On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:09:12 -0500, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Frankly, the whole thing is, in the end, depressing.  It is just
>tiresome to have to maintain such a strict rejectionist attitude
>toward food, whether the plan is Neanderthin or Anchell.  As the
>years go by it is in one sense "easier" to do this, but in
>another way it is increasingly tedious.  This is why diets fail,
>of course.  The mental energy consumed by this unceasing dietary
>vigilance takes a toll.  When my vigilance flags, I gain weight.

Perhaps other variables (influencing being able to lose body fat quickly)
are hormone levels and how these levels fall wrt to optimal ranges:

  http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtcl-130.html

Another thing that's good to know.

Philip Thrift
"Paleofitness"
http://www.paleofitness.com