Hi Katie: This group is pretty cool. I learned that my cravings were not necessarily physical when I was making the change in my eating behavior. My cravings were mostly emotional/psychological. The health benefits were observed rapidly and are definitely the encouragement I needed. My diabetes was caused by a specific medication I took and was diagnosed 5 years ago. The American Diabetes Association and every dietician I have met with all recommend a diet that is loaded with carbs, which continued to make me seriously ill. I have been a lurker with this group for the last 2 years, and have gained knowledge and wisdom regarding what my body requires nutritionally. I am happy to say that even though my husband and daughter aren't fully committed to the Paleo WOE, I am able to eat in a way that I enjoy, and that is healthy. We always eat at the table for dinner and meals on the weekends. I never feel I am missing out on anything, and am more than satisfied after each meal. I absolutely do not miss, or even enjoy, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, legumes, most fruits. I never craved or missed these items because I have never really enjoyed them. However, because I am human and not perfect I do give in to the occassional lapse in judgement and eat a piece of cake (chocolate). So while I know this is not the right thing to eat and I know my own consequences for eating the cake, I always know that I can pick myself up, feel better and continue on the next day. I liken it to when someone drinks to much and suffers hangover. For me it is a diabetic hangover. I can say though that it has been over 7 months since I last ate chocolate cake. :-). It definitely makes me sick, and I am swearing to myself to never do this again. Trish Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Katie Meyer <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 21:11:04 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats..... I'm sorry you're hurting tonight. I believe I'm going to find this support group invaluable. I've already received a lot of good info tonight, and it helps to see that even a seasoned Paleo person occasionally goofs. I'm looking forward to getting this right, and hopefully seeing my Arthritic pain diminish further. I'd love to eventually get off these pain meds. Take good care, feel better, and have a good week-end! Katie -------Original Message------- From: Trish Leon Date: 3/6/2009 9:01:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats..... Just my own observations as a diabetic - type II: When I eat only meats/fats/green veggies/nuts, my symptoms completely disappear. The neuropathic pain in my feet is gone and my glucose readings are in the mid-80's to 90's. My need for oral medications diminishes, and I have energy and feel good. When I stray, and I still do, my symptoms immediately return with a vengence I am currently beating myself over the head because I gave in to co-worker peer pressure today and had birthday sweets. I am nauseous, my head hurts and my feet are very painful from neuropathy pain. My glucose is 212 and I can't believe I did this. I haven't given in to temptation for a long time. Now it will take me 24-48 hours to get back down and feeling better. The paleo WOE is simply the smartest and healthiest thing we can do for ourselves. Thanks: Trish in Santa Barbara Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wilcox <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:42:32 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats..... Welcome Katie. I would nix the fruits. They contain a lot of fructose which is just as bad as sucrose. Fruits have been bred to be sweeter than their ancestors. When you say you will eat nothing but protein and the fat it contains you have it backward. Get the fattiest cuts of meat you can find. Brisket is good, or ribeyes. Eat the fat first, then eat the meat. You can probably get fat trimmings from your butcher for free. Eat fat until you are sated, then eat the meat. I probably eat 10-12 oz fat and 16 oz meat every day. Don't worry about the 3 meals per day thing. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty drink --- water. Beware no-calorie, no-carb sweet drinks. Just my $.02 Katie Meyer wrote: > Your points are very interesting, too. As a newcomer, I have SOoooo much to > explore, and learn. I am taking in the scanty amount of carbs I'm eating > mostly from green veggies, and a small amount of fruit. I am still plagued > with strong urges to stray though. I'm resisting this, but may begin nothing > but protein and the fat it contains for a few weeks at least. I understand > that will nix the cravings. I just wonder if the cravings will return down > the road though, as I add more foods back??? > > > > Katie > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Tom Bri > > Date: 3/6/2009 6:46:59 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: It's the balance of fats..... > > > > Thanks Judee. Interesting. > > > > I have long doubted the relevance of rats to human nutrition. Rats > > naturally have a very different diet than humans, though with a lot of > > crossover as both are omnivores. > > > > In regards to the result of this article and the paleo diet, if the > > carbo amounts in your diet are consistently low then it really does > > not matter what your insulin sensitivity is. You will rarely produce > > enough insulin to cause trouble if you are getting most of your > > calories from fat and the remainer from protein plus a bit from carbs. > > > > turation of those fatty acids. When the amount of energy gained from > > fat was greater than 37%, it was found that insulin sensitivity was > > impaired in both the saturated fat group (-7.8%) and the > > monounsaturated fat group (-3.3%). However, when the amount of energy > > coming from fat was less than 37%, a significant difference was found > > with saturated fat still decreasing insulin sensitivity (-12.5%) and > > monounsaturated fat increasing it (+8.8%). Within the context of this > > study, it would seem that insulin resistance can be improved > > >> on a diet c onsisting of less than 37% of energy from fat, with this fat >> > coming predominantly from monounsaturated fatty acids. > > > > > >