, my blood pressure and sugar levels are down.  I eat a
>   lot of ribeye steaks or chuck roasts.  I eat my meat rare.  I ocassionally
>   eat eggs, but they seem to give me stomach problems and I was eating a
>   little bit of cheese and bacon and both of those are going to go bye bye.  I
>   am over 100 lbs overweight and my insulin is probably way too high so that
>   is another reason--trying to lower insulin levels and keep it low.
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>   I usually only eat 2 meals a day, breakfast and dinner, sometimes lunch and
>   dinner.  My first meal is pretty small.  I eat beef, chicken and pork.  I
>   don't eat lunch meat or processed meats except for the little bit of bacon I
>   was eating and I don't eat organ meats as I can't stand them.  If I do eat
>   chicken, I use melted butter as chicken is too lean.  I also make sure my
>   beef and port is fatty.
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>   Kim
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>   On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:01 PM, NANCY FLEECS <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>   > Will you share the reasons why you like eating this way?  Thank you - Nancy
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>   > --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>   > From: Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>   > Subject: Re: Metabolic and physiologic improvements from consum...[Eur J
>   > Clin Nutr. 2009] - PubMed Result
>   > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>   > Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 7:48 PM
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>   > I am also meat, fat and water only.  I like eating this way.
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>   > Kim
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Hi and welcome.  If you want to get rid of all cravings remove all plant 
matter from your diet and only eat from the animal world.  Plant based 
foods would be out of season and unavailable at this time anyway, 
depending on your hemisphere and distance from the equator.  You could 
only eat them for a couple weeks during the year.
Eat fat first, beef fat is the best, then meat.  Limit eggs because they 
do contain carbs.  After a couple weeks you should be over the cravings 
that insulin causes.  Plants cause an insulin response which makes you 
crave carbohydrates. 
May I suggest a book.  _Good Calories, Bad Calories_ by Gary Taubes.