Challenge!!

What is a challenge??  According to Wiki Answers - a challenge is something that is hard to overcome.

"The greater the challenge, the more glory in overcoming it." - Novak Djokovic.


Today is Day 1 of mine & Regan's Whole30 Challenge!!  Whoo Hoo!! It is my goal to blog more and also update as the challenge goes on. I want to keep myself honest and having to report to this blog will definately do that!


The Whole30 is about cutting out all the inflammatory, insulin-spiking, calorie-dense but nutritionally sparse foods for 30 days.  Here are the basic ground rules for the Whole30:

1. Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc.  Read your labels (and Success Guide FAQ), because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.
2. Do not eat processed foods. This includes protein shakes, pre-packaged snacks or meals, protein bars, milk substitutes, etc.
3. Do not consume alcohol, in any form.  (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.
4. Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, millet, oats, corn, rice, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa.  Yes, we said corn… for the purposes of this program, corn is a grain!  This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on.  Again, read your labels.
5. Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, kidney, lima, etc.), peas, lentils, and peanuts.  No peanut butter, either.  This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, tamari and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
6. Do not eat dairy. This includes all cow, goat or sheep’s milk, cream, butter, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream.
7. Do not eat white potatoes. It’s somewhat arbitrary, but they are carbohydrate-dense and nutrient poor, and also a nightshade (refer to Success Guide FAQ for details).
8. Most importantly… do not try to shove your old, unhealthy diet into a shiny new Whole30 mold.  This means no “Paleo-fying”  less-than-healthy recipes – no Paleo pancakes, Paleo pizza, Paleo fudge or Paleo”ice cream.  Don’t mimic poor food choices during your Whole30 program!  Those kinds of food miss the point of the program entirely

Why are we doing the challenge???

We run at least 3x a week and crossfit at least 5x a week -- We should eat the way we want our results to go. Food should be treated as Fuel for our body.... what do you fuel yourselves with?

I love cooking and preparing foods that will be healthy for me & Regan.

No more giving into hormones and emotional highs and lows or feelings of guilt from what I eat.

To challenge ourselves and see how hot we can get for each other!!!  Regan's goal "6pack abs"

We have to take care of ourselves... as no one else is going to do it for us! :)  So it is about time we quit slackin and make s**t happen!!!