P.S. Are "Ketostix" an accurate way to measure Ketosis?

They accurately measure the amount of ketones that spill into the urine, which roughly speaking is what you don't burn.  If they show a clear positive, you are in ketosis.

 Certainly no "breaded" or "fried" clams/oysters, just raw ones,
        Thank you very much for answering both of my questions Warren.  Both questions are extremely important my activities this week, and I really appreciate all the feedback from everyone.
 
      Well, last night I had one garlic and pepper Lamb Leg Steak (6 for $6.00 @ the farmer's market), two sunny side up cayenne-peppered eggs, and a couple of pickled quail eggs.  With a little Frank's Xtra hot hot sauce on the side, I would have to say that the meal was simple, yet absolutely delicious.  I have made the obvious, yet profound conclusion that the farmer's market is the place to be for this diet.

      I'm down to 151.5 pounds today, 11.5 pounds down, I am at the halfway point of my weight goal. Hell yeah.

Does anyone have any moral support for a man who has been struggling to lose weight on the diet for the past week and a half?
    See, I have been on the paleolithic diet for almost six weeks now, and after the first five weeks, I had lost around 11.5 pounds!  However, the past week and a half has led me to some struggle in losing weight.  This is ironic because in the past week, I have given up cheese and the other foods that are not considered orthodox paleo...  Anyways, I have slowly been gaining a little weight, and now I'm hovering around a total loss of 9 pounds. 
    I know that I am not at my lean "natural" body weight, and I'm not drastically overeating... Can someone please provide me with some suggestions or comments that will eradicate my recent doubt?  In other words, if I eat two paleo-meals and a minor snack each day, should I continue to see weight loss? Thank you in advance...

Does anyone have any moral support for a man who has been struggling to lose weight on the diet for the past week and a half?
    See, I have been on the paleolithic diet for almost six weeks now, and after the first five weeks, I had lost around 11.5 pounds!  However, the past week and a half has led me to some struggle in losing weight.  This is ironic because in the past week, I have given up cheese and the other foods that are not considered orthodox paleo...  Anyways, I have slowly been gaining a little weight, and now I'm hovering around a total loss of 9 pounds.

First off, much of the early weight loss is usually water weight that's lost as a result of going to a lower carbohydrate diet.  After that, the weight loss will be slower, and there will still be day to day variation - possibly a lot, if you vary the amount of calories you get from carbohydrates significantly.  Someone suggested writing the weights down on a calendar to make it easy to compare across weeks rather than just days, to help remove some of the variation.

Also, at 150 odd pounds and 5'8", you may not be at your healthy weight, but you may be close.  If you are doing significant amounts of strength exercises, you may be gaining muscle as you are losing fat.  Is it possible this is what's going on?

If those don't help, try posting a detailed food log of everything you eat, every day, for a week or so.  We may be able to see something.

I'd really like you to post the stew in the recipes section (hmm we need a yummy yum yum smiley)

Thank you!!!!

Well, I certainly don't have a "case of the Mondays",
     This weekend I took a trip up the Highlands, North Carolina to simply get out of the city.  The air was fresh, the fly-fishing was great, and the all weekend grilling made my meals quite affordable and simple. 
     This weekend, I ate bacon and egg hamburgers and lamb steaks with a variety of acceptable vegetables such as zucchini, mushrooms, and onions.  I used cayenne pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, and bacon grease to spice up the flavors.  It was a fantastically feastful weekend.
      My friends use to call me the "condiment king", for I would put condiments of all varieties on everything that I ate.  However, after six and a half weeks on the paleolithic diet, I have slowly lost my need for condiments!  This is another great victory, for now I can actually taste the differences between prime and cheap cuts of beef, lamb, chicken, pork, or fish.
     I have to admit, after this weekend, I thought the scale would be tipping in the unfavorable direction, but this morning I got up and weighed myself...151.7 POUNDS!  Looks like crushing paleo-acceptable food twice a day for a few days took me down another 2.4 pounds!  What a great start to the week!