Wine Country CrossFit

I trained hard through the spring and summer. I had a goal to compete in the 2018 Whitewater World Championships in November in Argentina. I wanted to achieve as much as possible in the Masters Division. And I didn’t want to let my teammates down.

As the summer progressed I struggled with recovery. Each workout would leave me wasted, and it took days to recover. If I dared two workouts in a day it would be three or four days until I could move again.

I ate strict Paleo. I did not drink. I didn’t eat sugar. My sleep was good and I took my supplements. I couldn’t figure it out.

One day I was complaining to Coach Alyx, and she asked if I was willing to change what I ate. I, like everyone, am LOATH to change how I eat. But I was desperate. I said “let’s give it a go.”

She had me download My Fitness Pal and track what I ate for 3 days. I’m a Luddite so it took me that long just to figure out how to use the app! She already knew a lot about me, and what my goals were. After seeing the macronutrients of what I ate she knew that I would feel better quickly when I cut WAY back on the fats and did a HUGE increase on the carbs and even proteins. She used her tricky macronutrient calculator to figure out exactly what I needed. The next part was all up to me.

I had to learn to count the macronutrients I consumed at EVERY meal! That part was hard for me. We have a NO PHONE rule at the table in our family, and I was constantly having to ignore everyone at the table to get up and figure out what I was actually consuming. I confess that it was a challenging and sometimes frustrating experience at first. It was also revealing and educational.

I got through it, and my recovery improved overnight! I also leaned out in the process. But aesthetics were not the goal. Performance was the goal, and counting macronutrients worked for both. Bonus!

Are you ready to alter what you eat in order to improve your performance and change the way you look naked? We have a Black Friday sale on our Step By Step Macronutrient Nutrition Program going until 11.59PM on Cyber Monday. Use coupon code BLACKNUT2018 at check out to get 20% off.

Act now as this discount will not last, and these introductory prices will change in the New Year!

Oh yea, and our team did very well at the Whitewater World Championships. My body held up, and we won!