One month Paleo challenge completed!! BOOM! Quick reminder...through my CrossFit Clay United, I participated in a 30 day paleolithic diet challenge. Sooooo lots meat, veggies, some fruits, and no dairy, grains, legumes, and avoiding processed food. You also got points for doing the CrossFit WOD (Workout of the day), sleeping 8+ hours a night, getting some sun, drinking water, ect. (you get the idea).
Here are some of the parts of the challenge that I felt were particularly challenging:
Eating out- some places do have great options that would align with the paleo diet, but others not so much :( I found myself ordering a lot of food "hold the....." or getting tacos at dollar taco night and just dumping all the meats and veggies into a bowl.
Pitch-ins, Cookouts,Parties- You can't expect people understand your lifestyle choices and have options for you (So eat before, or bring something with you).
Quick meals- Unfortunately most of the quick meals to make or bring as a lunch are also very processed! I found myself making three meals every night for dinner (1 for dinner, 1 for next day breakfast, and 1 for next day lunch). A good piece of advice I got was to boil a whole carton of eggs for the week so you have a quick snack or component to a meal. I also stocked up on veggies to bring with me and would cook several chicken breasts at once and add different veggies and seasoning to them to make my food week a little less boring!
ICE CREAM!!!!- Summer is coming to a close and opportunities to get my favorite frozen summer treat are many! I have a huge sweet tooth and it is tough to just sit there and watch ice cream be consumed around me...I have no tricks for this not sucking...except for the fact that I never feel wonderful after eating ice cream.
Looking forward with Paleo:
I think I'll still continue on a modified paleo diet...maybe 80% of the week eating paleo. I will allow myself a few cheat meals a week. And I don't mean a meal that is 5 pints of Jenny's ice cream...maybe occasionally SOME ice cream or cheese or beans...ect. ect. ect. I definately felt much better eating Paleo...and think I look a bit better too!! I have probably lost around 4lbs, but I'm interested to see what my measurements are tomorrow (I'll let you know). What I notice the most (and have named my blog for that reason) is my pants! I don't feel like my legs/butt/waist looks that much thinner, but my pants look like I'm carting around a full diaper...so I'm assuming I have! I'm going to invest in a belt perhaps and give it another couple of months before I go pants shopping crazy or find a tailor. I can't go too long without my favorite fun colored J.Crew mini pant!!! I DID however invest in a new pair of jeans which are two sizes smaller than my last pair!! :) As much as I think eating better has to do with it...my hardcore CrossFit routine completes the circle! Almost three months in...still loving it all!!! It's challenging, fun, and effective! I have drank the kool-aid...I'm sold!
Until next time...Stay strong! Get healthy!...good excuse to shop till you drop ;)
Here are some of the parts of the challenge that I felt were particularly challenging:
Eating out- some places do have great options that would align with the paleo diet, but others not so much :( I found myself ordering a lot of food "hold the....." or getting tacos at dollar taco night and just dumping all the meats and veggies into a bowl.
Pitch-ins, Cookouts,Parties- You can't expect people understand your lifestyle choices and have options for you (So eat before, or bring something with you).
Quick meals- Unfortunately most of the quick meals to make or bring as a lunch are also very processed! I found myself making three meals every night for dinner (1 for dinner, 1 for next day breakfast, and 1 for next day lunch). A good piece of advice I got was to boil a whole carton of eggs for the week so you have a quick snack or component to a meal. I also stocked up on veggies to bring with me and would cook several chicken breasts at once and add different veggies and seasoning to them to make my food week a little less boring!
ICE CREAM!!!!- Summer is coming to a close and opportunities to get my favorite frozen summer treat are many! I have a huge sweet tooth and it is tough to just sit there and watch ice cream be consumed around me...I have no tricks for this not sucking...except for the fact that I never feel wonderful after eating ice cream.
Looking forward with Paleo:
I think I'll still continue on a modified paleo diet...maybe 80% of the week eating paleo. I will allow myself a few cheat meals a week. And I don't mean a meal that is 5 pints of Jenny's ice cream...maybe occasionally SOME ice cream or cheese or beans...ect. ect. ect. I definately felt much better eating Paleo...and think I look a bit better too!! I have probably lost around 4lbs, but I'm interested to see what my measurements are tomorrow (I'll let you know). What I notice the most (and have named my blog for that reason) is my pants! I don't feel like my legs/butt/waist looks that much thinner, but my pants look like I'm carting around a full diaper...so I'm assuming I have! I'm going to invest in a belt perhaps and give it another couple of months before I go pants shopping crazy or find a tailor. I can't go too long without my favorite fun colored J.Crew mini pant!!! I DID however invest in a new pair of jeans which are two sizes smaller than my last pair!! :) As much as I think eating better has to do with it...my hardcore CrossFit routine completes the circle! Almost three months in...still loving it all!!! It's challenging, fun, and effective! I have drank the kool-aid...I'm sold!
Until next time...Stay strong! Get healthy!...good excuse to shop till you drop ;)
I love hearing about your results!! You are a ROCKSTAR! :) And I hope you don't mind but I'm going to share your blog on my Sweatee Momma Facebook page! :)
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