Me
A little bit of my life uncensored.
Mostly about day to day adventures.
And most of the time I have a new Paleo dish or the next WoD on the brain. But I also am passionate about health, family, fashion and fun! So, I'll try not to bore you with rants on bacon and how delicious kale is ;)
I'm from South Louisiana. I love food. That's what we do. We live to eat rather than eat to live! I grew up around women who cook. I thought every girl knew how to cook. And then I went to college and met girls who couldn't boil water. Food was comfort and it didn't have to love me back for me to be in a relationship. I thought I knew 'good' and 'bad food' but I also grew up a 'clean plate club' kid. I ate it all because I didn't want to waste food instead of listening to my body saying 'Stop, I'm full'.
Somewhere in my mid twenties I started to realize that I just couldn't keep up metabolically speaking like I use to or had the energy from high school. This is the PC way of me saying I got fat and lazy. I struggled with a negative self image and depression over how clothes fit. This vicious cycle made me a closet eater and often when home alone I would eat junk food until it was all gone....bag of chips, Hostess cupcakes, Little Debbie cakes, ice cream. Not all in one sitting mind you, but still ate.way.too.much. And I loved it. But I also loved to complain about how i looked. I didn't really have a whole lot of motivation at my then globo-gym. Treadmill and maybe some crunches and a few weight machine exercises. I hated it and thought this is what exercise was....something you hate to do but should do it.
Fast forward to 2010/2011. I was pregnant, gained 50 pounds, became a recluse and avoided social situations because I felt uncomfortable. I tried to tell myself that after the baby was born things would get better. Well, they did, but that baby didn't weigh 50 pounds! I relied heavily on weight loss through breastfeeding and did loose about 20 pounds with this over a year, but I still felt worn out and hurt physically. After my baby was born, I started educating myself A LOT about food and nutrition. The films 'Food Inc' and 'Farmageddon' were big wake ups and I really did care about what I was feeding my family. I was intensely committed to breastfeeding to give my child the best nutrition possible, but what about me? We made small changes like organic produce, some grass fed beef, raw dairy and I loosely followed the 'Weston A Price Foundation' dietary principles.
Summer of 2012 I started following a Paleo lifestyle after a discussion with some of my like-minded food friends and I really enjoyed it and how it made me feel. Around this same time I decided to try CrossFit and fell in love with fitness. Finally, I didn't have to walk on the 'Dread-mill' any more and I could challenge myself daily and see improvement. There's something about this type of work out that keeps me coming back for more.
To date, I have lost that 50 lbs of baby weight and am 25 lbs lighter than I was before I was pregnant. My BMI is far from the 'borderline obese' status and in the 'normal' range for the first time in 5 years. But most importantly I feel good about myself.
I'm from South Louisiana. I love food. That's what we do. We live to eat rather than eat to live! I grew up around women who cook. I thought every girl knew how to cook. And then I went to college and met girls who couldn't boil water. Food was comfort and it didn't have to love me back for me to be in a relationship. I thought I knew 'good' and 'bad food' but I also grew up a 'clean plate club' kid. I ate it all because I didn't want to waste food instead of listening to my body saying 'Stop, I'm full'.
Somewhere in my mid twenties I started to realize that I just couldn't keep up metabolically speaking like I use to or had the energy from high school. This is the PC way of me saying I got fat and lazy. I struggled with a negative self image and depression over how clothes fit. This vicious cycle made me a closet eater and often when home alone I would eat junk food until it was all gone....bag of chips, Hostess cupcakes, Little Debbie cakes, ice cream. Not all in one sitting mind you, but still ate.way.too.much. And I loved it. But I also loved to complain about how i looked. I didn't really have a whole lot of motivation at my then globo-gym. Treadmill and maybe some crunches and a few weight machine exercises. I hated it and thought this is what exercise was....something you hate to do but should do it.
Fast forward to 2010/2011. I was pregnant, gained 50 pounds, became a recluse and avoided social situations because I felt uncomfortable. I tried to tell myself that after the baby was born things would get better. Well, they did, but that baby didn't weigh 50 pounds! I relied heavily on weight loss through breastfeeding and did loose about 20 pounds with this over a year, but I still felt worn out and hurt physically. After my baby was born, I started educating myself A LOT about food and nutrition. The films 'Food Inc' and 'Farmageddon' were big wake ups and I really did care about what I was feeding my family. I was intensely committed to breastfeeding to give my child the best nutrition possible, but what about me? We made small changes like organic produce, some grass fed beef, raw dairy and I loosely followed the 'Weston A Price Foundation' dietary principles.
Summer of 2012 I started following a Paleo lifestyle after a discussion with some of my like-minded food friends and I really enjoyed it and how it made me feel. Around this same time I decided to try CrossFit and fell in love with fitness. Finally, I didn't have to walk on the 'Dread-mill' any more and I could challenge myself daily and see improvement. There's something about this type of work out that keeps me coming back for more.
To date, I have lost that 50 lbs of baby weight and am 25 lbs lighter than I was before I was pregnant. My BMI is far from the 'borderline obese' status and in the 'normal' range for the first time in 5 years. But most importantly I feel good about myself.
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| Left: June 2012 before beginning a Paleo lifestyle and CrossFit Right: December 2012. What a difference 5 months makes! |
