Great photo Todd! You look enough like my nephew to be his brother. He's 37.... Keep up the good work. A lot of us have done what you've done without feeling any pangs. Cordain suggested the occasional cheats I believe. Haven't read his book in a while. Being a purist goes against human nature. We each have to do what works best for us as individuals. What about the supplements Rachel suggested when you were having a bit of a bowel irritation? Good to hear from you again.... Oliva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Moody" <[log in to unmask]> Basically, the update is this. I relaxed the paleo restrictions, I worked on keeping calories down. I dropped 25 lbs. and have kept it off the paleo-purist approach was getting to me, I decided life is too short for this nonsense. What I find is that by treating myself in this way, it's easier to eat less. the law of diminishing returns applies here