I've got your back

My back is injured.  The low back is just very "rusty".
I have had a bulging disc in the past and think it is rearing its ugly head again.
The pain was intolerable last weekend which resulted in a day of rest after a visit to the ER.
The pain has subsided in a miraculous way.
One day I'm in tears...the next day...I'm slow but better.
I have an appt to see the doc on Tuesday.  I hope they order an MRI...I really want to get to the bottom of the issue with my back.

Need some core strength.

Day 1A - A Whole 30 new beginning

So, yesterday...I ate Crab Bisque or some other creamy soup name and calamari.
It was delish but the thing I noticed this morning...
I was hungry...
Hungry, hungry...
Hungry like I wanted to eat anything and everything in sight hungry.

So...we begin anew...again.


Let's go Star!  Go Star!  Go Hard!

Day ? - Whole 30 Recap

Well...
I've gotten sidetracked.
Again.

I caught a cold and just didn't feel like exercising or preparing meals.
So, I fell back into old habits.

I also have the added stress of a new job with a new boss.
I'm routinely leaving the office at 7pm or later.
It sounds like whining...and it likely is but...
It's hard to get up in the morning to go exercise...when I haven't really had a lot of sleep the night before because I'm getting home sooooooo late.

Frustrating.

Need to eat more veggies, lean meats, some fruit and nuts...

GO!

Day 5 - Whole 30 Recap

I have a cold!
I can't smell anything!
I can't taste anything!
Every time I sneeze, I'm sure that my brains are going to fly out of my ears.

Sleep:  Fell asleep at 10 and up at 4:30 -- on 6.5 hours

Food:
Breakfast...smoothie with spinach, banana, berries, carrots, protein powder, flax seed and coconut water

Lunch and Dinner ... chicken thigh and sweet potato fries.

Only ate dinner because I should...absolutely no appetite...this cold is a bummer.

Exercise:
None.
Feel like poo and want to rest.
Think that is best.

Goal:  Drown this cold in H2O.  I like to avoid medicine when I can so... look out cold...you're going to get drowned.

Day 4 - Whole 30 Recap

I'm catching a cold.

I wonder where I would find Paleo cough drops?
I had a sore throat when I woke up.
Found some Halls Vitamin C lozenges to suck on all day at 15 calories a piece...I think I had 10-15 of the 25 count bag.  Throat felt better.  Probably should have done the warm salt water gargle routine but that takes time...and I just wanted the convenience of sucking.
As a result of the sore throat, I didn't exercise today.

I need to keep a stash of bone broth in the freezer 'cause all I wanted yesterday was soup.

Breakfast:  Sausage and Eggs

Lunch:  Chicken and Broccoli

Dinner:  5 Guys Burger with veggies (onions, lettuce tomato, mushrooms); no bun and 10 french fries.

I know they say you go through a sort of Carb flu when you're getting off carbs.
But I think this is an actual cold.
I'm craving a massage too...need to do a mobility WOD with the foam cushion thingey.

w/the exception of the fries...it was a Paleo day.

Trying to avoid the temptation of stepping on the scale everyday but to no avail...I want to see progress through better eating.  I'll try to stay off the scale tomorrow.

Day 3 - Whole 30 Recap

Day 3- Whole 30 recap

Breakfast:  Omelette

Lunch:  Spinach Salad with two chicken thighs

Dinner:  One chicken thigh and sweet potato fries

Worked out with a friend today.  Hula hoop, weighted jump rope, kettle bell swings, sumo and kettle bell press, dips, push ups and plank.  Can you say sweaty?

Great way to start the day on the right foot.  A morning workout of course.  I just can't get the motivation to workout after work or during the day.  I find a reason not to...like a hair out of place or a hangnail can be a perfectly good reason not to workout.  So morning workouts.

I am the proud owner of a medicine ball (10 lbs).  I found it online...on sale!

YAY!  

Looking forward to some wall balls!

Today:  I wanted to drink more water...just a bit...and I did...6 cups of green tea today.  2 cups of water.  

Tomorrow:  Continue with the incremental change...drink a little more water.

Day 2 - Whole 30 recap

Day 2 - Whole 30 recap

Had a successful Whole 30 day.  As coach would say....VICTORY!

Breakfast:  Almond Butter (a couple of spoonfuls before my run)

Lunch:  Omelette

Dinner:  Spinach Salad and two chicken thighs (recipe compliments of Foodee Project)...yum

Ran just short of 8 miles to day with leaden legs.  Running on a treadmill has ruined me...the road doesn't move underneath my legs and that just bums me out.

Stomach is finally recovered from the Wendy's experience.  Won't do that again.

Got 8+ hours of sleep last night...

Observation:

Didn't crash and burn after my run last week.

Last week...I ran, took a shower and laid in the bed the rest of the day recovering.

Today, I felt much better.  Wonder why?

Well, I actually had things to do today.

Vacuumed, laundry, took Scott to Crossfit, brunch out with the fam.
I did have an unintended siesta while watching the Olympics this afternoon...but aren't naps a good thing?

Establishing New Habits:

I read a good article today about establishing new habits that I can really get into:

http://zenhabits.net/how-to-establish-new-habits-the-no-sweat-way/ 

The gist of the article is to make gradual changes vice sudden ones.

You end up establishing new habits that in a sense is like bypass surgery...it creates a new pathway around the old habit.

Tomorrow's new habit...drinking just a bit more water and staying away from the incessant junk food in the office.