At 6:38 PM -0400 4/18/13, 2Doxies wrote:
>So far, I have stopped using sugar, coffee, wheat and all grains, dairy and legumes. Is that enough?

Pretty much.

Be sure to get enough protein but not too much. A common metric that I have seen is ~1 gm per pound of lean body mass.
BTW - beef is about 20% protein by weight so you have to eat 5 ounces of beef to get 1 ounce of protein.
(comments anyone?)

Also, eat enough fat.  Personally, I have to work at it to be sure that I get enough, mostly by adding butter and coconut oil, generously, to my daily meals. My target is 50%, by weight, of my daily food content.

Here is a free and friendly site, from the folks at "Self" magazine, for looking up the composition of various foods.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/

If you register then you can save lists of foods and their quantities and it will give stats like total calories, protein, carbs, vitamins, minerals, etc.

>Elle
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>PS: A note on Pemmican. A million years ago when I first wanted to try Pemmican but was afraid of how complicated it was to make. Someone I knew only from a low carb list sent me some that she had made.  It arrived in a grease stained envelope. It was good! So now, still thinking it was too big a challenge I ordered some online. Huge disappointment. I guess someday when I retire I'll buy a dehydrator and go for it.

Were did order it from?  I get mine from US Wellness Meats.
http://www.grasslandbeef.com/Categories.bok?category=Grassland+Beef%3ABeef+Pemmican

and eat at least a few sticks a day.  The "mouth feel" of such high fat content food can be a challenge for some at first.  It took me a week to get used to it, when I first stated to eating it.

Ben.