The 30 Day Challenge

When I decided to go paleo, it was a decision for life. Everything I read about eating this way made sense to me. I no longer felt like I would deprive myself of good things, because those good things really were the bad things.

Grains, sugars, highly processed foods, soy and corn in everything... it's just not that good for the human body. And I noticed positive changes right away... in my appearance, in my well-being. Life is better now.

Beautifully, with paleo not just being a fad, you are free to tweak things a little, so they fit your needs. Of course this also means, that sometimes you may fall off the bandwagon a little. With that I don't mean, that you'll start eating grains again, or stuff your body with a ton of sugar. In my case it was simply a little more of everything. More wine (can't live without wine), more dark chocolate, more nutty desserts. I got really creative, inventing desserts and snacks, that my whole family would appreciate.

And so, after several months of feeling incredibly good and healthy, I became a bit of a slacker. Not that this was a terrible thing. I maintained my weight, and I ate only paleo approved foods. But somewhere inside I knew I just didn't feel quite right anymore. I needed to recommit.

I started my 30 Day Challenge yesterday. Honestly, it's not that much of a challenge. I can't drink any wine during this time, and no chocolate at all. Fortunately I do not experience the same withdrawals as I did in January, when I went cold turkey from living a life of conventional wisdom foods to strictly paleo. It is only Day 2, and already I feel more rested. I had a delicious breakfast of eggs and bacon this morning, went to the gym, where I rode the spinning bike for 30 minutes and did 30 (THIRTY!!) real push-ups. Yes, I took one minute breaks after each set of 10. But, good grief, this is the first time in my life that I can do real push-ups! I'm 36!!

Check out the little food plate up in the corner. After the new food plate was released a few weeks ago, people started tweaking it. This is one of the paleo versions. Mine would likely have a little more protein on it, but otherwise that's pretty much how I eat. Life is good!

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And now for something completely different:
Remember I self-published a book in April? Well, the book is available on Amazon, and you can take a quick peek inside before you buy it. It's now available for $9.99 on paperback, and for only $3.99 on the Kindle. It's a good book, a nice and easy summer read. CHECK IT OUT!
http://www.amazon.com/Planned-Gabrielle-Moon/dp/1461085543/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1309277440&sr=8-1