I read the _Paleo for Athlete's_ book. I'm really interested in having a good diet, losing weight, being strong, etc. For me, that's too severe. I'm just not interested in defining my life by things I can't eat. It doesn't matter whether than means Paleo, Veggie or religion (Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, etc.).

The 'Race Weight' book is interesting in that is comes out and says that there are no absolutes in diets. There are top knotch athletes in every sport that have wildly varying diets. In the end, it comes to down to one basic idea. Eat good food and eat an appropriate amount of it.