Day 1 of my 30+ SUGAR FREE days.

So I have been learning and "dieting" for years. Looking for that perfect formula for me. I do believe I have found it. And it's eating Paleo. A Paleo diet is eating lean meat, veggies, fruit, nuts and that's it. NO dairy. NO grains. NO pasta. NO rice.   
A Really Great book about this is called PALEO SOULTIONS



by Robb Wolf

And I have to say, I feel real good when I eat this way. No emotional roller coaster in the afternoon. I have great energy and stamina. But on wheekends my husband and I often have a cheat meal or day. So I have decided to go at least 30 days without a cheat meal. I want to see how lean my body gets, what my energy levels are like and who knows what other benefits their might be.

So today was day 1: and it's going great. I was out running errands and had to stop and get gas. I was a little tempted to get a doughnut as they are one of my favorite treats and heck who would know if I did. Well, I would! So no sugar treats today.
I needed new work pants as my size 12 where falling off me. Literally. I have not done much shopping and quite honestly. I hated those moments when you saw a cute pair of pants grab them to try on. But when you are in that cold little room trying them on. And you can't pull the pant leg up your thigh because these are slim or skinny fit. Oh that is the worst feeling ever. so today when I grabbed the pants I liked I grab a few sizes. As I was unsure what my size was. The size 10 was loose on me so I grabbed the size 8 and those were a little loose too. So I grabbed the 6! And I got them on!!! Not it's a little tight but I know I will lean out and they will fit !!! Holy moly I never thought the day would actually come again. I am doing it! Shedding that excess weight that felt miserable and unable to do the things I wanted to. And I did it by eating Paleo and doing Crossfit. Growing stronger. And loving it.
I will add a couple pictures as soon as I can. I also will track my weight and body fat % Gotta start somewhere :)

Breakfast: left over chicken veggie soup
Snack: beef jerky and Lara bar
Lunch: corned beef and spinach salad
Diner: steak with mixed greens red bell peppers cucumbers and avocado

It is a journey

It's been a while since I posted. And I have mixed Feelings about that, I can't believe how fast time has flown by. I had gotten pretty distracted by some other areas and realized that
I missed my blog. It can be very intimidating Writing a blog, what will people think? Will they Like what I say?, is anyone reading this? But today, I dont care. I am writing my journey Of discovering my optimal fitness potential.

What does that mean?? Some days I am not sure, ToDAY, I do know. It mean what I eat is my fuel For my body, my health, my ability to cope with everything I have and need to do. And when I Eat real, natural foods(Paleo) Meat, veggies, Fats. I feel more Prepared to handle life. When I fall off the Paleo Wagon, I am more moody and have less tollerance and less strength. So this chick is riding that Paleo wagon :)

It also means using my body working out physical using my muscles, increasing my heart rate becoming stronger. Moving faster. Moving more. I also think having great friends who support you in reaching your goals. Is vital to achieving them. Last, taking the time to rest and recover. That can be one of the hardest. Our society leads us to believe we must work harder and more and faster to get where we want to be. But personally I feel like that plan will eventually fail

Having, good food, exercise, great support and getting rest. That is my formula.

The Greatest FOOD book is NOW available!

IT'S OUT! 

 

I am SO EXCITED!   The guy who wrote this book is SO SMART! 

Besides being so intelligent he has a way to explain 

things in very simple ways. 

So you don't have to be super science guy to 

understand how and why this great way of eating works.

I am VERY EXCITED TO GET MY COPY IN THE MAIL! 

I would love to hear what books has inspired your improved 

health, diet, and/or fitness.

HAVE A MAGICAL DAY!

If I had to take one supplement.. It would be Fish oil

It does not sound that tasty..  but I really think that this stuff is a super supplement. 

I first heard about it when my husband and I went to Vancouver to spend time with some other trainers. We met this awesome woman, Kelly Frankson She is an amazing athlete and Olympic lifter.  
She also knows so much about nutrition and how what we eat makes such a difference in our performance in life and during our fitness training.  

