30 Day Crossfit Maximus Paleo Challenge Testimony:

The paleo challenge wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.  The first few days of the new diet were the hardest, I had little idea as to what I would be eating and hadn’t prepared my kitchen for the meal changes.  I found myself craving only sugar (sweets) at first, then condiments, surprisingly and to everyone’s amazement I’m sure, the one thing I felt I would crave the most (beer) I had little or no craving for at all.  The few cheat days I had came towards the end of the months and weren’t a big deal.  I did notice a big drop in the amount of food I wanted to eat and that my body didn’t appreciate the sudden change back to my old eating habits.
The positives I have to say about this diet are many.  First I was averaging between 1/2 and 1 pound weight lose a day and lost a total of 15 pounds in  a month.  My wife seems to have a new appreciation for the way I look and has told me so several times.   I had a physical during the challenge and the doctor I hadn’t seen for a year noticed the changes and my physical results including my blood work between last year and this year were huge.  Allot had to do with working out at Crossfit, but the one big change I can say was from paleo was my cholesterol.  Last year my cholesterol was high enough to warrant advice to watch it.  This year it was “perfect” I had the numbers but can’t find them. 
I intend to keep a modified paleo diet and to go back on a strict one again before the summer.  I would like to see the gym do it again as a challenge.  I know I have said allot about the impact paleo has made on the outside, I have also noticed changes in my energy level, mood, digestive system and especially in the way I look at food I used to be so quick to put into my body.  Thanks guys for putting on the challenge it was the push I needed to shed some weight!!
Jeff Wolfe- Crossfit Maximus