Yesterday I had the honor of taking pictures of Miss Scarlett’s first birthday 🙂

The diet is going well.  I’m down 3 pounds so far this week.  AND….wait for it….it’s been a WEEK without Starbucks!!! Holla! 

I’m not gonna lie.  It hasn’t been easy watching my co-workers eat cake and candy all week right in front of me while I politely decline, but you have to start somewhere!

Now I’m gonna go spend my weekend with this crazy head who’s locked himself in closets twice already.  I try to explain if you shut the door on yourself YOU CAN’T GET OUT!!!!  Then I’ll hear screaming in the background and can’t find him….he’s in the closet….ugh!

Today is day 3 of the paleo diet.  I’m finally starting to recover.  I guess you could say I’ve been detoxing or I’ve had the “diet flu”.  Basically I’ve felt like crap.  FINALLY today I have some energy & am starting to feel better….not 100%…but better. 

It’s amazing how much crap we put in our bodies.  My husband has been the lifeboat to this ship.  He’s made almost every single meal.  He is amazeballs.  With my new job and this new diet I have been on the verge of crazy!  Maybe it’s the no Starbucks….I dunno.  Regardless I’m starting to feel human again, a human who doesn’t require a $5 cup of coffee every day!  Cha’Ching!!!

I also got my Birchbox this month:

Lip moisturizer
Lotion
Nail polish (the stick on kind?)
Eyelash cards to shield your mascara from flaking
Mascara
Perfume

 Not bad this month….my favorite was the sticky nail polish.  I’m wearing it now and I like it lots!

He’s really into balls.  Anytime we see a ball or anything round in public he yells “BAAAAAAAALLLLL”  He’s been talking a lot and also throwing some tantrums that include kicking and laying on the floor…..following by a time out or spank. 

“It hurts me more than it hurts you.” 

I truly understand that saying now 🙁

So we have lots of crazy going on lately….but all is well!  I am stressed, but that’s due to new schedules and working extra hours, starting this diet, and also getting Connor on a new schedule.  I have less “me” time….but I’m good with that!  I’m happy and excited about the future and the changes that are being made inside and out!

xoxo Becky

Day one of diet.  Hard.  Tired.  Hungry.

I can do this.

We just did our sprints & ate our chicken with cabbage/cucumber/mango salad.  Not as bad as you would think!  I’m going through major MAJOR caffeine withdrawals which is to be expected.

My 1 venti Starbucks every day = a six pack of coke

It’s the only caffeine I drink during the day, but lets just say that was probably too much eh???

I have a before picture and maybe if I look good enough at the end of all this I’ll post it.  Maybe not.  I am too embarrassed to show that muffin toppin going on. 

I have a work lunch tomorrow & even though we are going out I requested we go somewhere with a salad bar. 

My biggest issues have always been caffeine and chocolate.  Those are my loves.

Thanks for all your encouraging words and sweetness…..my new job is keeping me busy!  I have a lot to learn & I am a bit overwhelmed….but again….I CAN DO THIS!!!  Amen!

So tomorrow starts day ONE of our diet.  We’ve committed as a family to do this diet for a whole 30 days…and after that make it a lifestyle change.  Eventually we’ll be able to add other things back in, but for the first 30 days we are pretty much going gluten free.  No bread, no dairy, no sugar.

No Starbucks.

I’m currently detoxing and it ain’t fun yo.

It will get better, and I know after all of this I’ll feel better.  I’m tired of feeling sluggish and icky.  I’m ready to live my life and feel good!  Inside and out!

We will be following a Paleo diet plan.  We bought Sarah’s book this weekend and then bought all our groceries for the week.  Her book is great because it LAYS IT OUT STRAIGHT for you.  It also includes a shopping list and menu plan for each week. 

So we cleaned out our fridge and pantry.  We got rid of all the junk we’ve been eating, except for a few staples for Connor. 

 We replaced it with fresh greens, protein, and veggies.

 And donated all our food instead of trashing it…..

We are excited to start this journey and I look forward to blogging about it over the next month!  Here is to looking and feeling better!!!