We’ve got about a week left in our challenge and we’re seeing amazing results.  Some of you have made stunning changes in your appearance, others have totally ramped up their performance.  Let’s start thinking about snacks.  I’ve noticed that some people can easily choose healthy snacks while others see this as a real sticking point.  I think a lot of it has to do with environment.  If you’re at the office and your neighboring coworker happens to keep a stash of chocolate bars in her desk, you might be in trouble.  On the other hand if you work at CrossFit Winnipeg, you’ll see lots and lots of tupperware.

Primal Snacks

Please post snacks for the day as well as snack ideas to comments…

I’m just going to throw it out there, I’m a little disappointed. Where is everyone?? Why are fewer and fewer people posting and where does everyone go on the weekends? Most of us have routines that we adhere to Mon-Fri which makes it easier to make healthy food choices but once the weekend hits…

Here are are few tips on how to stay on track on the weekend.

Control Weekend Splurges

10 Tips for a Healthy Weekend

Surviving a bad weekend

Post dinner and how you stay on track on the weekends

Sugar Sugar Sugar, why is it that sugar is the one thing we always turn to for ‘comfort food’?

Scott Kustes from the Fitness Spotlight provides with some insight on what exactly is happening when we consume sugar.

Real Sugar Vs. Artificial Sweeteners: Which Is Better?

Throughout our lives we have been taught low fat, whole grains and count those calories. Yet, if this was the way to eat why is our health care system so taxed? Why is obesity an epidemic? Why is diabetes on the rise?

Scott Kustes from the Fitness Spotlight:

Real Foods Take On Fake Foods: Butter, Bacon, And Eggs

Post thoughts and dinner to comments.

Here’s a few great words of advice from Robb Wolf.

Food should make you healthy: Robb Wolf in review

Paleo/Clean Food Success Stories

We have already discussed changes you have seen in yourself but most of those were aesthetics, how about health changes? Asthma, blood markers, arthritis, etc.

Post dinner and success to comments.

In defense of Paleo, even for endurance athletes.

Post thoughts and dinner to comments.

When eating real food we can find ourselves ‘critiquing’ other peoples food choices. I know myself I am guilty of always looking at what other people are buying when at the grocery store, and I always feel proud of my choices.
On the other side, something I struggle with is trying to help the people who are close to me make better food choices, and if you have tried this yourself you can attest that it is not always an easy sell.

Mark Sisson wrote a great article on how to not let it take over and gentle ways to help/offer suggestions.

Prodding Parents to Get Healthy

Sorry guys but this post is all for the ladies.

Ladies, one of the things you may notice while changing to a paleo/real food diet is a change in your menstrual cycle. It may be lighter, longer, irregular, a plethora of changes. I do not know the science behind it but I know it has happened to me as well. And since we are a community and share experiences with one another, I want to open the door as this can be a concerning topic for many.

Below are a few reads to shed some light on the subject.

Impact of diet on the menstrual cycle

Training Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Blog from Catalyst Athletics

And it goes without saying, please post dinner to comments.

I hope seeing these images make you feel just as sick as they made me feel. Pizza in a vending machine? You have got to be kidding me! And people wonder why they feel so horrible all the time.

Remember everyone, NOTHING tastes as good as this feel.

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