In 2012, I embarked on a Paleo/Crossfit 30 day challenge. Since then, I have been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer and am now beginning the Focus T25 program. I had very successful results with my 2012 challenge but there's no way my body today could handle the intensity of a crossfit workout so I have chosen the Focus T25 modified plan and after I complete this program, I will compare both challenges.
Scroll down to read Day 8 of my Paleo/Crossfit Challenge
Click here to begin with Day 1 of my Paleo/Crossfit Challenge
Click here to read Day 1 of my Focus T25 Challenge
Day 8 – Tuesday
After the very exhausting holiday weekend and making it through ‘The Day After’… meaning: the grueling first day back to work after a long weekend, I had to find the energy to make it to the gym today. I dragged myself into that gym and it was my lucky day! No, the doors weren’t locked… the WOD was only 7 minutes long. Granted it was a very intense 7 minutes, but I was thankful there were no perimeter runs involved.
Running is NOT my thing!
Needless to say, I left the gym with more energy than when I walked through the door. I am noticing a difference in the way my clothes fit and the toning of my body, particularly one area that I wanted to work on. It’s what I call the ‘wave flab.’ It’s that area under your arms that keeps flapping long after you have stopped waving goodbye.
If you begin your healthy living transformation with Crossfit alone, and are not ready to begin a Paleo challenge, here are a few healthy food options:
Eat: garden vegetables, greens, lean meats, nuts and seeds, little starch and NO sugar. They say that if you keep your grocery cart to the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the aisles, you should be all set. Buy the food that is perishable. Items that are processed or packaged with a long shelf life are probably not the best choice. If you have a local market, I would suggest making that a weekly stop.
More information can be found on www.crossfit.com
Food for the day
Breakfast: mixed fruit cup
Lunch: salad
Dinner: hamburger meat and tomato sauce with a fruit shake made with coconut milk and almond butter
Snacks: pistachios, strawberries
Scroll down to read Day 8 of my Paleo/Crossfit Challenge
Click here to begin with Day 1 of my Paleo/Crossfit Challenge
Click here to read Day 1 of my Focus T25 Challenge
Day 8 – Tuesday
After the very exhausting holiday weekend and making it through ‘The Day After’… meaning: the grueling first day back to work after a long weekend, I had to find the energy to make it to the gym today. I dragged myself into that gym and it was my lucky day! No, the doors weren’t locked… the WOD was only 7 minutes long. Granted it was a very intense 7 minutes, but I was thankful there were no perimeter runs involved.
Running is NOT my thing!
Needless to say, I left the gym with more energy than when I walked through the door. I am noticing a difference in the way my clothes fit and the toning of my body, particularly one area that I wanted to work on. It’s what I call the ‘wave flab.’ It’s that area under your arms that keeps flapping long after you have stopped waving goodbye.
If you begin your healthy living transformation with Crossfit alone, and are not ready to begin a Paleo challenge, here are a few healthy food options:
Eat: garden vegetables, greens, lean meats, nuts and seeds, little starch and NO sugar. They say that if you keep your grocery cart to the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the aisles, you should be all set. Buy the food that is perishable. Items that are processed or packaged with a long shelf life are probably not the best choice. If you have a local market, I would suggest making that a weekly stop.
More information can be found on www.crossfit.com
Food for the day
Breakfast: mixed fruit cup
Lunch: salad
Dinner: hamburger meat and tomato sauce with a fruit shake made with coconut milk and almond butter
Snacks: pistachios, strawberries
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