Motivation is a tricky topic. Most people think they have to wait to feel motivated before they can get healthy or lose weight. For most of us that natural motivation just doesn't come.
Motivation for me is all in my head...and usually just based on if I have a bad attitude or not. The same situation that can either motivate me or frustrate me and it all depends on my attitude about it (which often is a result of stress).
For example, if I have a good attitude then I can be very motivated by results (good or bad). When I am seeing results then it keeps me motivated to stick to it. Or if I am not seeing results then it can motivate me to keep going and not give up. On the flip side if I am in a mental funk even when I am doing really well those sneaky thoughts come in that I can handle some deviation...or if I am not seeing results then I try and convince myself I need a cheat day to help me "get it out of my system"....or it will make me feel better.
When I find myself getting off track or not feeling motivated I first and foremost check in with my attitude and stress levels, then I try and think where those feelings are coming from. It sounds cheesey but I can usually talk myself out of something by working through what will happen AFTER I have that food, or treat. I can usually convince myself it won't be worth it. (is it really ever actually worth it?)
Just because you don't naturally wake up feeling pumped to eat right and workout every day doesn't mean you can't be successful! What are some things that keep you motivated?
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 Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. I know some people in the group have had some recent tough news for themselves or family members. It really puts the day to day issues we face into perspective, and reminds me to just focus on doing the best I can to be as healthy as possible. To those who are having a hard time, we are all here for you and sending you some prayers and support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Just focus today on doing the best you can and remember that food isn't going to bring you the comfort you are looking for.
Here is a little video of Penelopes performance from her piano recital l last night, she's been taking lessons for about a year and a half. 🎹🤍🖤
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Happy Friday! I made it back from Calgary with no issues yesterday, I even got an earlier connection so I got home earlier than planned. I didn't get much sleep on this trip so definitely early to bed the next few nights to make up for it. My vertigo was a a lot better the last few days also, so I think those exercises I was doing helped. Thank you for your prayers.
How has your week been? Any temptations this weekend that you are nervous about?
Last weekend we had a young elk buck hanging outside our cabin. It was amazing being so close to such a huge wild animal. Ironically a buddy of mine shot an elk this week and brought me a bunch of meat for my freezer. Full circle. I've never been much of a fan of game meat due to the gamey flavor. I think the ground meat and sausage will be fine but there's also a chuck roast.
What tips do any of you have for preparing it? Are you a fan of deer/elk?
