A week of almost Paleo

Week one done for the Paleo test. This was 6 good days of Paleo and one conventional day because of the lack of caveman food availability.
The one issue that I am having is wanting to eat A LOT of fruit. The years of eating lower carb fare makes eating all that yummy fruit irresistable. It isn't good to allow me something like that in unlimited amounts.
Still, even with eating tons of fruit my weight dropped 3 pounds. I would imagine if I had limited the fruit to something more reasonable like 2 or 3 servings a day it would have been quite a bit more.

Paleo Trial Month

A fellow trainer that I know has convinced me that I should at least give the Paleo diet a trial month. Coming from the last several years of pretty low carb I have to say that it is giving me some apprehension.

The basic premise of the diet is that we have not evolved to the point that we can thrive on the cereal based diet that we have created for ourselves.

The intriguing part of this plan is that there is no calorie counting. At each meal you eat all you want. Eat when you are hungry, stop when you are not.

Sounds good so far. I am not into all of this low calorie thing at all.

Basically, you should eat meat, fish, eggs (moderately) fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. yep, that's it. No dairy, grain, salt, sugar, or vinegars.

After three days it is going pretty well and is very simple to follow. After 3 days I can definitely see a difference in the number of times I have heartburn which is normally quite a bit.

New Equipment is fun

What the heck is Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder is the newest piece of equipment at Springfield Health and Fitness Center. As simple as it looks, this is one butt kickin' , butt firming , training tool..

Soon, there will be challenges and prizes for climbing the Empire State Bldg. , Eiffel Tower, Mount St. Helen and many more.

Come by and try it out!

I am just like everyone else you know. I can find any excuse not to work out if I let myself. When I get really short of time, am tired, or the old injuries from years of heavy lifting act up I certainly feel as though I "should not" work out today.

Then, someone like Alan comes along to bring me back to the reality of my faulty thoughts.

While in high school , Alan was fit and athletic. After high school, life came along and he let his fitness go by the wayside then real tragedy struck.

He had a horrible motorcycle accident and lost his limbs. Unable to work, his employer pensioned him out which brought him a sedentary life. This was coupled with poor eating habits and he put on quite a few pounds of fat.

The turning point for Alan was his father of 82 years renewing his gym membership. That was the catalyst for Alan to turn things around. Alan had the ultimate excuse but didn't give in to it.

He had to do everything one handed which highlighted strength problems. Alan also had to deal with nerve damage in his right shoulder and the total atrophy of his neck and back muscles.

When Alan decided to get in shape he had to assemble equipment that fit his needs and designed his own apparatus. He never really saw any of this as an obstacle and enjoys the challenge of " seeing the un-obvious solution to things".

Thank you, Alan, for bringing me back to the fact that my reasons for not working out are only excuses. You are quite the inspiration.

Starting this week

Keep an eye on this Blog. Starting this week some of the amazing transformations will be showcased.

New Contest

Well, the Commit to Be Fit contest has ended and Allen lost an incredible 40 pounds in 12 weeks.
Wanting to continue the efforts Springfield Health and Fitness Center and The Springfield Paper is at it again!
Watch for details because it could be you and your company that is chosen to take part int he next challenge.
Best of all it is all free.