I think it's an insulin matter. Stress causes a rise in insulin, which causes a craving for carbs, which causes a rise in insulin and the wheel continues to turn..... Oliva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Thomas" <[log in to unmask]> Some list contributors refer to periods of stress which precipitate eating non Paleo food. But the chain of events still seems to me to be incomplete, partly because, when I was vegetarian, stress didn't cause me to eat meat. How does it happen? Whats going on?