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I fare much better with insulin regulation when I do not snack (unless absolutely necessary) and for me, it also is a difficult habit to break!

YES MANY TIMES! Have you been tested for food sensitivities? I would also recommend finding a Functional/Holistic/Integrative medical doctor who will NOT pigeon hole you into a "lab range" on thyroid. Google Mary Shomon for excellent thyroid help! Good luck!!

Punchgut...thank you for the Paleo Physician's Network nudge!!

I just did a post on this! Feel free to friend me and I will do the same. I found it necessary to take Ox Bile during a meal and HCL after a protein meal. I don't do well with grains or legumes, so I am following Paleo...not perfectly, but close! Feel way better. Google Paleo without a gallbladder and it will pull up a lot…

What a great idea!

I grabbed it at $5.99 which is still a good deal. Cindy, I will share any worthy recipes with you :^)

"Yeah...I am gonna have some issues especially on the link I provided. I LOVE my farm eggs!! I love my nightshades!! I love my coffee and wine!! I am not sure what I could actually eat if I followed this and the thyroid diet that excludes cruciferous veggies as well! Its just too much right now I guess!" - since you know…

Count ME in, dude!

I use the Gefu, as well. I need to buy a couple of extra bottles and mix up more homemade salad dressings. Nothing compare to fresh homemade and yes, mixing up the dressings helps!

Hi! Will send friend request. This is a great community, full of support (and sometimes laughs!) You are in a good place :^)

I have several Paleo books/cookbooks, but recently received both The Paleo Approach and The Paleo Approach cookbook. I have been literally blown away by the encyclopedia-feel of The Paleo Approach. It has answered any and all lingering questions re: digestion for me. IMHO a "must have" on every Primal/Paleo followers…

I actually stumbled upon Mark Sisson's book, The Primal Blueprint, before it was released. I emailed him and we had a fabulous conversation. We were close in age. I was working at the time with an Integrative MD as her nutritional consultant in the area of food sensitivity. I also was a patient! I had lost 100 pounds but…

I have had both food allergy and food sensitivity testing done. I generally get my food sensitivity panel updated annually, because the list can change. BTW...I am laughing at your online name and MINE! Grok on!

I have been on several of them through the years and ALL of them put on 15 pounds or more...even Cymbalta which was not supposed to do that. When I started with my current therapist 15 months ago, he suggested I might want to go back on something and I flat out said, "No. I've worked too hard to take off 110 pounds…

Hey Kelly, add me, too if you want to expand your friend base!

Welcome! Way to go Kelly! You will find good support here. Good peeps!

Wow that is FANTASTIC! Congratulations!!

Here's a different one! When I was at my heaviest, I told my doctor at the time that I wanted to get serious about weight loss. She looked at me and scoffed (looking me up and down) and said, "Don't bother! People your size rarely lose the weight and don't keep it off either!" She was serious. I never did like her…

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I agree! Although I am a little taller (5' 5) I am losing very, very slowly. I will be 61 this month, so I am older. I am active but at their recommended goal of 1450 cal's the needle is barely moving. Granted, I know I am gaining muscle...and I don't eat back my calories burned but not much is budging. We all have…

Hi Sabrina! My heart goes out to you and I know your pain. My husband went through 8 lay-off's during the gradual downsizing of the automotive, over a 15 year period. We lost our home in 2009 and money is super tight for us. No one will hire him now because he is 62! You are young and I believe you will rebound. Stick with…