Day nine...sleep equals good.

Some how for the almost the last 5 months, I got the idea in my head that the longer the body slept..the more it starved and fed off the muscles. Sounds ridiculous? I know. Sometimes when people tell me things, I either run with it or I don't. I ran with it, only allowing myself 4 hours of night time sleep and taking a 2 hour naps during the afternoon to get me through the rest of my day. Dee told me yesterday, that the body burns the most calories when sleeping because it is repairing itself in order to build muscle. After that, game on. Slept for a glorious 10 hours this morning and I feel better than ever. Its gym time, lets move this body of mine.

Breakfast: 3 oz grilled chicken breast, handful of blueberries, 3 oven roasted-grilled sweet potatoes.

Post workout meal: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 apple.

Lunch: 3 oz lean hamburger patty with onions, 1 sunny side up egg, 2 slices of bacon, 1/2 cup spinach, 1/4 cup zucchini, 1 strawberry, 1/2 avocado, oven roasted beets and apple slaw.

Snack: Handful of macadamia nuts, 1 orange.

Snack: 1 peach, handful of almonds, double shot of espresso. Note to self: don't take double shots of espresso when its slow at work.

Dinner: 6 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 cup spinach, 4 strawberries, handful of blueberries, 6 carrots, olive oil.

Snack: 1 orange, 3 oz grilled chicken breast.

Snack: 3 oz grilled chicken breast, 1/2 cup cabbage slaw.

I came home tonight from work, feeling down because my body was not how I wanted it to be right NOW. Sometimes its easier to focus on how much further we have to go, rather than how far we have come. I had originally started working out a year and a half ago in hopes of improving an old relationship at the time. What I ended up improving was my relationship with myself. Every day, I get stronger. Every day, I become faster. Every day, I figure out what I want from life and how to go about achieving it. If you haven't notice by now, this paleo diet isn't just about a diet to me. Its about focusing on myself and making even more changes in my life that will take me to the next level. I do have a ways to go, but I'm ready for it and will enjoy it every step of the way.