The proof is in the...bloodwork

You may remember my friend Stephanie, the one with the "ladder idea." Stephanie goes to a CrossFit gym in the Houston area and has for about 8 months now. Stephanie works in the health care field and of course had her up to date bloodwork from before she started with CrossFit and the Paleo diet. Here's what she had to say in a recent e-mail:

I officially have my own scientific proof that the Paleo diet and Crossfit training program really works. Here are my pre and post lab values (and this with no meds). This is with 8 months of Training and 6 months of Paleo Diet (about 80 - 90% compliant).

Total Cholesterol
Before 183 After 132

LDL (bad cholesterol)
Before 91 - After TOO LOW TO COUNT!!! How about that!!!

HDL (good cholesterol)
Before 79 - After 43

Triglercides
Before 67 - After LESS THAN 50. That's as low as the scale goes. Basically too low to count once you hit that point.

Glucose
Before 88 - After 74.

So, this stuff really works! And she is just 80-90% compliant on the diet. You can have a "cheat" meal every now and then and still be successful. You just can't let the cheat meal turn into a cheat day, or a cheat week! I believe she goes to the gym 3-4 times a week and does something "active" most other days.

No excuses...just get started and stick with it--you (yes, YOU) can do this!