Hi, JP, & welcome!

I'm pretty new to Paleo nutrition, too -- it's been almost exactly two months
since I stumbled across a mention of NeanderThin on someone's webpage, but in
just that short period of time I've lost 23 pounds and about 3 inches off my
waist.  (From 178 to 155 pounds.  I'm 5'9", 34.  I work out, but until I
started eating Paleo I just wasn't losing fat or getting toned like I wanted
to.  Now I am.)  And, it seems like every other week I discover some other
positive side effect -- like, I used to sunburn very easily, and now I tan
instead.  And my skin is really soft and clear, too.  I just can't say enough
good things about NeanderThin.  It's changed my life, literally, and I'm so
happy I discovered it.

The webpage where I first read about NeanderThin has thorough list of what to
eat and what not to eat, taken almost verbatim from NeanderThin --
http://www.grog.com/About_Grog/Diet.shtml    That ought to get you started on
the right track, until your copy of NeanderThin arrives.

As for me, I don't watch calories at all.  I've been eating as much as I
want, whenever I want, of whatever Paleo foods I want, and I've experienced
some pretty phenomenal weight loss and toning.  I've been eating a lot of
meats and nuts and fruit and eggs, and some vegetables, just kind of
indulging myself by eating whatever I feel like eating that day -- probably
more calories per day than I used to eat, on average -- and it sure seems to
be working for me.

Good luck, welcome to the list, and I hope NeanderThin & eating Paleo works
out as well for you as it has for me!

Kathy

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> Hello everyone,
>
> As stated in the email title, I'm a paleo-newbie. Just wanted to say hello
> and ask a question. From the reading that I have done, it seems that this
> diet is meats, green veggies, nuts, fruits and berries. Is it really that
> simple? The copy of Neanderthin ordered from Amazon has not arrived yet, so
> I'm sort of working in the dark.
>
> How does calorie intake play a part in the Paleolithic diet? Many people
> failed the Atkins because he (Atkins) wrongly advised that one could eat as
> much as one wished. Calories are calories, too many you get fat, too little
> you loose weight, and in extreme situations you starve. I have seen several
> web pages that contradict each other on this issue.
>
> Oh, about me. Six foot tall, 280 carrying about 28% body fat. I lift
> weights
> (heavy) 5x per week and do cardio work outs, 4x per week. I'm 46 and have a
> semi-sedentary job as an education manger.
>
> Please let me hear from you folks, I am interested in "meeting" you and
> learning more about this diet.
>
> JP