A Day In The ZONE 101

So for those who are not familiar with the Zone it is NOT A DIET! It is an eating lifestyle. There are no quick fixes, magic pills and sorry no cookie diet or boxed food thats gonna do the trick either.

Its not that hard, use some common sense! Eat clean. Lean meats, fruits, vegetables and good fats. These are foods that you can get at any grocery store, and you might find yourself saving some money because your not buying all the junk that you might have been getting. It doesn't have to organic this and organic that either just make good choices.

Think of eating as a WOD. You wouldn't come in and half ass a WOD, so don't half ass eating. The two compliment each other.

Here is a quick breakdown on the Zone. The Zone focuses on your three macronutrients, Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats. Depending on you height, weight, body fat etc.will determine how many blocks of each macronutrient per day you can have. There is a great CF journal article on the Zone that gives a good easy breakdown with a chart that will fit you to you daily blocks.

For my personal blocks I am 18-20. It will vary a little from day to day depending on my energy output. So i break the 18 blocks in to a 4 block meal and a 2-3 block snack. When first starting out on the Zone I would recommend sticking to your given blocks. Once you have a good idea of your bodies needs from day to day thats when you can start to manipulate your blocks.

Here is what my day looked like yesterday.2/15/11

I did two workouts one at 10:00am and another at 5:00pm. So here you will see how I threw in a few more blocks than I normally would.

Breakfast 7:00am
2 whole eggs and three whites (fried) with a little mozzarella cheese on top.
1 slice of Ezekiel Bread (low glycemic index) with 1tblsp of Teddy Bear PB and all Natural Polaner Blueberry Jam
Green Tea with a little honey


Snack/Pre Workout 9:30am
1/2 cup of cottage cheese
One Red Pear
6 Almonds

Post Workout 11:15am
One scoop of protein powder mixed with 1cup of Gatorade

Lunch 1:00pm
Tuna Melt (1can of Tuna)tblsp mayo salt and pepper
Josephs Low Carb High Protein Wheat Wrap
5 oz. of raw green beans dipped in 2 tbls of hummus

Snack/Pre Workout 4:30pm
Homemade Paleo Pack
1 Oz. Beef Jerky From Trader Joes =)
3 dried White Peaches
9 Almonds

Post Workout 6:15pm
One scoop Protein Powder mixed with 1 cup Gatorade

Dinner 8:15pm
7 Oz. Chicken (Teriaki Style)
2 Cups Broccoli
Large Salad mixed greens and cucumber
1/2 Avocado

Snack 9:45pm
1/2 Cup Cottage cheese
1 Apple
6 Almonds

There you go that was a one day in the Zone.

I will post more about the Zone, Block breakdown etc. and i will also go more in depth about the 3 macronutrients, favorable and unfavorable foods.







Me, personally I am any where between 18 to 20 blocks per day of each nutrient. I will have a 4 block meal and a 2 block snack. My block variance will depend on my energy output throughout the day.