Nutrition is a HUGE part of how successful you will be in this program and in your life whether your goal is to lose weight or just become stronger and faster. You are definitely what you eat and your food has EVERYTHING to do with how you look, how you feel, and how you perform at the gym and as well as in your life.
Here at Team CrossFit we believe that nutrition is the foundation of your health and we promote and live this by providing nutritional consulting along with a partnership with Chef By Request and Paleoplan.com.
30-DAY RESULT.. yes only in 30 days!
Weight loss = 19lbs
Waist loss = 4.75 inches
Body fat loss = 13.5%
The Team Crossfit January Paleo Challenge was just the boost I needed to get back on track with my health and fitness regimen. Now, three months later, with regular CF workouts, a mainly Paleo diet, and the support and motivation of the Team CF community, I’m down 25lbs, looking great and feeling amazing!
- Lillian M.
QUICK VIDEO REFERENCES
Food quality and quantity
These two main categories must be addressed when dealing with nutrition. Food quality refers to what kind of food you are putting in your body. We address this with the Paleolithic (Paleo) diet. Food quantity refers to how much of that food are you putting in your body. This is where the Zone diet comes in. Here at Team CrossFit, we offer nutritional consulting for all our clients and we believe strongly that nutrition is the foundation of our fitness and health.
What Should I Eat?
In plain language, base your diet on garden vegetables, especially greens, lean meats, nuts and seeds, no grains, and no sugar. That’s about as simple as we can get. Many have observed that keeping your grocery cart to the perimeter of the grocery store while avoiding the aisles is a great way to protect your health. Food is perishable. The stuff with long shelf life is all suspect. If you follow these simple guidelines you will benefit from nearly all that can be achieved through nutrition.
The Caveman or Paleolithic Model for Nutrition
Modern diets are ill suited for our genetic composition. Evolution has not kept pace with advances in agriculture and food processing resulting in a plague of health problems for modern man. Coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and psychological dysfunction have all been scientifically linked to a diet too high in refined or processed carbohydrates.
What Foods Should I Avoid?
Excessive consumption of high-glycemic carbohydrates is the primary culprit in nutritionally caused health problems. High glycemic carbohydrates are those that raise blood sugar too rapidly. They include rice, bread, candy, potato, sweets, sodas, and most processed carbohydrates. Processing can include bleaching, baking, grinding, and refining. Processing of carbohydrates greatly increases their glycemic index, a measure of their propensity to elevate blood sugar.
What is the Problem with High-Glycemic Carbohydrates?
The problem with high-glycemic carbohydrates is that they give an inordinate insulin response. Insulin is an essential hormone for life, yet acute, chronic elevation of insulin leads to hyperinsulinism, which has been positively linked to obesity, elevated cholesterol levels, blood pressure, mood dysfunction and a Pandora’s box of disease and disability. Research “hyperinsulinism” on the Internet. There’s a gold mine of information pertinent to your health available there. The CrossFit prescription is a low-glycemic diet and consequently severely blunts the insulin response.
How much should I eat?
This question is answered primarily by ‘the Zone’ diet, a diet created by Barry Sears for those looking to improve health and reduce body fat. To us, the Zone seems like a sensible and conservative plan of eating that anyone could follow:
40% of your calories from Carbohydrates, 30% from Fat and from Protein. At EVERY MEAL. This balance is maintained every time food is ingested, with the intent of regulating changes in digestive hormones, namely insulin. Food is often divided into ‘blocks’, the ratios amongst which are fixed to keep designing meals somewhat simpler. Ie, a three block meal may have 3 blocks of Carbohydrates, 3 blocks of protein and 3 blocks of fat.
MORE REFERENCES YOU MUST READ
- TEAM CROSSFIT PALEO PRIMER - a must read for anyone starting your Paleo journey
- PALEO FAQ – Rob Wolf’s website. This site has incredible amount of info on Paleo. His book is also a MUST read.
- ZONE DIET CRASH COURSE – Info regarding the Zone Diet.
- CROSSFIT ZONE DIET GUIDE – CrossFit Journal 21 regarding the Zone diet including block counts for common foods.
CHEF BY REQUEST
Have you ever wished that you could have someone cook all your healthy meals for you so that all you have to do is eat and not have to worry about what to cook, how to cook, and cleaning up the mess you just made? All of this can be reality with Chef By Request! We have teamed up with this wonderful meal delivery service company to make your life and your healthy eating as simple as opening your door. We highly recommend their service especially if you have a certain goal in weight or body composition to reach. This service removes all excuses out of your life because all the food is already there in front of you! No more cheat meals and days that end up turning into a cheat weeks because you are tired of eating the same thing or you just don’t want to bother with buying and cooking food. All you have to do is open your front door in the morning, bring in the cooler full of your meals and enjoy for the rest of the day. The cost is very reasonable especially when you take into consideration the time and energy you will be saving by not having to plan, shop, cook, and clean for your meals. For more info, click on the above green button.
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MORE TESTIMONIAL REGARDING OUR DIET
James,
I wanted to thank you and your staff for all your advice and guidance from the paleo challenge and Crossfit Fitness. Over the past few months I can really see and feel significant changes. During the paleo challenge I lost approximately 20 pounds in 30 days. Since then I have continued on paleo and have lost even more weight. Currently I have lost about 50 pounds. I have enjoyed this eating routine so much I have adopted it as a lifestyle change. So much so that during Thanksgiving, I made for my whole extended family a paleo Thanksgiving dinner. They loved it.
The staff at Team Crossfit have been great mentors in my progress to better fitness. They are always available for questions regardless if my questions are about diet, or training. I still remember my first time at TCF; I was exhausted during the warm up. But I continued to improve on my technique all while slowly scaling up the difficultly of the exercises. I have changed so much that people now walk up to me and ask what have I done to change so much. The transformation really has been amazing. I am leaner, and have more strength, stamina, and confidence. I have seen benefits in both my work and family life. Thank you for everything.- Steven K.
This diet is probably the most amazing diet I’ve ever been on. Definitely a life changer. More energy, more strength, overall better health.
- Tristen T.
When I first started doing the paleo diet, I have to admit it was hard, but after a week or so I began to feel and see a difference. In the month of March I lost 12lbs and I feel alot healthier and better about myself.- Jose V.
I was killing myself working out all the time and restricting my calories, but I was barely losing weight or gaining lean muscle. My doctor recommended the Paleo diet and I immediately started seeing the change in my body composition. I’ve never felt healthier or more energetic, I don’t even miss any of the foods I gave up and now even my skinny jeans fit!- Illiana M.
I wasn’t sleeping well at all even though I put myself in bed early enough to get 8 hours! My performance CrossFitting kinda stalled and I felt I was going nowhere. Since I started Paleo diet, not only do I sleep, I started gaining performance, shed some fat and sleep like a baby.- Roy K.
All my life, I’ve been conflicted with asthma. Just eleven days going strict Paleo diet, it’s gone. I also have sustained energy throughout the day. I just feel better overall.- Roy K.