State Your 30 Day Challenge Here
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maba
MemberI've been lacto-primal for the last 3 weeks. My stats are 5'0", 115 lbs, 25.5% BF. My goals for this challenge are:
1. Fine tune my diet and be as primal as possible.
2. Complete reading GCBC and start PB.
3. Incorporate primal fitness into my lifestyle - was a cardio-junkie before, want to add more strength training.
4. Avoid cheating as much as possible.
5. Lose BF/ add muscle mass.
6. Avoid stress.
7. Play more, work on my hobbies.
8. Try and grow food, how much ever small the amount maybe (I sowed some chard, beet and radish seeds y'day)
9. Not talk about PB w/o being asked (volunteering information has been counter-productive thusfar).
10. MOST IMPORTANTLY, be the proof that this truly works and inspire my family members to give this lifestyle a shot or atleast to STOP dishing out CW.Posted 7 months ago # -
This is really exciting! I've started my own Primal blog over at Wordpress. I've been applying the Primal nutrition concept for the last seven weeks, and have already lost 19 pounds. I joined a CrossFit gym last week, and my 30-day goal is to improve my physical strength and energy levels. I should have more tangible/detailed goals as I learn the ropes of the program. Good luck, everyone!
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For this challenge, my goals are pretty simple:
#1 - Get more sleep.
#2 - Walk the talk.I am the first person to tout the benefits of eating organic fruits and veggies, grass-fed and pastured meat, and will tell everyone fat doesn't make you fat. But I am not a very good example. It's time to step it up!
Grok on!
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mbm
MemberI've recently discovered MDA and PB and loved it. I'm still trying to wrap my head around some of the concepts and shake off the 'conventional wisdoms' that curse me. So here are my goals for the challenge:
1. Have the mental strength to commit to being 100% Primal for the entire duration of the 30 days. (Which is a struggle for me)
2. Tone down my chronic cardio. This one is going to be a real problem because I still have that niggling feeling in the back of my mind that obligates me to do 1hr runs everyday.
3. Help my mates get fitter and more healthy by being an example of what works and what to do.
MBM
Posted 7 months ago # -
Good luck everyone!
My goals are to focus on keeping my diet grain free, sugar free, caffeine free and alcohol free.
I also want to work on my exercise routine, getting out of the gym more, so I'm going to start running intervals outside instead of on the treadmill.
I'm really excited! :)
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kjake55
MemberMy challenges:
1-cut out sweetners (splenda, etc)
2-reduce carbs to a minimum
3-return to a morning warm-up routine on my off days (days I'm not going to crossfit)
4-feel good about myself even though there are still some bags, pockets and dimples.
5-lose some weight & tighten up"I am perfect in my imperfections--love myself"
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PattySt
MemberHello everyone,
My goal is improved energy and weight loss. I am aiming for 90/10 paleo diet. The 10% allows for some cheese and milk in my coffee. I've been headed this way for a while as my husband has been following the Zone and Paleo for the last 7 months and dropped 65 lbs. I look forward to 'formalizing' my efforts!
We have also rediscovered our interest in hiking and have found CrossFit... a great primal combo :)
With our children in their late teens, we are renewing our shared interests in preparation for being empty-nesters.Good luck to everyone in the Challenge!
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My Dad lives in Seattle and I live in Chicago. I am doing this to have more interaction with my Dad since we don't get to see each other as often. We will hold each other accountable. I have no doubt that we will see success because this way of life just works.
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Goals:
*Increase protein to 80+ grams/day as a matter of course (Track down more grass-fed meats.)
*Decrease carbs from 200 grams/day to 150-175 grams/day (It's the fruit!)
*Continue with 3 or fewer grain servings weekly.
*Continue primal workouts with focus on increasing functional strength, muscle endurance, and cardiovascular fitness.
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Hmm... goals.
1. Fruit: only berries (I've gotten a little fruit-crazy lately)
2. At least 8 hours of "moving slowly" (walking) this month.
3. 1 sprinting workout per week (about 10 minutes)
4. Son of Grok's beginner workout ( http://www.sonofgrok.com/2009/02/exercise-for-beginners-and-non-beginners-3-strength-and-resistance-training/ ) 3 times a week
5. No snacking after dinner
6. Get in bed before 11:30pm
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Catalina
MemberI've been eating Primal pretty well, so my goals for the 30-day challenge are:
1) Add exercise. Walk every day, adding stairs 2 days a week and do some strength training 3 days a week.
2) Gain more energy. (I'm kinda hoping #1 will take care of #2).
