An awesome post from Margo on the JOURNAL BLOG:
Interested in learning more about Paleo but confused by the jargon? Here is a helpful Paleo dictionary for your reference!
Paleo – generally speaking this is a diet (some say a lifestyle) roughly based on things our bodies were designed to eat like our paleolithic ancestors. This consists of meat, veggies, nuts, seeds, fruits and good quality fats like olives and avocado. It focuses on variety and quality of your food sources. This “diet” was first introduced by Loren Cordain but has been popularized by Robb Wolf.
Primal – The primal diet follows the paleo diet but includes dairy and seemingly shit-tons of bacon. It has been popularized by Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple.
80/20 Principle – Heavily encouraged by Mark Sisson, the 80/20 principle is the general idea that you shouldn’t go crazy with this diet stuff. Keep on a diet 80% and let yourself slide 20% so as not to make yourself crazy and/or make all your friends hate you. Many people believe this is a slippery slope and that what people say is 20% is often more like 40% – so be careful! Good in concept, tricky in practice.
Paleo Police – A term referring to those people who argue about the technicalities of whether a particular food is paleo or not. Also could refer to those people who chide you everytime you eat something not paleo approved.
“Paleo” – When something is technically paleo (ie. all the ingredients are paleo approved) but it really just a sheep in wolves clothing (ie. larabars, paleo pancakes, paleo muffins etc…). Basically a paleo food trying to be something that is the opposite of paleo.
Gluten-free – Many paleo-ites (most notably, Robb Wolf) think that staying gluten-free should be the first and foremost for any diet plan and think gluten (a component of wheat) is essentially the anti-Christ. It should be noted here that gluten means “glue” in latin – so next time you think about eating bread – think of it as glue and it will look a lot less appetizing.
Paleo Crack – When you discover something that is absolutely and completely paleo approved and is simultaneously absolutely and completely delicious (ie. almond butter, coconut butter, dates, coconut milk, larabars) and you can’t help but absolutely and completely crack out on it.
Cheat – When you intentionally eat something non-paleo, these are often used as rewards and should be planned in advance. It’s not exactly considered a cheat if it is a semi-daily occurrence!
Slip – When you “accidentally” eat something non-paleo – that is when it was not a planned “cheat”. I always chuckle when I read the Whole 9 description of a slip:
“Unless you physically tripped and your face landed in a box of donuts, there is no “slip”. You make a choice to eat something of poor quality. It is always a choice, so do not phrase it as if you had an accident.”Intermittent Fasting – Or more commonly referred to as IF and not to be confused with CR (caloric restriction) – doesn’t really have anything to do with a paleo diet, but is often used in conjunction. There are several types of IF – but generally speaking it is allowing your body to “truly go hungry” for a period of time, usually between 20-36 hours. Really, IF shouldn’t be used unless you’ve really got your diet under control and you aren’t cheating every other day. Read more about it here, here and here.
What say you, fellow paleo peeps? Did I miss anything?
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WOD
"FRAN"
21-15-9 reps for time:
thruster, 45/30kg
pullups
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SPLITS!
