I really feel like I'm on the home stretch now. 11 days to go. I have a bit of a conundrum though. See, because of my OCD personality I started this challenge a day before everyone else. I usually only start "eating plans" on Sundays or Mondays. You know, the first day of the week. My feelings are if you don't start something at the beginning of the week, you're not starting fresh. When I heard the challenge was starting on Thursday, my inner OCD-ness started to twitch. I didn't know if I could handle it. So, I decided to start on Wednesday because I thought at least it was hump day and a point during the week where you could make a change. Not to mention, I had been shopping and preparing the diet since the Sunday before. So I was just ready to get started. Now, however, this means that I will be finishing a day earlier than everyone else. My 30th day will be on Wednesday, September 19th. That means, I can technically eat what I want on the 20th. But we are having a cheat day group dinner on Sunday, September 23rd. I'm really going to try and limit myself to one cheat day per week after I finish the challenge. I would really like to try and continue this eating pattern (with a few variations) after the challenge. In the past when I've done diets, after it's over, I eat whatever I want, and I keep eating whatever I want, and eventually, I've voided the whole diet. I'd like to not allow the cheat day to creep to 2,3,4,5,10 days. To stay strong, I have to limit the cheating to 1 day. But now, I have to actually do the challenge for 3 extra days before I cheat! Those are going to be agonizing I think. So, actually, instead of 11 days, I have 14. 2 weeks from today, I get one day where I don't have to worry about what I put in my mouth. Still on the home stretch, but 14 doesn't sound as good as 11. Oh well, I think I can handle it.
Yesterday, we had a Paleo breakthrough moment. When I say we, I mean Tracy. I just got to witness and enjoy the moment. We went shopping for a dress for a wedding Tracy is going to in Vegas. We also shopped for her a girls night out outfit for Vegas too. She found a beautiful dress, but the highlight of the day, at least for me, was the jeans she found. If you're a woman, you know the importance of having a good pair of jeans that your butt looks really good in and you feel hot in. I think it's one of the best investments you can make. Just for the record, my husband does not agree....especially when I have investments in multiple pairs of jeans. Anyway, Tracy came out of the dressing room in these jeans and I actually applauded. I couldn't help it, they looked that good! I was so happy you would've thought they were my jeans. Tracy looked fabulous. I told her if I was here, I would sleep in them. Not only did these jeans look amazing, but they were a size that Tracy hadn't worn in awhile. I'm so happy for her.
Just witnessing Tracy's jean moment, I was inspired to keep going. Stick this thing out. I decided not to get discouraged by the numbers on the scale. I decided to be patient with my body. I decided that stripping my body of the refined sugar and all the useless carbs is me taking care of my body and making it perform better and live longer. I think my body will eventually let go of the extra weight that I'd like it to lose. I know my body is changing even though the numbers on the scales aren't cooperating. I mean, I've only been doing this for 19 days. When you think about how long I've been eating poorly, 19 days isn't all that long. I can't expect instant results. Instant results don't usually last. I must remember that.
Until tomorrow....
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