Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Just curious if you would consider yourself to be...ahem...I mean consider some other poor sap to be a "paleo poseur". This question is asked entirely lightheartedly as I consider myself to be one in many ways.

Example, something that I...uh...a paleo poseur might do:

Use a self tanner...for those times I'm envying the paleo-perfect tan and my time outside this summer has yet to deliver.

Are you (or is somebody else that you know) a "paleo poseur"? What shortcuts/hacks do you use to feel or look more authentically paleo when you don't yet have the results you'd like?

edited Jun 19 2011 at 22:39

asked Jun 19 2011 at 21:59

familygrokumentarian
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Ed · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-20 22:41:50Z UTC

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You may be a paleo poseur if . . .

-- You won't go to Trader Joe's without your hemp shirt and VFFs

-- You put a picture of someone else's abs on your avatar

-- Your IQ is lower than your vitamin D level

-- Your next PaleoHacks question asks which "Oakley's" frame is the most paleo

-- You get your food porn from KFC.com

edited Jun 20 2011 at 22:41

answered Jun 20 2011 at 17:22

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Bwa ha ha ha! Especially #3. That'll take care of most of us, I'm afraid. – Rose Jun 20 2011 at 17:30

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Excellent...now off to pirate ab pics. – familygrokumentarian Jun 20 2011 at 18:41

How does one change their avatar pic anyway? I've been looking for like an hour and cant figure it out. Grrr – wheelhouse Jun 26 2011 at 4:46

@wheelhouse, to change your avatar, go to your profile; click "edit"; then click "change picture" under your avatar. This will take you to the Gravatar web site, where you can customize your avatar (link: en.gravatar.com ). – Ed♦ Jun 26 2011 at 17:06

Rock_Paper_Shirley · Answer 2 · 2011-06-20 14:48:50Z UTC

We're all sitting at computers, using forged tools made in massive factories out of materials removed mechanically from giant pits we've blasted into 1000s of mountains and shipped the crap all over the world using more powered mechanical vehicles. We wear clothes FFS, ones made in even more factories, and a lot of the fabric doesn't even come from animals or agriculture, but vats of chemicals.

We're all paleo poseurs.

Vrimj · Answer 3 · 2011-06-19 22:11:56Z UTC

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I currently spend most of my life in front of a screen and have no desire to change that.

answered Jun 19 2011 at 22:11

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Simibee · Answer 4 · 2011-06-19 22:14:00Z UTC

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Hmm, how about a prominently displayed chest freezer full of "wild game" that you claim to have hunted yourself, but is actually just repackaged Costco chicken thighs? Would that qualify as Paleo posing? ;)

Kidding aside, I bet supplements are going to feature heavily in this thread, specifically vitamin D and fish oil. Also, much chest-beating in the comments section about grass-fed beef liver.

answered Jun 19 2011 at 22:14

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"chest-beating in the comments section about grass-fed beef liver." that. is. hilarious. – being Jun 19 2011 at 22:16

Well, if Patrik ever needs a tagline for Paleohacks... – Simibee Jun 19 2011 at 22:19

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You know, Costco on a Sunday, esp. with all the samples, is a total jungle so getting to those thighs in the freezer case is a total skill. – baconbitch Jun 19 2011 at 22:27

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Heh, too true. I've always thought that the sales looked like Darwinism in action. Survival of the protein-seeking! – Simibee Jun 19 2011 at 22:41

Ambimorph · Answer 5 · 2011-06-20 14:50:27Z UTC

I don't think one needs to go to the re-enactment level to gain the benefits of paleo, nor should one feel illegitimate when flexibly adapting what paleo can teach us to real life.

Saying one thing and doing another is a different story.

Ed · Answer 6 · 2012-05-22 14:04:11Z UTC

You may be a paleo poseur if--

you post a stock photo of someone else's body and give the impression that it's a photo of yourself, then later claim that you didn't do it, because your social media accounts had been hacked.

You can read FTA's account of this incident--complete with links, screen shots and over 500 comments--here.

Veriria · Answer 7 · 2012-05-22 14:21:41Z UTC

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I don't know about posers...But I've seen a lot of Paleo Hipsters online lately.

heh heh.

answered May 22 2012 at 14:21

Veriria
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Is there such a thing as a paleo poseur? Could you possibly qualify?

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