[Nancy]

mmtc,

It sounds like macro is the way for you, if you have no appetite for other foods. Vegetarian, and now macro has always been the way for me, although I grew up in a predominantly meat and dairy family. At this point in my life, I have no choice, as I cannot tolerate a meat and dairy diet healthwise.

It sounds to me that you are a man, young or older, without a weight problem. The fast metabolism comes from a predominance of muscle on your body that consumes calories at a faster rate. There are fats in the macro diet, if it is satiation you are looking for. Eat tempura vegetables lightly fried in sesame oil. You haven't mentioned suffering with a disease that would rigidly restrict your diet to less than the Standard Macrobiotic Diet. There is no restriction in your case from nut butters or most nuts. I would recommend eating with more good fats (unsaturated) and oils, especially during winter, but begin to limit toxic forms of animal foods, including red meat, poultry, eggs, milk and dairy foods. No one needs satiation from poison.

It isn't true that if your stomach is filled with organic grains, you will be hungry. It might be your thinking and expectations that need training -- a mind shift from a desire for fatty animal foods to natural plant foods. Eating cheese, chicken, and eggs will lead to arteriosclerosis and a deterioration of vital body systems eventually, --period. Cheese, chicken, and eggs are extreme foods.

Fat grams, are a notion that is foreign to macro people. It is not about strict measurement in terms of fat grams, carbs, protein, etc. other than of passing interest on a label. It is more about the balanced meal: 50% grains, 30% vegetables, 5-10% soups, 5-10% beans, 5-10% seaweeds, 5-10% other (condiments, etc.).

If you are very thin, sinewy, and muscular that is a predominantly yang body, which could be balanced more towards center by foods.

If you think you know all there is to learn about yin and yang, you have a lot to learn. That ideation, in and of itself, is not knowing the extent of yin and yang.

Nancy