It was a cold February morning in Athens, Ohio. I was in a McDonalds with a few friends having our (pretend-to-be) Old Man Coffee ritual, when Sam walked in, independent and late as usual. Sam, generally, who is a quiet, mysterious-thinker-type, sat down non-chalantly with his coffee, 3 sausage biscuits, 2 hash browns.....and a small Tupperware cup full of pale yellow liquid. He said nothing. Deliberately, he waited for the questions to pour in....or not. Unlike me, if no one were to ask, he would say nothing. He was poking a stick at me without even saying a word. He knew it'd piss me off.
I waited maybe 2 minutes before saying anything. Perhaps I could have waited longer had I not thought he just presented his stool to our breakfast table. But, as it turns out, this little container would change my world of eating forever (or so far). The container contained lemon juice, and this was now his "spike-day" - a one-day-per-week holiday of impetuous eating with no regard for one's blood sugar or insulin levels.
Sam had just finished reading Tim Ferriss' "The 4-Hour Body," - a Bible-of-sorts for athletic hacks who want to minimize their effort and maximize their output. Say what you want, the book is addictive, effective, and brilliant. Within a week of reading, Sam was on the "slow-carb" diet. Within two weeks of this, so was I.
But this blog is not about the slow carb diet, it's about the Paleo diet. But before I can even get there, I have to tell you the story of how I changed. The change is just as much a part of the story as is the way of eating. The change is a way of life.
It wasn't a quick decision, but a shift in paradigm. You see, the slow-carb diet worked. It took me from 21% body fat to 14% in about 4 months and I could eat whenever I was hungry. But more than that, I went from what I thought was an athletic guy to a guy who started possessing some personal willpower, a scientific method, and a commitment to the most addictive thing in fitness-junky world: results. And there were plenty.
Enter June 2011, I had been eating a slow-carb lifestyle for four months. I had mastered it. I had also plateaued. What keeps me moving forward with anything is change. Truth: know theyself.
So, now, I decided I would take to CrossFit in a committed way and I would, at the same time, sign up for a marathon - the Columbus Nationwide Marathon coming this October 16, 2011. The kicker, I'm only going to train in two ways: CrossFit Endurance and the PaleoDiet. I am going to convert my body and mind into an ass-kicking machine.
This blog is a story the rewarding lifestyle that comes from committing to the Paleo way of eating, the everyday journey, the shared challenges, and the amazing everyday discoveries both physically and mentally. It begins with my moment of commitment and on: July 24th, 2011 - a commitment of converting to the Paleo way of eating and a steady buffet of CrossFit - one of the most taxing forms of exercise out there.
I have changed....for the much better.
I waited maybe 2 minutes before saying anything. Perhaps I could have waited longer had I not thought he just presented his stool to our breakfast table. But, as it turns out, this little container would change my world of eating forever (or so far). The container contained lemon juice, and this was now his "spike-day" - a one-day-per-week holiday of impetuous eating with no regard for one's blood sugar or insulin levels.
Sam had just finished reading Tim Ferriss' "The 4-Hour Body," - a Bible-of-sorts for athletic hacks who want to minimize their effort and maximize their output. Say what you want, the book is addictive, effective, and brilliant. Within a week of reading, Sam was on the "slow-carb" diet. Within two weeks of this, so was I.
But this blog is not about the slow carb diet, it's about the Paleo diet. But before I can even get there, I have to tell you the story of how I changed. The change is just as much a part of the story as is the way of eating. The change is a way of life.
It wasn't a quick decision, but a shift in paradigm. You see, the slow-carb diet worked. It took me from 21% body fat to 14% in about 4 months and I could eat whenever I was hungry. But more than that, I went from what I thought was an athletic guy to a guy who started possessing some personal willpower, a scientific method, and a commitment to the most addictive thing in fitness-junky world: results. And there were plenty.
Enter June 2011, I had been eating a slow-carb lifestyle for four months. I had mastered it. I had also plateaued. What keeps me moving forward with anything is change. Truth: know theyself.
So, now, I decided I would take to CrossFit in a committed way and I would, at the same time, sign up for a marathon - the Columbus Nationwide Marathon coming this October 16, 2011. The kicker, I'm only going to train in two ways: CrossFit Endurance and the PaleoDiet. I am going to convert my body and mind into an ass-kicking machine.
This blog is a story the rewarding lifestyle that comes from committing to the Paleo way of eating, the everyday journey, the shared challenges, and the amazing everyday discoveries both physically and mentally. It begins with my moment of commitment and on: July 24th, 2011 - a commitment of converting to the Paleo way of eating and a steady buffet of CrossFit - one of the most taxing forms of exercise out there.
I have changed....for the much better.
