Goals for 2009

I asked all participants to think about why they are in the program and what they are trying to get out of the program. I also asked you to come up with a fitness/health goal for the end of December, which gives us 2 months. The responses are slowly coming in and it is good to see that you aren't just saying lose weight. Losing weight is a good goal, but I like to see you change your body composition. Either way think about it realistically.

Cut the Crap Challenge

As we come to a close of our short cut the crap challenge, I am reminded how hard it is to eat properly. Our lives are so hectic and fast paced that if we haven't planned our meals out ahead then we probably won't be able to eat cleanly. The rules are fairly simple: no sugar or sugar substitutes, no high fructose corn syrup, no refined flour, no processed foods and no alcohol. I did not include additives and preservatives because they only makes it harder. We made a lot of meals on Sunday so that the first half of the week would be covered, but something came up and we were unable to cook on Wednesday and ended up eating take out. We will do another CTC after Halloween