2010 Paleo Challenge
What is Paleo?
Paleo = meat, veggies, nuts, seeds, some fruit, little starch and NO SUGAR! Basically removing all the processed bread, rice, and pasta-like items from your daily plate (and any and all sugar/artificial sweetener infused beverages) and eating clean for 60 days. To be successful you will empty your cupboards of all such processed junk so as not to be surrounded by it. You will keep a detailed food log and bring it in for us to review periodically. You will try to reduce your stress and sleep more. All of these lifestyle factors influence whether or not one is lean.
To be eligible you must be a current CrossFit Warrenton athlete and have your before photos taken on day 1 Wednesday May 19th. The rest is up to you!
Paleo Challenge!
Eat meats and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar.
It’s the first line of World Class Fitness in 100 Words. It’s also just about the most important piece of the puzzle for our health, well-being, and our Fran times. The ultimate goal: to make people’s lives better.
Now, I’m going to challenge you to take it to the next level. If you really want to start seeing results it’s time to start thinking more about what you put into your body. You put the effort into your training, now I challenge you to put the same effort into your diet. Nutrition truly is the most important building block to health and fitness. If we are going to train as hard as we do, we need to fuel our bodies with the proper nutrients so that it can deliver what we demand of it. CrossFit’s nutrition guru Robb Wolf says that we should gauge whether our nutrition is dialed in based on the following 3 things:
Do you look better?
Do you feel better?
Do you perform better?
Having said that,
The Challenge:
60 Days, simple Paleo diet. This means no processed foods or grains. Simply follow the motto: Eat meats and vegetable, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar.
Minimum 3 days per week of CrossFit. If you can get in here more often, even better, but you must be getting in your CrossFit WODS at least three times a week. However that doesn’t seem to be a problem for most of you. I have found myself, if anything, having to send people home for not resting.
Pictures: We will take before pictures, weight, and body fat at the end of every 20 days, until the challenge is over to follow your progress.
Get Better-Girls and Strength: We will do Helen, Grace, Max Rep Pull Ups, and Max Weight Deadlift. Don’t worry- if you can’t do this RX’d just yet or without assistance, that’s part of it! We want to see you progress. We want to see you get better!
Short Testimonial Essay (200-800 words): Tell us how CrossFit, along with proper diet, has changed your life. How has it made you look, feel, and perform better?
And here’s the best part: the winner (who will be voted on by everyone based on total progress in all areas) will receive….Drum roll…
50% discount on your next training package for you and a friend, the pot of all the buy-ins, and whatever else we can throw in there!
Don’t worry, you won’t be alone. You have tons of resources at your disposal to help you with a plan and encourage you along the way!
3,2,1, go!
Tips to get started:
When shopping:
Only shop the perimeter of the grocery store; produce, meats, nuts, etc. Don’t wander down the isles in the middle of the store unless it’s to get spices! Try shopping in bulk at Costco. Get lots of chicken, ground turkey, lean cuts of beef, shrimp, fish, etc. Buy containers of cashews, almond butter, almonds, pecans. Buy flats of fruit- strawberries, blueberries, apples, etc and big bags of veggies- broccoli, green beans, onions, asparagus. Read labels! Be sure that the food is not processed. If it comes in a box, and has funny names listed in the ingredients that you don’t recognize, chances are it’s processed. Play with spices! Buy garlic salt, black pepper, parsley, crushed red pepper, Italian herbs, cayenne pepper, Tapatillo, etc. Experiment with them. Mix and match them in your dishes. Also, shop for spices in bulk at Costco because you will use them up fast if you are doing things right!
Planning food for the week:
Cook a big batch of chicken or other protein and keep it refrigerated in containers to use throughout the week for meals or in your favorite dishes. Cook batches of veggies and keep them refrigerated in containers to use throughout the week for meals. Always plan ahead. Make your own lunches to bring to work. Always have nuts and seeds to snack on if you get busy and need to eat. Don’t let yourself get too hungry between meals as this sets you up for bingeing.
