3rd Place!!!!

Woo hoo - I just found out that I won 3rd place in the whole 30 paleo challenge!!! The Nelly #1 song lyrics are in my head. What does it take to be number one? Two is not a winner and three nobody remembers (hey) What does it take to be number one? Hey hey hey hey.. I honestly didn't think I was going to win and I was happy just knowing I lost 10 lbs and am feeling so much better! However, that being said.. I'm super excited to get my prize ( $50) and continue on with this lifestle as much as I can. Ironically, 3 is my lucky number. My birthday is March 3rd or 3/3 as it works out. With the Blizzard I have not been able to get to Crossfit since Tuesday and I'm so ansy to go. I'm looking forward to a good workout tomorrow morning! Keep Calm and Lucky Number 3

Cabin Fever

Well given the fact that we got over 30 inches of snow and have not been able to get out the store, I haven't really been good about sticking to paleo. Today after shoveling for 4 plus hours, i went with my neighbor to get a patty melt from the drive in up the street. It was ahmazzing and so delicious. I didn't eat breakfast ( i know that was bad) and felt that i shoveled for 4 hours i was ok to eat it. Then to finish off my cravings since the challenge I made a half batch of dark chocolate chip cookies for my roommates and me. Scrumptious. Tomorrow i plan 100% to get back on track with the diet. I've already made my shopping list and I'm excited to get back on track. It's a slippery slope, you taste a little here and a little there and it all adds up. I'm strong, heck, i just resisted for 30 days! I can do it. Keep Calm and get back on track!

Nemo Blizzard 2013

First I'd like to ask... who names Blizzards? I was working from home today because of the Nemo Blizzard. This supposedly crippling storm has closed major highways and we are expected to get 2 feet of snow by morning. Why would someone name this Blizzard after the cutest little fish in the sea? Since finishing the whole 30 challenge I really haven't tasted any of my favorite foods. Partly because I wasn't home to go grocery shopping since I was at the Sales meeting. I returned home last night and was just too tired to go brave the super market. This morning I got up early and went to 6am crossfit. Had a great workout deadlifting and hang cleans. I had a personal best for both exercies today! After class I braved Stop & Shop. It was actually really crowded for 7:05am. Everyone was getting final supplies before the storm. I picked up a few non paleo items. Hummus, chips, an easy mac, and dark chocolate chips to make cookies. I figured if I'm snowed in, when better than now to make some warm delicious chocolate chip cookies :) I had the easy mac for lunch and it was beyond tasty. I know it's all artifical and there is no health benefit to any of it but it tasted to good and warm! Oh mac and cheese how I have missed you. I am very cautious that I don't want to gain the weight back that i have lost. I weighed myself this morning after being away all week and i only gained .6lbs. I don't plan on being a psycho about weighing myself but I will be checking to make sure I'm not gaining it back. I figure if I can continue to eat whole30 during the week and most of the weekend it will be ok to have a few non paleo foods on the weekend. That's my plan but if I find that my pants are not at loose I may have to give myself a 30 day challenge again. Keep Calm and Nemo Blizzard!

Cheap Date

Yesterday was my first official day not on the Whole30 Paleo challenge. I was still at the sales meeting so I ate the food provided but I made samrt choices on opting for no carbs or sugar when possible. Last night at the dinner though, I enjoyed a few drinks and tasted the mac and cheese! Delicious!!! Having a drink was weird. After just one drink i was definitely feeling good. cheap date or 2 sip Sara. hahah Today I plan on keeping the diet up but I'm at the hotel and back at my office with no packed food so i'll have to rely on the caefteria salad bar or ordering out. This weekend that are prediciting a crazy snow storm! I better stock up on some protein. Keep Calm and keep up the diet!

I can't believe I Lost 10 pounds!!!!

