Zone Diet Challenge

So...after months of basically doing the "Paleo" Diet but realizing that I was often "cheating" with tiny bags of Haribo gummy bears at the Target checkout line, I have decided to go full blown into the Zone Diet. I am hoping that this will help me to improve my workout times/weights and to generally feel better.

And because misery loves company, I have asked the women from our gym to accompany me on this 30-day Zone Diet Challenge. We have about 16 brave women who, beginning today, July 26, 2009, will be measuring, weighing, and carefully proportioning their food 24- hours a day, 7-days a week!

At the end of the 30-day period, we will be joining together in one massive binge night and then hopefully resuming our Zone Diets at least 80% of the time. As with all things CrossFit, the Zone Diet is more than a diet, it is a way of life that enables us to live longer and to live healthier.

Here are some helpful websites that are Zone/Paleo friendly!

http://www.paleokits.org/
---Great for ordering quick snacks that come vacuum-sealed and in the correct "block" proportions. Try a few, then make your own!

http://www.nutritiondata.com/
---really like eating some weird-ass vegetable that no one else has heard of, you can probably find its nutritional information on this site.

http://robbwolf.com/?cat=13
---paleo/CF guru.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/Story?id=4271246&page=1
---article briefly explaining why "diet" drinks and artificial sweeteners make you fat.