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