Snacking: Four Reasons Why Your Not Where You Want...

 "My whole life is about forgetting. It's my most valuable job skill." 

Pop quiz hot shot. Is it better to eat a 300 calorie meal, only to eat 300 calories worth of nuts and seeds two hours later because you weren't satisfied. Or, be it more glorious just to smash 600 calories at one sitting and eat at your next scheduled feeding?

You are correct you very argumentative creature in the back, and in my mind arguing with me as I write. Saying, "well that depends on what your goals are". Close the doors and turn off the text messages for thirty seconds and lets just assume we all have the same relative goal. Bad-Ass.

Bad-Ass= Lean. Not stupid lean, and a different lean for everybody, but void of that jiggly feeling, and with enough in the tank to still be fast. That kinda leanness where your family worries if you eat because you belly doesn't hand over your belt as theirs does. Muscular. Not cantaloupe biceps, or quads that only fit into cheerleader skirts or kilts...but damn cool functional muscles that draw attention and others wish they had....that's they say things like, "I just don't wanna be that big"....translation-"I don't want to work". And of course strong enough to lift a car off a pinned child, or fast enough to grab rex before he leaps in front of that car. All with the composure of a saint...until you need to bring out that inner demon you keep for those all to special occasions. You know, that kinda Bad-Ass.

Now that we have that out of the way, the right and simple path to Bad-Ass as far as snacking is concerned is don't. Even if its Paleo approved, and even if your under your normal caloric intake, grazing like a cow is worse than gorging like a lion. Think about it. Lions sprint, fight, and eat meat and fat, then sleep. They kinda mirror a CrossFitter. Quick all out short effort, then reward, then relax. Cows are vegetarians and graze all damn day. Lions gorge and are bad ass, cows asses are just bad.

Now if you are just famished beyond belief between meals I'm not saying the occasional snack will derail you plans. Nor am I saying avoid that 300 calories of nuts, until you almost gnaw your arm off until you order a pizza. I'm simply saying watch out for the offenders below, and ensure you employ tactics to ensure snacking becomes a distant happening, that has no relevance, as opposed to a daily offender giving you cow ass:

Four Snacking Killers

Insulin:

Right, like the millionth time we have went over this, but this is one of the main reasons why it would be better to eat fewer times in the day, and just bigger meal. Despite what the funny pages say. As you may know Insulin is simply a storage hormone. A variable cache of caloric energy shuttled to every hopefully healthy cell in the body. Spawned primarily from carbohydrate consumption.

But not entirely from carbohydrate consumption. Everything we eat potentially releases some insulin, and when we are in that fed state we fail to continue to burn fat. Eating until satisfaction, as opposed to stopping short, just to eat more soon after just means your bathed in the storage state more. And what do you wanna be better at..storing fat for hibernation, or burning fat for fuel?

Discipline:

Eating whenever you pass a bowl of anything demonstrates weakness and avoidance. Especially if it happens to be carbohydrate of sugar based. When this behavior is allowed to occur, your essentially putting up a wall to whatever is truly nagging that brain of yours, and your trying to silence it with dopamine released by the sugar...ahh addicts we are...its unavoidable. So pick another addiction.

Even the constant need to eat Paleo snack after snack is some form of crude self-therapy preventing us from dealing with a deeper issue, or stress. Hiding behind food, even Paleo food is a spiral that will end badly. Keep you hands off desk candy, brunch specials, and numerous Paleo picnics...carry a big jug of water, and every time you would snack...drink.

Leptin:

 Discovered in humans in 1994, and discussed via our blog heavily, Leptin is essential the master hormone of our entire existence. Produced oddly enough from our fat cells. And you thought fat was bad. Just as one can become resistant to insulin, one can be resistant to Leptin. And without going into a full on Leptin assault, the gist of it is, the fatter you are, the more resistant you are. The more resistant you are, the more hungry you feel because Leptin Satisfies hunger.

To ensure proper Leptin levels one must eat what this beautiful hormone comes from. Fat. Instead of 50% of your calories from protein, some from fat and some from carbs. Ensure that at least 60% of your total daily caloric intake comes from fat, followed by 30% protein or so, then the rest can be incidentally laced with trace carbs. Satisfy Leptin, end snacking.

