Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Changing Behavior is Hard Work

Yeah, I know ... I haven't been around much. Honestly - I've been busy. Life - you know - it just gets in the way sometimes! And, I'm just not sure what I want to write about lately. I have a gazillion thoughts in my head lately but 1) getting them down on "paper" just hasn't been easy, and 2) I'm not convinced that the subject is very read-worthy.

But, there is something that I've been thinking about ... a lot actually ... that I figured it's time to just get typing and see what comes out!

So, I'm on this 100 day sugar detox: sort of a 21 Day Sugar Detox Meets Whole30 but for 100 days!! I started it on January 5th and it goes through April 15th. I've been very strict on my sugar detox for the past 16 days. Doing the 3rd (aka, "most restrictive") level which, to me, is more like squeaky clean Paleo eating. In the past, I've lost upwards of 10 pounds in the course of the month when I do this.

But, I'm not this time around. (Yes, I'm weighing myself frequently. Stop the lecture!)

And, while I feel great not having sugar in my diet, it's a little disheartening to not see some of the typical results that I've experienced before. I have to take a closer look at myself in the mirror.

Which leads me to this:

Thursday, January 1, 2015

New Year Resolutions

Happy 2015!!


How did you ring in the new year? Did you make any new year resolutions?

We had our typical subdued celebration... It's just the four of us in our pajamas, feasting on seafood and being goofy (silly string fight in the garage!). This year, my kids (ages 8 and 10) asked if they could stay up until midnight. Sure, why not? We have a few more days before we need to get our schedules back in order when school starts. One night up late won't kill us!

As the ball was dropping in New York, my 10 year old asked what resolutions we want to make for 2015. Of course, they don't quite grasp the concept of what a resolution is. And, I know this because they both talked about resolving to get more Skylanders and games for their new handheld gaming systems! Oh boy...