I've never been the most fit person, but I've always been active. I LOVE lacrosse and I love being outside; running, bicycling, hiking, camping, etc. Even with doing all the activities I enjoy, over the last few years the weight began to creep up (the way I used to eat and drink in college was not cutting it anymore). That's when "Operation More Love per Square Inch" began.
My Dad, brother and I entered into a contract to reach our goal weights by the end of 2011 (with a nice little monetary reward at the end, if we all meet our goals). So this jump started my journey to a healthier lifestyle. I saw a nutritionist and I was consistently working out and eating healthy. I was losing about 1 pound a week (slow but steady right) and then hit a plateau.
In April I joined my local Crossfit gym (that is after lots of nagging from my Brother, who wanted me to join it with him...I, on the other hand, had wanted to join Gold's Gym that was a mile from my house and I had a coupon for) Choosing Crossfit was one of the best decisions I have made. I could go on and on about how much I love Crossfit, but maybe I'll save that for its own blog post. Entering into the "Crossfit World" (...it really is a different lifestyle) I was exposed to the Paleo diet.
My plan was to start this diet when the Paleo/Nutrition Challenge at our gym started...Well, after weighing in on Sunday and still no weight loss, I had a mini-breakdown. I had been trying so hard and eating right and nothing was happening. My brother on the other hand stops drinking soda and loses 10 lbs (damn men!)...I don't even drink soda! So that Sunday I pigged out on everything in my house (not like I had any junk food in my house, but I did manage to scrounge up some Fluff from the back of my pantry and made a Fluffernutter sandwich. After this day of rebelling, I decided to start eating Paleo sooner than planned.
The next day I said my last goodbyes to some of my favorite foods and went to the grocery store, spent way too much money, got home cleared my pantry of "non-Paleo" items, and here we are...the beginning of my Blog on Day 3 of my Paleo lifestyle. Follow me on my journey of getting fit, healthier, disciplined...and just as important...LOSING INCHES!...allowing my family and friends to give me more LOVE per square inch!
My Dad, brother and I entered into a contract to reach our goal weights by the end of 2011 (with a nice little monetary reward at the end, if we all meet our goals). So this jump started my journey to a healthier lifestyle. I saw a nutritionist and I was consistently working out and eating healthy. I was losing about 1 pound a week (slow but steady right) and then hit a plateau.
In April I joined my local Crossfit gym (that is after lots of nagging from my Brother, who wanted me to join it with him...I, on the other hand, had wanted to join Gold's Gym that was a mile from my house and I had a coupon for) Choosing Crossfit was one of the best decisions I have made. I could go on and on about how much I love Crossfit, but maybe I'll save that for its own blog post. Entering into the "Crossfit World" (...it really is a different lifestyle) I was exposed to the Paleo diet.
My plan was to start this diet when the Paleo/Nutrition Challenge at our gym started...Well, after weighing in on Sunday and still no weight loss, I had a mini-breakdown. I had been trying so hard and eating right and nothing was happening. My brother on the other hand stops drinking soda and loses 10 lbs (damn men!)...I don't even drink soda! So that Sunday I pigged out on everything in my house (not like I had any junk food in my house, but I did manage to scrounge up some Fluff from the back of my pantry and made a Fluffernutter sandwich. After this day of rebelling, I decided to start eating Paleo sooner than planned.
The next day I said my last goodbyes to some of my favorite foods and went to the grocery store, spent way too much money, got home cleared my pantry of "non-Paleo" items, and here we are...the beginning of my Blog on Day 3 of my Paleo lifestyle. Follow me on my journey of getting fit, healthier, disciplined...and just as important...LOSING INCHES!...allowing my family and friends to give me more LOVE per square inch!
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