No Sugar

Guess what... It has been 8 days since I last had sugar and the most amazing thing is, I'm not even craving it!  Usually when I go on a diet and cut out all sugar, I have massive cravings which leads to binging on a packet of biscuits or "treating" myself to a bag of chocolates from the lolly shop.  This time, I haven't even been tempted to eat any of the sweet stuff we have in the cupboard.

I've got really mixed feelings about how I'm going on the paleo diet... I feel really bloated and can't work out why.  I've cut out carbs, processed foods and sweets yet my tummy feels and looks gross!  The only thing I can put it down to is that it's exam block so maybe it's stress bloating... I dunno.  I'm just super scared that I'm going to go backwards after having such good results last week.

Sometimes I think I set myself up to fail because it's easier to self sabotage than actually try and not succeed... Yet, with paleo I'm not tempted to eat things I shouldn't because they just don't seem appealing to me.  I have a birthday dinner to go to on Saturday night which worried me a little bit as there will no doubt be a couple of birthday drinks accompanying the dinner, but anyway.  I looked up the restaurants menu to see what my options were and if there were any paleo friendly meals.  It's a japanese restaurant so as far as vegetables go, it's pretty good the only thing I have to avoid is the rice.  I think I've settled on the steamed white fish with bok-choy and stir fried vegetables, hold the rice.

My motivation towards exercise has been really up and down this week.  I'm lacking a ton of energy due to lack of sleep because of exam block, but at the same time I know I should be getting to the gym for my workout, or going for a jog, even if it's only for 15-20minutes.  I chat to my brother's girlfriend a lot about health and fitness, she is one of my biggest motivators and always supports me.  Sometimes when things just feel useless she always has some motivational picture to send me or wise words that encourage me to keep going.  I think I'd be lost without her support.

A few months ago I picked up Jillian Michael's 30 day shred.  I worked out to the DVD everyday for 30 days but didn't see any results.  None.  Zero.  Talk about depressing.  But once again, my brother's girlfriend came to the rescue!  She told me to aim to do JM at least twice a week and just mix the levels up, so that's the approach I'm taking.  It's really nice having someone to hold you accountable for your workouts!

I love looking for new fitness and health blogs... Usually I do it when I'm procrastinating, and I came across this brilliant blog.  The blog isn't strictly a health and fitness blog but the last few posts have been about running and the blogger talks about wanting to run 10km in just over a month which sounds like a hugeeeee challenge but, she seems to be working towards this goal at a rather impressive pace!  Check out her blog here!  http://tenmonthsofdiscovery.blogspot.com.au/
Makes me wish I had similar motivation!  Ah well, exams will be over next Tuesday and then I'll have no excuses not to exercise!