I have a few confessions to make... ::deep breath:: Okay here goes (and no judging, please)
H and I have fallen off the Paleo/Crossfit wagon.
I have gained 5 pounds back.
There. I said it. It's been awful keeping this inside, and it feels so good to finally say it. Guh. It has been such a hard month (Yes, a month. I know...remember, I said NO judging!). We have had people here constantly. No, seriously. I'm not using hyperbole (Don't know what that means? Hmmm sounds like someone didn't pay attention in English class. Go get the dictionary. I'll wait. No I promise, I'll wait right here.
...waiting...
Figured out that it means "extreme exaggeration"? Good. Let's continue.) Between our best friends coming up from home to spend the weekend, my sister and her boyfriend coming up for a weekend, our friends moving back into town for the school year to start, me starting a new job, H helping his fraternity during recruitment (which was 2 solid weeks) and me helping my sorority during recruitment (which was over 1 solid week), plus having our best friend come to town and then going home for a wedding, we have had so many days with non-Paleo people around and having to grab food on the run that Paleo went out the window. Ugh.
I hate it. I hate not feeling skinny. I hate not eating healthy and feeling guilty after the bad meals. I hate feeling sluggish because I'm putting crap into my body instead of healthy fuel. No bueno.
Today, H and I finally had a day of nothing. I mean literally we had nothing to do. No where to go. No one visiting or coming over. No errands to run or chores to do. We legitimately sat and watched season 5 of Dexter (Go. Rent it. Now.) and had the chance to eat Paleo ALL DAY. No one coming over to offer getting pizza or fast food, or having special food needs that don't involve steamed broccoli and grilled chicken. We had eggs and bacon for breakfast, slow roasted turkey and broccoli for lunch, and seasoned chicken and salad for dinner.
I feel so good! It's been so long since we've had a full day of Paleo, and I forgot how good it feels at the end of the night. I'm so thankful that we can finally get back on track and I can drop these 5lbs! I have a wedding dress fitting in 3 weeks, and I'd like to have at least those 5lbs off (preferably more like 10lbs...)
Tomorrow we head back into the gym and I couldn't be more excited!
So yes, I confess that we've been off the wagon and haven't been eating/Crossfitting like we should. But ya know what? We're not letting this side-tracked month discourage us or make us give up. Instead, we're letting it be a reminder of how easily we can get distracted from our goals and give us more reason to stay focused on what we want. Woot woot being back on track!
xoxo, M
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Maggie Goes On A Diet...
A self-publishing author out of Hawaii has published a book about a pre-teenage girl who thinks she is overweight, so she goes on a diet and transforms into the healthier, soccer-star teenager she wants to be. Great idea of a book if:
A) the focus was on being healthy, eating right, and staying active and in-shape
B) it wasn't a picture book intended for 6- to 12-year-olds
Check out the editorial article about the book here
I agree with the editorial's author in that young girls should not be focused on whether or not they are "fat" and that "skinny" is the only way to be happy, but I disagree with the statement of "let little [kids] be little [kids]" for 2 reasons. First of all, little kids, without the proper guidance about what's healthy and what's good for them, will eat whatever they can--including massive amounts of sugary foods that aren't going to do anything for their health, their physical development, or their self-esteem. Second, if we wait until kids are teenagers to start teaching them and encouraging them to make healthy choices, instead of raising them so that healthy choices are natural and what they have grown up with, then we've waited too long. So while this book's author went about this is probably a way that is going to turn more people against his book, the basic idea behind the book (aka: help your kid make healthy choices) is a good one.
H and I have talked about this topic for a long time, and have a plan. We don't want our kids to focus on body image--there will be absolutely no pinching body fat, sly "need to lose" weight comments, or anything like that in our house. It's inappropriate and all it does is tear apart body image and break down self-confidence. Instead, we want our kids to grow up in a house where they are taught to make healthy lifestyle choices from a very young age and understand why we make those choices. We want them to understand what's good for them and how to keep that in their life through being active, and to build their self-confidence and body image through that. This is extremely important to us, and something that we want our kids to know from the moment they are old enough to understand it.
Will our kids read this book.
Heck no!
Will our kids know that being active, staying in shape, and making healthy food choices is expected of them and important to our family and their well-being.
Absolutely.
xoxo, M
A) the focus was on being healthy, eating right, and staying active and in-shape
B) it wasn't a picture book intended for 6- to 12-year-olds
Check out the editorial article about the book here
I agree with the editorial's author in that young girls should not be focused on whether or not they are "fat" and that "skinny" is the only way to be happy, but I disagree with the statement of "let little [kids] be little [kids]" for 2 reasons. First of all, little kids, without the proper guidance about what's healthy and what's good for them, will eat whatever they can--including massive amounts of sugary foods that aren't going to do anything for their health, their physical development, or their self-esteem. Second, if we wait until kids are teenagers to start teaching them and encouraging them to make healthy choices, instead of raising them so that healthy choices are natural and what they have grown up with, then we've waited too long. So while this book's author went about this is probably a way that is going to turn more people against his book, the basic idea behind the book (aka: help your kid make healthy choices) is a good one.
H and I have talked about this topic for a long time, and have a plan. We don't want our kids to focus on body image--there will be absolutely no pinching body fat, sly "need to lose" weight comments, or anything like that in our house. It's inappropriate and all it does is tear apart body image and break down self-confidence. Instead, we want our kids to grow up in a house where they are taught to make healthy lifestyle choices from a very young age and understand why we make those choices. We want them to understand what's good for them and how to keep that in their life through being active, and to build their self-confidence and body image through that. This is extremely important to us, and something that we want our kids to know from the moment they are old enough to understand it.
Will our kids read this book.
Heck no!
Will our kids know that being active, staying in shape, and making healthy food choices is expected of them and important to our family and their well-being.
Absolutely.
xoxo, M
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