Life in the Zone

Three days ago I under took a challenge. To live strictly in the Zone for at least 2 weeks with maybe a 2 week extension after I complete the first 2 weeks. I do this because of an article I recently read in the Crossfit Journal entitled, "Getting Off the Crack"

I'm on day 3. In fact, I'll be going to bed in about an hour and will wake up to day 4. Nicole set herself up on a 2 week experiment and what the article indicated is that she hasn't looked back. I'm not saying that I'm going to become a Zone evangelist or anything of the like. I just want to see if by changing my eating behavior, I can reap some benefits

As an aside, how can one reconcile the never ending pasta bowl at The Olive Garden with the Zone...

Anyway, why the zone? Well the folks at Crossfit advocate the Zone. They have amazing results. I've been doing Crossfit workouts for a while and have experienced great results relative to where I was, but Nutrition is the base, the foundation, from which one's fitness is built. Now, I'm not saying that I'm going to be getting ready for London in 2012, but I would like to undertake the same experiment that Nicole had undertaken.

I found a great blog that has some tasty sounding Zone recipes. The site is affiliated with Crossfit Santa Cruz where I think the Crossfit phenomenon started (actually, according to the Wikipedia article on Crossfit, Coach Glassman started out in Los Angeles and moved up to Santa Cruz to train the SCPD. Don't you just love the Internet?) I've been commenting/sharing on that site for the last 3 days. I am going to try to comment each day just to check in and keep myself honest. (I've also made some extra changes in my life and will share them in subsequent posts).

I am going to make it a point to post more often as I work to move towards the healthy side of the continuum. I want to avoid Metabolic Syndrome and all of the other nasty chronic diseases that can creep on one who isn't careful and eats lots of pizzas.

I am going to Crossfit Watertown on Sunday for the first of three intro to Crossfit classes that are prerequisites to joining the group. This will be day 6 which comes after day 5 which is a rugby day.

Until then...below is my latest post to the Crossfit Santa Cruz Zone blog

Thanks Michele for the reply. Today is day 3! I love the idea of the Turkey Melt. I plan on that for the weekend. I am taking this one day at a time. I may get healthy yet. I remember that nutrition is the base of the pyramid and that with junky food, I will get non optimal results. I do remember a time when my body craved the good food (that was back around 1994) and I am hoping to get back to that point. Again, I appreciate your time and effort maintaining this blog and hope you don't mind me checking in to keep me honest.
I have been writing down everything I eat and weighing and measuring most things. I've been erring on the conservative side, which I think is ok in the short term; I liken it to "Hell" week.
Cheers,
David
Starting stats by the way are 278 lbs, 34%BF. According to the Zone I'm an 18 blocker (exercise 3 times per week).