Hello, I was just wondering, do you eat the same food all day or just one food at each meal (example, do you eat just tuna at each meal for a day, or when you have a meal do you stick with just one food, for example, tuna)? hmm... this might be confusing! Thanks! --Liz B. > >I have been on a paleo WOE since the beginning in June 1999. >At first I lost about 40 pounds then I stated to gain again while still >paleo, gaining about 20 pounds back. Then in March of 2000 I got the >idea from Jean-Claude (Thank You Jean-Claude) to try instincto ( not raw >) eating. I began eating one food at each meal until I lost interest or >I couldn't eat another bite. My appetite reduced dramatically. After >about two weeks I started counting calories out of curiosity. I was >eating about 900 calories per day instinctually. >I added more fats and some cheese ( not paleo but it agrees with me) to >get to an average about 1300 calories per day. >I have lost another 45 pounds. My doctor approves of my food choices, no >warnings about how I should eat cereals and grains. He ran lots of blood >tests which all came out normal except my thyroid and blood pressure >medicine had to be reduced. >I love this WOE. I have listed the dietary rules that I have developed >as I went along below. > >1. Eat all the food I want >2. Eat only original foods - paleo (some cheese included) >3. Eat only one food per meal - no condiments or salt >4. Eat only when hungry >5. Fast for a minimum of 2 hours after eating - water only > >Michael ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com