After a month of good intentions but bad diet, I have noticed a shift in the wrong direction in several categories; namely performance, mood, and body composition. I feel that I have made excuses for some of these problems but that time is over. Today I was reading some Crossfit Journal articles on nutrition and started remembering some of the peripheral effects of the zone diet. When I was on a dialed in Zone I was much more disciplined in all other aspects of life and my general mood was much better. So after deliberation I have decided to give the Zone another shot.
Looking back on my hard routine, I seem to remember feeling hungry, so I reviewed my measurements and found that I was not eating enough blocks. I reread the chapter in Mastering the Zone on protein prescription and realized that I need 18 blocks instead of 16 blocks. This means that I will have 3, 5 block meals and one 3 block snack every day. For anyone reading this that doesn't know about The Zone Diet and block charts, I recommend checking out Crossfit.com and more specifically for block charts read Crossfit Journal #21 May, 2004. Another good issue on nutrition is issue #15 November, 2003. This discusses Metabolic Derrangement, Hyperinsulinemia, and gives several good source books on nutrition.
For anyone who is a crossfitter and does not read the crossfit journal, consider yourself foolish for not taking advantage of an excellent resource. With their new online version, you have access to their entire archives for only $25 per year. Do it, DO IT NOW!
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