1 more week!
This is the home stretch. You can do it!
We will be doing the benchmark workouts this week to end the Paleo Challenge:
Thursday – Intro WOD
Friday – Row 1000m
Saturday – CrossFit Total
If you’re not going to be here on one of those days, you’ll need to let me know so we can schedule it sometime during this week. All three must be done before Saturday.
Breakfast on Saturday will be the last meal counted towards Paleo. After that, you’re free! I hope many of you will continue eating Paleo, as I’m sure you’ve seen results. Eating garbage food makes you feel like garbage, so hopefully that will be a deterrent.
If you decide to add dairy (not the low fat, skimmed shit) back in, please make note of how it affects your performance: worse, same, better. The same goes with anything you decide to add back in. If you see a negative effect, keep it out.
As always, if you have any questions down the road, please ask. It’s been awesome to see so many people take the challenge this time around. A male and female winner will be announced early next week while the judges tabulate the results.
Last check-in
Journals are due tomorrow! Monday will be the last check-in before the final date on November 20th. The re-testing of the benchmark workouts will be November 18, 19 and 20. If you are unable to make it to any of those dates, you will have to complete it sometime during that last week.
Best of luck! You’re on the homestretch now!
Reminder
Your journals are due on Monday, October 25. During the time I have them, please keep track of your food and workouts on a separate sheet and transfer them over once you get them back.
Cheats and Treats
Just a quick clarification to “cheats”. When I look at your journal, I will be counting seven days from the beginning and looking at the amount of cheats in that seven days. If you cheated once, it won’t count against you (as you’re allowed 1 per week – and still highlight it). Also, if you didn’t cheat at all during the seven day period, and you cheat twice during the next seven days, one of them will count against you. I hope that makes sense.
Also, please read this blog post about how Paleo can make you fat.
Need flavor?
Here’s a list of Paleo condiments you can use during the challenge. Enjoy!
http://www.countylinefitness.com/paleo/condiments_dips_dressings.pdf
Stars!
Check out the contestants page and click on the names. Every participant has their own profile page!
Water and journals
People have been asking about water. Please keep note of how much you’ve had. You can either write it down throughout the day, or just put a total at the end of each day.
CORRECTION ON THE JOURNALS!
Hilroy is a liar! They say there’s 80 pages, but there’s really only 40 (which has 2 sides).
Anyway, take a look at the picture below from a sample journal. If you could log your food and WODs like that for the rest of the challenge, that would be awesome! Thank you so much!
Let me know if you have any other questions!
48 days to go!
Yummy!
Paleo products for those that need a starchy taste. Items are available from Rebecca Bilodeau, the Holistic Dietitian, on 1067 Champlain St. in Dieppe.
- Kelp “Noodles” – made only from Kelp. Kelp is a sea vegetable, rich in minerals (esp. iodine) and contain no carbohydrates/sugar. These are “angel hair noodles” that are quick and easy to make. They require no cooking, just add to any dish (stir-fry, soup) or add a sauce and they`re ready to eat. Don`t have a ‘seaweed’ taste but rather a neutral taste allowing for a variety of uses. $8.49 for a 16 oz package
- Kale “Chips” – come in 2 flavors “Habanero Ranch” and “Cheesies”. (Basic ingredients of each flavor: Kale, cashews, lemon jucie, nutritional yeast, miso, vinegar, garlic, spices, sea salt). Munch on these just as one would chips except get a ton of nutrition – No carbs, No sugar. $12.32 for 3 oz package
- Sundried Tomato and Chia Seed “Crackers” – (Ingredients: tomatoes, flaxseed, chia seed, onions, lemon juice and sea salt). High-fibre, Calcium-rich, Omega-3 rich, No Carbs, no Sugar. $8.55 for 125g package
Presentation
If you happened to miss the presentation on Tuesday, here it is!
And so it begins…
The gym was packed with members scribbling notes in their new journals. Taking in every bit of information possible. Asking questions to get the most bang for their buck. And then sent off into the night, to hunt and gather their food for their new way of eating.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the info session. I hope you came away with some useful information. I would suggest doing a kitchen makeover this week/weekend so you won’t be tempted my anything when the challenge starts. Clear the cupboards of any snack food that might taunt you. Dump the milk that will be chanting your name. And start making changes now. Don’t wait until Monday.
Please use this site as a resource and a place to collaborate with each other. You know what the power of a group can do in the gym, let’s see what it can do outside the gym.
Time to say bye-bye to this stuff!
