No weights, no paleo makes Julie a fatty patty.
So I got a new job as a manager at a restaurant/brewery. And let's just say it's been going really well except for the beer and bread... and not working out. Now it's all catching up to me and those jeans that used to fall off all the sudden are staying on. More importantly I don't feel great... and by not great I mean I feel horrible.
Because I made my 30 days of paleo a novelty and gave myself a month long pat on the back where I was so proud of myself that I decided eating EVERYTHING and not working out was the best reward ever... I have lost some serious ground. But don't worry you guys, I have good news.
I'm back... starting today I'm doing another 30 days of paleo, but not just for you this time, for me. I have discovered something amazing about myself recently... I have a ridiculous amount of willpower. 4 weeks ago I decided I wouldn't bite my nails anymore. I bit my nails for 28 years and tried everything to quit.... everything except actually just quitting... like just saying you know what I'm not going to do this anymore... and yesterday I cut my fingernails for the first time ever. It seems like a small thing but it proved something to me... I don't need gimmicks or accountability. I don't need motivation or a support buddy to call when I'm about to cheat. I have everything inside me to be successful... I just need to do it... and let nothing get in my way and no excuses overtake my willpower..
I also realize the people around me who are struggling with the exact things I always talk about and have told everyone a million times... I want to reach the people I love and somehow show them how paleo can change their life if they just commit and let them know they can do it. I have found in my life as a trainer or a leader that you cannot make people do anything.... you can only do it... and let them see your success and then let them find their way... so here we go again.
Btw I will also be starting CrossFit again (thank god) at CrossFit East Decatur and I can't wait to start bitching about how sore and strong I am...
Yay for Paleo! I've recently changed to the Paleo lifestyle and couldn't be happier. Can't quite kick the alcohol out of my diet though, that's my one exception.
ReplyDeleteOxyElite Pro is always there... ;) I'm attributing my carb throwdowns to a need for minerals. I ran out of Himalayan sea salt two weeks ago and I detoxed too many times in a row and now I've been gorging. So use Himalayan sea salt! The pink/orange stuff. Trust it!
ReplyDeleteCome pick up some fig jam when you're in town! There's extra sugar in it!
ReplyDeleteAnd stay out of Decatur, I am so serious, your spirit will die! At least go accompanied by a well-known local or put on the F.U. I Do Know About Many Things hat and wear magnets. THAT is what I think of Decatur. D**kHaters. :D
ReplyDeletewow. julie has nails. i am proud!
ReplyDeletein all seriousness, i am proud of the you i see in these words and in this blog. self-awareness and intuitiveness have always been your strong suit (at least in my opinion). glad to see this hasn't changed.