30-Day Paleo Challenge - DAY ZERO

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Today, CrazyWife and I are embarking on one of our New Year's Resolutions. Probably the most popular (and hardest to stick to) resolution of all time. To lose weight, to eat right, to "diet", or generally to stop eating crap. Whatever form it comes in, they are mostly the same. But this time, we are turning it into a contest with some of our friends and anyone else who wants to tackle the most infamous of resolutions with some fellow die hard supporters.

In the 100 words of Fitness outlining what CrossFit is all about, the first 14 words outline what exactly we should be shoving in our pie holes (or fueling our workouts).

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar.

Simple right? It is once you get the hang of it (and you throw out all the crap that is stuffing your cupboards, refrigerator and freezer). That brings us to our challenge...

The CF Yongsan 30-Day Paleo Challenge

Starting on Monday, 1 February, the challengers will eat a strict, 'Paleo" diet for 30-days in order to lose weight, lose fat and generally feel better. Challengers will submit "before" pictures this week showing a front and side shot in their swimsuit and include their current height, weight and pants size.

RULES:
--There is a $20,000 Won buy-in. There will be one cheat allowed during the week, and one cheat allowed on the weekends. For every cheat above your weekly limit, there will be a $5,000 Won penalty added to the pot. There will be a maximum two cheat penalty per day or just $10,000 Won.
--The winner is the one who looks best in their "after" pictures and has dropped the most pants sizes and managed the fewest penalized cheats. There will be no prize for most weight lost since challengers are expected to gain some muscle mass while working out at the gym. This will help contribute to more fat loss. Winner gets the pot.
--Challengers will post their progress to the comments of this blog. Daily updates will be posted each evening and comments will keep track of cheats, recipes and other significant events associated with the contest.
--Email us with any burning questions at crossfityongsan (at) gmail.com and use the resources listed below to get smart on the Paleo lifestyle. GOOD LUCK!!!

CHEATS:
For our purposes a cheat will be defined as a single serving of one of the following foods that is not "Paleo". One beer = one cheat. Two beers = two separate cheats. Hamburger, fries and a diet soda = three cheats...
Milk and dairy products
Peanuts and peanut butter
Beans
Wheat products (bread, pasta, crackers, cookies...)
Rice
Sugar, honey and artificial sweetners
Candy, gum and chocolate
Soda and diet soda
Alcohol

RESOURCES:
The Paleo Diet
Dr. Michael R. Eades
Robb Wolf
Paleolithic Solution Podcast
Mark's Daily Apple
PaleoBrands Foods
Caveman Food Blog
Paleo in a Nutshell Part I: Food
Paleo in a Nutshell Part II: Exercise
www.crossfit.com