Late to this one, but here's what I send to family and friends when they do a double take and ask me how I lost all the weight..
The How..
http://www.paleonu.com/get-started/
The Why..
http://www.paleoforlife.org/resources.php
Watch the videos 'Big Fat Lies' and 'Sugar: The Bitter Truth'
The Book..
"Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes
http://www.paleoforlife.org/amzn.php?asin=1400033462
All the conventional wisdom is wrong. Calories in calories out.. wrong. Whole grains.. wrong. Cardio is good .. wrong. Saturated fat is bad.. wrong.
I've lost 46 lbs in six months after 20 years of listening to 'fat bad, carbs good, now go out and run you lazy man'. I ate when hungry, didn't count or weigh anything.