Catching Up

I have done a horrible job staying up to date with all my daily breakdowns...

The important facts are that I remained loyal to the paleo diet the entire time, and plan to do so moving forward! I did a less than stellar job on the workout front, though, and I think it was evident at my 1-week weigh in showing that I've gained 2 pounds.

I'm not going to lie, that was frustrating and disheartening to see. I had been eating better than I had in awhile - absolutely no carbs, sugars, sodas, processed foods... and to gain 2 pounds and not lose anything definitely made me sad.

It's a minor setback, however, and now that I'm officially starting to workout and getting myself back to the gym, even just for 30 minutes a day, I am confident I will be able to lose more.

I need to stay positive... Inspiration:

DAY THREE BREAKDOWN

Day 3 went fine - I was definitely craving less carbs, which was a welcome bonus! 

DAY 3 MEAL PLAN 

BREAKFAST: I skipped breakfast because I slept til noon. I'm unemployed and depressed, don't judge!

LUNCH: Scrambled eggs and melon.

DINNER: Garlic Chicken with Red Peppers and Mushrooms

SNACK: Banana slices and apple slices with cinnamon and almond butter

DAY 3 FITNESS 


No fitness. I'm feeling guilty about that.

DAY 3 EMOTIONAL 

I received great news from my Doctor that I am almost fully healed and getting back to normal. I also received horrible news from my workplace that they're not holding my job for me anymore, and so I'm basically unemployed. It was a battle of emotions - angry, upset, happy about my health returning, feeling sorry for myself, hate, relief... Despite all that, I didn't fall back to comfort foods. I'm proud of myself for that. 

DAY 2 BREAKDOWN

Day Two on Paleo was good! No hunger issues, and drank a lot of water.

DAY TWO MEAL PLAN

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Bacon
Lunch: Slices of Deli Meat (Oven-Roasted Chicken Breast, Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast, Prosciutto)
Dinner: Thai Chicken Wraps and Roasted Green Beans. 
Snacks: Fruit (Strawberries and Blueberries) with Coconut Whipped Cream  

DAY TWO FITNESS PLAN

No exercise or fitness again... I need to start. I need to motivate myself to at least walk for awhile.  

DAY TWO EMOTIONAL STATE 

I was very positive throughout the day, I'm still hopeful that I can and will lose weight, and that I can motivate myself to work out more. I am confident that I'll sleep well tonight. 

DAY 1 BREAKDOWN

Day One back on Paleo was fine, I stuck to the dietary guidelines like I was supposed to... I even survived a "Carb Craving Attack" around midnight.

I am going to really need to work on remembering to eat breakfast, I tend to skip it everyday especially since I'm not currently working so I don't wake up early. Also, some supplements I am taking are appetite suppressants and I just plain forget to eat because my stomach isn't reminding me to.

DAY ONE MEAL PLAN

Breakfast: Skipped
Lunch: Cantaloupe, Watermelon and Honeydew Fruit Salad
Dinner: Grilled Juneau Shrimp and Cauliflower Rice.  
Snacks: Beef Jerky, 1 Caveman Cookie and 1 Orange

DAY ONE FITNESS PLAN

No exercise or fitness unless you count cleaning my kitchen... OK, so you think that's a bit of a stretch? You obviously don't know how disgusting my kitchen was! 

DAY ONE EMOTIONAL STATE 

I was able to stay positive throughout the day, even after taking the dreaded bathing suit shots to serve as my Before pictures. I think those photos motivated me a lot, I need to change that quickly!! I'm hopeful that I can and will lose weight, and that I can motivate myself to work out more. I slept great, from midnight until 11:30am!! I did take 2 muscle relaxers for my back injury, which probably knocked me out cold, but it was the best uninterrupted sleep in recent memory. I got a lot of inspiration from SparkPeople friends as well!