Today started like any typical Monday. I woke up 15 minutes late and never really caught up.
It was the day that we have had circled on the calendar. A 30-day Paleo Challenge + getting back to square one at my Crossfit box.
My situation, and this blog, is simple: I’m a guy who is very familiar with the Paleo philosophy and armed with about 5-6 months of Crossfit experience.
Ever since I discovered Paleo and implemented it, I have realized the gains the approach promised. In May, I applied my Paleo eating towards the Crossfit style of fitness, and was pleased with the results. I dropped down to around 200 and lost some good inches. I could have done more though.
BUT – a couple of things got in my way and caused me to lose focus. First, I was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis – in short, one of my vertebra is misaligned. I’ll discuss that in a future post. Secondly, football season happened. We are avid tailgaters and go out to our alma mater’s games early. This cut out my Saturday morning WOD + and caused my Friday evening WODs to be frequently skipped if I had any tailgating prep work to do. Also, tailgating is synonymous with unhealthy eating, including beer intake. And I love beer.
Fast forward to today – I’ve put back on 10 pounds and I can definitely feel it. The holidays are over and all of the temptation of eating bad food has passed.
Today I get back on track. I’ll be posting photos of my food and reporting my WOD and results.
Methodology:
I’ll be more or less following a 30 day Paleo Challenge like Whole30, except for the grass-fed requirement. Click the link for more info, but basically:
· Yes to Meat, Seafood & Eggs
· Yes to vegetables & fruit (I will actually limit my fruit considerably to maximize weight loss)
· Yes to healthy fats like coconut, avocado & olive oil
· No Grains (incl corn)
· No Dairy
· No Legumes
· No added sugar/sweetener
· No Alcohol
…and I will be working out at least 3 times a week (or as much as my back allows) at my box, Crossfit Eastern Shore.
My blog posts will be a combination of a food diary, workout results, sharing information from other blogs, or general musings.
Starting weight – 212 lbs. Measurements to come later (I forgot).
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