Its time to be honest with ourselves! I can see it in everyone's eyes, we someone starts talking about the zone, they turn off and maybe regret talking about it because they think the zone diet is not worth all the effort. Its a valid point, going for eating random foods to measuring and weighing every morsel can seem like a daunting task and can be overwhelming. Trust me I completely understand this. As much as I am a highly disciplined individual, I sometimes question the functionality of measuring my food all the time.
One thing that we can not dispute is the quality of the foods on the zone/paleo diet: Veggies, fruits, meats and cheeses, nuts and seeds, with limited starch. All you have to do is stay away from gluten as in wheat (pasta, rice, bread, etc) and eat your fats and life is good!
Now how do we get around this idea of portioning. Obviously we want our meals to be very balanced but can we do this without a weigh scale and measuring cups? Absolutely!
If you are interested in start the zone/paleo regime, and you certainly should be if you are interested in results, I would like you to think of your plate upon which you serve you meals as a series of quadrants. One quadrant from fruit, one from veggies, one for fat, and one for your protein. They have tupperwares that do this for you can this is what stimulated my thinking.
For example, I am having a 4 block meal, no need to measure, I have 1 apple sliced, a scoop of broccoli, a chicken breast, and some peanut butter to go with my apple. Some scoops will be bigger than others, you won't always have EXACTLY the same rations. BIG DEAL! Our bodies are extremely effective at balancing water levels, hormones, ion concentrations, and metabolism.
Basically if you follow this quadrant idea in the zone/paleo diet you can expect yourself to burn body fat and increase lean muscle. "It seems too good to be true if im not exactly dailing in every calorie." Once again we want to work smarter not harder, your body will take care of the minute variance in the portions and your results will still come pouring in, as long as you keep feeding on zone/paleo foods.
I will have more information on this quadrant idea but for now give it a try. Rememeber a veggie, a fruit, a protein, and a fat with every meal. My mission with this is to stimulate awareness of the value of the zone/paleo diet and get as many people into this diet as possible. I firmly believe that this diet is the catalyst that accompanied this CROSSFIT training will bring you through the gates of fabulous results.
If you find any of my thoughts or ideas contradictory, misleading, or confusing please comment here on the blog or call me at 915-694-7132 I would love to hear from you
Hildie
Monday, December 22, 2008
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