Today is the LAST day of the Whole30 , Paleo challenge and I can't even believe it, I weighed myself and I lost 10.2 lbs!!! Never, I mean NEVER have I lost this much weight in 1 month. i would say, Never have I lost this much weight in a year. I started to tear up when I saw the the number and realized it was 10 pounds. WOW - Crossfit combined with whole30 really works. I knew I had lost weight because clothes were loose but I NEVER thought 10 lbs. WOW, I'm so excited!!! I'm definitely going to continue to eat this way as much as I can. Today is the last day of the challenge and I'm at my sales meeting. I brought food with me and I was able to have salad at lunch and one of the snacks in the candy bar was Pistachios! I was so excited. While everyone took a cup up Reeses, Sweedish fish (my favorite), chocolates, gummy bears... I took Pistachios! GO me :) Tonight after the group dinner I plan on hanging out at the bar and will have a celebratory drink ( maybe just a few sips) of wine or maybe i'll have Champagne as a toast to celebrate my 10 1b victory and completion of the challenge. This journey has had it's ups and downs. Mostly downs in the beginning when I was nauseaous and the cravings were there. Once I got over the cravings and saw how great I was feeling and how my clothes were getting loose, it became so much easier to stay on track. I've never felt this good before and I'm on track to reaching my goal weight! When New year's came aroud this year I said it was YOS (Year of Sara) So far things are on the right track! I just have to stay positive and take it one day at a time. Little wins are still wins and I can't get upset with setback or frustrated that I'm not where I want to be career and personal life. I have to believe that everything happens for a reason and there is a reason why I am where I am today. Regardless if I win the challenge at Crossfit or not, I have won in other ways!!! Keep Calm and LOVE Life!

1 more day!!

OMG, I can't even believe it - 1 more day of the challenge! Woohoo. Though it's been very hard, I'm feeling GREAT and loving the compliments I'm getting. Today I performed the final workout (1 day early) because I'm heading to my sales meeting this week and won't be able to do it with the rest of the class. It was just as hard as I remember it the first time BUT I shaved off 2 minutes from my time! I coudldn't even believe it! 2 mins!!!! I knew I would be faster ( well i hoped) but 2 mins. WOW - this lifestyle diet really does work! When i was done i didn't know if I should vomit or collapse. I felt so awful. I drank my water and when I got home I had my protein shake. I was feeling fine. i took my shower, got ready for work and made my breakfast of 2 strips of bacon and a scambled egg. On the way to work, I started to get a terrible headache and my vision was starting to get blurry. oh no... I must have overdone the workout and I was probably a little dehydrated. It was awful. Once i got to work, I sat there for like 20 mins. I felt so terrible I couldn't even move. Finally i walked inside and everyone was asking me if i was ok. I was probably so pale (well, paler than usual) I drank water and took some excedrin. Finally after about 2 hours I was feeling better. I had some almonds and things were looking up. Ugh, it was so awful but I kept positive knowing i beat my time by 2 mins. I know yesterday I said I would reveal my weight loss but i'll weigh myself at 5:30am tomorrow morning when I get up to get ready to leave for the sales meeting! Keep Calm and 1 more day!!!

Super Bowl!

It's halftime and I just lost out on $150 and $500 in work pools. I am not rooting specifically for either the Ravens or the 49ers but really 49ers. You had to go for the kick? Ugh - oh well I still have 2 more quarters to win! I'm excited to see Beyonce perform. Maybe a little Jayz or Destiny Child reunion? We shall see! Food wise I've been fine. Sure I'd like to have some pizza or potato chips and onion dip but I'm good. Only 2 more days and this challenge is over. I have my sales meeting this week so I won't be able to do my normal schedule of Crossfit. I will be doing my last workout tomorrow and I'm actually really excited for it. I know I e gotten stronger and faster so I should definitely beat my time from last time! I'm also going to weigh myself tomorrow. I'm hoping for at least a 5 - 10lb weight loss. As I've said before - I totally plan on keeping this diet up during the week. Keep calm and Beyonce time!