Why Paleo?

I have to admit that I've gone back and forth on whether or not to blog this diet plan. Then I realized that if I can get people to read this then they can hold me accountable and then I'll have a killer support system.

I've always been small. Seriously- I even have people out there who call me "little A" because I am, in fact, little. And not just in height. However; I've been more focused on my school, career, mentality, and spirituality lately. I think that you can't really fix your physical appearance, if you aren't happy with everything else going on in your life. For some people that might not be true or how it is, but it is for me. I mean why else is it a requirement for people who are about to have their stomach stapled or go through major weight loss surgery to meet with a therapist a certain number of times before having their operation? Because you have to get your mind right before you can get your body right.

I've never been big on what I look like. I wear jeans and t-shirts and very little make up. I carry non-designer purses from time to time and I love my beer and queso. I'm happy with being a size 6, really, I am, but I know it isn't my "best self". My best self is a size 2. There's a TV series called One Tree Hill (maybe you've heard of it) and in season 6 or 7 one of the main characters puts on a fashion show and puts in a plain-jane girl who is not a size zero and the big headliner of the fashion show is "zero is not a size". Zero is not a size and its not my size, nor is it my goal to be that size. With that . . .

My goal is to get fit. To tighten and tone. To run a half marathon and get a 6 pack. haha. I've always wanted one and not just in my fridge! :) I can't do any of that without a change in my diet. I have multiple friends who have done "clean eating" and Paleo (they are pretty similar) who have had lots of success.

Its been a week and I can already tell you: its easier than I thought it'd be. The first two weeks of any diet is hard (so I've heard) and I've slipped up, but the reality is that a slip up is okay and its not worth beating yourself up over. So I didn't. I ate the chips & queso and the popcorn & diet coke and moved on. A friend told me that as long as the majority of your eating is paleo then you'll be just fine.

I have seen multiple friends who have status' (since the first of the year) that say: Week 1 meal prep. This makes me smile. So to those friends: I'm here I'm doing it too. Let's keep each other accountable.

2013 will be the year that I reach my "best self".


Stay tuned for more of my journey ...

Yours Truly,
dauphin gal