What Are Your Goals?

Christa dead lifting during the Thursday 7pm class.

Christa has been CrossFitting with us now for about five months, coming to classes two to three times a week. She moved well from the beginning, so her biggest gains have been in her strength and endurance. While she has mostly lost inches rather than weight, she is looking forward to trying the Zone Diet and seeing what kinds of results she has. I think it will be amazing for her!

We are all excited to strictly follow the Zone Diet together so we can go though not only the difficult parts side by side, but also to witness the positive goals attained that we individually are setting for ourselves. Please feel free to post your achievements, frustrations, questions, favorite Zone recipes and other comments on this site each day and let us know how things are going for you in the Zone.

What personal goals are you setting for yourselves by following the Zone over the next six weeks? I'll start: I would like to get PRs on all of the major CF benchmark workouts!

Workout:

Dead Lift 3-3-3-3-3

Comments

[Gloria Jean]

My goals: 10-12# wieght loss(150# today), those 3 k.pull ups I've been talking about and run an 800 in class without being the last person in!

Hey guys, please post your favorite meals that require no cooking or that can be made ahead. I can cook on the weekends but during the week I stay so crazy busy that it's difficult to make anything that requires more than 15 minutes of prep.

[Heather]

Gloria,
I have a recipe for a yummy zone lasagna - not with me right now but I'll post it eventually. You can make it in a casserole dish on Sunday and portion it out for the week.

[Heather]

Gloria,
I have a recipe for a yummy zone lasagna - not with me right now but I'll post it eventually. You can make it in a casserole dish on Sunday and portion it out for the week.

[Shari]

Hey guys! I'm so excited that you are also doing Zone seminars and challenging your clientelle to commit. I know they have great support with such amazing trainers ! I'll post some recipes when I get a chance too. My favorite for right now is a perfect 2 block breakfast...

1/2 cup cottage cheese (4%)
1 Tablespoon sugar free apple butter
1/3 sliced banana
slivered almonds

perfect yummy 2 block breakfast. I'm addicted to this one at 5am every morning.

[DebS]

Shari,
Thanks for sharing!!!! That actually sounds palatable and something I could stick with.

Keep those ideas coming!

Can't wait for the lasagna from Heather. Geez I'm not even zoning yet and I'm HUNGRY and thinking about food. UGH. Gonna be an interesting 6 weeks. :P

[danielle]

my top 5 no cook 2 block zone snacks are:
1. 1.5oz deli meat (your choice), 1oz cheese (I like chedder- trader joes pre-sliced are 1oz each)- 2 protine and one fat (from the cheese). 1 cup grapes (I like red) and 6 almonds. 2 carb 1 fat
2. 1 can green beans w/ 1/2c cottage cheese. I mix a little salt and nutritional yeast into the cottage cheese for flavor and salsa on top. add 1/4 avocado or a 12 cashews.
3. 1/3 can of tuna with celery and cilantro and lime and some mayo with 14 blue corn chips. (this one is a little high in fat :(
4. 1cup Kashi go lean cerial and 1 cup milk (another unfavorable but sometimes you just need some cerial)
5. 1oz snackmasters beef jerkey (it is the only one without carbs and sugar) 12 cashews and 30g dried mango.
These are things that have helped me, they are not all the most favorable but they are in the zone. I will post some more favorable dinner options soon.
danielle

[Heather]

Here is the lasagna recipe. I don't add the Cajun seasoning just because I've never gotten around to buying it. Also, I use all zucchini instead of 1/2 summer squash because it is easier. A 9x13 casserole dish works the best.

Vegetable & Turkey Lasagna

Serves 4 - 4 block meals

Ingredients:
1 lb + 4oz. (20oz) ground turkey
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 cup onion, diced
2 Tablespoons garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 15oz.can tomato sauce
1 28oz.can diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup black olives sliced
4 medium zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise in long strips
3 medium yellow squash, thinly sliced lengthwise in long strips
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350.
2) In a large skillet over med-high heat sauté ground turkey until brown and cooked throughout, (no pink). Remove to a platter.
3) In same skillet add olive oil, onions, garlic, and spices. When onions are translucent add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, olives and ground turkey. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
4) In a baking dish spread a small amount of tomato/turkey mixture on bottom. Layer strips of zucchini and summer squash with sauce. Top with mozzarella.
5) Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and place in oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until cheese is brown and bubbly.
6) Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

From http://www.zonediet.com/tabid/131/itemid/504/Vegetable--Turkey-Lasagna.aspx

I'll post the shepard's pie tomorrow.