Still Paleo-ing
Well, I've been a horrible blogger. I am still doing Paleo (although I'm allowing myself to "cheat" now and then) and I still feel better than I have in a really long time. I am Crossfitting at least 3 times a week, but trying for five. I am seeing results, not in my weight, but in my strength and pant size.
One of the things that I realize I spend too much time worrying about is the scale. When you're working really hard and eating so well, you want to see the numbers on that scale go down! But, when you're building muscle along side of eating well, the scale does not always go down quickly. So, I'm going by pant size and how my clothes feel. I'm almost down two pant sizes!
Someday, I will show my "before" pictures. They are NOT pretty. I will only show them, however, when I have some awesome "after" pictures. And I'm not quite there yet.
I saw two people today who I haven't seen in a while. Both asked me what I was doing to lose so much weight. I told them that I, technically, hadn't really lost that much and went on to talk about Paleo. It feels good when people notice.
In other news, I can now kick Jeff's rear. So, he's been extra nice to me! Love that boy.
One of the things that I realize I spend too much time worrying about is the scale. When you're working really hard and eating so well, you want to see the numbers on that scale go down! But, when you're building muscle along side of eating well, the scale does not always go down quickly. So, I'm going by pant size and how my clothes feel. I'm almost down two pant sizes!
Someday, I will show my "before" pictures. They are NOT pretty. I will only show them, however, when I have some awesome "after" pictures. And I'm not quite there yet.
I saw two people today who I haven't seen in a while. Both asked me what I was doing to lose so much weight. I told them that I, technically, hadn't really lost that much and went on to talk about Paleo. It feels good when people notice.
In other news, I can now kick Jeff's rear. So, he's been extra nice to me! Love that boy.
posted by erinlo at 10:48 AM
4 Comments:
This post made me smile for several reasons:
1) you are awesome.
2) glad you are still at it, Paleo that is.
3) glad you are feeling good and people are noticing. I can't wait to notice in person.
4) although girls shouldn't be flexing and such, their strength should be called upon when a boy gets out of line.
5)I really wanna see those before and after pictures soon!
6) don't listen to the scale! That's been a hard lesson for me to finally figure out. I have no idea why my worth as a 'healthy' person is dependent on that scale number....but things are changing for the better :)
7) this has nothing to do with this post, but I am saving that voicemail that you and Carrie left me....puts a huge grin on my mug everytime I listen to it :D
Love you!!
Brandi- Thanks for your constant encouragement. You are a treasured friend and I am so thankful for you. Love you! -Erin
You're so right about the scale,
Erin. And just to confirm how the scale can be misleading (and how much we can fluctuate weight-wise even within one day), I weighed myself at the gym the other day before a really hard treadmill workout. After the workout I weighed by super-sweaty self again...2 lbs. lighter. Clearly, 2 lbs. of plain ol' sweat. But it just goes to show the scale can have little to do with how you look and feel.
And by the way, just want to take this opportunity to say you're awesome and I'm proud of you!
love,
Amanda (Waters)
Hey buddy!
I miss you! Wish you would blog more, but I'm sure you guys are busy. Hope all is well :)
I found a Paleo survey and wondered if you had seen it. It only takes a couple minutes and you get entered for some Amazon gift cards:
http://naturallyengineered.com/blog/paleo-community-survey-2011/
Love ya!
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