CrossFit

[don.ald]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, good advice, and it doesn't really work for most people unless they're genetic freaks!
Nutrition determines if you grow, lose weight, lose body fat (not the same as losing weight). What you eat, when you eat it are very important details of getting into better shape. And to make it more fun, these details are different for everyone -lol

Well said, most people don't eat enough thinking they will loose weight. They tend to only burn muscle...need foods to repair. Fuel think of it as fuel

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by don.ald

Well said, most people don't eat enough thinking they will loose weight. They tend to only burn muscle...need foods to repair. Fuel think of it as fuel

Yup, dead on. Too few nutrients causes down regulation of all the hormones you want ramped up to build muscle and burn fat. Most people hit a stall, eat less, do more and then get no results. Success is driven by food, eat a lot, but eat well.

[wickedfrags]

exactly. you can exercise all you want but without the proper diet and nutrition, you will not reach a goal and stay there long term. it's about a healthy, balanced lifestyle, not a gym membership or the program of the month...

Originally Posted by Seth81

Just remember diet is still super important to acheiving your fitness goals, I typically get into the mindset of "Oh I am working out, so I can eat whatever I want" which doesn't work at all for me!

[paddyob]

I don't understand crossfit but my cousins wife is religious about it.

She just came back from South America with Team Burmuda.

And she sounds like a man now. I think she dopes. Lol.

Good luck!

[Myka]

Well I'm 10 classes in and totally addicted! Who da thunk working out could be fun?!

I'm working towards a more Paleo diet as well - kinda like Paleo Lite. I can't ditch milk products. No way.

[mseepman]

Haha...funny small world we live in. Nick just convinced me to get the Paleo diet book for my Kobo. Read the first 10 pages and decided that I like life too much for that. I'm plagued with palindromic arthritis and some people claim Gluten contributes to the problem. Sooooo since Oct 1 I haven't been eating Gluten. All I can say is that people should put a loaf of Gluten free bread under their bed rather than a baseball bat for self-defence...you could beat someone to death with that stuff.

Paleo is even more rigid which leads to the most important question....are you ready to cut out booze?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Haha...funny small world we live in. Nick just convinced me to get the Paleo diet book for my Kobo. Read the first 10 pages and decided that I like life too much for that. I'm plagued with palindromic arthritis and some people claim Gluten contributes to the problem. Sooooo since Oct 1 I haven't been eating Gluten. All I can say is that people should put a loaf of Gluten free bread under their bed rather than a baseball bat for self-defence...you could beat someone to death with that stuff.

Paleo is even more rigid which leads to the most important question....are you ready to cut out booze?

Mark, Paleo Lite!

I'm just not hardcore enough to follow ANY diet plan 100%. I have been able to cut out all breads and grains (except popcorn) without missing anything. Gluten-Free bread is gross, I agree! I can live without bread though, I don't care about it that much. I am probably 98% gluten-free now which I haven't found hard to do. What I do struggle with are potatoes and rice - I love both. Now that I haven't eaten either for almost 4 weeks I'm not craving it as much though. There are the hardcore Paleo nuts and then the so-so Paleo peeps - I fall into the so-so category.

I don't plan to cut out booze - not that I drink much or often anyway. I think you need to pick your battles. Some improvements to your diet are always good! I was eating fairly well to begin with - having done so for most of my life - so I didn't have to make huge changes.

I also allow myself 3 cheat meals per week to help wean myself and yesterday I had a donut. It wasn't as yummy as I remembered, and the sugar really hit me since I haven't had a sugar binge like that in weeks. It was crazy!!! I don't think I will be tantalized by donuts anytime in the near future. Funny how that happened.

[reefermadness]

A female friend of mine was all gun hoe about paleo and was posting some of her meals. She was doing it to fit up/loose weight. One of the meals she bragged about on facebook was a rather large steak, wrapped in bacon with avocado and and onions. Hardly a diet meal IMO. Nothing inherently wrong with any item (well the bacon I would consider a treat) but she obviously doesn't realize that calories are king. I mean why wrap a steak in bacon and add avacodo to the mix. All high calorie foods when the goal is not to gain weight.

I like some paleo concepts but dont agree with the rigidness. You can live a perfectly healthy and extremely fit life consuming lugumes, wheat, potatoes, rice, dairy etc. I can even safely say that some processed food in moderation will not harm you or your fitness progress. Now people with allergies or sensitives is a different story.

Have you ever heard of IIFYM Mindy? Or myfitnesspal?