Progress

Hello again! Let me start off first by saying that since my last post I have lost ten pounds! I know that it's not about the number, it's about the way I feel when I look at myself in the mirror. But I cannot deny the fact that it feels like progress to lost ten pounds.

Sometimes it's a bit hard to wake up at 4:30, so I haven't been attending bootcamp as much as i would like to. However, I feel a determination and started the week off well by going this morning. A good way to start a Monday. However, it was only the thought that counted because when I arrived the instructor had to cancel the session. Tomorrow is a new day though.

But I have been going to the gym and bootcamps randomly making sure I do work out at least three times a week. I believe this has made a significant difference because my body has a good reaction from going to no excersise except cleaning the house to physically asserting myself. I too have been sticking to paleo for the weekdays and then for the most part of the weekends. However, I do fulfill my cravings a few times during the weekend. Lately it has been pizza. I never truly knew what my favorite food was until I denied myself everything I normally ate. And that's when I realized that pizza is my FAVORITE food!! And that reeses peanut butter cups are my favorite candy. hehe.

I do allow some dairy in my diet. I will eat a cheeseburger. It is one of my favorite meals... a meat patty (no bun of course) with paleo mayo and paleo honey mustard. I stack lettuce, onions, and tomatoes on top of it and cut it up and eat it. It's so yummy. This lifestyle change has made me realize how much I could eliminate bread from my meals. I think subtracting bread has aided in my weight loss the most.


NOW VS. THEN

For breakfast I now have an orange, a kiwi, an apple, a banana, a multivitamin, and occasionally prunes. My lunches during the week consist of meat and vegetables. My dinner is typically meat and vegetables as well.
Before I would have a bagel with cream cheese (BREAD) for breakfast.
A sandwhich for lunch (BREAD) and chips
pretty much the same dinner that I have now, but it would always have a side of BREAD. (yes the hardest part was to deny the delicious croissant!!!)

So my next goal is to work out on a more consistent basis. Conquer the fatigues of everyday life and go to the gym some nights and do bootcamp most times a week. Here goes nothing!!! :)