During my experience during the Whole30, I think the toughest part was knowing how much food to eat would be right for me. I went by there measurements stated: 1-2 palms of protein, the rest of the plateful of veggies, and 1-2 thumbs of fat. I tried to follow this at every meal but still I don't think I was or am doing the correct amounts for myself. I know I am probably eating more than the needed amount of fat and possibly the amount of protein as well. I don't think you can overdo the veggies and I barely eat much fruit. If I eat any high density carbs, it is sweet potatoes but we don't eat those every single day (Even though I would love too haha).
Through watching many videos on Crossfit Journal, I think I am going to give the Zone Diet a try along with eating Paleo. So technically it would be called the Paleo Zone Diet. This approach basically imports a balance of carbs, proteins, and fats in every meal (Zone Rx 40 carb, 30 protein, 30 fat).
Crossfit Impulse simplifies the diet in the below article:
"The Zone Diet Explained" - http://crossfitimpulse.com/the-zone-diet-explained-edited
--It also has a PDF attached that breaks down foods into 1 block and you can put together your own blocks. I will probably use this as a good reference for myself.
After watching Simple Nutrition Parts 1-5 by E.C. Synkowski on Crossfit Journal, I figured out my Lean Body Mass in order to kind of assess how many blocks I should have.
To find that you take your weight (138 for me) X your body fat % (18$ or .18) which equals out to be about 25 lbs. Which would mean my LBM = 113 lbs. When looking at the table below. I figured I'd be between the 11-14 blocks range. I think I am going to start with 11 and go up from there depending on how I feel with that range.
After watching Simple Nutrition Parts 1-5 by E.C. Synkowski on Crossfit Journal, I figured out my Lean Body Mass in order to kind of assess how many blocks I should have.
To find that you take your weight (138 for me) X your body fat % (18$ or .18) which equals out to be about 25 lbs. Which would mean my LBM = 113 lbs. When looking at the table below. I figured I'd be between the 11-14 blocks range. I think I am going to start with 11 and go up from there depending on how I feel with that range.
For my husband, I think he will want to be at the 21 mark since he is trying to gain some mass and muscle. This is going to take some more preparation. I want to slim down the amount of nuts I eat and add fish oil to my diet for sure. I have to finish the granola that I made before I do this, I am big on not wasting any food! We do need to go grocery shopping this weekend, so I am going to try to plan out for 1 week of meals using the Zone method and see how it goes! I will post my plan as soon as I have it all figured out.
P.S.: A subscription to CrossFit Journal is a MUST!! I recently obtained one because I signed up for CrossFit Level 1 coaching certification and I love it. There is so much information on there, it is endless! I have been watching tons of videos on Paleo and the Zone Diet, Bettering my Olympic lifts, and also listening to CrossFit radio starting from the beginnning back in 2004. I HIGHLY recommend it. Just go to: http://journal.crossfit.com/ Its only 25$ for the year.
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