Second, if there is a birthday party and I want a piece of cake, I will allow myself a small slice of cake. I know myself, and if I totally deprive myself then I will start binging on the things I'm not allowing myself. There are a few special occasions and birthdays coming up, and I know if I say no cake then I will be wanting to eat an entire one by myself. I'm after a lifestyle change...not deprivation. I do plan to eventually reach the "finish line" where I won't want the nasty processed crap anymore, but it's a slow road to run and I'm pacing myself and picking my battles ;0)
Since I've started doing Crossfit I have eaten better and cooked at home MUCH more often. My first big goal was to STOP eating fast food. I don't recall if I ever stated it on my blog or not, but we used to eat fast food at least 5-6 times per week, often multiple times a day. When we started paying for gym time and working out we all made the commitment to not eat fast food throughout the week, and to enjoy it on Saturday's for one meal. We've done REALLY well with this goal. We aren't perfect, and there were a couple of times we have eaten it and it wasn't on a Saturday (usually a Sunday or Friday night for those times) but overall we've much improved!
I haven't told my family we are cutting out the breads and grains, because honestly...in the recipes I have planned for this week, thanks to Everyday Paleo I'm hoping they don't even notice. I'm hoping they will be enjoying the meals and the tastes so much they don't even REALIZE there aren't breads or grains. We eat a lot of noodles and rice with our meals as side items, but past that we usually have a veggie and our main dish. I figure it's kinda like dealing with kids when it comes to changing something so majorly...if you change it and tell them, they have a chance to complain. If you change it and don't tell them, they probably won't even notice as long as the meals are flavorful ;0)
Outside of our eating, things have been going really well. I guess I can say the theory about "drinking the Crossfit Kool-aid" is true. I've been singing its praises all week. I feel amazing! More energy, less lethargic, looking for things to do that are outside of the house, etc. I FEEL the differences mentally and physically AND I can actually already SEE my body changing. I honestly didn't expect to SEE changes yet. I don't know how else to word it, and I apologize if it makes some of y'all cringe, but I see lumps, rolls, and flab shifting and adjusting. My shape is changing. I recognize at this point it won't be pretty, but to see the changes already is pretty danged amazing!
I can't remember the last time I actually did yard work outside without huffing and puffing and barely breathing, but yesterday we did yard work outside for about 4 hours. We live on 2 acres and there is A LOT to keep up with. I woke up with tons of energy and decided it was time to get the yard working better. Feeling the difference in my body in every day movements is also amazing. I realized yesterday how often I am bending down to pick something up, instead of asking one of my kids to grab it, or using something else to pick something up, etc. It's easier to get up off of couches and chairs than it was...everything is just easier.
I don't pretend I'm shedding tons of pounds, in fact my scale is really confused with me working out. It's been bouncing around about 10-15 pounds daily. One day I'm up, one day I'm down. But either way, I am checking the numbers just to watch what it's doing. I told myself when I started doing Crossfit that I would NOT quit the first month, NO MATTER WHAT. I didn't care how hard it was, how uncomfortable I was in the gym around super-fit people, how embarrassing I felt when doing exercises because of my size - I WOULD NOT QUIT. I haven't felt any of the above, except the exercises being hard - PHYSICALLY. I love my gym. I love the people. They are encouraging, they are inspiring, and I'm really glad I chose this gym to get my Crossfit experience from. I know the scale is bouncing all over the place because of the muscle gain, water retention, swelling from the hot weather, etc. and I'm NOT letting it dissuade me.
That's it for my thoughts this week. I'm trying to log in at least once a week and give a little feedback past "this is what we did today" to track where my mind is at. Hope everyone that reads is doing well. I see I often don't even get any views, but that's ok because I'm writing all of this for me, and if someone happens to get encouraged by it now or in the future, that's cool too :0)
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