Is it even worth it? Moving forward

Well this past week I feel that I am feeling stronger and my endurance is increasing. My body however does feel a bit tired and sore but in a good way. I feel the changes in my body and the tightness in my legs the most. Stomach is such a huge challenge for me but I feel a little improvement. I am still sticking to Paleo about 95% and I truly feel so much better. I mean no stomach issues and the 5% that I'm not, I feel it! Pretty crazy how the saying is so true that "you are what you eat". It is the truth! I had some M&Ms yesterday, the first candy I've had in over 3 1/2 weeks and I felt sick to my stomach. It was the worst feeling. Other than that, I am learning what is working for me. This lifestyle change has me always thinking, "is it even worth it?" No, it's not if it's going to hinder the way I feel.
I had some "oh yea" moment last week was going to my parents house and eating clean and sticking to a plan. There was so much "unhealthy" foods but I just avoided it and didn't even want it. So I am proud of myself for that. And another moment was when everybody in my office went to Five Guys and they brought it back, asked if I wanted fries and I said "nope" with no hesitation. It is getting easier that is for sure.
I am so glad to see everyone's posts on FB and the blogs because it continues to motivate me and push  me harder. The event last Thursday was great because everyone is on this journey to change our lives and it makes me feel so good and honored to be a part of this.
I didn't really fulfill all my goals as planned, I did alright with drinking more water but I could do better and I didn't make it to bikram yoga. However I am going tomorrow with my friend after work. So my goals this week will be the same.
I am so ready for this, as long as I keep my eye on the prize and know my "worth".

Pushing myself to the limit

Well I must say that week 2 was a bit tough when it came to working out. One of the days last week I thought I was going to throw up in class. As I love Paleo way of eating, I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to have before class. However, I think I may have tackled it with the help of talking to Nikki. I notice that I am definitely getting more hungry. Trying to add a couple hundred calories to help with that and I think that is helping me. I feel my body changing for sure. I was very surprised and shocked of my weight loss, it just reassured me that hard work definitely pays off. My size 10 are getting a little looser :)
I am learning that I am capable of doing this and really can see myself continuing this lifestyle change for the rest of my life. It's about feeling good, before it was more of just wanting to be small. I mean don't get me wrong, I still want to get down to a size 6 but it's more about being healthy. The past few years I've had major stomach issues and I could never figure out what the problem was. Since being on Paleo it truly has helped those issues I've had in the past. I absolutely love it.
My Oh Yea moments were turning down candy, donuts, bagels, cupcakes everyday in the class I was taking. Not once did I even have a bite. I just avoided it all together which has never happened before. But this time I just figured why do it when it's not going to help me get closer to my goal. And then my weigh-in was a awesome feeling. Although I know I won't have the same kind of results next week I am still motivated and as long as I feel good then it's all good to me.
My goals for the week are to drink more water because I think part of the issue last week was that I wasn't hydrated enough. And I also plan to go to bikram yoga at least once this week. I fulfilled my goals last week by trying new Paleo recipes and I got through the warm-up at least twice last week without stopping.
And Krissy is who has been very motivating and been pushing me in class. Everytime she sees me slipping she let's me know that I can do it. I think she is awesome! So thank you!

Week 1 Done. Now time to Worx out Week 2

So it's now the start of week 2 and I must say that I am excited and anxious because I'm on this journey but at the same time ready to get it over with as I have a extremely stressful and challenging week ahead of me. 

So how does my body feel? It feels sore and muscles are tight but in a very good way. I can already see and feel a change in the way my body is reacting to the clean eating and the intense workouts. So glad that I started back drinking the P90x recovery drink after the workouts because otherwise I don't think I would be walking right now. That stuff is the truth!

I am learning a lot about my tolerance and how planning ahead is so important and vital to living a healthy lifestyle. It's makes me feel so productive when I've made my breakfast and lunch ahead of time and just knowing that I have a plan for the next day. I've learned that I need to be more confident in my ability to do things. Sometimes I just feel like "umm there is no way I can do that", but even if I just try it's better than not doing it at all. 

I had a couple OH YEA moments, typically by Friday afternoon I would have gave in and had some ice cream, chips or something of that sort thinking that "well I did good all week" but this time I kept telling myself why undo all the hard work you did this week. It just wasn't worth it. And then my other moment was the fact that I only had 3 glasses of wine the entire weekend. I know it may sound crazy to some but for me drinking wine is a huge part of my life. And to only have 1 glass on Friday and 2 on Saturday is like a significant life change for me. I felt really good about it.

My goals for next week are to continue on the Paleo lifestyle change and learn more recipes. I want get through BTC's warm up at the Worx without stopping or at least really try. I want to continue to have the motivation that I had last week despite the challenges that are forthcoming. My goal last week was to just eat clean and stick with it and I did just that. So I think I did good, and I stuck to the plan. Even when my class had donuts, bagels, chocolate and chips all within my reach. I never once even wanted it. 

As for who is inspiring me are all the fellow journeymen that are continuing to post. It helps me out so much to see others post because that is my accountability that I need. I like having the support system. And it's been great having one of my best friend's right beside me on this journey. Tamika has been showing up and I am extremely proud of her. And my coach Flo is always there for me when I need that extra push. I am just overall really happy about being part of the Worx.

I can't wait for what is ahead for me because I know this change was much needed.

Productive Sunday

Well today is Sunday and typically right now I would be chilling on the couch with some wine or beer relaxing. However today I was very productive and woke up early to make some juicer with my juicer maker and then headed down to my parents to help with putting Christmas decorations up. While doing so Mom decided to cook breakfast for me and my fiance and at first she was going to make egg, cheese and turkey sandwiches but I told her I want to start eating clean and don't want any bread of cheese so she just made me 2 eggs and ground turkey sausage and I really appreciate her just doing that and being supportive of my change. Soon as I got back home, I popped in my Insanity dvd and did the Cardio Power and Resistance. I am feeing really good and so excited about this Journey. Normally I say I'm going to do this and that and I don't feel it in my heart. THIS time I really do. I am even happier that my girlfriends are doing this with me. It's nice to have the support and accountability. Anyways, excited for the week to come and really hoping to gain some friendship with all of the people in this journey. :)