I know I said I wasn't going to post until I got back to Rochester, but long story short I've had a lot of time to think these past couple days. I fell off the wagon hardcore. I was starting to get good, and then I got bad news from home that my grandfather had passed away, so in a 24 hour time span I ate an entire salami, a bag of Wavy Lays, a container of mashed potatoes, and some mac n' cheese. Yeah...bad. But, life goes on at some point and wallowing ain't gonna get me ready for this competition.
So to help me get back on the wagon, I've designed my own kind of paleo challenge, based off the one that I just did with some modifications. The "core points" are the same. I get 9 points per day for not cheating essentially. I modified the bonus points a little bit though. I took out the ones that were dedicated towards going to paleo events and such and added in some of my own based off of things that I have difficulty with. So I still get bonus points for exercise and 8+ hours of sleep. On top of that, I get 1 bonus point for only having 1 serving of fruit, and I get a bonus point for having 3 good meals in a day. The fruit is a tough one for me because somedays I convince myself that I can use it as a substitute for my sugar cravings and be guilt free. The 3 meals a day is going to be a big one for me because with my falling off the bandwagon, I stopped sleeping as well. So I'm going to need to get back on the sleeping and eating breakfast schedule.
With this plan, I can get a maximum of 88 points. 63 points come from the "core points". A maximum of 7 points can come from sleeping 8+ hours per night as well as only having 1 serving of fruit and 3 meals. A maximum of 4 points can come from exercise.
My goal for this challenge is going to be to get over 78 points per week, which leaves me with enough leeway for those recipes that may call for cheese or something along those lines. Like I said before, I'm not going as crazy as I did with the real paleo challenge, but I'm just trying to establish guidelines for myself since I clearly still need them to some extent.
So how am I going to reward myself? For every week that I get 78+ points, I'm putting aside $20 to go towards some smaller clothes. There are 6 weeks between now and June. If I'm good, that's a lotta money. I figure doing something like this may teach me some frugality at the same time. And by frugality I mean making my own damn meals. I really don't spend that much money on myself. It's just all from when I go out to eat constantly. Heck, if I do well, I may even make it $40 per week, but $20 of it actually has to go in my savings account. We'll see how it all goes. I don't want to go too crazy right out of the starting gate and get discouraged.
As a form of accountability, I will be posting a picture of my point sheet on here every Sunday. Technically since I'll still be here tomorrow, I'll probably just take the hit and start right on Monday when I have a little more control over what I eat. Haven't exactly explained to my Italian mother that I can't have pasta...
So there's my thought process of today. I think this will work swimmingly. I really need to detox myself before this competition. Somehow I've still been rocking the workouts, but as I've found out in the past, it's not sustainable without a good diet behind it. Plus I still have my eyes set on that weight goal before the summer. I'm not planning any crazy vacations, but I'd still like to chill at the pool and feel comfortable in my own skin. I'd love a vacation, but I wouldn't even know where to go or how I can truly get myself away from life for a week. I sat in the airport yesterday and listened to them announce flights to Bermuda and Barbados and I thought to myself how easy it would be for me to just go. I could just get on the plane, buy myself a bathing suit and a towel once I got there and just hide from everyone for like a week. But alas, I didn't.
Alright, rant off. It's bedtime.
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