So... you know those rants about the Paleo Diet? You know how (for those of you know know me) I am terribly against any "extreme" or restrictive diets? Well, group think/cult think appears to be setting in. My box is doing a "Nutrition Challenge" starting on Monday. There is a lecture on Sat on Paleo and Zone principles, and then a 4 week (well... 26 days... starts on a Mon and ends on a Fri) challenge. They have done it before, and there is prize money at the end. I am actually seriously considering doing it. I feel like I need some sort of kick-start. I DO believe the part of the CF that believes that you can get some gain by changing diet, some gain by changing workouts, but combining the two would give even more benefit than the sum of the diet change and the exercise change.
There are a few things conspiring to make this seem like a good idea. As I said, I have been feeling like I need a "kick start" in changing my diet. Andy will be out of town for 2 of the 4 weeks, making it more feasible. I shouldn't knock it before I learn more about it. The fact that one of the coaches swears up and down that paleo has helped his stomach issues and asthma to the point where he doesnt need treatments any more helps too, though I don't really know how much I believe that. From what little he told of his story he may also have just grown out of it. I also like money. And competition. And starting off as probably the most out of shape person in the gym gives me a fighting edge on making the most improvement, right? Apparently during the last challenge people lost an average of like 3.4% body fat or something. I wouldn't mind that. I really need to lose my gut. It legit gets in the way on some of the exercises.
Anyhow. Right now I am planning to go to the lecture tomorrow, and then make a decision.
Group think may be setting in. I do NOT want to have to concede to my friend M on his belief that I will drink the Kool-Aid though.
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