About this blog

In other words, the Zone + Crossfit = Optimal Heath!
This blog focuses on nutrition, using the Zone Diet as the basis. However, I often eat Paleo foods in Zone proportions.
I love to investigate anything having to do with food- what we eat and why. And what happens within our bodies, our organs, our brain, when we do? My precious mother struggled with eating disorders. I want to avoid this delimma based on research, common sense, and the natural consequences on my body. The Zone shows me where the balance lies between eating too much and eating too little.
My husband runs a Crossfit gym. Exercise and choosing the right foods have become a mission for ourselves and our children. We don't want to be nerds about it, we just want to be healthy.
I have been asked by several friends what I feed our family, especially our kids. My husband and I follow the Crossfit prescription to nutrition (meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar). If you know me, you know that the sugar part of this equation will be a life long struggle given my love for chocolate! Evan adheres to the stricter version known as the Paleo-Zone diet (and I do on my good days!) which requires the same foods in a ratio of 40% protein, 30% carb, and 30% fat. Children require 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. If you're wondering how to figure this out, I do it on a per meal basis and I have a "block" chart from the Zone website.
It seems like a headache at first, but if you're interested, just know that it is not that bad once you practice it for a couple of weeks. All you need is a $10 scale and some determination. It really is quite simple and makes my life easier at the grocery store and when cooking dinner. Most of all, I feel great when I eat well- mentally and physically, and we all know that the physical can affect the mental and visa versa!
Evan and I are hunter/gatherer wanna-be's! This blog will track my journey of health as it should be, and the honest reality of living in a sugar fried culture. When it comes down to it, I get excited to talk about nutrition, but I am definitely not perfect at it! If you have the desire to eat well, but it is often a challenge to overcome the temptations along the way, then you are in the right company!
I hope you leave this blog feeling enlightened and encouraged as you go throughout your day!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Mystery of the scale

So, after one week, I hadn't lost much more than 1 and 1/2 pounds. Then, overnight, after doing the FIght Gone Bad WOD, I went down 3 pounds! Some of you may be thinking, "cool!", others are thinking, "Why does she want to loose weight?", still others are thinking, "Don't worry about the weight so much!". Well, I shouldn't worry, but truth is, I do want to drop 10 lbs. as a personal goal, yet I know I have to be open minded when it comes to body composition (muscle, bone density, water retention) verses what the scale says. It is the girl in me, I guess. But what happens is that I make a goal, and whether it is 2 weeks or 1 year later, once I reach that goal, I make a new one. Everytime I get to where I thought I wanted to be, I realize there is room for another goal. I am not dissatisfied with myself, but I see room for improvement and right now I am in a great frame of mind to do something about it! The frame of mind is so important when it comes to feeling good about yourself no matter where you are and when it comes to going for your goals. I want to be as fit as I can be, and I figure I 've got my 30's to perfect it! I'm positive at some point I will backslide, but it's like I was telling Evan this morning: I hope that after this strict 10 weeks, I will have developed some new and healthier eating habits overall, even when I am not weighing and measuring. Hopefully I will reach for the broccoli and chicken at lunch and not always the sandwich. :)
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