WKO fed:

That little pre-workout "I'm a runner from the mid-ninety's and I need to carb load" bullshit meal your still pounding prior to a WOD is at the very least ensuring you wont be burring anything during that WOD except for those particular calories. If your already where you want to be, and performing well, go for it, but if not, working out fasted should be your path everyday. And fasted is at least five hours without food.

The best pre-workout meal today, was yesterdays post workout meal.

Yes Bad-Asses snack. But its hard to be as Bad-Ass as possible with handful of food every thirty minutes because you think your stomachs eating itself. Its mush easier to simply eat more at each feeding, and keep the in-between meals to an absolute emergency, as opposed to a habit. Not only will your family and friends back off you about your ravenous hunger, but you may become even more predatory like our Carnivorous CrossFit friend the lion, as opposed to our vegetarians scale tipping cow. 

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Strength:

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-Supine Ring Row

-Wall-Ball

-Rack To Overhead 65/95

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Comments

[kara MIKOLAJEWSKI]

i lost my crossfit camo headband..if anyone has seen it at pcf or accidently picked it up..please let me know! thanks!

[jb]

Kara...office

[jb]

Changed WOD...its better for Friday

[Dana]

I thought I was seeing things... Now I feel better :)

[Ry]

Games WOD.. Looks like fun.

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 15 minutes of:
155 pound Deadlift, 9 reps
12 Push-ups
15 Box jumps, 24" box

[kara MIKOLAJEWSKI]

holla! yeah josh thats what i'm talkin bout! i was about to be in tears!

[Ken]

Good luck Sammy - kick butt tomorrow dude!

[jb]

And just in case u missed it...they are hand release Push-ups...

[vicki]

10:53m

[runmelrun]

10:15+
14# wall ball

[Renee]

11:58+
14# wall ball

PS...usually M W & F I am done with my workout and stretching by 6am =)

[k]

"...or quads that only fit into cheerleader skirts or kilts..." that's funny.

and 'cow ass'..? that's priceless.

[Teri]

Funny Renee!
13min. something.
LMAO at those box jumps! Why didn't someone tell me how ridiculous I look doing the "full extension" aka chest thrust! I just want to be like Renee and Monica when I grow up in crossfit and can climb that rope :)

[Sammy]

Thanks Ken. If anyone wants to give the new WOD2 a try I will be doing it tonight around 6. I will try and set a good baseline for you guys.

[ASH]

Love the video! Nice job 6AM!

Vickie...you look amazing! You've transformed into a real beast, way to go! I think I heard you were doing the Open...I sure hope you are!

[Jen D]

Nice post, I'll be putting the cookies away, no more cookies and chocolate weight vest for me.

Ash, Vicki is totally a beast, she totally rocked the week 1 section wod!

FYI, Friday 10AM will be the Bonnie and Jen show, we are doing WOD 2 because we can't make it to the party at night so, come one, COME ALL to count/cheer/coach/yell whatever so we can set the bar for all of you to shoot for Friday night ;)... Hope to see you there!

[Angela(swimming with the dolphins)]

Fuck swimming with the dolphins! U guys r having so much fun without me! I misses everyone so much! Ill be thinking of everybody friday nite when ur busting ur asses and just remember how proud I am of each and every one of u!!! Miss u much!!!

[vicki]

Thanks to all. You all inspire me so much. Yep, doin the Open. Worried about my push ups. I will do my best. Thanks Kara for the help this am.
Sam good luck tonight, you've got this.
Angela, you picked a good time to be gone. It's snowing right now @#$#!!!

[Mo]

12:05+
Chas, thanks for always starting my day out right!
Renee and Mitchell thanks for always pushing me!
Teri, I loved the box jumps :)
Vicki, you are a beast!
JB, nice video PCF has turned me into a morning person or at least tricked my mind into thinking so once I get there.
Angela, buy me something! lol
Good luck Sam! Bonnie! Jen! Everyone!

[NP]

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Anyone looking to pick up weightlifting shoes? $40.

[Lori]

10:55(m)--supine rows

[jen w]

13:04 m for rows and did hang clean at 65# instead of OH press

[Sammy]

WOD#2 8 rounds 9 deadlift 7 pushups total 304. The pushups were the worst by far. Good luck everyone. See u on Monday Im out.
No excuse on pushups I have a floor at the house.

[Bonnie Mac]

13:18

I hate supine rows.

[Shelly]

14:40 (m)