Paleo adventures!

Well I have been at this Paleo "thing" for awhile now and I have had some serious mis-steps like eating gluten yesterday because I did not prepare any food at a meeting that I went to. I now know that I am gluten sensitive for SURE. I was bloated, I got a super mega headache from hell, I was very very lethargic, and I just didn't want to do anything but sleep. I went to my bible study yawning and it is not really normal for the person that I have been. What did I eat? Oh ya know pasta and one hella good chocolate chip cookie and 3 mini eclairs. I am totally the kind of person that is like well if I already messed up might as well top it off ha ha. That is NOT the mentality to have trust me because I felt like garbage afterwards and SO guilty it wasn't even worth it!

It takes 2 weeks to get gluten out of your body so basically I have to start over......super fail right? To a degree yes, but I learned something that I am intolerant to gluten and I was able to FEEL what food actually did to me.  I know salt from processed food is killer on my weight and makes me gain at least 3 pounds in one sitting. That's terrible if you asked me! I am coming to a point where if my clothes fit I am fine though I don't really weigh myself until things start fitting me "not right" and I am typically right about my being heavier. Anyway back to the Paleo

I have found that through this process I have been more creative in the kitchen but I still make a lot of mistakes in regards to this new lifestyle and the choices that I make outside of my home. I think the grace period of trying it out is over and I have to decide if this is what I am going to do or not. Mostly for my sanity and I know that the answer is yes I am going to stick with it. I felt (before yesterday) that I was at my optimal health. I have made a few recipes on my own which I am super stoked about and I feel that I have dipped my toes in the water long enough to say that this is the way that I want to go and what solidified that for me the way BLOAT that I am carrying today and how I ballooned so bad that I had to unbutton my pants which is something I have not done in a very long time. 

Next week I am going to start the Whole 30. 

It is a "program" that helps you get your nutrition on track and help heal you from the inside out. I was going to start on October 1 and that makes a lot of sense to me but the sooner I do this and go through with it the better it will be for my sanity. Just be determined and get it done right? If you are interested in doing it let me know in the comments and I can hook you up with everything that you need to do it! I would be so excited to have some buddies around.

Ultimate Reset

Well the time has come and I couldn't be more excited! I am starting the Ultimate Reset with my cousin tomorrow. It's her birthday and she wanted to get into a healthier lifestyle for herself on her 31st! I can say that I am so happy to be doing it with her.

I planned to do the Ultimate Reset when it came out last year but I was moving and didn't think that it would be the best of ideas. When we settled I thought about it again but then the holidays came and then my wallet was recovering. About a month ago it went on sale for 140.00 coach price so I JUMPED on the deal and bought it. My cousin went in with me and we were like better now than never! We set our date for tomorrow and we have been hyping each other up every day texting each other and what not getting ready to go. I did have a massive meal of Chinese food, for the past week I have been self sabotaging myself with eating VERY unhealthy because the "restriction" was coming so I had to "get it out" of my system........needless to say I feel like garbage and am looking forward to this healthy beginning.

I did my measurements and took pictures which I will post tomorrow or something, I do not feel like uploading the pictures tonight but I will account my day to day progress here on the blog for you all to read my "A Day In The Life Of A Resetter" and so that I can come back to this and read my journey.

Many people do this to lose weight and that is seriously NOT what I am doing it for. I love where I am weight wise but it is going to be cool to know that I am going to set my body to a less toxic state and I really want to be able to get rid of my little addictions to things like sugar and caffeine. I also want to know what things my body is not tolerable of such as certain grains and things like that. I know weight loss is going to be a "side effect" of treating my body extremely well but that is not my goal here. I am comfortable in my sz 4 and I like the curves that I have :) Here are my stats.

Mid thigh:    19.25 (L)    19.25(R)
U. Thigh       21.25 (L)     21.5 (R)
Hip                  37
Bellybutton     31
Natural waist  27
Chest              32.5
Arm (L&R)    10


I am guestimating my weight between 121 and 122 that is where I always hang around at, I will try to remember to take a pic of my weight tomorrow and post that as well. :) HERE WE GO!!!!!!

Workout time!