This time I am SERIOUS. I am going to blog my day to day so that I can't quit. I keep seeing quotes like "This time next year you will wish you started today," and "Nothing tastes better than fit feels" and they are all true. I need to quit kidding myself. I have gotten out of shape and I need to start teaching myself better habits. Today I went to WinCo and started my redemption challenge.
There it is... the hardest challenge to overcome. VEGETABLES...eek! I will have to learn how to prepare ahead of time, get tasty recipes that I will actually forget are healthy for me and find the motivation to overlook the cookies and pizza!
Today also marks the fourth anniversary of the passing of my softball coach from High School. She was such a strong woman that never accepted any excuses. She told us that you never leave anyone behind and that you can only achieve excellence with practice and determination. I find today to be the perfect day to change my life. So here it goes. I will try to keep a daily update on workouts and what I consume. And I can't forget the fact that I am a photography major so I will get a little experience with food photography as well!
***Wish me luck everybody and I would love to have your input whether it be recipes, workouts or encouragement!!! You can also follow me on pinterest... grifeliz!
Love it Liz! Best of luck to u!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Congrats on your road to health and keeping your body in excellent condition! I'll be reading! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Liz! Mike told me a while back you were interested in more info on paleo. Here are some places to start, each with their own approach:
ReplyDeletehttp://whole9life.com/2011/06/whole-30-v4/
http://www.crossfitsouthwest.com/getting-started-with-paleo/
http://joshealthcorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/getting-started-on-paleo-diet.html
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/
You should also check into the produce co-op we've been participating in, bountifulbaskets.org -- they have a few locations in Pocatello. Basically, every Monday/Tuesday (so, it's too late for this week) you go online and order a basket. It'll cost $16.50 for the basic basket, and you can add-on more fruit/veggies and some other weekly specials, depending on what they have. Then, at your appointed time on Saturday, you go pick your stuff up. It is a MAJOR savings over grocery store prices, and I like that it kinda forces me to be creative and try things I might not normally cook. (Tonight, I made stuffed bell peppers--they were awesome, and I NEVER usually buy bell peppers.)
Anyway, I really, really, really recommend cutting out grains first and foremost. That one step has a HUGE impact on my health and weight. I have restarted paleo a few times in the last year, and each time I have almost instantly lost 4-5 lbs in water weight/inflammation. I also don't get heartburn when I cut out grains (neither does Mike), but have it ALL the time when I eat a conventional diet.
Definitely exercise, but don't underestimate the value of clean eating. Body composition is about 80% diet, 20% exercise. (I heard someone say, once, that they eat well to look good in a size 2, and work out to look good naked.)
Anyway, hope that helps a little. I'm back on the paleo wagon as of the first of the month, and feeling great. Every time I do this I wonder WTF I'm thinking when I relapse into eating/drinking crap. It makes me feel bad, it makes me look bad... Now if only I can hang onto that willpower in the long run.