21 day Paleo Challenge/Bootcamp cancelled Oct 1st-Oct 7th

I am going to challenge myself to go 21 days 100% paleo.  I have been 90%+ paleo the past few months and that 10% comes from gigantic cheat meals.  Putting down any cheat foods for a full 21 days will be tough but I think I can do it.  Grace has been teaching me how to cook so I have a new hobby to keep me busy while dodging cravings for sweets.   Now that I know how to make sweet potato garlic fries and paleo peanut butter cups I am not too worried about falling off the wagon.

I plan on following the basics from the Primal Blueprint.   The pyramid below is the fitness aspect of the paleo lifestyle.  This part is easy for me since I have always enjoyed working out.  Hiking the canyons and my dogs easily takes care of the base of the pyramid and kettlebell training offers me both short sessions of strength training as well as sprinting-type work when using lower weights and higher reps.  Kettlebells actually give you more of a "sprint" than actual sprinting does!

 

This is the PB pyramid for food.  I am doing my best to make the bottom of my pyramid  veges and fruits but this can be a challenge!  It takes large servings of veges to equal the calories in meat.  I will do my best to eat all of my meat with as many vegetables as possible.  I believe it is good for digestion as well as appetite control.  I am not going to take any supplements other than the whey protein in my shakes.  The whey is the only dairy I will consume.  I will not eat any grains but will explore grain-like foods such as quinoa and amaranth.  These are seeds btw, not grains.  I am already eating only grass fed beaf and organic free range chicken/eggs as far as my meat sources go. 

 

I also hurt my upper back badly vacuuming the other day if you can believe that.  I was already sore from training and tried to pick up the vacuum with my arm fully extended and pulled something in my upper back.  Grace thinks it is mostly in my traps but all I know is my upper back is locked up pretty good at the moment.  I am not too worried about it because it is probably my 15th time dealing with some sort of injury to the back of my body.  I am sure it will heal and but I know from experience I need to take a week off of strength traning and I  will also be forced to cancel bootcamp for the week of Oct 1st-Oct 7th.   I will have a new schedule starting Monday October 8th including Kettlebell Yoga and a Kettlebell Hiking class.  I also plan to finally offer some AM and PM classes!  Keep an eye on the Runyon Canyon Bootcamp fan page or this blog for more details.

Thanks for your support!