Paleo Challenge: Start Monday April 18 - End Sunday May 15 (with a paleo cookout at Jen White's house!)
Ok, here are the rules.
Rule 1: Don't sign up if you are not ready for this!
Rule 2: This is all on the honor system - be honest (it's for your own good).
Rule 3: Exclusions:
**Grains (wheat, corn, rice, oats, quinoa, millet, etc)
**Sugar (honey, agave, maple syrup, chocolate (over 73% dark is ok), etc)
**Dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese)
**Legumes (beans, peas, peanuts, soybeans, lentils)
**Starchy Tubers (potatoes of all sorts, sweet potatoes only 1 x week)
**Oils (only oils allowed - olive oil, coconut oil) watch out for those condiments!
Rule 4: Own rule inclusion
**Alcohol - make a goal for alcohol consumption and make a punishment for it
i.e. my goal is to only have 1 glass of red wine per week, any drink over that will cost me 50 burpees!
i.e. maybe the goal is 300 calories per week and every calorie over is 1 burpee...
**Artificial sweetner (diet coke, sugarfree gum, etc) make a goal and a punishment
i.e. my goal is to have NONE and if i have any, it will be 50 burpees per item!
i.e. marissa's goal may be to chew gum 2 x per day. Anything over will cost 10 burpees!
If you don't want to set a goal and punishment for these things, that's ok...I guess.
Rule 5: Log all your bad foods (or just log everything you eat if you can handle that)
Punishment: 1 burpee and 5cents for every 10 calories of non-paleo food accumulated til the end
Let's direct all questions to Club806 on Facebook - can also share recipes and complaints!
Good Luck! We can do this!
Jake
My Journey
So why should I eat like a "caveman"? This is the question I asked myself when proposed to try it out myself. So I looked into the subject - deeply, and became intrigued. I gave it a try. After only two weeks of actually being "paleo" as we say, I had become convinced! Now a few months into it, I have never felt better, and it will take a lot of convincing to get me to go back to eating "normal" - check that, I will never go back to that! The purpose of this blog is for me to track my journey through the "paleo" lifestyle as well as provide a convenient and accessible source of legitimate information regarding the subject.
Why am I embarking on this adventure? Well, it has become obvious to me, from all the information I've sifted through over the years, that this lifestyle is the most conducive to optimum health and longevity. I have personally seen individuals lose large amounts of weight, reverse insulin resistance, decrease anxiety, improve mood, increase energy, decrease stress, and just feel better in general.
To better understand what this is all about, check out the short "Paleo in a nutshell" video below.
Why am I embarking on this adventure? Well, it has become obvious to me, from all the information I've sifted through over the years, that this lifestyle is the most conducive to optimum health and longevity. I have personally seen individuals lose large amounts of weight, reverse insulin resistance, decrease anxiety, improve mood, increase energy, decrease stress, and just feel better in general.
To better understand what this is all about, check out the short "Paleo in a nutshell" video below.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
APRIL
ITS APRIL! Challenge yourself to be perfect this month. Also, make it your goal to convert a friend, family member, or co-worker to paleo! Lets work together to change ourselves and each other. Good luck.
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