HI everyone, I am also a new member on the PALEO list. I have been eating 'paleo' for two weeks now. My husband also eats paleo about 90% of the time. I am actually doing the paleo thing because of my recently diagnosed (Aug. 2003) Celiac Disease. I was doing well on a regular gluten-free diet for a while, but after a couple months, I started to react to a lot of grains. I also had a lot of trouble with cross-contamination of 'supposedly' gluten-free grains or cereals. I realized that I felt my worst when I was eating a lot of grains. At the beginning of December, my nutritionist advised me to eat a lot of grains and beans. I started adding lentils, other beans, exotic flours, etc, to my daily diet. I GAINED 10 pounds in a month! It was horrifying. Plus I felt terrible, my skin broke out and my voice wasn't working the way I knew it should. So, two weeks ago, I went 'paleo' and have lost 6 pounds already. I feel so much better. I am realizing more and more that this way of living/eating is quite simple and actually cheaper than how we have been eating in the past. My skin is clear, I have a ton of energy, my voice feels great & I am getting slimmer every day. My husband is very supportive of this new way of eating, since he is from Europe and grew up on a similar 'diet.' He was never exposed to (my) American way of eating convenience meals & processed foods. I have already been reading through the paleo archives and borrowed some recipes that have been just wonderful. All the best to everyone, Kathleen opera singer New York/Connecticut