30 Day Paleo Challenge
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<p>Eleven days left, it's actually starting to fly by. Energy levels have improved, am feeling pretty good. Have never been able to maintain this amount of xFit sessions per week, and absolutely no stiffness or sore muscles.</p>
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<p>Getting through the workouts OK (as long as they don't have burpees, sigh, another potentially 90 this evening).</p>
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<p>Found a couple of new recipes this week, mainly for snacks and dinners. Variety is helping, and the fruit is helping with the cravings.</p>
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<p>I expect sometime this week to hit my weight loss goal, so starting to think about what the next one will be. I suspect a sprint goal of 78kg.</p> -
<p><Big Brother Brummie Accent> Day 19, and this contestant is now under 80kg. First target done and dusted.</p>
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<p>Workouts this week are the entire last years Open. Holy fuck :)</p>
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<p>9 days to go. Time to start planning what my get out of jail meal is going to be.</p> -
<p>Is there anything you are <em>really </em>missing? Sauces? Deep fried something? A filthy (yet undeniably delicious) pie? </p>
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<p>Sounds like you will have earned it after those gnarly workouts. </p>
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<p>Is there anything you are <em>really </em>missing? Sauces? Deep fried something? A filthy (yet undeniably delicious) pie? </p>
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<p>Sounds like you will have earned it after those gnarly workouts. </p>
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<p>Had been meaning to ask. How is the new gym compared to your Kapiti coast crew? </p>
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<p>I'm missing eating without thinking, more than anything specific. Over the past few weeks I've missed Pizza, lollies, chocolate, coke zero but mainly just grabbing something if I felt like it. Eight days to go :)</p>
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<p>But it does show that I ate plenty of empty calories, pretty much unconsciously. So that's a good lesson, and I've picked up some veges that I didn't know I liked and some healthy meals and snacks to continue on with past the challenge.</p>
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<p>The new gym is very good, they are extremely detailed orientated. It was the second Crossfit gym opened in NZ (by a few months) so the're pretty dialed into to what offer. I can't get away with my bad habits, so always use the hook grip now. The hour is packed, quite often with two exercises working to a 1rep max and then a WOD.</p>
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<p>Starting to get to know people now, so it's getting part of that community feel that I had in Kapiti. </p>
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<p>So I like it. The only thing I don't like is they have a skunkworks team of elites that is always training there. Most of them are OK, but a few of them are dicks and pretty inconsiderate with taking up space when a WOD class is going on. Not a huge issue though, helps to practice concentration with distraction.</p> -
<p>3 weeks in and I'm down to 96.6kg. I think I was 99.4kg last time so just under 3kg. I'm pretty chuffed with that.</p>
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<p>Is there anything you are <em>really </em>missing? Sauces? Deep fried something? A filthy (yet undeniably delicious) pie? </p>
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<p>Although I don't think my diet is as restricted as Kirwan's I'm not really missing anything ... occasionally I'll feel like chocolate but I'm pretty much used to not having it now. I could take of leave deep fried food and pies so that's no problem and I've swapped stir fry sauces for greggs/masterfoods herbs type products which gives me enough flavour.</p>
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<p>I'm going to keep going for another two weeks and then I'm going to be heading up the Island to stay with friends so I'll start easing some carbs back in and evaluate what's happening.</p> -
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<p>3 weeks in and I'm down to 96.6kg. I think I was 99.4kg last time so just under 3kg. I'm pretty chuffed with that.</p>
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<p>Although I don't think my diet is as restricted as Kirwan's I'm not really missing anything ... occasionally I'll feel like chocolate but I'm pretty much used to not having it now. I could take of leave deep fried food and pies so that's no problem and I've swapped stir fry sauces for greggs/masterfoods herbs type products which gives me enough flavour.</p>
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<p>I'm going to keep going for another two weeks and then I'm going to be heading up the Island to stay with friends so I'll start easing some carbs back in and evaluate what's happening.</p>
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<p>Awesome work mate, great to see progress isn't it?</p> -
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<p>Awesome work mate, great to see progress isn't it?</p>
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<p>Yeah, I'm kicking myself for being an idiot and not doing this sooner! </p>
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<p>My mother is visiting and she tried to tempt me with my favourite lollies from Oz and a bloody chocolate caramel muffin, I managed to stay strong! Bloody mothers.</p> -
Week three completed, weight loss now 3.7 and I'm sitting at 79.5kg. <br /><br />WODs are starting to improve, cardio is still not great but it's getting better finally. <br /><br />One of them was 150 wall balls and 90 double unders (and muscle ups, but I still can't do those) in 12mins. Improved from 37 double unders to 79 from last year. <br /><br />Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk<br /><br />
