I can't bring myself to set a hard and fast rule about that though. I can't bear the idea that I should never in my life eat a white truffle without flying to France first. Globalisation has some benefits. :)

From: Kris]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:12:37 +0000 http://www.web-goddess.org/archive.php/postID/10348 With regards to the cavement, actually there's evidence that they were quite healthy! Once you allow for the lack of modern medicine and the greater chance of getting eaten by a predator, apparently their lifespan and health were better than ours. They certainly didn't suffer from heart disease, cancer, and diabetes to the extent we do. (Recent article about this.) The Gary Taubes book goes into this a *lot* with a lot more citations. In addition to the fossil record, he also cites a lot of recent evidence around hunter gatherer tribes and primitive civilisations that experience a rapid health decline once they come into contact with Western civilisation and start eating like us. His book features a stunning photograph of three Australian Aboriginal men who look like Olympians. This article mentions a 1984 study where some Aboriginal men who'd become overweight and diabetic after adopting the western lifestyle moved back to the Outback and their traditional way of life and basically reversed the damage.

Happy to lend you the Taubes book if you're interested in delving into the basis for the theory...

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From: Lara]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:41 +0000 http://www.web-goddess.org/archive.php/postID/10348 this blog. It's written by a Mom whose family (her, her husband, and their four girls) recently went paleo. Very applicable to your situation!

The cost is definitely the biggest drawback. Protein is a lot more expensive than grains. We're getting better at reducing the weekly cost, but it's still more than we'd spend otherwise. (One big benefit of our upcoming kitchen renovation is getting a bigger fridge and freezer, which means I can buy meat at Costco in bulk and freeze it.) We're trying to stick to seasonal veg, but it means that certain times of the year you eat a lot of the same things. I haven't resorted to coupon-mania yet, but that's another option I guess.

The other drawback is just food prep time. We've been using the slow cooker a lot to free up our evenings, otherwise there's a lot of chopping and cooking!

Julie - I thought I'd heard that WW had incorporated some low-carb stuff after I left. That's cool that they're giving people that option. Sounds like you've got a system that works for you. My problem is that I can't moderate my intake of the "not allowed" stuff very well, and it ends up easier for me to just abstain most of the time.

From: Kris]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:30:27 +0000 http://www.web-goddess.org/archive.php/postID/10348 I think the concept is sound, and I've tried eating like that for a couple of days here and there, but I miss the "not allowed" stuff too much for it to be a permanent change. Right now, I still go to WW meetings and eat mostly from the list, but I don't track points. This is reflected in my achingly slow weight loss, but at least I'm not gaining and I think I'm eating the same way as I would if I wasn't trying to lose. And really I'm only 2kg over goal, so I don't care that much....

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