Hello Carol andCandace!
Carol, I thought you meant non--I mean WAPF love,love to talk about NT
eating and how we are bring led down a bad, bad path in terms of eating
and our health. It's especially pronounced this time of year since the
food industry and the media now dedicate post-Holidays as the weight
loss time and so we are baraged with thelow/non fat calorie restriction
message nonstop. I just want to shake people and say, "no, no eat your
coconut oil!" Although I have to admit that I still hardly believe
myself that eating butter--lots of it-- and cheese and all this other
yummy food is going to keep me healthy or get me healthier or cause me
to lose weight. Still I keep eating this way because it tastes good, my
blood sugar is more level, and I do feel better since starting to eat
NT about 7 months ago. I tortured my body and my self with low/non fat
and calorie restricted eating for most of my life and I just cannot go
back to it and I have nothing toshow for all that starving and almost
starving.

Anyway, I am Amy. I live in Elk Grove and I am so,so lucky to be having
the Food Coop opening up a branch down here and right next to my health
club where I teach yoga and otherwise spend a lot of time. I've been to
all the natural food stores in the area and I think the Coop is by far
the best--in selection, prices, and quality of the products. I go
downtown about once a week and buy most of our dairy there--we love
Strauss Creamery products--not raw, but very, very good. The butter is
so,so lovely. I order some of our food--like our coconut products
online and do most of the rest of my shopping at Raley's and BelAir,
they carry some organic meat and some other stuff like that.
I have to admit since starting NT, I don't shop for price as much
because I think cheap food is just that--cheap. In fact, I think the
notion that we can have whatever we want to eat for cheap and without
laboring for it is a dangerous illusion.

As for talking to people about WAPF and NT, I generally do not. First
off, because I am not thin and how will it look me saying "hey, I eat
all the fat I want?," and then, because people are so, so brainwashed
with this lowfat/nonfat myth that I really do not want to try
dismantling, instead I suggest maybe grassfed meat would be
better--like that.


I guess the other two interesting things about me are: I teach
creative writing workshops and my two sons and I are homeschoolers. I
have noticed that on the three NT-oriented yahoo lists I am on that
many NTers are also homeschoolers too. I think that's because
homeschoolers are a questioning lot and like to go the contrary route.

The two NT Yahoo groups I belong too are: native family tradtions and
discussing NT. Do either on of you belong?

That's it for now,
AMY

PS> IntermsOn Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 08:43 PM, Carol Lorenger
wrote:

>
> Whoops!  That should have said NON-WAPF friends!
>
> We all have them, and it's always an interesting
> challenge to decide if you should say something or not
> when help is not being requested, but you see a
> situation where you could help.
>
> Carol
> Chapter Leader, Sacramento Metro
>
> > I just wanted to let you guys know that I am so, so,
> > so pleased to start this chapter and bring some
> > great
> > people together regarding a topic that I'm very
> > passionate about.  And love to talk about, much to
> > the
> > annoyment of my WAPF friends :-)
>
>
>
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