I experience the same craving as Gale... for fullness.  For me too, satiety
from grains is different than from paleo meals. Though, higher fat and
higher carb meals - like ground lamb with mashed butternut squash is much
more satisfying and filling than lettuce salad with chicken breast.

I was curious to see that Leonie finds carb loading ever other day helpful.
I'm new (Hi everyone!) and still transitioning onto the diet and figuring
out what works for me. I find that every 3rd day I get strong cravings for
non-paleo foods. If I give myself one non-paleo meal every 3rd day, I don't
have cravings on the other days and am very satisfied with the paleo foods.


A few other things fun things I've discovered while learning to eat paleo:
- food is surprisingly tasty without added salt, sugar, processed
condiments. I didn't think I'd like it, but I genuinely do!
- meal planning really helps me stick to paleo eating.
- veggies and fruit are a much heavier (literally) source of carbs than
grains.  I walk to work, carrying 3/5 of my daily meals with me.. my bags
feel 5-10 lbs heavier! My arms are actually getting tired from all these
heavy veggies.

I look forward to learning from all you knowledgeable folks on the list.
Charlotte



> Interesting thread. I used to get cravings but I now manage them through
> saturating my liver every other day at one meal by carb loading (as paleo
> as
> possible)....
> Now I only have mild cravings in reaction to stress. I crave starch and fat
> but a meal of starch (tubers) gives me that full fealing that my brain
> seems
> to crave and keeps me away from (chocolate, bread, chips etc).
>
> Leonie
>
> .......
> Probably more than I crave sweet, I crave full. Even my sweet cravings seem
> centered around a feeling of fullness. I'm much more likely to crave an
> oatmeal cookie than a piece of candy. In fact, I find myself craving the
> fullness that comes from grains like oatmeal quite often, especially on a
> paleo diet.
> I do eat a lot of greens/gabbage etc. to achieve that sense of fullness.
> But
> it's never quite the same as what you get from pasta, cereal etc.
> gale
>
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