The Paleo Challenge...

...is not for us.  It's an awesome diet if you eat meat.  However, neither of us eat meat.

Thrive Diet, that's more my speed.  To my knowledge it is the only Vegan diet that is based in the mindset of sports performance.

Now, I'm not a vegan, but to keep things interesting while I watch my fellow gym-mates munch on chicken and walnuts, my wife and I are going to do a Thrive diet inspired challenge.

Please keep in mind, we are following the thrive diet in the same way that most people follow the bible.  Taking some liberties and twisting some meanings, so as to make it easier on ourselves.

Here's the basic plan:

Breakfast - Smoothie
    - 3 oz OJ juice
    - 3 oz Grapefruit juice
    - 4 oz Almond Milk
    - 1 oz beet juice
    - 1/2 oz ginger juice
    - 2 Leafs of Kale
    - 2 TBSP Hemp Protein
Lunch
    - Vegetables / Sprouts
    - 2 Slices Ezekiel Bread
    - 1 TBSP Veganiase
    - 8 oz Hemp Milk
Mid day Snack
    - Energy Bar from Thrive Diet book
Anytime snack
    - Nuts / Seeds
Dinner
    - Dinner outlined in Thrive Diet book
    or
    - Vegan Raw Meals from Mothers Market
    - 8 oz Hemp milk

We are also, likely going to be adding 1 egg per day and some milk.  To aid in calories and protein.


Duration: Oct. 9th - Dec 5th, 58 days

Cheat days
    - Wedding anniversary
    - Halloween
    - Thanksgiving
    - Day after Thanksgiving

Elliminated Vices
    - Fast food (3 x week)
    - Pasta (2 x week)
    - Cheese (almost daily)
    - Red Bull (3 cups/week)
    - Alcohol (4 cups/week)
    - Soda (2 cups/week)
    - Donuts (as needed)