DAY 2 - Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

I kicked off my week with a little preparation. OK, that's not entirely true.........Meg kicked off the week with a little preparation. Typically on a Sunday we prepare a few bits to help with lunches. Above is my go to if i'm in a rush. A large Chilli (about 5 servings), 1 medium chicken (again 4 servings) and a massive home made vegetable soup (lots and lots of servings). All though not the most exotic options, these foods offer great nutritional value and are convenient  if you're always on the go. Tart the chicken up with some pineapple (even better with bacon) and avocado, steam some fresh greens with the chilli and wash the soup down with some more chicken. Jobs a good'en!

Food intake

12.30pm - Broke my fast with......

3 whole eggs
Small handful of chicken breast
1/2 an avocado
Fish oils

2.30pm - Post workout

Protein shake
1 Gala Apple
(Immediately after training)

3.00pm - 40 minutes after training

Roughly 170g of chicken
Home made vegetable soup
1/2 an avocado
Fish oils

8.00pm - The finale

Chilli
Loads of steamed Broccoli, drizzled in olive oil
Fish oils

Tomorrow........The GRAIN ISSUE!

DAY 1

A big thanks to all who joined us last night for our Paleo lecture. I hope you found it informative and helpful? Over the course of the next 7 weeks I will attempt to address some of the question and concerns raised during the lecture. I will be going into more detail on meat myths, the importance of fats, why grains are evil, intermittent fasting and how sleep and exercise can effect weight lose.

MY APPROACH

Everyone's goals are different and I'll attempt to address them individually, be it increase muscle mass, leaning out or feeling better. I recently injured my knee and have not been training with the intensity I was pre Christmas. This along with a binge over the festive season has meant that I am beginning to put on bad weight. So my goal over the next 7 weeks is to undo the damage done over the last couple of months and lean out.

I'll be trying stay strict Paleo for the first 4 weeks and then introduce dairy, providing I do not have any reactions to this. I will be drinking protein shakes for convenience and keeping fruit intake low, as well as intermittent fasting (only eating between 12am and 9.30pm)

Game on! CrossFit Bath Paleo Challenge (PART 3)

With the 3rd CrossFit Bath Paleo challenge looming, I've decided to log my experience. I aim to record my daily food intake, and also share recipes, information and discuss the daily challenges when trying to eat 'clean'.
  The challenge starts on the 16th January 2011. We introduce some basic principles of the 'Paleo diet', take before and after pictures and have an extensive Q&A session so you can express your views and concerns. 
  At the end of the challenge (which is 6 weeks long), we will award (cash prize) a top male and female and 2 runners up, for the most stunning physique transformation. This contest is not based on weight loss (for reasons I'll discuss in a future post), so even if you don’t have a whole lot of weight to lose you can still lean out and have a great chance to win!
  Use this blog to help you through the challenge along with the links on the right hand side of this page.


Good Luck and in the meantime if you have any question you want to discuss, post them in the comments section or ask next time you're at the box and we'll address them when we launch the challenge on the 16th!