Summer is officially over, which means it’s time for our 2013 Fall Nutrition Challenge!! It’s a completely optional (but highly recommended) event. We’ll host a kick off meeting this Thursday, Sept 12th at 7:30pm for those who are interested. If you can’t make it, that’s okay, but read this post carefully and talk to John or Nikki with any questions.
Important Dates:
- Kick off Meeting: Thursday Sept 12th, 7:30pm
- Start date: Monday, September 16th, when you wake up!
- End date: Tuesday, October 15th, when you go to sleep!
Requirements:
- Commit to eating well for the entire 1 month period from 9/16-10/15.
- Sign up at the box, and choose the Level 1 or Level 2 challenge (details below)
- Performance Test – You must complete this test at the beginning and end of the challenge. We will run it as the daily WOD on Sept 16th and Oct 16th, or you can do it at make up night.
- Body Measurements – We’ll take 3 measurements at the beginning and end of the challenge: waist and hip measurement (inches) and body weight.
- Daily Food Log (optional) – Record everything you eat and general quantities. Be honest! This will not be submitted but serves as a valuable resource if you have questions about quantity/quality of your food during the challenge
Competition Details:
- We will pick 1 advanced winner, 1 beginner winner, and 1 spirit reward. (Advanced means you’ve been at ICA at least a year; beginner is at ICA less than a year.) Prizes will be awarded! We will select the winners primarily based on performance gains, but we will factor in the body measurements as well. The purpose of the food log is mainly so we can give you feedback on your eating, and help you if you start to notice that you are low on energy, hungry all the time, or not seeing results.
- If you want to participate in the nutrition challenge but do not want to have us take body measurements, that is a-okay. However, you will not be eligible for any prizes.
Level 2 Challenge: Eat like a Caveman
- Level 2 participants will strive to eat 100% Paleo for the duration of the competition. We define a paleo diet as eating meat, nuts, veggies, seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar, and no dairy. You should eat lots of leafy greens, and aim for a balance of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Ideally you should eat only unprocessed foods that have no labels… but if something has a label you must read it and be sure there are no hidden “non paleo” ingredients! Read the detailed guidelines HERE.
Level 1 Challenge: Gluten Free and Sugar Free
- If you’re not ready to go strict paleo (yet), you can choose to participate in the Level 1 challenge. Your goal is to avoid all gluten and added sugar. Unlike the Level 1 challenge, dairy is permitted as are many grains and legumes. Try to eat a balance of protein, fat, and carbs, and read the labels of everything you eat! For detailed guidelines, click HERE.
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I am in… And very excited!
If I wanted to read a book about the paleo diet before the challenge starts, is there one in particular you’d recommend?
Either the paleo solution or the primal blueprint. Primal diet allows very limited dairy, unlike paleo, but the book is more readable. Paleo solution is good but super dorky detailed. We have both at the box – feel free to borrow
I’m in. Not sure if I will be able to make the meeting because of practice, but I am Definitley in
I’m not in town this week to make the meeting tonight… I’m in!
Being at Will WOD for Beer tonight, in front of a huge tray of wings, and pizza… I was like a crackhead in an evidence locker… But I made it out alive and still Paleo.