Long Time...

I haven't been updating lately, but my excuse is not that I have been off the wagon! I've just been super busy and writing down my daily food intake took a backseat.

I have been very good Paleo all of last week and so far this week. As is typical, I went off Paleo on Saturday at lunch (an arugula and ham pizza so at least it had lots of greens), but other than that I've been great.

A few things I've realized:
1. I actually don't vary my daily meals too much. Breakfast is almonds, fruit and an egg and/or turkey. Lunch is a chicken salad. Dinner is a grilled or baked meat and steamed or roasted veggies. I always get hungry in the later evening and my go-to then is fruit.
2. Brussel sprouts are my new favorite vegetable!
3. I am not a person who can just have a tiny bit of something, like those who can have just one bite of pizza or dessert. If I start, I will finish. Some people can moderate their portions and not deprive themselves of anything. Not me!
4. I am very good at eating Paleo Sunday-Friday, but when Saturday comes around I need to kick back a bit. If I try to go 100% all the time, I end up crashing and going way off Paleo to an extreme. So this challenge has helped me realize that my best approach is one that is extremely Paleo six days a week with one day of letting go.

I realize also that I have not been strict Paleo for 30 days so I may not have realized the benefits. But I do know that when I eat Paleo I feel great. I can throw in a non-Paleo meal once in awhile but I need to return to Paleo to feel good.

I did my max pull-ups yesterday (January 24) and got 27! I was so proud of that number. Two weeks ago I would never have thought I could do that many. I have Amanda to thank for helping me strive toward a goal. She looks like such a badass when she does so many at once that she provided the motivation and knowing that she was working toward a goal for so many pull-ups helped me. Thanks Amanda! You are awesome!

So I'm headed out of town for the next month and that will be a true test for me. I won't have a Crossfit gym so I'll have to motivate by myself to work hard and I will hardly know what exercises to do in a traditional gym. But I realize in five weeks I'll be back at the gym and I want to work hard now to make that return less painful.

If any of you are in Vail next month let me know. We'll hit the slopes and I'll take you to my favorite bar in the world too!