On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:11:28 -0500, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> One more point.  I believe Robert implied that I might be wasting
> muscle.  I don't think so.  I don't have the fatigue and presumably my
> meeting daily protein requirements would not allow muscle tissue to be
> used for energy.  I am burning fat -- losing 1/3 a pound a day equates
> to about 1000 calories day, pretty close to my daily deficit if I'm
> doing the math right.

Any time you're losing weight (aside from water weight), you're losing  
both muscle and fat.  It's just a question of how much of each.  A good  
ratio is 3:1, an outstanding ratio is 10:1 (fat lost to muscle lost).   
Which would make for another interesting subject -- how the paleo diet  
affects fat/muscle ratios when gaining or losing bodyweight.

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   Robert Kesterson
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