How many carbs are you REALLY eating...

Workout of the Day:

Power Snatch
5-5-5-5-5
Rest 2-5min.
Cindy "Lite"
AMRAP 10min:
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Squats

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How many carbs are you REALLY eating.... - by Coach Manda

Let's take a serious look at carbohydrates. CrossFitters don't count calories - because as everyone knows you could stay under 1500 calories a day - but if you get those 1500 calories for pizza and beer you're going to look and feel like sh*t. What's really important is the macro-nutrient break down of what you are eating, the quality and type of calories you are getting.

If you're stalled on weight loss - take a good look at how many carbs you are getting - I'd be willing to bet that it's WAY more than you realize. Even if you're not following the ZONE (you should be, but most of you aren't - we'll get into that later), if you're trying to lose weight you MUST control your carbohydrate in-take. Here's how it works - your body burns carbohydrate first for fuel. What happens if you never run out of carbohydrate to burn!??! - You don't burn fat!! CrossFit is tough - but it's not tough enough to undo an extra 80-100g of carbs a day which can sneak up amazingly quickly.

CARBS are everywhere....

Banana: 39g of carbs - YIKES, that almost a whole days worth of carbs if you're trying to ZONE

Apple: 19g - better choice than the banana - but still high

Broccoli: 2 cups- 12g carbs - ok, that's looking more like it

Milk: Whopping 14g of cards for one little cup - and I'm not talking about a nice big post-workout glass of milk - this is 14g for 8 tiny ounces.

Coffee Creamer: 1 Tbsp = 5g carbs

And for the love of god - if you're not seeing the results you want - give up the booze and goodies for 2 solid weeks (THIS MEANS WEEKENDS TOO - that's Firday night, Saturday, and Sunday). I promise you - you will start kicking a$$ in the gym, and leaning out to show off all that hard work you're doing.

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