Primal Fitness

Long time no see!  This summer has been a bit crazy - hopefully I'll be able to start posting more soon.

I've been trying to figure out a way to work fitness into everyday in some way, and I had even halfway considered trying crossfit since so many Paleo enthusiasts seem to be in love with it.  But after researching it a bit further, I'm pretty sure I'd hate it.  I'm just not into that kind of workout.  So I considered a regular gym again - nah, it's not me either.  Then I remembered that Kirkland's community center offers a neat quarterly pass where you can go to as many fitness classes as you can for a pretty resonable price.  The classes seem interesting enough, so I signed up.  But I still didn't feel like that alone would cut it.

A few days ago, I had the chance to read through Mark Sisson's blog, http://www.marksdailyapple.com/, and naturally, I couldn't help but wonder why I hadn't read through his blog before now.  When you sign up for his newsletter, you get access to some free e-books - nice!  And there it was...a fitness e-book.  FINALLY.

Presentation is everything I guess, and somehow, Mark's presentation spoke to me.  He says that fitness should be made up of three things - move frequently at a slow pace, lift heavy things, and sprint.  (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-succeed-with-the-primal-blueprint/#fitness)

SOLD!  I'm only a few weeks into it, and I'm still working on fitting in heavy lifting and sprinting regularly, but I'm pretty confident this is a pattern I can get into and stick with.  I'll keep you posted on how things go.

I've been in classes for 2 weeks now, and they're pretty great - I'll write a detailed post on them in the next couple of weeks.

Struggling with Addiction

I have an addiction to food, namely, grains and starches.  It has become especially obvious since I've started drifting away from a strict Paleo diet.  I've added rice and potatoes back to my diet, and my jeans have started noticing.  And so has my brain.

I can feel it as I type - I'm not hungry, but I have this desire to go grab some more of my roasted rosemary fingerling potatoes from the fridge.  I would also kill for a bowl of buttery rice.../drool.  Maybe another rice biscuit and some jam...cobbler...

*Whimper*...

So I'm planning a swift retreat from these enemy foods.  I mean, let's face it - food should not have this power over the mind.  I shouldn't be distracted by the thought of certain foods.  I shouldn't feel like I'm going through withdraws when I just had a freakin' bowl of rice 17 hours ago.  And I DON'T like my size 10s feeling snug like this!

This is getting just a bit ridiculous.  Again.

And that's where the blog comes in.  I figure I need some accountability here, so I'm thinking some daily posts might be in order to get me back on track and keep me there.  I mean, I've got a wonderfully supportive husband who supports all things Paleo, etc., but he's been nudging me for a while to stop all this non-Paleo stuff, and his attempts were met with, "I CAN HAVE WHATEVER I WANT IN MODERATION SO SHUT IT!" type attitude (maybe a pinch less attitude than that, but I was determined).  So I'm guessing that I need more than one person encouraging me.

And here we go - tonight, I plan on doing some measurements, getting a proper before picture, and getting this ball rolling.  I've stalled long enough - I mean, for crying out loud, I really only need to lose maybe 15 more pounds.

How hard can it be, seriously?