Day 30: And beyond...

I've been putting off writing my day 30 blog post for a whole bunch of reasons, namely because I had no idea what exactly I was going to say. I could spout off a bunch of lessons I learned during this paleo experience, but if you've been reading since day 1, those lessons have been pretty clearly laid out along the way.

I definitely started this whole thing with one end goal in mind: HELLOOOO. Let me just be upfront right now, I am nowhere near having anything remotely resembling those abs. We're not even really in the same ball park as these bad boys. But, we're farther away from this than we were when we started. 16.2 pounds away from that to be exact. (That's what it was on day 30, on day 33, its 17.4lbs. Let's just be clear...)

Those results are far better than any that I've seen through diet and exercise ever before. To be honest, they're way better than I was even hoping for when I started this thing.

I can list three negative effects of this paleo program: mood swings, FOMO, sudden loss of boobs. The first two I can totally live with. The last one, less tolerable but I guess Victoria's got a secret for that.

Someone told me to go back and re-read my 30 day journey, so I did, and I laughed because it was just 30 days of not eating crap. Not so hard, right?

Maybe I'm a big baby, but to me, this whole thing has been extremely hard and it slapped me around on every level--mentally, emotionally, and most importantly, although one I talked way less about, physically. I didn't realize until I looked back that there was not a day I took off from the gym or from working out. And a lot of the days, I was hitting it twice.

I could down play how hard this has been, or I could just shoot it straight. After 30 days of pushing myself, the only thing that's not tired is my appetite. I was hoping sticking to the paleo program would feel easier, but it's still a struggle and an active choice every day. And even though the end goal throughout this process has been to make it to 30 days, I want more. I want better results. I want to get stronger and to be faster.

That being said, I'm realistic. I know I'm never going to be the strongest or the fastest, but I also know I won't ever let myself be last. And after sticking to this self-inflicted challenge, I'm pretty sure I can tough out an uncomfortable situation and at least find my way to a place I can be proud of.

So, 30 days are complete, although its definitely not the end to my challenge, or to this blog. I'll be posting on here as this process continues, but don't worry, with way less annoying frequency:)

Thanks for reading, supporting and motivating. Y'all are amazing.

 " A lot of people run a race to see who's fastest. I run to see who has the most guts."

-Steve Prefontaine