WooHooo!

Yesterday, I was at the gym working out, and it was just me and like 5 guys.  Talk about intemidating!  The workout consisted of several rounds of man makers, wall climbs, and 200 m runs.  (If you don't know what these exercises are google is your friend!) That in and of itself had me concerned, but knowing that I was doing it next to several rather fit men got me a little more nervous.  But, I'm happy to report that I made it through most of the workout.  (I think the coaches noticed we were dying in the humidity, so they cut us off at 25 minutes.  I only had one round left, but was glad they cut it!)  Afterwards, the guy I was working next to commended me on my wall climbs saying that I was flying through them.  Now, I'm not totally sure that he realized who he was talking to cause I didn't feel like I flew through them, but I'll take a compliment when I can get one!

To top it off, I jumped on the scale this morning, and I am only two pounds away from being down 30 lbs since I started this in December!!  And I have been getting compliments from many people on how good I am looking!  So, I treated myself to a little shopping last night (mostly because I no longer own any shorts that fit!), and it felt so nice to be able to shop in the Misses section instead of the Womens!

Yay Me!!

Half way through the challenge....

I've made it half way there!  So far, so good.  The only bumpy days are the ones where I didn't have time to pack something for eating, especially when I have a busy day ahead.  I've had a few cravings for non-Paleo foods, but they have only been when I didn't get enough to eat the rest of the day.  Last week seemed to be the week that everyone else on the challenge decided to slip, but I'm proud to say that I didn't give in (even though I REALLY wanted to on Mother's Day!).  I'm not sure how many inches I've lost so far, but I do know that I've lost in the neighborhood of 8 pounds!!  I spent this past weekend going through my closet and getting rid of some of my "fat" clothes.  That felt great!  Here is a picture to mark the halfway point:

Day 10

Ten days into the 30 day Paleo Challenge.  Things are going good so far.  I had a rough time last Saturday.  We had a lot going on and I didn't plan very well, so I ended up only eating a banana for breakfast at 8, followed by lunch around 2.  Not good!  Then we went out to dinner, and we had a hard time finding a decent item on the menu that fit into the challenge.  I did end up getting some grilled chicken and vegetables (all which tasted very bland); poor John got a burger (which he only ate the meat patty).  Needless to say, neither of us were satisfied, so we both ended up with a strong desire for some ice cream afterwards.  I learned my lesson!  The beginning of this week was a little rough as my stomach was not happy, but it seems to have settled down now.  So, I'm back to feeling good.  The "downside" so far (other than the small craving of ice cream) is that I've shrunk enough that I desperately need to go shopping for some more pants! I went from being able to deal with the slightly baggy pants to they are now falling off in a matter of 1 week!  The tough part is I don't want to buy new one's if I am going to keep losing.  Oh well, I'll deal with it!