Rumor has it

Apparently I have abs! No one would have ever guessed, or at least I would have never guessed. I've certainly never seen proof. Not that I am exactly seeing proof at this point, but oh boy let me tell you. I feel the proof right now.

Today was the first time I did the fat burner exercise in my DDP Yoga workout, and it definitely lives up to its name. I was sweating, my heart rate was up, but it was fun, and it was doable. And I absolutely love and appreciate that it is a no impact workout.

See, Zumba is a blast. I enjoy it, it's fun. I get winded faster than I'd like and my joints get a little grumpy later on in the day. (Though often enough that later on is not as later as I'd like.) I'm not giving up Zumba, but DDP is giving me the workout - with more resistance training so it has more of a muscle building effect, but is helping to heal my body. While I might have some muscle soreness after, it doesn't actually cause me real pain. As you can imagine, it is a whole lot easier to go back to.

I'm on Day 12 of my Whole30. I cannot believe I am almost half way through. I'm staying strong, making smart choices, and also have better noticed triggers I have that contribute to overeating. I apparently like to munch when I'm bored. That's no good so it's got to stop.

Something I have noticed, physically, is that my skin on my face, while dry, is looking a lot more luminous and clear. More healthy. The dryness is more that I'm in the desert area of Texas, have a bit of allergy crud going on and haven't been the best at using my moisturizer. Shame on me, I know.

Can't think of much else for now, so I'm off to go enjoy a movie and a cup of herbal tea.

Case of the Mondays

I didn't want to get up this morning. I really didn't want to get up this morning. I don't know that I have a legitimate reason as to why I did not want to get up. I slept for 8 1/2 hours. Then I was sleepy all morning. I finally made myself do the DDP Yoga, hoping that it would wake me up.

SUCCESS!!! Plus it just felt good. I finally decided to do the DDP Monday-Friday (as opposed to Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat) This way my weekend is a little more free. Not that DDP takes all day, but if I were to go out of town for the day I don't have to worry about skipping for a day. I look forward to seeing the more tangible differences that this makes in my life. 

Yesterday was definitely a productive day. I got my make up organized, and out on a desk/shelf thing in my room. It delights me, and I love to look at it. It's nice to not have in 4 caboodles and spread out everywhere. Next month I'm going to be getting the Alex Drawer unit from Ikea (yay!) and that will help furthermore. I'll have to post pictures once I get the rest of my room cleaned up.

There have been two big hurdles that I have been working to overcome since going Primal and doing this Whole30. One problem is that my parents and little brother are not completely Primal. My step-dad isn't even close to completely Primal. I'm trying to get Jordan there though. The other problem is that I have to travel about an hour to get to a decent grocery store. I've stayed true to the plan though, I think I'm doing very well actually. 

I'm going to be taking pictures of myself at the beginning of every month so I can see the changes in myself. I think that will be an encouragement. Because changes are happing, and I'm going to do this. :)

Going Strong

   I am hoping that the hardest days of this month are past me, but I need to stay strong regardless. Granted, Valentine's Day is next week, but I will be fine without the chocolates. 

  It has been a good Saturday, my husband and I made a delicious whole30 approved brunch and we are having grilled chicken for dinner. :-) Small perk of the February 80 degree weather here in Texas - we can grill in comfort.

  I am loving the DDP Yoga, I think it is going to do a whole lot of good for me and I look forward to seeing my flexibility increase, my muscles tone up and the fat to start falling off. I believe, due to the dynamic resistance aspect, that there is less chance of plateauing with this workout. As your strength consistently increases, so does the resistance. Awesome.

 Sometimes it is a little too easy though, to not believe in myself. It's important that I don't do that. I can succeed, I can do this. 

Week 2, Day 1.

I had so much better sleep last night! It was just lovely, except for that last dream I had. In it I cheated. I had a chocolate frosty, possibly some candy also or other sweet item. 

I was devastated, and so disappointed in myself. In the dream I got sick and was throwing up. To make matters works then Noah decided that he should cheat also; he wanted a chocolate frosty. Not only had I sabotaged myself, but also my husband.

I was rather relieved to wake up and learn it was a dream. 

So I am on day 7, (with no actual cheating) or day 1 of week 2. 

I also do DDP Yoga today. The schedule has me doing it 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I think I'd like to add 2 additional days: Tuesday and Saturday, or Tuesday and Thursday. This will start next week.

I AM doing this. :)

Week 1

I have now been on my whole 30 for a week. Without cheating. I'm pretty proud of myself. The hardest part, surprisingly, hasn't been not eating the things I'm not supposed, but instead it has been not weighing or measuring myself constantly (at all). I know that this process isn't just about losing weight, but it is an important aspect to me and I hope that I am not disappointed at the end.

Today has had it's own challenges. I woke up at 1:30 in the morning and wasn't able to go back to sleep. I was planning to get up early, but this wasn't quite what I had in mind. Hopefully, though, I will sleep well tonight.

I think that is about all I have for updates tonight, today was an off-day on DDP, but tomorrow is time for ENERGY! again. I'm excited. :)

I have to keep remembering that the biggest thing that will push me to succeed or fail is what I believe of myself.

I'm going to win.

DDP Yoga

Alrighty, so I didn't post yesterday like I'd intended, but here I am today.  I am pretty excited because my new DDP Yoga disks came in on Monday. I started the schedule the same day, (Noah, and Jordan have both joined in) and even though yesterday was technically my off day I did it again to familiarize myself better with the moves. 

I am feeling just a bit sore today. So I worked out again...twice. I was supposed to actually, the schedule says so.

Despite said soreness (stairs are evil) I am so happy and excited about this program. I can feel muscles working that I have never worked before. I can work at my level, and as that level increases so does my workout. 

And I'm still rockin on with my whole30.

A special shout out to my wonderful cousins Jessica and Aaron who are welcoming a new sweet bundle of joy into the world today. 

Was off again, staying on again.

Yes, yes. I have been terrible. 

I had a very big wake-up call as to how challenging things can get when you actually get a job, especially when your schedule conflicts with your husband's schedule. I fell off the Primal Bandwagon for a while. It's quite sad actually. The entire time, I missed being on it. 

No I am back on for good. Woohoo. I actually came across this thing called the whole30. It's Paleo - a very strict form of Paleo. 



Today is my Day 4. I am doing great. I haven't cheated once, which sometimes is not as easy as I'd like. Cravings started yesterday, and of course it was Superbowl Sunday and my father had made a ton of very non-Primal/Paleo/Healthy foods of doom. 

I stayed strong though. Another challenging part for me is that I cannot weight myself throughout the entire process. As I was somewhat obsessive and weighing myself ever single day, sometimes more than once a day. 

I am going to check in each day throughout this month, it may not be anything huge, but at least I will stay on track. If you want to check out the whole thirty I will include a link for you. 



♥ Crystal