Posting here in case you aren't on Instagram....
This might look like one of my typical before/after pictures where I tell you all about my terrible eating habits before and how great I am doing now. But not today...
This "Before" picture was one of the strongest moments of my life. I had transitioned to a fully Carnivore Diet and had just reached 50 pounds weight loss. I was at a conference for work all week and stayed 100% on track. I was the most determined I had ever been in my life to get healthy!! I was standing in front of that NASA globe FEELING on 🔥🔥🔥!!! All my coworkers were shocked that year with my weight loss and even more shocked that I stayed on track that week (they were very much used to me falling off the wagon the minute the drinks came out).
At the end of the conference we went to Universal Studios. I rode on the roller coaster (which I likely would not have fit on a couple months prior). That week proved to me how great I felt, it showed me how strong I was for staying on track, and it gave me the motivation to keep going!! That girl was strong enough to do the hard work needed to make huge changes and get healthy!!
Stop waiting to be an "After" picture or waiting to feel magically motivated... acknowledge where you are now and use to motivate you to keep going!!
#carnivore75hard
I don't typically love cooking with cast iron, despite the excellent results they can bring. It's messy and smells up the house. Add to that, the one we have is super old and not very good. We were recently gifted a really good one from Lancaster Cast Iron so today I decided to give it a try. We have a side burner on our Weber so I could do it outside. I sous vide a steak, then seared it in tallow on the new pan. Man it was incredible. What a difference it made from our old one. Super easy clean up too. Below is the pan, of course I forgot to take a picture of the steak haha.
Do you love using cast iron? What are some favorites you make in them?
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Halloween! Hope you are having some fun today. Passing out treats to anyone? The first picture is the costumes my kids have for this year. (Penelope's was just to help at Jiu-Jitsu).
Here are some my favorite costumes my kids have had over the years. Share below any costumes you have had from this year or previous years.
