Paleo Lent

So I am fairly non-religious. But when me and two friends got to talking about going paleo for lent I couldn't resist. My friends have not been doing paleo pretty much at all so I wrote this little piece with hashing out the basic rules for the lent. You will notice this is not the same as whole30 because there are cheat meals, it's college, get over it. Cheat meals are an inevitability. Programming them in gives restriction that is necessary. So here it is, join me if you would like.

Paleo lent rules:

Each week starts on Monday, during that week individuals are allowed 2 cheat meals and 2 cheat snacks. If an individual wants a third cheat snack they may sacrifice a cheat meal. A meal is larger than your fist, a snack is smaller than your fist. Cheat meals do not roll over but the person with the most left over cheat meals at the end of the challenge will get to gloat FOREVER.

Paleo no-nos:

·      No grains

·      No legumes (peanuts ARE legumes)

·      No sugars, or other processed foods

·      No dairy except in coffee or a very small amount of cheese in a meal

Things that we should try to avoid:

·      Preservatives when possible

·      Alcohol (but if you are going out fuck that)

·      Fruit excess (just try to sub in more veggies for fruit)

·      Lack of sleep (yes this is included in being healthy, 8 hours of lights off a night is desirable)

·      Non-balanced meals (try to have a ‘fat’ ‘carb’ and ‘protein’ in your meals)

·      Lack of exercise (3 times a week is a minimum)

Should there be any questions about whether or not a meal is paleo I need to be contacted for validation. It should be obvious but if it is a grey area ask me. Last thing, I recommend taking before and after pictures. That way at the end of the 39 days we can tell if this is really working for you. For the next 39 days… we dine in hell!!

Beer=Paleo