Back on the Paleo bandwagon

So the Spring semester is over, I'm no longer an Enactus officer and I ate about a years worth of junk food on my vacation in the Smokies last week.  I feel like crap, super tired and a little too curvy at the moment.  It's time to get it right, get it tight!!  This chick is on a mission.  No more excuses, I just need to focus on willpower, focus on food as fuel and get back to eating right and working out.

I turn 30 (gasp!) in 3 weeks, my friend's bachelorette weekend at the river is in 3.5 weeks and I'm no where near ready to be in a bathing suit.  :/  I obviously don't expect to be bathing suit ready in 3 weeks but I plan on being in somewhat better shape by then.  My friend is getting married the last weekend in September and I want to be in MUCH better shape by then.  That's 4 months away and if I stayed focused, I can get into the shape I wanna be in.

I know there are other diets to lose weight and get in shape but I felt the best after following paleo before.  I just need to stick with it and meal plan.  It gets harder when you get busy and are on the go. 

I made myself and Chivo paleo granola last night.  It's really good and a great pick me up snack.  It doesn't have any grains.  It's made with nuts, seeds, coconut oil, shredded coconut and cinnamon.  Here's a link to the recipe that I used: Amee's Savory Dish: Paleo Cinnamon Crunch "Granola"  I used 3 TBS cinnamon, adjusted the different types of nuts/seeds to what I had or could find and I didn't use almond meal.

My Plan (A goal without a plan is just a wish)
FOOD:

*Strict paleo, but allowing brown rice once or twice a week for 3 weeks (until my birthday - I plan on eating some bday macaroons!).  It's nice that my boyfriend, Chivo, is into eating paleo and doing crossfit.  It makes it easier for me to stick with it and the support is nice.

*After my birthday, continue to eat paleo but allow 2 cheat meals a week and brown rice if I have an intense workout later in the day.  The cheat meals must be planned. 

EXERCISE:
*Weights - follow the plan from Jennifer Nicole Lee's Fitness Model book.  A full body workout each week.

*C25K - Couch to 5K app for the iphone.  Must follow this app, at least 3 times a week, whether is on the treadmill or at the park.


Today is Day 1.  It's going well so far.  Had a slight headache since I cut out my sugary sweet lattes and soda.

What is the paleo diet?

Here is my before pic from May 15th, 2013.  :/