The proof is in…the proof!

If you doubt us, then call our bluff. Follow the Paleo eating habits for at least 30 days (but preferably 50) and then tell us what you think, and more importantly how you feel and look!

CFR Members who called our bluff and made the Paleo or Primal Diet Changes

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Michelle Capano, age 40. “Before the summer my bad cholesterol number was 132 and my doctor warned me that if I couldn’t get that number down I would have to start taking medicine. At the end of the summer my bad cholesterol was down to 88 and my good cholesterol was way up too!  My doctor was very impressed with my numbers and I think a little shocked that I did it all with diet and exercise only. His parting words to me were, “What ever it is you’re doing, Keep doing it!”
What I used to eat (and thought was healthy):
  • Grains (oatmeal, cereal, brown rice, granola bars, whole wheat pasta, bread)
  • Sugars ( I am a sugar addict, but I used to think, well I’ll burn it off w/ cardio)
  • Processed “health food” like frozen diet entrees (Weight watchers Mac & cheese, Egg muffins, Lean Cuisine pizza were just a few of my favorites)
  • Beans, Peanut butter, Splenda, Nonfat dairy (sweetened yogurt) and anything labeled nonfat.
What I eat now:
  • Mega amounts of Egg whites plus an occasional egg yolk (scrambled, hard boiled, omelets, frittatas)
  • Chicken breasts, ground turkey breast (burgers, meatballs, meatloaf, crumbled and put in lettuce leaf wraps), salmon, grassfed beef
  • A wide variety of veggies (new favorites include bok choy, kale, butternut and spaghetti squash)
  • Fruits
  • Fats (almonds, walnuts, almond butter, guacamole, avocado oil, olive oil) and occasional dairy (unsweetened greek yogurt, cheese). When I get a grain craving, I make Paleo pancakes and muffins with almond meal.
Believe it or not, I still record what I eat on a daily basis. I started doing that on day one , and find it to be a great help in keeping me on track. I can see if I’m not getting enough protein, or not combining fat with my protein. My first day of Crossfit, I totally complained about giving up my oatmeal, and recording what I ate. Now I must admit, both were great ideas!!
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Marie Robinson, age 55 – Cut Sugar!
Marie attends our Senior classes 3 days per week. While she hasn’t taken the full on Paleo Challenge, she did follow our advice of cutting out all of the fruit juice (SUGAR) she was consuming on a daily basis. Check out these dramatic blood work results from September to January.
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Blood work results

As you can see from the image on the left, Marie’s numbers were on a great incline prior to joining CFR in November. In 6 months her cholesterol shot up from 217 t0 247. Triglercerides from 114 to 123.
  • Four months later, following 2 months of CrossFit training AND eliminating sugary drinks, Marie’s number’s plummeted. Total cholesterol down 61 points (HDL + 7, LDL – 59). Triglycerides down 45 points.

Marie was just as impressed as her doctor!

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Kim Stockson, age 51. “I have improved my diet by trying to do a combination between Paleo and the Zone. I have to say that is has been quite a change for me. I would say that I stick to the diet 80% of the time. I was very skeptical of eating all these eggs but my cholesterol numbers made me a believer. When I cook dinner, I try to have a meat and two vegetables or a salad. No more bad carbs or starches. Now I eat breakfast every day!  One thing that I have really learned is that if you stick to it and make the changes, you don’t miss the bad stuff.

April 2010 vs December 2010 (began diet changes in May)
Cholesterol <59
Sugar <19
Blood pressure 122/82 (from 140/90)
Weight <26 lbs

I still have a ways to go but I feel really good about where I am now!!
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Chris Beebe, age 44

1/1/11.

“I just want to share with everyone the impact Primal/Paleo eating has had on my workouts. I never followed the Paleo or Primal way of eating during my first 4 years of Crossfit. I saw results but I plateaued on most of the wods after a couple of years. And strength seemed to be a big issue for me after my motorcycle accident in 2007. This past Spring, Jessica and I began following a mostly Paleo and Primal diet.  Though I lost weight at first, I simply increased my fat intake to get back to where I wanted, and within a month or two I started seeing big results in my workouts – quicker times and an increase in strength & stamina.  My weight has stayed at 165 ever since with no issues of rising or falling. I have not weighed or measured my food for the most part, so that will be the next challenge.”

WODs:

These are my wod times just before last spring when I changed to Primal/Paleo, and the same wods now. Just 2-9 months after diet changes. 4 years older with better times!

(*strength gains)
*Fran -   Before 5:18  Now 3:22
Helen -  Before 7:57  Now 7:36
Mary  – Before 11rds  Now 12rds
FGB  – Before 277   Now 315
*Linda  – Before 35:00  Now 29:03
Diane    Before 5:58  Now 4:43
*CFT      Before 737  Now 840
Murph – Before 52:20  Now 40:17 with vest
Karen  – Before 8:10  Now 6:31
JT – Before 14:19  Now 10:17
*Isabel – Before 15:03  Now 8:35
DT – Before 39:39  Now 22:14
*Nancy -  Before 20:44  Now 13:22
*Randy – Before 6:57  Now 4:35
Jackie  – Before 7:27  Now 6:23
*Grace  -  Before 6:38  Now 4:46
Kelly – Before 27:18  Now 24:54
Nicole – Before 6rds 129 pull-ups  Now 6rds 143 pull ups
Angie  – Before 15:22  Now 11:23

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