Going Green

I don't usually do New Year's resolutions, but I do try to deny myself things for certain periods of time. I figure the practice of discipline is a good thing! So, Blake and I have decided to go off caffeine for a year. So far it's been a breeze, and we figure it will save us a fortune in eating out money if we always get water!

However, this month I'm doing an additional challenge. I have gone organic. I've been kind of stalled on my weight loss for a while, and even gained some on the holidays so I'm eating healthy, hard core. It's been challenging, but I'm on day six of twenty eight. Basically, my rule of thumb is that it has to be something that directly came from nature. Nothing processed, no sodium, so sugar. So pasta is out, cookies are out. It's been tough, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I can usually eat constantly throughout the day if I stick to the fruits and veggies. So far, seven pounds! Yay!

I'm coupling the eating with running. Excersize is something I enjoy but rarely make the time to do consitently. I still try to do stuff, I just am not good at sticking to plans. So, Blake and are doing a six week running plan. (I usually stick to stuff longer if I can do it in four to six week chunks). This involves running in the cold evenings when I get home, but so far it hasn't been too bad. I've really enjoyed the last couple of runs. I used to run 5 miles at a time, so it's good to be making progress towards that.

So, anyways, that is taking alot of mental energy, but so far it's worth it!