3) If I were to lose 5-6 pounds, that would be great!Posted 7 months ago # -
ontaillou
MemberHi,
I am new to the PB lifestyle. My first goal is to get more familiar with PB and quickly adapt the lifestyle. I've been a limited carb diet for about 60-75% of the time and would like to push to 90% and drop those last 10 lbs to see my six-pack! Also, want my energy to explode!! Good luck all in the challenge!Posted 7 months ago # -
Harry Hugel
MemberMy goal for the challenge is to to introduce more activity into my day by excercisng and commuting to work on my bicycle daily. To get a consistent 8 hours of sleep, and continue my weight loss with Primal eating. I've lost 50lbs since Feb 09 by eating Primal and my goal by the end of the year is to have lost another 40lbs. By eating no grains, very little dairy, no dried fruit the weight just melted away.
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My stats as of last night were (the approximately equals sign reflects the fact that different sites gave me different numbers):
Weight = 247.8 lbs
BMI ≈ 38.2 - 38.9
Body Fat % ≈ 22.3 - 30.3
Lean Body Mass ≈ 172.8 - 180.4 lbs
Ideal Weight ≈ 164 lbs < (I think this is low, but...)
Overweight by ≈ 86.9 lbsToday starts not only Mark's 30-day challenge, but my own year-long self-challenge: to drop 70 pounds by next August 1st, which will take me down to the "lean body mass" range above.
That's about 1.4 pounds a week, or 5.6 pounds/month. So my 30-day self-challenge is to jump-start this process (okay, I've already lost about 8 pounds in my first month on the Primal Blueprint, but re-jump-start it...) by losing another 6-8 pounds in the next 30 days.
I also intend to start some primal strength training in there, and work on getting into a more regular sleep pattern. Grok on!
Posted 7 months ago # -
lfisher
MemberI've been pretty primal on food choices, but this is a great time to stop allowing cheats.
1.) Focus on getting my blood sugar more stable.
2.) No Diet soda what-so-ever.
3.) No dairy
4.) Little to no fruit - Summer has increased my fruit intake.
5.) Limit my intake of nuts.
6.) Try to lean out a bit. I keep dreaming of the 6-pack.Posted 7 months ago # -
agent81
MemberJust found out about this site last week, talked my better half into trying it with me - just in time for this challenge. Very interesting concepts, and the only sure way to know if it will work is to try it myself! For this 30 day challenge I'm looking to:
survive without grains and rice
lose around 2lbs of bodyfat a week
interval train 3 times a week(without all those carbs??!!)
see what the primal lifestyle is all aboutLooking forward to learning lots more and seeing what everyone else experiences. Thanks Mark!
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johnnymal
MemberI've been following PB for quite a while now (about 6 months). I tend to do 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off. My goal is to work in my 'off' days into my week so that it's not so much 'all or nothing'. Hoping to drop 5 lbs body fat and get my energy levels back up. Also hoping to see some serious gains in my WODs. I will be posting occasional meals and benchmarks.
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smc2009
MemberI'm in. I've been lurking around the apple site for a year but as my 40th birthday approaches I need to commit. I’m 5’4 & 153.5 lbs. My goal is to weigh 117lbs. My goals are to exercise every day, sprint workout once per week and eat primal. Off to buy my goofy looking 5 finger shoes now.
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So, my goals for the next 30 days for the challenge (a bit more stuff in my journal):
1. Follow the rules to the best I can! (Though 80/20 moments can occurr without me beating myself up. I need to get the book too and get that read asap, rather than just following this site. It's day one and I'm already going - can I use Splenda? Heavy cream?? so educate on the rules!)
2. Drop 10 pounds of fat while building my lean muscle. 5'6" female at 180lbs at present - reach 170 by 9/3/09.(Exercise was going well and then dropped to almost zero in July. Probably why I've stagnated my weightloss. Plus, god knows I need the stress reduction of fitness and the health and personal pride of successfully taking some more fat off!)
3. Play and Relax (take long walks and hikes. Try to do something FUN every day! Play with my dogs, my cat, my friends, myself... um... that didn't come out right... :) But also start trying some meditation or something too.)
4. FOLLOW THROUGH! (I am GREAT at starting with lots of motivation for a while, and then just drifting off.. so. Follow Through all 30 days! I got nothing else to do, a new living situation with just myself and no bad food in the house, and this challenge and journal will keep me focused.)
