What then is a lipophobe? According to Michael R. Eades, M.D.: (Lipid = fat; phobic = fear of. Lipophobe = fearer of fat.)

One of the most stubborn mantras of Conventional Wisdom to shake is that of “low-fat is healthier”. Many new to the nutritional advice in the CrossFit world may have come from a background where egg whites were the way to go. You should now know that you’d be cheating yourself by dumping the yolks. But for some of you, the hardest thing to do will be incorporating more fats when adopting a more Paleo eating menu.

When I’ve heard complaints of people either losing weight when they don’t want to, feeling hungry or lacking recovery when going Paleo, I always ask them to break down their meals. Almost without fail, these people are cheating themselves when it comes to fats. I’ve posted on why cholesterol is necessary to your health, because I know the taboo associated with eating fats is strong. It’ll be tough, but I encourage all of you to get over the mental block when it comes to consuming more lipids. Fats are a way to get additional calories in your diet that will not spike your insulin levels and have the added benefit of making you feel satiated for longer.

That said, you may be wondering what are some Paleo-approved sources of fats you can add to your diet. Preferably, you should try to obtain fats from animal sources. Keep in mind, this is in addition to those you get from your protein sources. Yes, this means you don’t count chicken skin towards your fats for the day! (Please don’t tell me you’ve been throwing it out…)

Animal Sources (preferably free-range, grass-fed, etc.)

• Lard
• Tallow
• Kidney fat
• Heavy whipping cream
• Butter
• Bacon grease
• Bone Marrow

Best Non-animal Sources (due to high saturated fat content)

• Coconut cream
• Coconut milk
• Coconut oil

Other Non-animal Sources (try to limit due to high n-6 levels)

• Olive oil
• Olives
• Nut butters (NOT peanut though… they are legumes)
• Tree nuts (pistachios, walnuts, almonds, macadamias, brazil nuts, etc.)
• Cacao nibs
• Avocadoes/guacamole

Fat Sources to Avoid

• ANY hydrogenated oils
• Most oils not mentioned above (such as canola, corn, safflower, soybean, peanut)

Please post to comments any fat choices you may have questions about. Also, if you’re curious how to incorporate the use of any of the above feel free to ask and I’m sure someone can chime in!

WOD – 09.18.09

Overhead Squats 5-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1

AMRAP 15

• 3 HSPU
• 5 Pushups
• 7 KTE

Courtesy of CF Football

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