Let me tell you folks it was worth every penny. I weep for the folks who had the chance and did not attend. I now have the knowledge to answer questions like. . . "but why is gluten bad" "what do you mean by 'good' fat?" and "but beans are good for me." Unfortunately it is late and I can't tell you every thing I learned tonight but I am going to leave you with some of the key messages to think about and then blog more on the workshop tomorrow. . .
1- Make informed decisions on what you put in your mouth
2-You are what you eat eats
3-Feed lot meat vs. Organic or Grass Fed meat
4- Carbs = insulin- storage hormone
5- Protien = glucagon- allows access to nutrient store
6- Balance is Key!
7- Bad foods: Sugar (no but literally everything, even agave and honey), processed food (duhhh), Alcohol, Grains, Dairy,and Legumes
8-Good foods: Meat (grassfed and organic is best, reread #2),Vegetables, Fruit, Good Fats (to be discussed tomorrow)
9- Lectins: one of the compounds found in grains that causes inflammation.
10- Micropurferation: Holes in your intestinal wall
11- Alzheimer's as the new Type 3 Diabetes (Holy Cow PEOPLE think on that!)
12- The milk you buy at the market is created by cows for growing strong COWS.
13- We are the only mammal that continues to drink milk in adulthood (weird)
14- Eat veggies with every mean and for snacks! Ramp it UP
15- Eat about abut 2-3 serving of fruit daily
16- Coconut oil is the SHIT. Use it as a delicious good fat when cooking everything.
17- Take your fish oil!
18- Food is not a reward or a punishment
19- Dont let feeling bad (unhappy belly, sore joints, stuffy nose) become your norm.
That is a preview of the 10 pages of notes I took today! Much more to come on healthy eating and why some foods are healthy and other are not. Got some great ammo to pass out to all my paleo friends =)
Funny I started my day with CFED and ended it with CFED. We had a team training. My part was:
9 chest to bar pullups
9 thurster 65lbs
5 deadlifts 155lbs
10 burpees
6 Squat Clean and Jerks 85 lbs
As a team we finished the WOD in under 9 mins. I had to do some mods on the weights, that wont fly at regionals but I am getting stronger every day. Friday I could only do 1 ring dip today I did 3! My jumping muscle up form is getting more fluid. I PR my Squat Clean and Jerk 95lb and my deadlift is over my old PR of 155 if I can do 155 5x. I am going to get some chucks to lift in tomorrow! Time to get serious. =)
Finish my great day with some delicious steak, caramelized onions, asparagus and conversation! I love my CFED team, thanks for all the support and help. You guys rock!
Have another workout in less than 12 hours. . . time for bed!
Here's to Health!
Thanks for sitting next to me during the seminar. You're doing awesome and it's great to get your perspective. Let me know how the chucks work out for you...I'm a huge fan of my Asics. Let me know how the cookbook works out for you. We have SOOO many cookbooks I'm reluctant to get another one.
ReplyDeleteI had a great time sitting next to you at the workshop. I love getting to know the folks I know are cool but have not gotten a chance to workout with =) I love my running shoes but for lifting they are holding me back (so my fabulous coach says=) I bought a pair of kids size 4's at Target for $17. Some times being small pays off LOL. I cant wait for the cookbook, I will post all the good recipes on the blog so no need to purchase.
ReplyDeleteThis is incredible and I can't wait to start using some of the new recipes!! I smell a potluck coming on!
ReplyDeleteIt's great seeing you guys here! No. 5 was pretty new to me, I'm interested in that. Also interested in learning more about lectins. I was REALLY amazed when they said eating lots of vegetables is helpful for muscle mass. Or maybe that too, was in conjunction with protein, but I don't think so. Gotta check my notes.
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