On Apr 2, 2007, at 2:33 PM, PALEOFOOD automatic digest system wrote:

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> Date:    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:53:48 -0700
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: weight loss plateau
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> K > Getting the calories up is what scares me especially after the  
> mega splurge I had this weekend.
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> I'd be very surprised if you could consume even weight maintenance  
> calories on a zero carb, moderate protein, high fat diet.  I  
> certainly couldn't and the weight fell off of me starting about day  
> five.  As others pointed out, you'd HAVE to learn to get your  
> calories from fat and thereby level off.  But in three weeks I didn't.
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> Jim

As someone who is hoping to lost fat through Paleo (I'm in my first  
uninterrupted week), I'm curious about fat intake.  I have seen the  
argument made on many forums that decreasing carb consumption and  
increasing fat consumption "trains" your body to get its energy from  
fat.  Does anyone have a source for this statement?

Also, assuming that is true, would I not then need to cut back on the  
fat consumption level (even within the Paleo bounds) in order to  
convince my body to start burning its own reserves?  Said another  
way, if I am fully meeting my energy requirements through diet alone,  
regardless of the quality of that diet, then why would my body have  
any reason to burn fat?  Are there any special guidelines for us  
cavemen whose goal is fat loss?

Thanks