"You don't need fixing so much as to just stop injuring yourself" - Dr Kurt Harris http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2011/2/8/therapy-versus-life.html

Focus on neolithic toxin avoidance. The rest is in the weeds. There are diminishing returns to nutritional inquiry (intellectual curiosity notwithstanding). Sometimes good enough is good enough.

You can't eat it if it's not in your house. Stay strong at the grocery store.

Two words: dominus saccharide

*master the sugars.

The one thing you must do before you choose to be optimal is to change they manner in which you think. That is optimal paleo in action and is a cornerstone principle.

(ANIMAL) Fat is your friend.

Keep it simple. Dont eat things that come in boxes or sealed plastic bags. Keep in mind that the giant food barons aren't there to make you good foods, they're there to make a profit by selling you garbage for as much money as they can squeeze out of you. Try as hard as you can at whatever you're doing, then do as little as you can the rest of the time, take a que from any reasonable dog, run hard, sleep hard, eat old fashion things.

For many people, diet extremes don't work. Buy fresh, whole meats, vegetables and fruits. Use the Sisson pyramid or some other moderate approach.

Stick with the moderate path until/unless you have a specific goal and then consider all your options before going to extremes!

I am insulin resistant...So eating Paleo saves my life...My advice is to myself..."Don't wake the Monster!!!" I eat so my body will not release excess insulin into my blood stream . Insulin left over in my blood stream will not allow me to burn my own fat. Since I learned that..I have lost 35 pounds and still losing... I have gotten off of all my blood pressure meds and allergy meds....just ...Don't wake the MOnster!

listen to YOUR body!

VLC is promoted a lot but it doesn't have to be the ideal diet for you. If you're not metabolically deranged, there is no reason for you to go zero/very low carb.

Just try everything out! Go with tubers, then go without. Go moderate fat, then high fat etc. Nobody here can tell you what works best for you. It's your own hunting and gathering now...and it takes a while till you have your routine and the result you desire.

Eat WHOLE Food ONLY when actually hungry.

All the bad stuff is processed, wheat, sugar, veg oil. Etc.

Eating for social reasons or by the clock or because you're bored and the food is available will hamper your health even if eating real food only.

Stick to your guns to achieve your (Paleo or otherwise) goals. You and I both know this is the right way, who gives a s**t what anyone else thinks?

"Stay off gluten. If you gotta cheat, cheat with something else".

It's YOUR diet. Eat according to your needs and think for yourself.

Just eat meat and veggies and don't stress out about it.

One, single best piece of advice?

Eat real food.

Avoid eating empty calories and eat nutrient dense foods even if they are not "paleo" Strive to improve your diet, and don't worry about perfection or 100% strict paleo.

Start with the core principles but don't be afraid to experiment after that to find out what works best for your body.

Umm... Enjoy your health? I mean, the others are wonderful, but I would say that it's most important that you have some sort of happiness or fulfillment derived from being good to your body.

"Don't worry, be happy" :) relax and enjoy life as much as possible with paleo eating complimenting that lifestyle. It's so easy to get worked up about things like "OMG have I caused inflammation with my omega 3 to 6 ratio today?!?!" or "Am I going to die if eat a vegetable oil coated raisin?!" sometimes you can worry so much about the little details that you undo any health benefits you have aquired through your diet! So yes, my advice is relax a bit and have fun.

If in doubt? Paleohack it!

Allow yourself to say "wait a minute, I know I hate liver, but maybe I should try it again."

Once you release yourself from the conventional wisdom diet of today and step backwards towards our more ideal nutrition, you can try organ meats and not instantly think "YUCK!" And in fact you'll probably find out after some time and repeated tasting, that they are good.

I think this is a mind set as well as a nutritional thing, and it's like I am finally growing into an adult with adult tastes and leaving behind the sugar filled diet of childhood. The new mind set allows me to think I can go to bed at a reasonable hour instead of watching that last hour of TV that I always knew wasn't that interesting, anyway. Things like that. It has changed me in ways no "diet" has ever done before.

I don't know that that's advice, more my perspective of what Paleo has done for me. Anyway, good luck. :)

Check out the Paleo Diet I'm on (the noun, not the verb). http://www.examiner.com/diets-in-atlanta/diet-verb-or-noun

Remember that you are doing this for yourself, and for reasons that seemed vital to you when you started. Your -personal- reasons for doing this are what are going to keep you strong in the face of a culture that is going in a completely different direction... so cultivate those reasons, and remember their importance to you.

If you get your head in place first, everything else falls out in the logistics -- if you lose your head, you lose the map -- if you lose the map, you lose the journey.

Meat. Motion.

All the rest is aftermarket accessories.

The first step is to realise that most of the conventional nutritional advice we receive is wrong.

Being a newbie, I've decided that it's better to just do the best you can and not beat yourself up. Meat, veggies, good fats, some fruits, movement... today I had hard boiled eggs and some ham for breakfast, homemade soup w/ chicken, carrots & green onions for lunch, an apple and ground beef and cabbage for supper... no grains, so sugars... wasn't the most delicious food I've ever had but I feel good!

Eat what nature intended us to eat. In other words, don't f*ck with mother nature, she knows best!