Step Away From the Cake

I really felt horrible yesterday. Looking back at it, I can't believe how bad I felt. After calling in sick yesterday, I went back to bed and slept until 9am. I never sleep that late. NEVER!!!! So that was a giant red flag. Not only did I sleep until 9, I took a nap, and I was in bed by 8:30pm. Of course I was up this morning by 4:30am, but I was expecting that :) I spent the day yesterday drinking water and eating real food. For lunch I had a giant hamburger with lettuce, tomato, and onion and some mayo that I had made. I had a pretty early dinner of chicken breast, sausage, veggies, and cauliflower rice all fried together. And I ate the whole thing and felt good. I woke this morning feeling a whole lot better then I did yesterday, so I'm pretty sure I got it figured out. I did not even go to Crossfit last night because I wasn't feeling it. Today it's back to normal with Crossfit at 9am. I did step on the scale yesterday just for the heck of it and I saw a

I do this. I get into an eating routine and I slowly stop eating as much food as I need. I don't really notice it until I start to get all draggy and down. And that's what happened this week. Last weekend I had a bit of a headcold. Nothing serious but I was sniffly and tired all weekend. By Monday I was feeling much better. When Tuesday rolled around and I headed back to school, I just wasn't feeling myself. I was still tired and really, really dragging. I put it down to the lingering effects of my slight head cold and just carried on. But it never really left me. I felt down and dragging all week. Also, it's been cold here and I have not been able to get warm for days. I woke this morning and said that's it, I'm staying home and kicking whatever the hell is bothering me. Since I don't really feel sick, it's more tired, I decided to try and figure out what's wrong. A clue came when I ate breakfast and it made no difference in the way I felt. Usua

It's really not. On the whole, weight loss is not about the number on a scale. As I well know as both a scientist and a long time dieter, the number on the scale only represents your relationship with gravity at that particular moment in time. Move 2 feet to the left and it may change. Wait 5 minutes and it may change. So logically I know, it's not about the number at all. But it is hard not to get excited about a number. The number I saw today I have not seen in a long, long time, at least 3 years - possibly longer. So let's focus on non-number things. This week I fit into pants that I have not worn in easily 3 years. I'm pretty sure i haven't worn them since we moved into this house. And it's not one pair, it's 3 different pairs. One of the pairs I hardly wore when they "fit" because I didn't like the way they fit. Not a problem now. I'm feeling amazing. I have energy and want to do things and am just overall happy. I love the

Before I start this, I need to make something very clear. I have not tried these and I have heard nothing but good things about them. I'm sure they are delicious and nutritious and all that good stuff. One of the things I take-away from the whole Paleo diet thing, is the move away from processed packaged food. The way I see it, the whole thing is designed to get you to take control of what goes in your body by cooking and fixing it yourself. Yet, I'm seeing more and more of these types of things now. Packaged, pre-prepared Paleo food items. There is a line of Paleo dressings among other things. I don't have anything against packaged foods once in a while in an emergency, but to plan and make it part of your Paleo program?? I just think it goes against the whole premise of Paleo and it's defeating the purpose.

I woke yesterday morning with a scratchy throat and some slight sinus pressure. Signs I might be getting sick. Bleh. In spite of that I went to Crossfit and gave as much as I could. Then I followed that up with a rings class and tried out some new and exciting things. The rings class was fun and I'm glad I went. I did things like skin the cat: And the forward lever: I did not do any of these things by myself, but with the help of spotters. It felt awesome and was definitely fun. So what else happened this week? Well, I got accepted into a PhD program, I start in March. I got asked to speak at a Catholic Schools Conference. I started another Paleo challenge at a higher level and it's going great. And I think I even managed to teach my students some chemistry. So overall it was a pretty good week. One thing that happened this week was in my mind. Jeez, that sounds weird. But when I started doing Crossfit and Paleo and I started losing weight, one thing I promised my