Starting Over

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. - Lee Iacocca

I have a confession - over the past few weeks, I've let my eating habits and exercise fall by the wayside.   I've let STRESS control me, my eating habits, my emotional well being, loads of self doubt and my attitude towards everything in my life.  Isn't it amazing - well, really isn't is CRAZY - how we can let a bad day or a bad turn of events create this domino effect that makes everything that you have worked to build up, such as your eating habits and exercise routine come to a sudden stop.

But no more.

This time I'm starting over for good.  I'm making this proclamation for everyone (well, at least everyone who reads this blog) that I am going to make this time work.  

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Falling Off The Wagon

As you may (or may not) know that according to my last post I had just started the AI Paleo Protocol.  Things were going well as far as diet was concerned.  Then, something happened....I caved and fell off the wagon.....and now, I am paying for it dearly. 

You see, it wasn't that I had a piece of bread or even pizza.  Nope.  Do you see in the upper right hand corner of this pic....there are Rice Krispy "paint brushes".... 

That was my downfall.  I had spent 2 days of nothing but preparing foods, baking and putting together my daughter's birthday party crafts and activities with little to eat and then after the party was over WHAMO.  Total exhaustion.  With nothing prepared to eat.  And being that bad habits are so hard to break, what is the first thing I reached for - yep, good for nothing junk food.  Was it good - HECK YEAH it was - I'm not going to lie.  But was it worth it - HECK NO.

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