WOD 2012.09.10

Paleo Challenge - CrossFit Totals

Today marks Day 1 of the "Paleo" Challenge. For this challenge, my partner and I are doing the Thrive Diet and doing the benchmark tests before and after this 6-week challenge. Here are my scores (1 rep max):

Back squat: 255 lbs
Shoulder press: 125 lbs
Deadlift: 365 lbs

Here is a link to my previous scores. 

Thrive Diet - Day 1 Reflections

No coffee. No meat. Those would have to be the toughest things. Yet here I am, 9 p.m., and have been caffeine-free :) I had some help from Teecino, an herbal coffee, for the 2 p.m. energy drop.

It's hard to stay full on a vegan diet. Or rather, I need to get used to a different kind of fullness. I'm used to the wonderful bloated feeling of eating a good slice of meat. I got really hungry in the afternoon and grabbed a Larabar. I wanted to eat another, but then forced myself to wait.

Dinner, after CrossFit as usual, was delicious, compliments of my mom :) I think I could get used to this diet ... for the next 6 weeks. Just need to avoid any positive thoughts of meat and coffee.

"I don't like eating meat. I'm not interested in drinking coffee. Repeat."


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