CrossFit LifeSport Paleo Challenge - February

Hi folks! :) Paleo challenge rules are posted below. A few of the important things: - Entry fee: $20

- 3 categories of peeps: Rookies, Athletes, and Firebreathers

- winnings are split evenly between winners in each category

- first day of logging is Monday February 3rd

- Final day of logging is Friday February 28th

- There will be a slightly higher percentage of points awarded for the WOD performances (aka proof!) than for the score sheet.

-4 WODs - 100 points for improvement assessed at the end of challenge

- THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! MAXIMIZE YOUR RESULTS FOR A MONTH! GET INVOLVED AND DO THIS!

Please submit your daily points by clicking on the link on the top right. All 14 aspects are worth 1 point. You can earn up to 14 points a day. The challenge officially begins Monday September 23, 2013.The cost to enter the Challenge is $20. Please refer to the list below for specifics regarding the diet.

1) No Sugar ( This includes, but not limited to honey, agave, xylitol, stevia, xantham gum, dextrose, maltodextrin, ALCOHOL, white potatoes, etc)

2) No Grains (Corn, rice, gluten, wheat, etc)

3) No Dairy (except clarified butter or ghee)

4) No legumes (except : green beans)

5) Protein with every meal

6) 3 servings of vegetables a day

7) Consuming healthy fats ( tree nuts, avocado cooking in olive oil, coconut oil, etc)

8) 1 serving of fruit

9) Minimally processed food ( No sulfates, MSG, carrageenan)

10) Half of your body weight in water

11) Sleep 7.5 hours plus

12) Fish oil or consuming fish and Vitamin D

13) Workout or health and health and wellness related reading

14) Points for logging

What to eat, as outlined.

Eat real food – meat, seafood, eggs, tons of vegetables, some fruit, and plenty of good fats from fruits, oils, nuts and seeds. Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they’re totally natural and unprocessed.

More importantly, here’s what NOT to eat during the duration of your Whole30 program. Omitting all of these foods and beverages will help you regain your healthy metabolism, reduce systemic inflammation, and help you discover how these foods are truly impacting your health, fitness and quality of life.

· Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read labels because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.

· Do not consume alcohol, in any form, not even for cooking. (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.)

· Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, amaranth, buckwheat, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa. Yes, we said corn… for the purposes of this program, corn is a grain! This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on. Again, read your labels.

· Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).

· Do not eat dairy. This includes cow, goat or sheep’s milk products such as cream, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream… with the exception of clarified butter or ghee.

· Do not consume carrageenan, MSG or sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.

· Do not eat white potatoes. This is somewhat arbitrary, but if we are trying to change your habits and improve the hormonal impact of your food choices, it’s best to leave white, red, purple, Yukon gold and fingerling potatoes off your plate.

In addition, no Paleo-ifying dessert or junk food choices! This means no “Paleo-fying” desserts or junk food – no Paleo pancakes, pizza, brownies or ice cream. Trying to replicate junk food with “technically approved” ingredients misses the point of the Challenge. If you have any questions please respond to this post.