About us and #Whole46

The Katies are two girls in their mid-twenties living in South Carolina.  They started this blog for accountability on fitness and dietary goals as they embark on a new challenge that will be known as #Whole46 (to be explained later).  So first off, a little bit about the Katies.

Katie PH is a dietitian who is a transplant to South Carolina from the DC area.  Katie LH is a bioengineering student at Clemson University (yeah she's super smart!).  The Katies met doing the HOPE Relay in 2012.  They realized that they had more in common than just their names and became fast friends.  Both are very interested in nutrition and fitness.

So, as for this #Whole46 and the point of starting the blog.  Katie LH had heard of a challenge called Whole30.  This challenge is a stricter version of the Paleo diet for 30 days, meant to reset your system to a healthy metabolism.  Both of the Katies had followed a Paleo diet before (both have started doing Crossfit), but "extreme" Paleo would be a new challenge.  Whole 30 cuts out sugars, legumes, dairy, and grains.  It also cuts out any sweetener, including stevia, and certain types of oils are restricted.  To read more about the Whole30 visit the website at http://whole9life.com/2012/08/the-whole30-program/

Now the real question is why is this called the Whole46.  Since it is the season of Lent, the Katies have decided that they will go the whole 46 days on the Whole30 challenge.  Katie LH and Katie PH will both be writing entries to let you all know of their updates and intake during this Whole46 challenge.  Please feel free to comment and ask any questions!