DAY 9

So im now 9 days into my little challenge. All in all i feel fine. Ive been told there is a transition time between when your body switches from using muscle glycogen to fat stores for energy. So far i haven't really hit that. Hard to tell though since im such a horrible sleeper and typically feel tired anyways. As far as the diet itself i dont find it real hard to follow. I still get plenty of food and rarely feel like im starving. It has been interesting in the kitchen though trying new alternatives to my ordinary meals. Ive also adopted a "waste not" attitude so anything that can be used for something else gets used. An example it almond pulp after making almond milk. Ive turned it into almond meal and tried almond hummus. The hummus wasnt awesome but thats mostly my fault. So far ive lost 5 pounds which for me is the reason for doing this. Also my body is finally getting used to the crazy Crossfit workouts so ill have enough energy to get out and run this week. Or XC Ski since we finally got a little snow.

Theres my plug for now...

Almost there...uh...not really

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30 Day Challenge

So ive decided to take on what some or rather most would say is crazy nonsense. A 30 day Paleo Diet Challenge. I know its a new and kind of radical idea being that it teaches against what weve been taught for so long. Here is the gist of it. NO DAIRY. NO GRAINS. NO LEGUMES. Now before you all go nuts just know that Ive been researching it pretty heavily and all i can do is...TRY IT! Its funny cause all the literature ive read spells out the science behind it all but it really comes down to giving it a shot.

Ive always thought that we consume way too much gluten products in our diets. Same with dairy. but legumes? So again all i have to say is that im going to give it a try. This also does not mean that 90% of my diet will be meat. Actually i dont plan on eating more than i already do. The hardest part i think will be no bread, cookies, pasta, rice.

After 30 days ill make my decision on continuing with it based on my results. I expect that after ill reintroduce some things but at a reduced volume, again especially breads. I eat way too much of that.

So tomorrow i start. This is mainly cause ive dedicated 2012 to reaching my fitness potential and finally feeling better internally (GI tract) which has always been a roller coaster ride for me.

Ill post as i go...