Paleo Diet Crossfit Injury

By on February 13, 2012 in Paleo Diet Atheletes, Paleo Diet Crossfit, Paleo Mental Benefits

A post on my paleo diet crossfit injury funk. Diana and I have been horrible with updating this blog lately and we are so bummed about it. Not only do we both dedicate a whole lot of time to health, wellness and fitness, but we also own a jewelry company together which has taken off [...]

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Paleo Diet Athlete: Goals for 2012

By on January 1, 2012 in Paleo Diet Atheletes

Paleo Diet Athlete Goals for 2012… Oh the paleo blog… our forgotten child. Both Diana and myself have been super busy over the holidays and we do apologize for not updating. But we are back with a vengeance! Welcome 2012! Changes are upon us!!! To re-cap my end of 2011, I did make it through [...]

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Sugar Free Paleo Diet: Day 18

By on December 5, 2011 in Guide to Paleo Diet

Today marks Day 18 of my sugar free paleo diet. I feel better than I ever have. Stronger, faster and clear of mind. My sugar cravings are still present, but not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Actually going without fruit makes my cravings for pastries and unhealthy sweets far less intense. Going without [...]

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Paleo Diet Food Journal & Paleo Diet Meal Plan

By on November 29, 2011 in Paleo Diet Weight Loss, Paleo Meal Plan

I am on day 12 of a super strict paleo diet. The extra special (horrible) thing about this stretch is that I am going WITHOUT fruit and nuts for the first time. My plan is to stay strong through December 18th (my last competition in December) and drop 10 pounds. I am keeping a paleo [...]

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Paleo Diet Weight Loss: I Need To Lose 10 lbs in 3 Weeks

By on November 21, 2011 in Paleo Diet Weight Loss

Paleo diet weight loss is very common. Because I was so small before I started Crossfit and paleo, I have actually gained about 15 pounds of muscle and some fat. Which I think is normal because I was so protein deficient before. My body looks much better today than it did at the beginning of [...]

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A Clean Paleo Diet For Maximum CrossFit Benefit

By on November 13, 2011 in Paleo Diet Crossfit

Aside from training, the most important component in my quest to becoming a better athlete is sustaining a clean paleo diet. Now, this may not be the case for all, but it is certainly the case for me. Because I spent 12 years of my life as a vegetarian, my body was very ‘soft’ when [...]

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Paleo Diet Recipe. How To Make Broccoli Soup, the Easy Way.

By on November 11, 2011 in Paleo Diet Foods, Paleo Simple Recipe

Every week I go to Atwater Farmer’s and I admit it, sometimes I get a little overzealous. This time, I may have overdone it with the broccoli spears. It got to a point when I had eaten almost my week’s supplies and I would open my fridge and all I could see was broccoli. So when [...]

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Paleo Dating: How important is your partners diet?

By on October 30, 2011 in Guide to Paleo Diet

So I have recently found myself single again and exploring the paleo dating world. If that actually exists? Rather, I should say that I have been exploring the dating world within a few specific facets of my life. For the most part, I spend all of my time at work and at the gym. Extra [...]

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Starting A Paleo Diet by Jacqueline Sparagna

By on October 18, 2011 in 30 Day Challenge, Crossfit

Starting A Paleo Diet by Jacqueline Sparagna A guest blog post by another crossfitter at CrossFit MeanStreets in Downtown Los Angeles. *Jackie was part of our gyms 30 day strict paleo challenge! And one of only two who made it all the way through Crossfit has been her introduction into the paleo diet lifestyle as [...]

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Paleo Diet Dairy Adventures

By on October 18, 2011 in Paleo Diet Foods

So I decided to experiment with paleo diet dairy. My item of choice was yogurt. After being a vegan for 6 years, cheats that include dairy don’t usually sit well with my stomach. I tried to incorporate a post work out grass fed whey protein shake from Stronger Faster Healthier (whose products I love. I [...]

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