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Just wondering how many are say 100% or 80 % etc

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What are your criteria for a person being 100% paleo? – Chickenosaurus Rex Feb 28 2011 at 21:57
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What are you hoping to use this info for? – Stephen-Aegis Feb 28 2011 at 23:41
I would answer, but I have no idea what your definition of Paleo is. More specifics please? – survivalmachine Feb 28 2011 at 23:53
@Stephen-Aegis: I'm wondering the same thing. I'm also wondering why it matters. – Chickenosaurus Rex Mar 1 2011 at 0:55
I am not looking to get anything out of this-- just wondering if people are fully paleo -- or if majority is partially. Just a curitosity thing --nothing scientific or anything. – KL Mar 1 2011 at 3:45

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Nobody you have met or ever will meet (barring certain time-travel possibilities) is 100% paleo, nor should any of us aspire to be so.

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If I figure out time travel, the Paleolithic era is not where I'd remotely consider going... – Stephen-Aegis Feb 28 2011 at 23:40
Tell me about it, though I'd love to see a cloned mammoth in my lifetime. – Travis Culp Feb 28 2011 at 23:56
Museum has mockups, and the only reason id want a live one would be to eat it, and not sure i want to eat cloned meat... – Stephen-Aegis Mar 1 2011 at 0:25
Good answer, Mr. Culp. – Chickenosaurus Rex Mar 1 2011 at 0:54
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diary is not paleo in this case, right?

Then, over the week i`m perhaps 70% paleo. In any case no grains, no processed food, no sugar, 80% organic food, sat fat and MUFA + Omega 3 in moderation,as I want to loose weight and no vegatable oils.

Weekend: perhaps 30% Paleo on average.

Not the best, but I´m working on it!

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I have 2-3 glasses of wine a week, but my diet otherwise is probably 95%. The other 5% comes from eating out (vegetable oils used to cook food) and an occassional gluten free dessert (once a month).

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The only 100% paleo I know is Lex Rooker who eats 100% raw grass fed meat he has shipped in from Slankers in Texas. He has a grinder and a commercial device that tells him what the mix is between fat and protein..about 75% fat 25% protein currently. He also renders his own fat once a month...somewhere around 100 pounds at a time.

He has kept a journal of his n=1 experiment since June 2008. All 130 pages in the forum. http://www.rawpaleoforum.com/journals/lex%27s-journal/

His lipid values are great as well as his dexa bone scan. He doesn't advocate his way is best. He only describes what he is doing.

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He does not look that happy... – Butternut11 Feb 28 2011 at 22:18
and if he would eat 80% raw grass fed meat and 20% of some kind of veggies (for my sake also raw, if that is "more" paleo)? He would not be 100% paleo anymore? – Butternut11 Feb 28 2011 at 22:24
How he appears to you does not determine how happy he is. If you were to read all of his journal, your view of him might change...but I am sure Lex doesn't care how you view him. – Dexter Feb 28 2011 at 22:29
Of course! That was just my first thought, nothing more. No intention to offend him. – Butternut11 Feb 28 2011 at 22:42
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Dunno. 95%? What do you call meat n organs, eggs, fish, avocados, coconut milk, greens n a few nuts, seeds, n berries every few days? Only non-paleo thing, would be my morning cup of coffee....

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Arguable. Plus I that coffee is the only thing, is it 5% of your diet? – Stephen-Aegis Feb 28 2011 at 23:41
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Probably somewhere in between 80-95% as it probably is for most people here. But who knows what exactly? Some say paleo means food X in moderation, and avoiding Y and Z. Others say X is fine without reference to amount. Or food X is fine depending on the quality or the amount of preparation/processing was involved.

This reminds me, the problem I'm wondering lately with the paleo label is that it technically refers to a restricted inclusion set of dietaty guidelines applying to a long time ago we-don't-quite-have-all-the-facts-in-about-the-included-foods-and-amounts-and-their-effects. But maybe it would be more accurate to use a label that refers to a restricted exclusion set of dietary guidelines applying to the most recent and most problematic substances and preparatory methods introduced into the human diet, things which we have a lot more information about.

if that makes any sense. . .

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Makes sense. But try to find a proper labes for that;-) – Butternut11 Feb 28 2011 at 22:47
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I've been terribly lax lately and need to get back to better compliance. Trying to move back towards 90%. My kryptonite right now is tasty, tasty adult beverages and the occasional cheese.

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me too LadyAdmin-- March 1st I am going cold Turkey -- well maybe cold grains! – KL Feb 28 2011 at 23:38
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My Paleo stuff : Grass fed meat, pastured egg yolks, wild caught fish, veggies, roots, sweet potatoes, fruit, coconut milk and coconut flakes. I would say 80 - 90 & Paleo. My non paleo stuff: espresso, a bit of dark chocolate, red wine, grappa, sometimes a bit of sugar, raw fermented dairy like yoghurt or cheese. No nightshades, no egg whites. Never ever the antinutritient starvation food: grains, soy, legumes.

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99% Optimal Health as far as I know science wise.

I avoid the big 3, Grains, Veg Oil and Fructose all the time excepting rare social situations (1%). I do not crave any of these 3 and grains and oils are actually anti-appealing. Fructose I allow in small natural doses as found in whole foods only.

Important forany of you to consider, if you're not eating grassfed/wild, you're compromising a little there...

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I have had NO cheat's in almost 2 years so I'll say 100%

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Hubby and I are 80% paleo. We are strict during the week and on the weekends we let loose with friends. I say our biggest "cheat" would be alcohol. During the week we have the occasional glass of red wine, and sometimes use goats cheese in our meals.

And if we can help it, we NEVER eat grains though - too much bloating, pain, and discomfort.

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we are probably 90-95% straight up paleo (whole9 3.0 30 day challenge was the guidelines we were using). Tomorrow will be 6 weeks. Went cold turkey off SAD and have had VERY VERY few cheats. Ive lost 22 lbs and hubby is down 15 lbs. After day 30 we added Ghee and heavy cream,... and I have been having 2 or so Crio Beans a day (http://www.criobru.com/products/8-oz.-Crio-Beans.html) don't know if they are 100% legal, but damn they are yummy!

All in all a wonderfully successful first 6 weeks for us!

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dairy: yogurt, sour cream, butter, cheese legumes: lentils, black beans grains: minimal corn, some white rice misc: chocolate, raw honey

produce from the farmers' market, organic sausage, responsibly-caught low-on-the-foodchain seafood, coconut, pastured eggs... spices.

I'd say I'm about 60% paleo. I feel better than ever before, though. For me, it's all about eating starches in moderation (and with plenty of wholesome animal fats!) =j

Also, my body loves dairy, so I eat it up.

Good question KL!

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Maybe 70% of daily intake (oatmeal for breakfast, wine occasionally, dark chocolate, cheese, etc), although I'm not sure how far away that is from a normal diet.

I think the paleo web is interesting, but it is not something I really aspire to. Just that it leads to some interesting recipes that you don't tend to see in the mainstream side of things.

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