Setbacks

Well, I was doing good on my diet last week; even had a deal with myself where if I didn't cheat for a week I would buy myself a new corset. I did great until thursday, which ended up being my last day at my job(as I transferred to a new one). I decided to celebrate by grabbing some fast food(I have a long drive home and was starving). I felt shitty about it but figured I'd earned it. But then I managed to completely fall off the wagon, and went out for taco truck later that day(mexican food is my main weakness), and have been off since. It's super frustrating, but it is a hard cycle to break, especially when you have a boyfriend who loves to cook.

So I've decided I am gonna try a spin on what I did last year, which was working pretty well for a while until I plateaued. I went from 170 to 150-155, and stuck there. It was basic, old fashioned calorie counting; even taking the time to factor in all my alcohol. This time I'm going to follow the Paleo diet as a general guideline(I can't imagine giving up alcohol, cheese, and bread/tortillas). I think the key here is to moderate the things I love that isn't allowed by Paleo(with the exception of alcohol). I was iffy on paleo, but lots of crossfitters are obsessed with it, so I figure it is worth a try.

Getting back into calorie counting will be difficult, as I haven't done it consistently in almost a year. I think what will work best for me is planning out meals over the week(which is what I used to do), and allowing myself some "cheat" meals. Since myfitnesspal has a droid app, it should be a bit easier.

Throughout the P.I.N.K. reset, I've grown to really enjoy side salads, along with chicken salads for lunch, which are pretty low calorie. My problem is mainly coming from dinners and whatnot, since I'm prone to just saying "fuck it" and going out to eat.

So I'll be starting again next monday. I'll be cutting out beer and sticking to hard alcohol, and cutting out non-paleo foods for the most part(with occasional cheat meals, like a sandwich here and there). So fingers crossed! I think if I can stick to it for a week I'll reward myself with a burrito. Mmmm. Burrito.

In the mean time, I've been getting back into going to crossfit 3x a week. I had been averaging 2x a week, and it's time to step it up. It hasn't been making me as sore as it used to, even though I keep stepping up my intensity. A victory for me(minor for others, but big for me) is that I've gone down in the strength of resistance band I need to use for pull ups. When I started I couldn't do them at all, and had to use a thick blue band along with a pretty thin red band just to barely be able to do them. As of recently I got rid of the red band. Pretty proud of myself, even if it is silly, and I think I may even be able to drop down to the next strength band(a green one in my gym). We'll see!

If anyone wants to friend me on myfitnesspal.com(or f0llow, whatever, I don't remember how it works), my name on there is LittleIcarus.