Blood Type, bitches!

Now it's time to try the Blood Type diet. Because I haven't tried enough new diets this year. Also, I haven't posted in forever, so we will just start over and pretend like this is the first time I'm trying something new. Sounds like a plan.

Back to school

So the new semester has started, and I am in week 3 of Couch to 5k (yes, I have started over yet again). I have new shoes, a new bra, and a new attitude. Listening to audiobooks whilst I run has been very nice. So long as I can keep good books going (only on book 3 of Song of Ice & Fire so I have lots of hours left to go with those) I will have more of a reason to run than just getting in shape. I am going paleo again, because naturally I stopped that shit on the cruise, and it's been hard to get back to eating well. Lunchtime is going to be hard though, because I haven't packed anything, nor have I cooked shit since I got back from vacation. Not sure what my problem is, probably that I have been a very shitty grocery shopper lately, and don't have anything with which to cook. That ends this weekend!

So new goal for the semester is to run a 5k, and then keep running after. That was the problem with my last 5k in 2011; I promptly stopped running after the race was over! So by 2013, I want to be comfortable running for 30 minutes, and then I will try increasing my distance so I can have a rockin' hot bod once again.

Back from Cruising

Okay. So the diet officially ended on Thursday, July 19 in honor of "The Dark Knight Rises." As of Thursday morning, I still hadn't lost any weight but decided it no longer mattered.

Cruise day, I was able to get back to eating mostly protein and fruits and veggies, and did very well the first few days of the cruise. I didn't feel gross in my bathing suit, although I was sad not to discover any fellow Potterheads as nobody commented on the nerd tat. Then, however, I saw the pictures taken for formal night, in which I looked like a beached whale. So there went the self-control. I still exercised, but said screw it to skipping desserts.

By the last day of the cruise (Friday being the last FULL day) I was full-on fat American, eating everything in sight. Still, I got away with only a few (4) lbs. of weight gain. Today starts back. Oh wait, I had leftover Japanese fried rice for breakfast. Okay, tomorrow starts back. Basically, i'm going to be eating paleo as much as possible, with cheats reserved for weekend meals and/or special occasions at work. I am going to work to exercise more, since I have really slacked off on that. Maybe I need to join the geriatric gym again. (The YMCA here is inhabited almost exclusively by old people).

It's almost time. . .

We have reached the point of no return! I start vacation in exactly 1.5 hours. Batman at midnight. Flight leaves tomorrow at 420 pm. Set sail at 11am Saturday!

Weight is unchanged. Hovering around 140, both with pants and completely nekkid. Oh well. I have done the best I can, save more exercise. But diet is the main driver of weight loss, and I have been awesome with that. So fuck the excess fat. I will rock the shit out of my bathing suits. And I will be showing off the nerd tat for the first time (without voluntarily showing people). It's gonna be glorious. CANNOT. WAIT.

Ugh.

I don't even want to post anymore. I was feeling so good about myself and then I had a shitty Sunday, and feel bad now. Not sure why. Weight is the same. Measurements are the same. Surely they will both go down this week and next with no cheating. Maybe it's just the fact that I haven't exercised this week yet. I don't know. Just fucking hate feeling like I'm working so hard for nothing.

Bathing suit time!

Today was the day I decided to try on my bathing suits. It was not a complete failure! I wasn't disgusted with the results, and if Paleo works for me, then I should be looking pretty sexy by cruise time.
My waist and hip measurements had dropped half an inch as of Friday, and my weight is stable. I am feeling quite positive today! Also, I broke down and bought the paleo cookbook, so I am super fired up about the new recipes to try and have renewed motivation!

23days!!!

Getting down to the wire! My randomly conceived plan of paleo is going good so far. And I have done yoga twice this week.
Weight is the same, measurements have gone down slightly.
Insanity starts this weekend! Hopefully I will not die in the process. Am terrified.
Borrowed lots of fun clothes from a friend so I will at least look snazzy on board, no matter what my weight is. Here's hoping I can do what I have been trying to do for 2 years: lose this last 5 goddamn pounds!