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<p>Five days to go on the challenge now. The weekend was tough, lots of kids activities with a bit of junk food for them. So lots of being handed half finished ice creams, etc Managed not to crack though.</p>
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<p>Hit 4kgs of weight loss for the month now, might make it to 4.5kg by the end of the week we'll see. Pretty happy with that, 1.2kg to my sprint goal of 78kg.</p>
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<p>All downhill from here, it's easy keeping the diet clean during the week. The difficulty I have now is remembering to eat and hour before xFit so I have energy for the WODs.</p> -
<p>Week days are easy Kirwan. Like you, with kids the weekend can be a struggle.</p>
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<p>Do you train weekends?</p>
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<p>I dont lift in the weekends so typically eat less anyway then so I just try keep portion sizes down and make good food choices etc based on whats available. It's not perfect but not gonna ruin my progress either.</p> -
Sorry to flog this horse again but to all who still believe they need oats in the morning...... or pasta, or bread as part of a diet.......think again. Read this......<br><br>
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/#axzz2uEppYWzJ'>http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/#axzz2uEppYWzJ</a><br><br><br>
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<p>The oats article was a good little read <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.marksdailyapple.com/are-oats-healthy/#axzz2uMRHVKMr'>http://www.marksdailyapple.com/are-oats-healthy/#axzz2uMRHVKMr</a></p>
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<p>I don't necessarily need them but I like my oats and they contribute to my macro nutrient requirements very well right now.</p> -
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<p>Week days are easy Kirwan. Like you, with kids the weekend can be a struggle.</p>
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<p>Do you train weekends?</p>
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<p>I dont lift in the weekends so typically eat less anyway then so I just try keep portion sizes down and make good food choices etc based on whats available. It's not perfect but not gonna ruin my progress either.</p>
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<p>Very rarely, so it's like you say just eat less. My issue is drinking enough water in the weekends. Rest is OK.</p> -
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Yeah, I'm kicking myself for being an idiot and not doing this sooner! <br>
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My mother is visiting and she tried to tempt me with my favourite lollies from Oz and a bloody chocolate caramel muffin, I managed to stay strong! Bloody mothers.</p></blockquote>Check out this article to understand the industry behind your sugar craving mate!!! I am quite sure we will one day refer to the refined sugar industry in the same way that we now do to cigarettes and leaded petrol. Should start investing in rehab centres for sugar addiction????<br>
It is fairly easy to dodge and avoid the obvious sugar treats like lollies and chocalate etc. but the stuff is hidden everywhere in foods that we think is healthy like fruit juice and most yoghurts. That is when the game becomes more complicated.<br><br>
John Yudkin....the man who tried to warn us about sugar. <br><br><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' class="bbc_url" href='http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/john-yudkin-the-man-who-tried-to-warn-us-about-sugar-20140212-32h03.html'>http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/john-yudkin-the-man-who-tried-to-warn-us-about-sugar-20140212-32h03.html</a> -
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<p>Check out this article to understand the industry behind your sugar craving mate!!! I am quite sure we will one day refer to the refined sugar industry in the same way that we now do to cigarettes and leaded petrol. Should start investing in rehab centres for sugar addiction????<br>
It is fairly easy to dodge and avoid the obvious sugar treats like lollies and chocalate etc. but the stuff is hidden everywhere in foods that we think is healthy like fruit juice and most yoghurts. That is when the game becomes more complicated.<br><br>
John Yudkin....the man who tried to warn us about sugar.<br><br><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' class="bbc_url" href='http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/john-yudkin-the-man-who-tried-to-warn-us-about-sugar-20140212-32h03.html'>http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/john-yudkin-the-man-who-tried-to-warn-us-about-sugar-20140212-32h03.html</a></p>
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So I have a good couple of milestones coming in the next few days. Tomorrow's WOD will be the 20th for the month, and that's the most I've done in a month in the past three years. <br /><br />Also, I looked back at my weight stats and the lowest I got since Nov 2010 (when I started to get my weight under control) was 78.7 in May 2011. Once I get below that, it will be the lightest I've been for over ten years. <br /><br />The wife also pointed out I've had no headaches this month. This has been a big problem for the last six months, progressing even to regular migraines. Even had a CT for those! Add in the lack of DOMs after workouts (I was sore all the time just doing three xFits a week previously), the increased energy and improved sleep I'm having my eyes opened to how I'm supposed to eat. And drink. <br /><br />A very productive month, and just two days left on the challenge. Apparently our team is one of the top two, and it's a close battle. Be fun to win :)<br /><br />Just been a great month, and the Crossfit Open starts on Friday, so that's something else to focus on for March.