Yesterday was a good day. I woke up and weighed myself and I was down another 0.6 lbs...not substantial, but a decrease nonetheless. I was happy. After a couple bad days of increases, I think I've talked myself into the idea that possibly the first few days I lost a lot of water weight. I mean, the week before the Paleo plan began, I ate like crap. From nachos to Chick-fil-A milkshakes, there was a lot of bad stuff in my body. The first few days of the diet were probably a shock to my body. Then I think my body regulated to the plan; hence, the gained pounds. Now, I'm thinking my body is actually losing real fat...I hope. There is nothing scientific about this and I didn't read somewhere that this could happen. I'm totally making it up, but it sounds reasonable and I'm going to go with it. Now, if I begin to gain again, I'll have to review my hypothesis. For now, it works.
After weigh-in, I laced up my shoes and went to meet Wendy for a 3 mile run. We were both pretty dead from our bike rides yesterday. Our legs were shot. Within 5 minutes of the run, my legs felt like cement blocks. We finished, but it wasn't pretty. I keep telling myself that I really need to stretch and use the foam roller to loosen up my legs. So far, I've rolled out once and that was because we got extra credit points in the Paleo challenge for static stretching one day. I really need to do it more.
After the run, Marcus and I had some breakfast and headed to church. For lunch, we had Moonies! Another plug for this little Flowery Branch establishment. All of their meats are so good. They are all slow smoked. Marcus had the turkey and it was phenomenal. I had the brisket again. It was good, but I kind of wished I had gotten the turkey this time. I went away from water and indulged in a Coke Zero. OMG. The little things. That Coke tasted so good. I can't even explain it. Because I've virtually cut all sugar out of my diet (except for natural sugars found in fruit), everything tastes so much sweeter and satisfying. It's amazing. I don't think I'm supposed to have Coke Zero or Diet Coke very often because of the fake sugars, but today, it was delicious. Another quick food plug is for freeze dried fruit. I found it at Fresh Market and the brand is Crispy Green. The only ingredient is the fruit itself. Nothing else. You would never believe that if you tasted it. They have all different kinds of fruit - bananas, mangoes, apples, pears, strawberries, plums. They are delicious. My favorite is the bananas. For whatever reason, the freeze drying must really bring out the natural sugar. They are so sweet and delicious. Bryan, Wendy's husband likened the texture to Lucky Charms marshmallows - a little crunchy and sweet. They are not cheap, but they are so worth it!
After lunch, Marcus, myself, Bryan & Wendy went to Lake Lanier Islands to rent paddle boards. Wendy and I were going to count this activity as a new outdoor activity for 10 points in the challenge! The trouble with being on the lake on a holiday weekend is that everyone is hanging out and having a good time. Margaritas seem like they are in order. Unfortunately, we haven't found any caveman margarita recipes, so we stuck to our water bottles. Other than a couple of falls, we had a great time on the boards. My legs were even sore while doing this. It's really a total body workout to balance and paddle. Wendy and I attempted a little yoga and some push-ups on the board. I think we have some work to do on our balance. We are going to try and get a small group together to have a private yoga class on the boards. We think it will be fun and funny at the same time.
We finished off the day with an early dinner at Coastal Breeze. I still couldn't get up the nerve to order fish so I went my normal filet mignon. I'm finding that I really like red meat....probably not a good thing, but definitely caveman-ish. So, all in all, not a bad day. I will say that I really wanted frozen yogurt or cookies later in the evening but I managed to resist. It's mind over matter. You just tell yourself you can't have it and there are no options. It's not fun, but it can be done. I heard a hypnotist on the radio one day that was telling a story about working with a client who wanted to lose weight and stop eating bad foods. The hypnotist said before he even started the hypnotherapy, he asked the client if people were forcing him to eat all this bad food. The client said no. Then the hypnotist said, oh, so you have to eat this food for religious reasons. The client said no. The hypnotist said, oh, so someone is shoving this food in your mouth. They client said no. Then the hypnotist said he didn't think hypnotherapy was necessary. This is so simple but true. The only person who controls what I put in my mouth to eat is me. Sometimes it feels like the craving is so strong that there is a magnetic pull into my mouth but that's not true. It really is mind over matter. The question is, how strong is your mind? I know my mind is not as strong when it's just me. That's why it was necessary for me to join this Paleo challenge. I needed accountability (and a little competition) to get me through it. Even blogging each day helps me. I can put into words what I feel each day. I also know that it is my responsibility to be completely honest in this blog and I definitely don't want to tell everyone that I failed miserably and ate and entire cookie cake and I still have icing in my hair. With 18 days to go, I'm not done yet, but I feel much stronger mentally than I did when I started. Thanks for being part of my accountability group.
Until later....
(Sneak peak for day 13....I weighed this morning and I was down another 1.5 lbs; total 4.6 lbs. So far, hypothesis still holding true)
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