One week later.

It looks like I’m still on the Paleo wagon one week later, yay! Abstaining from grains, legumes, and dairy isn’t fun, but it’s not hard. The good thing is I still get my sweet fix via melon and berries, so I’m not craving anything outrageous. I usually eat some sort of egg dish for breakfast, pork chops, bacon, baked salmon, the inevitable salad among other veggie delights, and if I’m out and about without an actual meal possible, I eat a Pecan Pie Larabar. Yum!

As far as weight goes, my sister-in-law Lisa and I decided to keep each other accountable by weighing in each Saturday. Last Saturday being the first, I somehow managed to tip the scale at 170.0. I think I was just bloated because the very next day I was back at 166.8. Either way, we took down our base weights and began our mission. Lisa is trying to get down to the 130-range by January as well, so we are in the same boat. Yesterday I was down to 164.4, so I think I’m on track! Lisa lost three pounds too, but she’s training for a marathon so I would be surprised if she didn’t.

For exercise, my CO thinks I need to run with him everyday. I think I’m going to break that way. At over 160 lbs, I can’t run 4+ miles each morning without feeling it in my knees and hips. I’m not old, but I am heavy and my joints don’t like it. This upcoming week I will miss morning PT several days to do some blood work, but hopefully I’ll get a chance to sit down with him and explain that I need to work on it on my own (aka hit the gym in the AM rather than kill myself trying to keep up with him for miles and miles). I already have CrossFit 2x a week in the afternoons, and I’m dieting. Plus I’m an officer; I think I should be able to take control of it on my own.

I must say, this first week of work/diet has been hellacious. I can’t remember when I’ve been more depressed, but I’m determined to get out of this slump (both physically and mentally) in time for the holiday season in Deutschland. :]