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I'm back to the degree that I don't eat grains besides of a slice of sprouted toast in the morning, no legumes or processed foods. I'm not sure I'll worry about ratios of anything to anything, but...

Thanks! I stopped eating Paleo, I think I was going low carb too fast- I don't crave them, so it's easy for me to drop them. I have added them back in and am doing better by now. Not great...

I'm having trouble with Paleo...it triggered major depression for me. I've tried adding carbs back in, but it doesn't seem to help. Not sure what I should do, but I can't go on like this. I feel like...

Oh and Carb flu sucked pretty bad. :P It can take three weeks to get through and to me it felt like PMS, Job stress and cooking with nagging toddlers all combined, plus headaches and dizziness. Yep....

But it is good to have some paleo/primal snacks ready so you don't cave! Boiled eggs, organic jerky, macadamia nuts and almonds, berries..just in case. I'm a snacker. :)

Wendy,
the point is to regulate blood sugar, so you don't get tired or cravings. You never go hungry, the fat keeps you full, and you eat as much as you want. It's like autocruise, smooth going....

Hi CBuffy, fellow GMDer, this is much easier and also pretty good mood. Plus I lost over two lbs in a week. :)

I've gone primal, just made it through the carb flu. :) Like it very much and feel great now, just a bit scary when you can't buy organic meat.

Have you ever been checked for clinical depression? If you have that (there's plenty info on the net), you have to take care of it before you have the energy to take care of your diet. :) Don't...

Hehe, I will.

I found that if I wait until whey and curds are WELL separated, then stir, it will be nice and creamy.

I read that if you press them enough they will 'flaten out' and eventually grow 3D again, and that flat grains produce more Kefiran, which, if I understand this right, is what makes Kefir creamy....

my best friend in school had a farm, they always had a pitcher of fresh milk standing around...it was sooo good! And cow warm. :) Then I had a job milking goats as a teen, got milk and cheese, again,...

Mine seems to go from pure milk to curdles within 30 min. (waitwaitwait-ups! curdles!) I shake them a lot, poor things, and they are next to my warm slow cooker. Maybe there are too many in there,...

Aha! I am using whole milk from the supermarket, so I will try adding a bit of cream to up the fat.

But I know that some people use supermarket whole milk and still get a lot creamier kefir. But...

I think so too...maybe I'll try some other milk? I heard that adding half and half might help. Maybe I'll try that.
Has anybody seen Tammy's kefir ont he web? It's like yogurt! Mine is like curdled...

Thank you, there may be yet hope then. I've probably made about that many batches, maybe it gets better soon.

I also had a few of the big grains break up one night. Maybe they are not very happy...

Is there anything I can do to make my kefir more creamy and less grainy? Or is it just a function of one's particular grains? In which case, is anybody with creamy grains willing to share? *pretty...

How do I know they are curds or cultures? Could very well be. That batch suddenly went from milky to curds and whey- within a couple hours! I rinsed it with milk, but I don't know how to tell curds...

Tehy seem to be in nugget shape again- they weren't anywhere near the mw, maybe they just got too big? Anyway, they are processing the milk, and I'm happily awaiting the first batch. Have been...

If you just bought them, they might need time to recover. Dom (or whoever is here in US) says to make 3 48 h batches before tasting the kefir. I think it is 1 tbs grains on 2 cups milk? It's on his...

Wow Emily, nice site! Thanks!

tart like sour? Hm.

I have found this great site where they tell you how to make cheese from kefir- goolge Dom and kefir, then have fun with the site. Can't wait for my newly delivered kefirs to grow so they can make...

i mean coconut oil. :)

I'm on the candida diet :P No fruit, no sugars, no flour or starches, no alcohols. Veggies, non-gluten grains like quinona and brown rice, fish, meat, betonite clay to detox. I still get to eat...