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> I lost 140 lbs in three years eating mostly paleo ( I
> allowed a small amount
> of cheese).
> > > Has anyone else lost a lot of weight eating Paleo?

Wow!  Congratulations!  That's impressive.  I bet that feels fantastic.  I'd love to hear more about that, too, if you have any stories you'd like to share.

Did you restrict your calories at all?  Or did you eat as much food as you liked, as long as it was Paleo?  I've been eating pretty big portions, as much as I feel like eating as long as it's Paleo, and I lost @ 15 pounds in @ 3 weeks.  Now I seem to have hit a plateau, and I'm wondering if I ought to try to cut down on (or elimiate entirely) some more foods, or maybe start eating smaller portions and try to take in less calories.

Since I signed on to this email list I've added a bit of strength training to my daily workout, and I've cut down on sugary fruits and bananas and carrots.  I know 15 pounds in 3 weeks is an almost inconceivably fast rate of weight loss, so I certainly don't expect it to continue like that, but I'd like to keep losing a little.  I've only got about 20 more pounds to lose and then I think I'll be in pretty close to peak shape, but it worried me when I stopped losing weight -- I'm really afraid of gaining back the weight I lost.  I don't expect that to happen as long as I'm eating Paleo, but seeing how I once gained 15 pounds while sticking religiously to the Atkins Diet, maybe I'm justifiably a little paranoid about that now.  (And many years ago I gained almost 10 pounds while on a Jenny-Craig-like weight-loss plan called Nutri/System.)

Kathy