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Cheat/reward days

I've been on the strictly on the diet for a week. Today for lunch I a burger with some fries and mayonaise. After lunch I felt nauseaus and terrible. Any correlation?
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Food reward shift experiences

I've been paleo and lately primal for one and a half years. I shifted from pure takeaway and fast food to strict paleo. After a few months of that, I went back to drinking a half l …
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What was the hardest thing for you to give up?

For me, it was cheese and pizza (which of course has cheese). I honestly don't miss the rest much (unless I'm sitting next to someone who has a steaming, decadent looking bread rol …
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One food, No effect.

If you could choose any one food/dish/desert/whatever that you could eat with absolutely no ill effect FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS. Rather, no effect whatsoever. No calories, no noth …
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sardines in spring water or marinara sauce?

I haven't been on here in months! But I'm so excited because I get to order Wild Planet Sardines for $2.40/can, which is best deal I've ever had. I'm going to order a case. Now, …
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Is the food reward hypothesis backwards?

A study that's been mentioned a few places suggests that obesity is not caused by food being too rewarding and encouraging one to eat more, but rather by food eaten being not rewar …
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3 Foods, And That’s It

Before I get flamed for asking... I realize that this isn't the ideal diet. But just out of curiosity, and for other reasons (e.g. to drastically minimize food reward, or to sav …
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What foods are most unrewarding for you?

I'm just curious because it seems like the whole food reward varies quite a bit between people, which makes sense because it has to do with the brain and we all have very different …
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Food Reward -vs- Paleo Gourmet?

Your routine has been tracked for months and calories needed is known for each day of the week. A world class chef is going to cook your paleo meals for one year. You have two cho …
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How do you feel about Peter(Hyperlipid)'s response to Stephan Guyanet?

It's definitely given me a lot more to think about concerning the insulin/leptin/lc/food reward debate that's been going on recently. Very glad that smart people are disagreeing an …
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My proposed 30-day Guyenet Level 5 experiment (gulp)

I've decided to try this for 30 days and see what happens. My proposed foods are: Stewed chicken Steamed Broccoli Hard and soft boiled eggs I'm not planning to include the s …
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Grains aren’t food? (Real Paleo question)

I'm in the middle of a controlled experiment where I exposed myself to wheat to see how I react while avoiding any other food I've had a problem with. I want to see how I react. …
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What about food unreward?

There has been so much talk about food reward here and on Stephan's blog. What about food unreward? I'm talking about things that deter you from overindulging. Some I'm thinking …
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How does setpoint theory work if adipose tissue doesn’t significantly affect BMR?

Assume a man weighs 200 lbs (30% body fat) and is eating maintenance calories. He adopts a lower food reward diet (or whatever is your preferred method to lower setpoint) in order …
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Why should I avoid food reward again???

Making my first batch of grass-fed ox-tail stew in the slowcooker. Paleo potpourri, I tell you! The house smells like foodie heaven. Sigh, I'm really lousy at avoiding food rewar …

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