CFOT Goes Primal

Reason #11 - No Excuse Not To Succeed.
Last Saturday we kicked off our gym challenge and had a great turnout! We are excited to have the members on board for changing their eating habits and making the move to paleo/primal. When it all comes down to it, we are in this together. It doesn't matter if the person next to you has been CrossFitting and eating Paleo for 5 years and you only for 5 days - you are both living that lifestyle. The community is one of the great things about CrossFit and all of the jazz that goes along with it. We are all in it together, so there is no excuse not to succeed. If you have a goal - commit and don't let yourself fail! Reach out to your community and share ideas, recipes, shoot - share your feelings too :). Marco and I are really excited to have our members participating in the challenge to see your results! A big thanks to every CFOT member as well - we are continually growing and want to thank you all for your dedication and support.

Aside from the 5 minutes of Burpees on Saturday, I think the favorite part was the pot luck lunch. That just proves that paleo foods are delicious. Here is the recipe for the pork that Jennifer made - YUM!

Ingredients

• 1 lb of Italian pork (spicy or mild) 
• Chopped Onion
• All 3 color bell peppers
• Poblano Pepper
• Celery
• Mushrooms
• Spinach (large leaves shrink dramatically when sauteed with the meat)
• Salt and  pepper
• Soy- free soy sauce (Coconut Secret - Raw Coconut Aminos Soy-Free Seasoning Sauce - 8 oz. about $8 at Hubble&Hudson)

Instructions

Place all peppers and onions and celery with meat in large skillet or saucepan.  Simmer with juices from meat until thoroughly cooked.  Add the salt pepper and soy to taste. Add mushrooms and spinach and stir until the spinach has shrunk and the mushrooms are cooked.  Drain excess grease from meat and serve in lettuce wraps or by itself.

Prep Time- 15 minutes (lots of veggies to cut)

Cook time- ~12-15 minutes

Serves 4-6 people

Preparation is Key

Reason #10 - Everything seems easier when you are prepared.

Sorry for the lapse in postings, I haven't been very prepared :). When making the change and deciding to eat Paleo, one of the hardest things to deal with is making sure that you have the right foods available to eat. What happens when you have had a long day and you get home at 8:30pm? One of the last things you want to do is cook a meal. Or - what if you know you have a long day ahead of you, but there won't be any good food available to eat? You will be just fine of you are prepared. It is a lot easier to stick with the plan if you keep the right foods around you to have them accessible at the right time. So, don't worry about what you are going to eat when, just be prepared.

What works for me is a food prep day on Sunday. It is literally a few hours of all out cooking. I cook meats, veggies, random snacks and then pack them up into tupperwares (I am slightly a Type A personality - obviously) so it is literally a grab and go out of the fridge. This is very similar to a My Fit Foods type of meal plan, but I get to pick everything I eat and it is a little more cost effective. At the end of the day, I am pretty set for the whole week of meals. Yes, this does not work for everyone and i understand that it may not be feasible to cook for a family of 5 for 5 days. If this is the case, maybe try and jsut plan your meals on paper. The point is that being prepared just helps you stick to eating the right foods and keeps the bad cravings down.