Now I understand Eve and all her troubles. We all know the story of Adam and Eve. The two were put together in a paradise (Eden). They were given everything they needed. A partner, lush land on which to live, and enough food to survive happily. They had everything, except one thing.. no access to the apple tree. Well, they had access to the tree, but they couldn't enjoy its bounty. God told the two, "You can eat anything in this paradise, but don't eat the apples from this tree." Tired of eating all of those other fruits and nuts, Eve turned to the forbidden apple. She picked the meaty, red fruit and bit in. This simple act unleashed God's fury. He forces Adam and Eve from Eden and commits them to a lifetime of toil and childbirth (for Eve of course).
What does this have to do with Crossfit and health and all of that? I'll explain. As I'm returning to the gym, I've also realized that it'd be good to re-start my clean eating. My sugar intake is through the roof. How do I cut out the sweets, despite my ever present sugar craving? I'm trying some of my old tricks. Replace sweets with coffee, tea and fruits. There's a snag with this solution though. I took a double-take at my morning apple. That old "apple a day keeps the doctor away" adage, may be keeping me addicted to sugar.
The good old google search shows that a large apple is about 115 calories (we're not really calorie counters here) and has about 23 grams of natural sugar. Now, that's pretty crazy. I'm wondering if my morning apple that goes along with my morning avocado shake is upping my glycogen levels, which could then through my system off balance, or out of the zone, or whatever. The zone calls for half an apple as a serving, but I'm starting to think that no apple for a while may be the sugar solution I need.
Any low sugar fruit suggestions? Strawberries?
Any low sugar fruit suggestions? Strawberries?
WOD:
3 Rounds
15 Box jumps
15 ring dips (pink band)
400 meter run
Total: 12:47
WOD II:
2 rounds
50 double unders
10 pushups
30 double unders
5 pushups
(no time... lots of whip marks)
1 comment:
Blueberries are realtively low in natural sugar, about 9 g for a cup. Strawberries are low in natural sugar a well. Nectarines have about 12 g of natural sugar for a medium size fruit. (Makes me glad I'm not a big fan of appless)
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