I found a few things out about this Paleo Challenge that I am not especially happy with, but as my husband keeps telling me..."This is for fun". Apparently the only exercise that counts in this challenge is a CrossFit WOD (workout of the day). So basically, none of my running counts. I could sit on the couch and for this contest, it would be scored the same way as not doing a WOD. Zero points. For my blog, though, I am counting it as exercise!!
I should probably also let you know about the scoring since you might be confused at what I am talking about here. This challenge is not without a winner. The winner gets money, too.
Paleo Challenge RULES
Every day you get a score based on how you follow the Paleo lifestyle. The winner gets a cut of the money. There are also a few other prizes for weight/measurement loss and WOD performance gains.
Four Points: You are a hunter-gatherer. You eat nothing but meat, veggies, some fruit, nuts and seeds.
Three Points: One time during the day, you had a little something that wasn’t paleo, but wasn’t horrible. Ex: Dried fruit, most condiments (bbq, soy sauce, ketchup, mayo, salad dressing), peanuts, hummus, cream in coffee, etc…
Two Points: You slipped…but didn’t get hurt. You had a small amount of “not real food”. Maybe it was a fully paleo day, but you couldn’t resist having a beer at the family BBQ, or you finished your kids’ mac ‘n cheese, but the rest of your day was solid. Ex: 1 beer/glass of wine, dinner rolls, a handful of fries/chips, rice, etc…
One Point: Most of your day was paleo, but there was one full meal that you fell off the wagon. Ex: Pasta, pizza, more than one soda/juice/alcohol, bag of popcorn, etc…
Zero Points: You had a bad day and made more than one solid mistake. Ex: You had a couple slices of pizza and beer.
BONUS POINTS:
1. You get one extra bonus point for every day you participate in a WOD (at any affiliate).
2. You can get an additional bonus point for every night you sleep more than eight hours.
3. You get one extra bonus point for every day that you take fish oil.
Pretty safe to say that I will always get at least 3 points a day. Haha. Ok so now on to my day #2...
Food
Breakfast
1 cup heated frozen peaches
2 slices egg white frittata (from "Against All Grain" cookbook with: tomatoes, shredded sweet potato, onion, peppers, ground 93% lean ground turkey)
Snack
Small cup almonds, macadamias
Lunch
Kale & spinach salad (with: 4oz grilled chicken, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, celery, olives, lemon juice/olive oil)
Snack
Orange
Homemade plantain chips (fried in organic coconut oil)
Snack
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
Dinner
Center cup pork chop with roasted cauliflower (garlic/lemon/EVOO) and sautéed kale (red onion, chx broth)
Snack
TBSP almond butter
Exercise
Yesterday I did the WOD, but scaled since I am still new to CrossFit. It was "Barbara", which when done full scale, includes 20 pull-ups, 30 push-ups, 40 sit-ups, 50 air squats...TIMES 5. So basically, the whole workout need to be done 5 times in a row with a mandatory 3 minute rest after each round. I did half of the workout, which was still really hard. 10 pull-ups, 15 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 25 air squats...TIMES 5. I used the purple band (which was much harder than the purple and green bands together that I used the first time I did pull-ups). I also modified the push-ups to be on my knees, which is till very hard. I also had to modify the sit-ups due to my ab separation so I did plank knees to elbows. I was dizzy when I was done, but I am proud that I did that. CrossFit is a total ass-kicker.
Life
For the most part I felt good, physically, yesterday. No afternoon bloating, which is great. I didn't get 8 hours of sleep the previously night though. Maybe 6 total, broken, hours? I also think my supply might be going down. I pumped a record low 12.5 oz in 3 pumping sessions yesterday. My right, which has been the producer, has slowed production since my plugged duct and now the left is producing more, but not as much as the right used to produce. So weird.
We had to weigh in before the WOD yesterday and I was only 115 lbs with sneakers on. Wow, I can't remember the last time that I was 115 (maybe right at the start of my pregnancy with B when I couldn't eat anything?). I am wondering if this is why my supply is down. I am going to try to eat more today.
