About a month ago I told everyone I knew, including my readers, that I was running a Halloween 5K. The very next day I went out and ran 2 miles. The day after that I ran another 2 miles. Then my back was bothering me, so I stopped running and I did nothing. I didn't walk, or bike or go to an exercise class. Because damn it all, change is hard. I woke up this morning and realized that next Saturday was the 5k. A big part of me wanted to just call it off. Hey, I didn't train--can't do ...
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What I Ate on Whole30
One of the biggest question that as come up since finishing Whole30 is what did you eat? I didn't do a very good job of documenting what I ate. I dug through my photo stream and found these photos that I snapped on my phone. I didn't focus on what I couldn't eat or get overly complicated with recipes. I just ate whole food, prepared simply. One of the things we had almost weekly was pot roast. It was compliant, hearty, simple to throw in the crockpot and everyone loves it. We typically do ...
Getting Dressed
One of the fun things about losing weight is getting dressed. After years of yoga pants, the husbands T-shirts/hoodies and a knot on top of my head, I thought it might feel good to get dressed. Not fashionista get dressed, but love-me-get-dressed. Somedays I still crave comfy--I'm pretty much always in flats and at the end of the day, practical rules. I don't always remember to take a picture of myself, but here is a collection of what I found from various points in my journey. Everything ...
Six Months Into Myself
There really aren't words to describe what it feels like to be embarrassed and ashamed of yourself. To hide from the camera and from life. Talking about these feelings is uncomfortable and it feels a lot like a pity party with a side of whining. It is such a complicated emotion, because I was happy and I had blessings all around me, but I wasn't happy with me. I declared this the summer of me. If you are a long time reader, you heard me talk about this often. I was focusing on myself--guilt ...
My Whole30 Experience
Where to even start? After three kids and years of marriage I hardly recognized myself anymore. I was surrounded by blessings, but I couldn't fully enjoy them. I mostly just ignored those feelings, because I wasn't brave enough to do what it took to change. Sometimes when you are overwhelmed and you want something so bad, the exact opposite happens-- you shut down, you do nothing. I'm pretty active on Instagram (come find me there!) and I started following accounts where people where sharing ...