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CrossFit, nutrition, the Paleo-Zone diet, weight loss, my workouts, and reflections and reviews of various related topics that interest me.

I train with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

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May 18, 2010

My Year in Body Fat

Thinking about my body composition goals for the 2009-2010 school year, and how I failed to meet them, and what it means for my dietary practice, going forward.

March 21, 2010

Epic Excess

Another cheat day leads me out of the Paleo-Zone and into the land of excessive sugar consumption.

March 19, 2010

Bloodwork

My bloodwork has improved greatly this year. I’m fit as a fiddle, according to the numbers.

January 23, 2010

The “Paleo” Cheat Day (Coco-Cocoa-Banana Pudding Recipe)

An experimental recipe for a pretty tasty Paleo “Coco-Cocoa-Banana-Pudding” creates a great opportunity for overeating and storing a few extra calories as fat.

January 10, 2010

Program Review

A quick review of my “May 22nd Program” plan. Things are going fine.

January 6, 2010

New Year, New Program

It seemed like it was time to put the old program to bed, and to make up a new program. All hail the new program!

December 2, 2009

Quality versus Quantity

I address the debate between the Quantity and Quality approaches to diet; Zone versus Paleo? Paleo-Zone? As usual, I end up straddling the fence.

November 22, 2009

Airport Eating and the American Diet

A rest day and travel day finds me trying to eat breakfast while in the airports of Asheville and Charlotte. Which leads to another rant on American eating habits.

November 11, 2009

After Fasting

I complete my first ever full day fast. In this post I debrief on the experience and consider its effects on my body, mind, and spirit.

November 9, 2009

Rest Week Reflections

As I enter the last week of my second cycle through the “new plan” (aka the “Never on a School Night” plan), I pause to reflect on, to analyze, and to assess the measurements I have made in the process of my training.

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