{"id":1154,"date":"2012-12-02T21:48:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T02:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasvillecrossfit.com\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2014-04-24T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T19:45:42","slug":"1154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.thomasvillecrossfit.com\/test\/2012\/12\/02\/1154\/","title":{"rendered":"Better late than never…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lurong Living Paleo Challenge 2012 ended on Sunday, November 18th at 11:59 p.m. and NO, I didn’t stay up until midnight to sneak my first cheat food after 63 days of going without. I did, however, definitely cheat the first day after the challenge ended. With Thanksgiving immediately following the challenge, it was hard not to. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I apologize for my delayed post about my final stats at the end of this 9 week challenge, but it has been a very busy few weeks. The last weekend of the challenge, I visited CrossFit Southside in Jacksonville, Florida and went to the Level 1 CrossFit Trainer Seminar – which was awesome and kicked my ass. \ud83d\ude09 But I am now a Level 1 CrossFit Trainer! This was the icing on my Paleo cake. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Then a few days later, I left to spend Thanksgiving week with my family in Texas – which involved lots of quality time and comfort food. It was amazing. Layla (my sister – who introduced me to CrossFit and Paleo) and I even stopped in at North Plano CrossFit for a workout and we dragged our parents along so they could see what they were missing. A few days after I left, my parents attended their first CrossFit class and have been regulars since – they also started planning\/cooking Paleo crock pot meals for this week. I couldn’t be more excited for them!<\/p>\n

Now that I am back in Thomasville, I have unpacked, regrouped, and will get back to my CrossFit\/working\/food & cooking routine as soon as possible. I can’t wait! I would be lying if I said all of the holiday food didn’t hurt my results, but the great thing is – the holiday is behind me now and I can get back on track.<\/p>\n

Photo Update!<\/p>\n

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Before \/ After – Front View<\/p>\n

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Before \/ After – Side View<\/p>\n

Starting Measurements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waist: 30 1\/8″<\/p>\n

Hips: 39 3\/4″<\/p>\n

Chest: 31 1\/4″<\/p>\n

Thigh: 23″<\/p>\n

Arm: 11″<\/p>\n

Total: 135 1\/8″<\/p>\n

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Ending Measurements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waist: 28 1\/4″<\/p>\n

Hips: 38 1\/2″<\/p>\n

Chest: 31 3\/4″<\/p>\n

Thigh: 22″<\/p>\n

Arm: 10 1\/2″<\/p>\n

Total: 131″<\/p>\n

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So those are my physical results after 63 days of eating Paleo with no cheats – and I also saw gains in my performance as well. I shaved several minutes off of my 3 benchmark workouts and got a new PR on my deadlift (205 lbs) and back squat (165 lbs). Aside from performance and physical results, energy levels are great and sleep is amazing. After taking on 9 weeks of this challenge, I’m ready to set some new goals and maintain my gains, keep going and continue sharing my experience with others.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t have done this without my supportive spouse, Nick and my two fellow competitors, Phil & Maria – who I pretty much made a pact with that we wouldn’t cheat the diet for the entire 9 weeks (and we ALL held up our end of this). I think it’s important to thank everyone who supported me during this thing – it was really hard at times and you all had to put up with my crankiness from time to time and encourage me to continue. You know who you are. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

While this is the final blog to sum up my experience with the Lurong Living Paleo Challenge, it’s not the end of my blogs – there is more to come people…stay tuned. Happy Holidays Everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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