Sunday Story...100 Words

When I started CrossFit many years ago, we read "Fitness in 100 Words" by Greg Glassman. The first sentence is, "Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat."

When we look at that prescription, it's a very healthy way of eating. It starts with meat and vegetables. We eat protein first; that's the meat part. We eat vegetables, which provide some carbs, a healthy dose of fiber, and micronutrients that support our health. When it says, "eat a little sugar" or "eat a little starch," that means a little. We're not eating two cups of rice in a sitting, or even one cup. We're eating a little starch, like squash and sweet potatoes.

The other part is "no sugar." And this is the big one for all of us. If you're like me, you love sugar. As humans, we were programmed to eat sugar. The difference between the way we were 10,000 years ago and the way we are now is how we get our sugar and how often. It used to be that sugar was hard to come by. If you wanted sugar from bees, you had to knock the hive out of the tree and risk the stings to get the honey. As a matter of fact, naturally occurring sugars like berries and fruits only occur in season. So, we couldn't get strawberries in December or apples in March. Sugar was hard to come by. And that's why it says, "no sugar."

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. It's that simple.

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John Mariotti

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