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jimmyr72
MemberI posted goals on my journal page. I want to cut out the booze....one night a week with clients, one drink Fri-Sun. That would be a HUGE reduction, and important one! Go from two WODs a week to 4 or 5, if possible...if not 4-5 wods, 3 wods and other exercise.
Food is already pretty primal, just need to up the grass-fed aspect.
Where can I get grass fed lamb?
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madMUHHH
MemberOkay, this is gonna be a little bit different.
I already was (and still kinda am) quite primal already, tried to eat as primal as possible and get my exercise routine to be a little more primal.
So by eating and moving primal, I pretty much got most of the primal blueprint laws covered already. Unfortunately there was one law I may have followed a little more strictly:#9: Avoid stupid mistakes
Thing is I got diagnosed with lyme disease and since then stuff went kinda downhill. I'm in my third week in the hospital and even though I went an antibiotic treatment, I'm not feeling much better. The fact that hospital food is anything but primal and I simply can't do as much exercise as I want right now (again due to the fact that I'm in a hospital and also because the lyme disease is pretty much kicking my ass right now) also had quite a negative impact on me and as a consequence of that, I'll probably be leaving the hospital sicker than I got in.
So what does all that have to do with the primal challenge? Well I'm not expecting that living primal will be enough to cure me and as it looks right now, my healing process will take a long, long time.
But I also think it's undeniable that the best thing I can do right now is stick to real food, avoid any unneccessary stress and try to keep/get back in shape.
I have no idea how this will pan out, I don't even know if I'll even come around to make a primal journal, but the least thing I can do it try to get better and the primal health challenge hopefully will be an additional motivation to make this whole stuff a little more bearable.Posted 7 months ago # -
Madame P
MemberI've been following the Paleo Diet for awhile now. I'm about 90% faithful, in a good week. My goals for this challenge:
1. Get more primal when it comes to fitness! I work out, but my workouts are often cardio-based.
2. Start IF. It's hard for me to mentally get comfortable with the idea of skipping meals. I'll eat even when I'm not hungry, just because it's "time."Posted 7 months ago # -
I'm half way thru the primal blueprint! going to try and finish it up today. as far as the challenge goes; no grains of any kind. want to take my fitness to the next level. havent had a soda in over two years and i want to say the same thing about grains two years from now!
Posted 7 months ago # -
dragonmamma
MemberMy challenge actually started about a month ago with my first order from Tropical Traditions, and I'm calling it my "Cuckoo for Coconuts" challenge, which is to work as much coconut oil (and other coconut products) into my diet as possible.
The biggest change will be what I drink. I used to go through quite a bit of Diet Lipton Green Tea, which is made with Splenda.
My new drink concoction is: 3 Tablespoons of Organic Coconut Vinegar, 3 ounces pomegranate juice, and enough water to fill up a 1-liter container.
Sounds weird, but the coconut vinegar adds a nice zing and is very refreshing!
Posted 7 months ago # -
Arlo
MemberShort history: Tried eating more primal/paleo for the longest time, but kept failing due to alcohol and carb urges. Recently though, outside of some alcohol I'd suck pretty good for the past month and a half and lost some weight and probably gained some muscle too. I weigh my lowest in years, but I still have a ways to go, especially in the muscle department.
The last week I was very consistent with it and lifted weights, intermittently fasted, ate properly, with no cheats or alcohol. Well, that is except for a planned cheat on Saturday.
Rather than a good treat, it revealed to me that I didn't need the sugar/carbs and alcohol to "fill a hole" any more. It didn't really provide me with anything. The timing is great, because I think I can probably go the entire month living this way.
New Goals:
1. Work on getting my cardio up so this years snowboarding season will ROCK (ie: burpees, tabata, etc)
Continued Goals:
2. Continue to lift (5x5 Strong Lifts Beginners Plan)
3. Continue the 3x 24hr fasting experiment
4. Further adjust my sleep schedule
5. Fit into the old swimsuit I've been carrying around for 5 years! (Almost there)More of the same, I guess, lol. It's working though.
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- Go down to 80 kilos of body weight. (I'm in 88k)
- Keep up the 5x5 strength training. Don't miss a day!
- HI Sprints one a week.
- 5 hours of walking/biking a week
- Switch from white to black coffee.
- Drink beer (if any) only one night a week.Will review here in the forums every Sunday keeping a weekly journal.
Posted 7 months ago # -
trying to learn to eat better while traveling. Very hard since I spend about a third of the year on the road. I bring meals with me for a couple of days but airport food really makes life hard.
Would like to reduce body fat percentage
Eat healthier
Working out is going well. Crossfit and Love it!
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