I am SO looking forward to Paleo Fx and meeting you guys! Super excited just to get a hug if we are all on different tracks! Caroline and I only have Expo tix for Saturday so we are attending a talk in San Antonio Friday night by Dr. Kaayla Daniel (who is also presenting at PFx. Arturo, I sent you info about it. Might be good for folks who are not able to attend all the sessions because we just have expo tickets. Anyone else who wants to join us - email me carol@fat2fithq.com and I will forward the email with the eventbrite registration info. This is being sposored by Falster Farm & Journey Wellness Partners:

Join us on Friday, April 24th at 5:30 PM at EcoCentro as Dr. Kaayla Daniel, PhD, Vice-President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, lectures on Myths and Truths About Vegetarian Diets to set the record straight!

You might expect to pay $30 for a lecture with an expert like Dr. Daniel, at the very low end. Along with the support of the San Antonio Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation and Vital Life Wellness Center, we're able to bring you this wonderful opportunity for far less.

And--just to make our low ticket price an even greater value--we've added a bonus lecture! You might know that the gastrointestinal microbiome is extremely important to optimal health; its myriad functions are greatly impacted by what we put into our gut. At this event, you'll learn why. Jason Gourlas, PA-C, will deliver a lecture entitled The GI Microbiome: More Than A Gut Feeling.

Tickets are a mere $12.50 per person...only slightly more than the cost of a movie, and infinitely more informative and fun!

Good Morning to you, too, Jen!

Busy travel weeks ahead. Leave this afternoon for Cleveland. Home Tuesday night. Leave Wednesday night for Dallas. Drive to Austin Friday. Home Sunday. (Then leave Monday, home Wed and leave Thursday home Sunday...leave Tues home Thursday....ugh). One of my team got promoted. So I'm doing double duty, my normal mgr job and teaching her classes. And the PaleoFX and Kentucky Derby fell in the mix right now. Too much for me to try and travel down to the Chicago tough mudder. However I will be in Peru IL on the 5-7th....how far is that from you Jen?

Went for a longish (4miles) walk in my fav two local parks with some hill sprints in the middle. Love doing those there. It's grass. Run up is around 25 seconds so perfect for HIIT. Kiefer recommends a2-4 minute recovery between 5-8 rounds. Sarah Fragoso and Jason Seib recommend just going by when fully recovered heart rate...which is pretty much the 2-4 minute mark, same 5-8 rounds. I only did 4 rounds Each face of hill...a week into reorientation I can tell I'm already glycogen depleted. And I really need to keep HIIT type activity to when my body is full of glycogen. I can't do Tabata type ever. Too much stress on my adrenal system/ central nervous system, because they don't allow recovery between sprints. But these with recovery periods between the sprints are fine. As with everything find what works for you.

Good morning everybody. Have a safe trip John. Go easy on Texas though.

I really do not miss those travelling days, and have probably thousands of miles walking in airports. MSP is the best for that as it is a big track and marked. I can do a lot in B Concourse in Denver. For many years I was home 1 day per week, so I know the laundry routine as well (still have it).

Kelly and I did not do much walking at all this weekend, unless the mall counts. Saturday was pretty much snow all day, so drove the 70 miles to town on a whim. Sunday was busy with the garden hot house until I ran out of covering plastic.

So the 2 months of no scale challenge is about to end. At this point I am conflicted if I even want to get on it. Afraid of what it might say, even though my clothes do fit better than 2 months ago.

Good morning everybody. It's Wednesday. Hope John is having a safe trip to Texas. I hope Texas will be SAFE once John's there.

Carol, I know Texas is a big state but John has a big personality! NOWHERE is going to be safe! Hehehe... Just have a great time at the conference. You too Kim! Oh, sooooo looking forward to getting the chance to meet you in May (although I wish you could be at the Chicago TM, but I understand). I gotta talk to Kris and see if she's coming down. I can't be expected to handle the entire Gun Runners team all by myself. LOL!!!!

As to the scale.. I think it's really up to the person. So I'm no help LOL

Kim, congratulations!! that is huge! Have fun at Paleo Fx. I shall see you guys in Vegas!

I'm doing ok, clothes still fit. Whew. Life has gotten busier when 3 extra dogs. Some days I feel that I am just managing fur, food and waste for the family. (compost, dog poop ) Rosie is at the tail end of blowing coat, foster #1 Bravo is blowing coat and foster #2 Carly looks like she is about to blow coat. We have carpets and it seems pointless at times. I'm not anal with vacuuming in fact I hate it, but it really crush my morale when the carpet looks like I didn't vacuum in just an overnight. I really shouldn't complain about my first world problem lol

Interesting observation by Arturo, he says my mind isn't as sharp and I seem to be slower at doing things. He didn't say in a mean way more of a concern. And he is right, I have been noticing it. We talked about it and we both agree that when I was on CNS and high level of exercise I function better and don't really get tired as often as I do now. Ain't that interesting? I think it is, just a few months of eating more carbs/grain and you can see the effect that is has on me. Not on Arturo though except for weight, everything else is normal.

Kim that's awesome!!

Hmr way to go on the no smoking!

Carol I have found the no scale challenge very interesting as to how tied I was to that number. Now I pull out the measuring tape once a week but not really even tied to that anymore as the numbers aren't changing but I can see where I am! Clothes getting bigger, even the new blouse I wore today looked better than when I tried it on Saturday!

I had a fun day at work today and out for lunch with my middle son (18). Got home and got to have a wonderful evening with Mark as we looking for reloading supplies and a shooting bag for me. I have had a permanent smile for 6 months now and so treasure time spent with him and his girls (dogs).

My youngest son (15) is going to be in our local parade on a float next Friday and can't wait to see it! He's autistic and so building a float and doing this is just amazing to me! So proud of him!

Carol, John and Kim, hope you guys have a blast!

Kim, yep I had no idea that a change in diet had so much effect on my mental capacity.. It's pretty amazing and a lil scary. I'm in relative good health anf of sound mind and a few months of eating regular carbs (and I'm not even what a typical American eat for carbs) can cause an effect. I shudder to think how older people with brain issue are coping. Yikes! However this side track definitely help me to stay on the low carb road. When Arturo gets back we are going to look at our calendar and pick a start date for induction.

Well. My foster Bravo tried to play with my other dog unfortunately he decided to go from a standing to full on rocket sprint and apparently the 170lb+ me that was attached to him, was nothing to him. It's as if I'm not there!! He dragged to the ground...so ouch! My knee, wrist and ankle are all hurting. It was funny and I don't blame him. But I've never had a foster as strong as him. If he sees something he wants to chase before the handler and decides to go for it, I can see bad things happening if someone who is not physically strong is handling him.

I'm still trudging along. Enjoyed the updates and pictures from Arturo. Suffered a day of migraines yesterday, when the pills kick in its just enough where I don't feel like I want to dunk my head in ice water.. Yesterday reminded me of one thing, when I was doing CNS, my migraine almost stopped.
See, I know the benefits of low carb for me, but how come I always seemed to forget it when I'm staring at bread or dessert lol
AJ from Body. Io finally contacted me, might have something to do with Arturo asking her in person lol. Hopefully that will help me get back in the strict track, plus I need coaching to deal with certain food issue.
Look forward to hear from everybody's experience at paleo FX and what they've learned.