Leida wrote Dec 02, 2011 : Well, lookie, 2 months are DONE tomorrow!
Two months of hard work and strict regimen, and boy, what a great ride! After my quiet maintenance existence it was awesome to shake things up and actually lose a bit more weight and with good fat loss as...
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Leida wrote Nov 28, 2011 : I dunno why, but for me a beginning of a new month is super-exciting! I am about to finish my 8 weeks on the Ultimate Diet 2.0, and take December as a month to recover and build strength back up after the cut. In November, I failed miserably my fruit...
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Leida wrote Nov 24, 2011 : This morning I had to change out of my pants I haven't worn in a few weeks. They were sagging too much, so I am hopping it is a good sign, not a fabric stretching. My 8 Week measurements for the 1st Cycle on the Ultimate Diet are coming next Saturday...
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Leida wrote Oct 31, 2011 : Okay, after having a think, I finally came up with the reasonable goals for November:
My November Goals/Commitments:
-Paleo diet with tubers & non-gluten grain on carb-up days
-no nuts/nut butters on Paleo days
-stick to UD2.0 - it is w...
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Leida wrote Sep 28, 2011 : Wow, I finally have something to write about. This Monday, inspired by Mark’s Daily Apple post, I decided to give a try to the ergonomic stations they installed in our new office when we moved last spring & work standing. I figured, if I feel...
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Leida wrote Sep 16, 2011 : Would anyone be interested in buddying up with me for October = no Nuts Paleo or Primal month? Coconut products are allowed, but no nuts of any other kind (and peanuts). The other rules are either Paleo (lower fat, higher carb) or Primal (higher fat,...
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Leida wrote Sep 12, 2011 : Today I won't be dropping off my kiddo to the daycare after her Kindergarden class, since her dance class is only ~ 1 hr 45 minutes away, so we are going to stay on the school playground. And, she wants me to help her practice Monkey Bars, meaning I ...
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Leida wrote Aug 30, 2011 : Today we are wrestling, the day and I. The day really, really wants to be crappy. Waking up with nightmares at 2 am, getting a hunger spike just as I drove to the gym AFTER I left a mountain of cooked chicken behind, dark and rainy outside... I reall...
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Leida wrote Aug 29, 2011 : It's kind of funny to [i]blog[/i] about it, but this morning the only thing I wish is to crawl into some nice, quiet cool dark place and sleep or just be left alone. Yeah, I am tired. I hope I didn't push past the over-excersised point, but I strugg...
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Leida wrote Aug 25, 2011 : Yes, I did my 5 reps on the bench at 80 lbs. GO ME! WEE! Now, why on earth our gym doesn't stock the trumpets, I don't know. But I worked on getting to 80 lbs for quite a while, so before I move on to obsessiong over bagging 85 lbs, I am letting myse...
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