Whole30...the beginning...

Today Tyler and I started the Whole30 challenge.  Crossfit870.com is doing one final challenge and this is it! I am doing it along with some people from the gym and if I fail I have to pay $30 to the gym.  Since Tyler isn't a member of CrossFit, I had to come up with something he really liked to put on the line if he broke it! Needless to say: If Tyler Conn breaks the Whole30 then he loses his VIDEO GAMES for a MONTH!!!!!! For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, you can check it out at whole9life.com.  This "way of eating" is based on eliminating sugar, grains, dairy, and any processed food from your diet for 30 days to help restart your metabolism and kick your body back into gear.  After the 30 days you slowly work these foods back into your diet to see if you have any food sensitivities.  These sensitivities can be the reason you have low energy, restless sleep, weight gain, etc.  Anyways I've already prepared all our meals for today so here is what we are going to eat:
Tyler:
 Breakfast: Eggs and Bacon
 Snack: Banana and almonds
 Lunch: Steak and carrots
 Supper: Grilled Chicken Salad
Me:
 Breakfast: Bacon and Banana
 Lunch: Grilled Chicken Salad
 Supper: Grilled Chicken Salad
Technically they want you to eat exactly 3 meals a day, but Tyler has a tendency to get the munchies at work so I packed healthy snacks last night for him to throw into his work bag this morning! I am really excited to do this challenge! Hopefully I'll be able to keep everybody posted on our progress!!!

Here we go again on our own...

Well people believe it or not, I am finished with text book work for graduate school.  I completed my last class this past week and today I began my fourth and FINAL clinical at The Learning Center here in Jonesboro! I am slightly overwhelmed when I begin to ponder on everything that has happened over the past 15 months and I can't believe it is coming to an end.  I moved to this town without any friends and NOT excited about attending Arkansas State University, and I now understand God was completely in control.  This change in my life brought about maturity and growth like never before.  It also brought into my life AMAZING new friends both male ;-) and female!  I could never have asked for a better group of ladies to go through this journey with and I appreciate so much how each of them has helped to make me into the clinician I am today.  Each of these ladies touched my life in a special way and they will never be forgotten.  I'll be the first to admit I was not excited about attending ASU, but after the past 15 months I can honestly say it was great! I feel prepared to tackle whatever the world throws at me! Along with how great school has been, I must confess that my life away from school has been AWESOME as well! I am active in my church (Valley View church of Christ) and I am dating the man of my dreams.  God is always in control of our lives and that is something I tend to forget.  He placed me in this town for a reason and I am so thankful He did.  To anyone who is frustrated with where life has put them, just remember God has a plan and there are amazing things waiting for you just around the corner.  My only advice is: keep an open mind to change because you never know what incredible thing awaits you!