So Some of the things I learned about Fish oil...  

• It is rich in Omega 3

• is a healthy fat.. and our body needs good fat. (we even need it to loose weight - if that's a goal of yours)
• it helps reduce inflammation and recover from workouts  

Here is a great blog that has a great article by Ryan Andrews all about the science and benefits of Fish oil.   I hope to learn all this better so that I can say it as eloquently as these smart people.. but in the mean time I am SO THANKFUL that they are out there.  

ohh.. that voice in my head....

I tell ya..  that voice I can sometimes hear in my head...  the one that tells you, " I am so tired.  I will do it later"  OR "I can't do that, it's to hard"  OR   "What if I fail?!"   Then when we listen to that voice.. and then we feel guilty for listening to that voice...   Oh, that feeling just SUCKS! 

I am here to say..  you might hear that voice.  but REMEMBER you are stronger!  

I had a hard workout last night.. I had to run 3 rounds of 1000m and do 100 squats. Both of those are large feats.  When I was running my second 1000m the thoughts began, " I could just walk..  or heck stop".

but then I had another thought, I WANT TO BECOME STRONGER, FASTER, LEANER!  So I kept pushing.. and you know what.. IT FELT GREAT!   I FELT ALIVE! ( it was really hard to breathe) but I WAS DOING IT!  

This is an amazing book that I read.   What books have you read that have changed the way you look at things?  I would LOVE to hear about them.

When what you want seems so far away..

It seems to me that many and maybe most people want
to to be health. And what that means  to each of us is different.   Some want to be able to complete an UltraMarathon, 
others just want to be in a small pant size.   
That is where I was!   I felt miserable in my body. 
I did not like sitting in a chair and feel the roll around my middle. 
I really did not like running with my son in the backyard

and feeling all that jiggle or being out of breathe so quickly. 

So I decided the desire to feel better or even try to feel better became more dominate than the desire to be sedentary or to grab that bag of chips and self medicate with unhealthy food.  my husband and I found  P90X Plus - Workout DVD  and starting doing something.   It was really great doing it together.  It was still very hard.  There was many days when I tried to talk Luke out of doing the workout, I was really tired or it was a bad day.  But thankfully one of us was driven enough to say, 
WE ARE DOING THIS WORKOUT!

We starting having days were we felt our pants getting looser or feeling stronger. 
and that is great motivation to keep going..  we then found CrossFit
 and fell in LOVE!   these workouts average 7-20 min compared to P90X was 60-90 min a day. 
Being a busy mom and working and family stuff going on, hitting a workout within 30 min
 has much more appeal for me.  and interestingly enough
I was even getting more results. 
but I think that is because I did more workouts. 


I am getting a little away from my topic, and really
I just want to say. 
Look for your goals and dreams and even if they seem so far way you can get there! 
YOU CAN GET THERE ONE BABY STEP AT A TIME! 

Tonights Diner was.. Chicken ala.. Duncan

Cooking healthy does not have to be hard, I think this took me 15 min to put together.

I had no idea what I was going to make for diner tonight. 

so I took out some chicken thighs..  

while I imagined what I was going to make.

I saw my beautiful herb garden and became inspired... 

To make a Chicken with sweet basil, cilantro, rosemary.. 

My son LOVED it.  So now I am calling this dish 

Chicken ala Duncan. 

I went and cut a bunch of the sweet basil, cilantro and rosemary from my

herb garden and cut it up and covered the chicken in the pan.

Then I added some delish chopped tomatoes with lime and cilantro.

I never saw this kind before but boy was it tasty. Put that on top of the herbs.

Then I added a can of tomato sauce..

I baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour 20 min.

Oh My Goodness!   It smelled SO GOOD in my house! 

I was nervous.. I was not sure how this was going to taste. 

but it was DELISH!

Its FuN and exciting trying new dishes or even making them up. 

Most of the time you get good results. 

Sometimes it's time to order in. LOL

HAPPY HEALTHY COOKING!