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To the gun show!?!? Check out how Vicki leaned out in 30 short days on the paleo challenge! Nice work and keep it up!
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Paleo challenge is OVER….now what?
4 weeks of eating real food…yup, no fancy packaged “foodlike products” designed to fool our senses of taste and smell; just REAL FOOD. So how do you feel? How are your energy levels? Mood? Performance at work and the gym? How do you look? Was it worth it?
Most of you are probably answering with a resounding, “YES!” Look how far you’ve all come in 30 short days. That is just a snapshot in the big picture. I saw most of you on a daily basis, and I could see the change happen right before my eyes. The same people who have plateaued and failed to thrive over the last couple of months, coming in looking leaner and crushing PR’s on a daily basis. From just 30 days! Think of what could be accomplished in 6 months… or a year… or 5 years.
Now what?
CrossFit is a lifestyle change. This isn’t some fad workout program you follow until you get bored in 6 months. We want it to be part of your new, healthy lifestyle. The Paleo challenge wasn’t designed so you could lose 10 pounds fast, just to go back to your old ways. We did it to get your butt in gear and show you it could be done. Live it. You have the tools now.
We don’t expect you to be perfect 100 percent of the time. Trying to will just set you up for failure, not to mention drive you crazy. Birthday? Have your cake. Friends visiting? Take them out for dollar beer night. Superbowl? Get you some hotwings (too late)! As long as your fridge and cupboards are stocked with whole foods, you have the flexibility to do these things guilt free when they come up.
Read this post from the Fitness Spotlight on how to handle “cheat meals” and stay on track.
Paleo Party
When: Thursday Feb 4th, 7 pm
Where: The Box
Happenings: Announce the winners of the Paleo Challenge, exchange some recipes and tell war stories about how hard it was to eat real food for 30 days, eat some food and drink some beer, see Derek off (I’ll be taking off Friday for 10 weeks 
We’ll also talk about how to make this a lifestyle change. The 30 day challenge doesn’t end next week; that was just to get your butt in gear… now take what you learned and apply it from here on out!
*Make sure you turn in your food logs to Derek or Jon sometime before Tuesday, Feb 2nd.
The Paleo Challenge
The picture above is CrossFit’s hierarchy of development. We get met con, gymnastics, and weightlifting in at the gym. Sport could be snowboarding, hiking, volleyball, or even CrossFit. But what is at the base of this, creating the foundation for everything? NUTRITION!!!
Alright everybody, it’s time to get serious about this stuff…enter the Paleo Challenge!
Here’s the rules:
1. Starting now, cut out ALL sugars and starches.
2. Record everything you put in your mouth from here on out. Write down what you ate, how much, and at what time.
Bring your food logs in Saturday the 11th. If you were 100% strict, you get a free nutrition lecture from me (Derek) after the Saturday WOD. This will conclude phase 1 of the Paleo challenge.
What to expect when weening yourself off the crack:
1. Mood swings
2. Lack of energy
3. Serious cravings for sugar
Diving head first into this is not fun… you are taking yourself off of that insulin rollar coaster, and actually training your body to use FAT as energy instead of SUGAR. Your body will revolt. Don’t listen to it. Think of it as going through detox (it literally is). At about the 2 week mark, it goes away and I promise you, you will never have felt better. So quit making excuses and do it!
Stay tuned for phase 2 of the challenge!
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