Thank you for all the thoughtful comments on my last post <3
In other news, I received this message over a week ago, but it kind of got lost in the shuffle. Mary did the The Whole30 with us in April and let me tell you, she has 8 kids, ages ranging from teenagers to toddlers. If she can do the Whole30, anybody can! Here's what she had to say about her experience:
Congrats Mary!What a great experience the Whole30 was! I must not consume a ton of sugar and carbs, because I had no issue cutting them out. I lost 18 lbs, and inches as well, but the best thing is the increase in energy! I had always gone to the gym 3-4 times a week prior to starting. Now I do an hour of cardio every other day and on non-cardio days, I do an hour of strength training and weights. I feel healthy and strong! My skin is glowing, I sleep like a rock at night... it's just been amazing!
Interested in more results?
It's so weird to think that this time last year I was in the thick of my half marathon training! When I signed up for my half, it was the beginning of January. I had New Years resolutions swirling around my head, I wanted to take my fitness to the next level, and I thought "man, I will look amazing this summer!" Well, running the half was an amazing experience and I was in top cardiovascular shape, but as for slimming down for summer... well, that just didn't happen.
In July, I even wrote this post about my body.
In July, I even wrote this post about my body.
I know that we've been conditioned to think that if we can just hit the treadmill hard enough, we can melt away our stored fat, but unfortunately it just doesn't work like that. When you flood your body with sugar and carbs (that later get converted to sugar), you're providing it with an abundance of sugar to use as fuel. When your body is adapted to burning sugar and it keeps receiving a steady supply, it will not use your fat!
When I was cleaning my room the other day, I found a receipt from a year ago for a bridesmaid dress that had my body measurements on it and I immediately thought, ooh I want to take some new measurement to compare! Shall we?!
5 inches from my hips people... FIVE! Long story short, training for a half marathon did nothing to eliminate any fat from my body but cutting carbs, added sugar, and processed foods from my diet made all the difference! Regarding weight loss, you can't out exercise a bad diet!
We were supposed to go skydiving today but it was too cloudy. I am so bummed! I hope you're having better luck this weekend than me. Happy Saturday.
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It's really amazing how NOT training for endurance runs will get you in better shape :) Completing a half marathon is an amazing feeling, but so are lots of other things. Bummer about missing out on skydiving! Hope the rest of your weekend is great!
ReplyDeleteYou've had such amazing results! It's hard to see on a day-to-day basis, but let me tell you, you look AWESOME :)
ReplyDelete"You can't out exercise a bad diet" should be my new mantra - you're so right! You look fantastic, congrats!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's amazing (and you look fantastic!!)! So true that how you fuel your body has the BIGGEST impact.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'll send the Paleo cookbook you won by the weekend. I just got back from out of town, and am a little behind in . . . well, everything. :)