Why are cheat days cheating? You know, to cheat at something assumes there is some sort of game, competition, or challenge that we are a part of. So why is it when we have a day of letting our nutrition fall to the wayside we call it a “cheat” day. Well, if you’re in the zone challenge, I guess nutrition is a bit of a competition, but if your honest, you’re still not cheating at the game. It’s your body that your cheating. Each totally out of whack nutritional blunder is paid for with a check that will be cashed on our bodies during our next workout, day of feeling tired and crappy, or shortened lifespan. Today is the end of week 3 of our four-week Zone challenge. 1 week to go. My hope is that each person playing the game has gained some insight into how proper nutrition feels compared to “cheating” so you are able to turn the knobs throughout the year and treat your body instead of cheat it.
Don’t forget, if you are working out extra days besides CrossFit you probably do need an extra block or two each day!! And if you are fairly lean, it is not the end of the world to have a little extra healthy fat with your meals. I typically eat zone with 2x-3x fat every meal now. We are still finding people who are eating healthy foods but not enough.
WOD:Friday we’ll be doing some more overhead squatting to make sure we didn’t leave anyone out. If you already did this WOD come on in and we’ll have another workout lined up for you!
Been busy this week? Don’t forget we have a Saturday morning class at 9:00 a.m.
