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I have two reintro questions...

1. What is the purpose behind going back to W30 eating for two days between reintros? Why can't you just, for example, eat dairy for three days in a row and if you feel fine, move on to legumes for days 4-6?

2. I've seen a lot of mentions of transitioning to Paleo as a longterm eating plan post-Whole30. My question is: What is really the difference between Paleo and Whole30? Besides honey and maple syrup and things like Paleo desserts, are there other things you can eat that you couldn't during Whole30?

Thank you for any help!

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You eat the food or food group for 1 day and do Whole30 for AT LEAST 2 days after so you can observe your reactions to that food group because your reaction may be delayed. And if you have a serious reaction it may take more than 2 days of Whole30 to get you back to your baseline. Then you don't repeat the reintroduced food until the end of your reintroductions.

Doing what you propose would mean you wouldn't know whether you were reacting to legumes or to the cumulative effect of dairy + legumes. 

Whole30 is a food elimination diet so to get the benefits from it is necessary to reintroduce foods systematically. The reintroduction is more important than the 30 days because, as @kirkor says, that's where the deep learning occurs. And that learning is about you and your body, an experiment of one.

The intervals of Whole30 eating during reintroduction also provide a built in structure to help you transition to "riding your own bike" or food freedom  

Your reintroduction, if done systematically, will give you vital information about how to design your own food plan going forward. 

"Paleo" really has no definition. Whole30 does. But your customized eating plan or "Wholeshm" may look paleo to someone else. 

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Ya @ArtFossil nailed the explanation of the staggered reintro, but re: your 2nd point, some further Whole30 vs. paleo distinctions would be stuff like the recommended meal template (composition and sizing), the timing for M1, snacking recommendations, use of convenience foods like RX/Lara bars, pre- and post-workout food recs, potential inclusion of raw/grassfed dairy items, hydration guidelines, etc.

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