Happy Birthday To Me! Today I turned the big 39 and as I spent the day with my BFF hanging out and talking about our parenting woo's I started to reflect back on my life and my future. One year and my 30's are no longer..one year and I will be the big 4-0 wow! I feel like I just finished high school I don't think there is any way I can be almost 40. I feel good and people tell me I don't look old enough to have a 15 year old which means they think I look young right? I can't believe God has blessed me with 39 years on this earth. I have seen pagers come and go I have seen cell phones evolve from the big brick to my beloved iPhone. Okay when I talk like that then I guess I do sound old :) I have been through a lot in my life good, bad, and ugly but sitting here in this moment while 2 of my kids are content in their rooms playing on their computers and my love is making me something with chocolate and my oldest is with his dad and brothers it what seems to be his happy place I can't help but know that every single step good or bad God was bringing me to this place that I consider my happy place.
On this last year of my thirty's I have things I want to accomplish. I want to complete a triathlon, I want to do several 5k's, I want to get married, and I want to finally understand what it means to be healthy and to live a healthy lifestyle for myself and for my family. I have battled with my health and weight my entire life and I really am ready to enter in to my 40's in a different place. I want to be fit and forty not FAT and forty! About a week ago I was watching something on TV that was talking about the Paleo "diet" (I don't like to even say diet because its a lifestyle not a diet) and there were 2 people talking about finding their Paleo code and talking about 2 different kinds of people. Those who enjoy eating the max amount of food and those that enjoy their "cheat" meals my ears perked up. I love a cheat meal and Brad enjoys eating a lot of food. I was intrigued. I started reading and reading some more. I tried to get my hands on every "free" piece of research I could. I didn't want to invest any money until I was certain this was going to be something I wanted to commit to. After the 1st blog I read I was hooked. It made such perfect sense to me and I wanted to know more. I have found Pinterest to be my life line. I couldn't believe how many recipes were out there that were Paleo. I have decided to commit to being 98% Paleo for 30 days and at that point I will see where I am health wise and most importantly how I feel and how successful I was.
Paleo is getting back to eating like our ancestors if you can kill it or grow it you can eat it. That is a really simplified definition, but basically nothing processed, no dairy, no wheat, no glutten, no beans, or legumes. Now before you freak out and say no way and stop reading hear me out :) Everything I have read gives you the core of Paleo which I described above but every person I have read things from also say if you can tolerate dairy go for it just make sure you are doing whole grass fed options. When I said I had committed 98% I do still allow myself to drink whole organic milk on occasion and goat cheese. I have also allowed myself to eat a small amount of organic sour cream and ranch (but those were rare occasions for my birthday weekend) We are not fans of veggies Brad worse than me. I don't mind veggies I just haven't ever known how to cook them. I have learned so much in this week and I have so much more to learn. I am excited and super interested in learning this stuff and for the first time in my ENTIRE life I am doing something that makes sense, that is easy for me, and that I know is healthy and nutritious and not just empty calories. I have eaten more veggies this week than I probably have my entire adult life which is sad to say but truth no less. I am amazed every day at the things I have found to make including bread and chocolate that are Paleo approved!
I have decided to document this year with a blog and maybe at some point I will even add in a little video diary and make a documentary and be famous..Just kidding...but I am interested in seeing my progression and transformation as well as sharing with anyone that might want to listen!
Just a quick side note I have lost 4lbs since starting this new lifestyle.
Thank you for reading and God Bless!
If you have any interest in this plan please ask I am happy to share the little that I have learned! I did just buy my first book called Practical Paleo and I do recommend it!
