caveman status

Wow, its been quite awhile since Ive updated! Thats mostly because things have been pretty busy around here...but I promise--no slacking off on the health & fitness end of things!

I decided to go full paleo, if I havent mentioned that before and Im now going into my 4th week. Its been great...easier than I expected and I feel fantastic. In my second week, I had high hopes of finally breaking through my big barrier (a physical AND mental block) when, much to my surprise, I gained 2lbs in 3 days. It seemed impossible...I hadnt eaten 7000 calories in TOTAL, let alone 7000 calories more than what I burned. I was discouraged and quickly sought out the advice of friends and family...I knew I needed to DO something before I lapsed into weight loss-despair. My cousin suggested carb-cycling to kick start my metabolism, which means that I would alternate between low and high carb days (carbs = fruit). And being the behavior changers and scientists that we are, I thought...why not graph my progress with carb-cycling, go back to my old way of eating, and then try the carb-cycling again...to see the difference it makes? Pretty nerdy right? LOVE IT! Anyway...Im now into week 2 of the carb-cycling and all seems to be going as planned...meaning, my weight is going down. Of course, its not anywhere as quickly as I would like...but I have to remind myself that the Biggest Loser pace of weight loss isnt realistic. Starting next week, I'll go back to my old plan and two weeks after that: carb-cycling again. After that? THAILAND! I will be praying for strength...your prayers would also be appreciated ;)

I also want to share another source of inspiration, deriving from (surprise!): The Biggest Loser. Season 11 winner and runner-up siblings Olivia and Hannah have a website where they talk about their journeys and offer words of wisdom and bits of advice. A couple of their entries have really resonated with me and my current struggles, so I thought it was only fair to pass it on :)

Their website is : myfitspiration.com

lunch time, hunter-gatherer style

Ive been sadly neglecting my lunch menu pictures...but never fear! they have arrived! Im out to prove that paleo doesnt mean pale! or pail ;) haha

Last week's summery salad:

And this week's chicken tacos ;)

I am now into my second (of forever) weeks on my paleo lifestyle and Im loving it :) I dont want for anything...and there are replacements for whatever i could need...even chocolate cake! It feels good and I can see a major difference in the way that I perform. Happy Eating, y'all!

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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."