River checking on Malzone - post Badger.

  Who loved Paleo?!! (crickets..crickets)  Miguel?!  Personally I got a lot out of this month and hope that you all did as well.  First and foremost, I learned that on my own, I never would have stuck to anything close to the Paleo Diet for any longer than 2 days.  This speaks again to the power of our community and the positive influence that we have on each other.  Kudos for that! 
  I definitely learned that life without hot sauce is no fun and I’m adding it back in, in droves, starting today.  I also learned that life without bread, tortillas, sugar, caffeine, ice cream (this one was tough) and all the other crap I would snack on is completely doable.  The power of momentum rang true for me in that once we got underway, the first week was hell, the second week wasn’t so bad, I felt great at times during week three and at the time of writing this (10-30-09) I still feel good but miss certain things like chips and salsa and red wine.
   As I said on Friday, my plan from here on out is to continue eating according to the Paleo Diet for 80% or so of my meals.  Two buffalo burgers with eggs and an avocado is a great Paleo dinner that I plan on eating more of.  If the lovely ladies of CFV keep bringing in Paleo muffins, I’ll never eat a regular muffin again!  All in all, I’m really glad that we did this challenge and that we can now all speak more from our own experience when talking to people who are interested in eating a healthier diet.
  Eric and I are really proud of you all for stepping outside of your comfort zones yet again and giving this challenge your time, energy and focus - and most importantly for doing it together and supporting each other.   Thank you all for that. 
  We’d also love to hear all of your emotional reactions to the month – the good, the bad and the ugly.  Did you miss the foods, or the feelings that come with certain foods?  I know personally that I didn’t want to drink a beer until the first day that I realized that I couldn’t have one!  How did it feel to be on a restricted diet?  Did it last for the whole month?  How did your friends and family react?  Other people outside of our gym may read this and get useful information from your stories.  Do tell.

 Today’s Post Halloween Workout:
AMRAP 20 –
3 Knees to Elbows
6 Box Jumps
9 Burpees