>From: Dori Zook <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:10:17 -0600

>Down sides mentioned were lower body temps (bummer) and reduced sex drive
>(HUGE bummer!).  Which is exactly why, if I were as rich as Bill Gates, I'd
>pay to study a low-cal Paleoesque diet vs. the same amount of calories in a
>starch-based diet.  I can eat 1,000 calories a day and do just fine if what
>I eat is 60g protein, low-carb vegetables and the rest of my calories,
>probably more than half, from fat.  Surely, 1,000 calories a day is
>considered low-cal.  And let me just say I'm warm and toasty and my sex
>drive is NOT reduced.  Increased, if anything.  Hey, tell it like it is,
>right?  And if you know of any single Paleolithic males...
>
>Dori Zook
>Denver, CO

At the moment I'm again (it's becoming my Paleohobby ;) trying to shift my
diet into high fat diet. So far so good.
I reduced my protein intake more than by half but I didn't noticed any
muscle loss or strength loss in the gym.
After a month a managed to lower my calorie intake by 1000 kcal (from 4000
to below 3000 kcal) without feeling hungry, lower energy, loosing muscle
mass etc.
My endurance increased.

And I agree with Dori sex drive gets crazy (starting from the high anyway);)

It's only month so I will see what will happen next but so far it works
fine.
And I think that high fat diet requires different micronutritions and I read
that actually on a high fat diet your requirements for them are much lower
than on a high carb diet.

Paul Sand
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