The CrossFit community traditionally follows either the Zone or Paleo diets. If you're really hardcore you eat Zone quantities of Paleo quality foods.
Coach Max surprised Liz and I yesterday with a 1 hour nutrition lecture before our workout yesterday. Unbeknownst to us, we are scheduled to begin a new "diet" this coming Monday. We have 6 days, well only 5 now, to get our meal plan for the next 30 days together. We were weighed, our body fat percentages were calculated and "before" photos were taken.
While I wasn't expecting this abrupt change in my diet, I'm actually kind of excited. I haven't exactly been following a very healthy diet this summer. While Chris and I always try to eat Paleo and/or Zone, I find that we've had far too many excuses over the last couple of months. We've traveled, had out-of-town guests, been stressed, been tired, been too busy to cook, etc., etc.
NO MORE EXCUSES!
Here's a rough outline of the plan for the next 30 days:
Eat approximately 1,450 macronutrient balanced calories on workout days and 1,250 on non-workout days. I'm allowed one cheat day per week (up to about 1,750 calories) followed by a 12 hour intermittent fast. This means the day following my cheat day, I will only consume about 1,100 calories.
I'll design 3-6 200-300 calorie "meals" that include a balance of protein, carbs, and fat and eat those same 3-6 meals over and over again for the next 30 days.
Essentially, I'll be selecting from Paleo foods with the addition of legumes and minimal dairy. Absolutely no fruit, no sugar. I must avoid "white carbs."
I must eat breakfast within 1 hour of waking in the morning. I must eat every 4 hours thereafter.
I may only have one protein shake per day and it must be post-workout.
I must take photos of everything I eat on my cheat days. Anything goes on cheat days 1 and 2, but during weeks 3 and 4, a cheat must be limited to fruit and milk.
Red meat is ok during weeks 1 and 2, but during weeks 3 and 4, white meat only.
You (I) can do anything for 30 days. I've done it before and I'll do it again. Wish me luck!
I expect good results if I follow this plan 100%. I'm not going to share my weight, measurements and photos now, but if and when I have good news to share when this is all said and I done, I'll be sure to post my before and after stats and photos!
YESTERDAY'S WORKOUT:
Because we spent an hour talking nutrition and I had to coach Onboarding at 6, we just did a quick met con.
4 rounds-
25 air squats
200 m run
15 push-ups
Today I'll be joining the group class at CrossFit Costa Mesa, probably at 4 or 5pm.
Yesterday's sports bra = another built-in bra top, the Bulerias tank from lululemon. It was marked down from $58 to $34 plus I get a 15% R&D discount, so it was definitely a good deal. It was cute and fitted on top, but really long and flowy on the bottom, almost like a maternity shirt. I didn't really feel comfortable working out in it and I'm pretty sure I flashed Liz while I was rolling out. I think I'll save it for just wearing around outside of the gym.
You can do it!
ReplyDeleteExcited to hear & see how the diet goes! Best of luck!!!
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