Happy Friday!! Chris is going to California this weekend to hang out with his friends. (He grew up there). He's a stay-at-home Dad so an occasional weekend away is much needed! In years passed being alone for the weekend would have brought out all my addiction behaviors. I would already be thinking about the food I was going to see secretly order, everything I was going to eat, and then how I could hide the evidence before he came home. What's crazy is that I wasn't even hiding it because I was worried about Chris shaming me for eating bad...I just wanted to do it all alone.
Recently I realized where this behavior started for me. When I was 16/17 years old my parents were newly divorced and for the first time I would be alone for a weekend occasionally when my Mom would go out of town with my little brother. You would think a teenager home alone for the weekend would throw parties or something...but I would just go to the grocery store, but a bunch of junk food, and stay on the couch watching movies and eating all weekend.
It was a really insightful moment for me when I finally connected those things together. I realized the emotions that behavior was coming from. When I finally made that connection it made working through it a lot easier. I know that isolation feeds this behavior for me. Now when Chris goes out of town I tend to schedule playdates or lunch with girlfriends who won't be eating junk. I find some fun things for the kids and I to do or we play a new game or do some crafting. We might even go out to eat someplace that is fun for me to eat Carnivore.
But above all else I take things one day at a time. One moment at a time. I remember WHY I am doing this. I also make sure to not put to much pressure on myself and just focus on that one non-negotiable thing.
This weekend being Halloween especially makes me realize how much of a bender I would have been on previously and how far I have come. Even if this week hasn't been perfect for you today is a new day. You don't have wait till after Halloween or wait till Tuesday November 1st. Today is a new day. What are your plans for the weekend?
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. 🎹🤍🖤
*Livestream Monday night at 4pm pst/7pm est
Thinking about the year ahead can be overwhelming when it comes to goal setting. For some people, like me, short term goals can be much more motivating. Right now it's beast mode through the Meetup this Saturday. That said, I do still have long term goals for the year. Staying carnivore is just a given now as it's my life already so I have to dive a little deeper for me. I'd like to stay in the same weight range but lower my body fat a bit. Gain some muscle mass in short. Gym at least 4 times a week and beast mode at the same time is my recipe.
Steak video for interest. 🤪
Do you do better with short or long term goals?
So sorry guys, my 2 1/2 hour drive home from the cabin is turning into a 5+ hour drive home so I am not going to make it in time to Livestream tonight. I'll post the link for the Dr Berry Livestream for tomorrow when I know it. I'll catch up on posts here when I get home if you have any questions.
Happy Tuesday!! So fun to hang out on the 2 different streams yesterday!!
One of the things that we talked about last night here in Locals was the dopamine and excitement that is created when you are looking forward to something (vacation, event, etc). It's one of the things that always keeps me motivated, having some specific event to work towards. That's why I did so well for the first few months of the year, I had several different conferences and events to keep me dialed in.
I realized in talking last night that's maybe why I've been struggling the last couple months. Yes travel makes things hard but when I am super focused that isn't an issue at all. Once all those big events I had been so hyper focused on ended I took a deep breath and "relaxed". And usually I come up with another event to motivate me but this time I didn't have anything specific to retain my focus.
I have been really proud of myself the last 2 days, but this was my reminder that I'm order to help keep ...
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I only had one meal today. I went to a lunch/birthday at Santana's Mexican restaurant. I had the Santana fajitas
Beef,chicken,shrimp, and chorizo with sour cream and guacamole. I didn't eat the shells, beans, or rice. I took off most of the peppers and onions. I ate one of the grilled pineapple rings. I had a little salsa but no chips (that was tough), lol I don't know what the calories or macros are. I had a great time and enjoyed seeing everyone 😊
Hi everyone, it is good to be here today. I was able to walk downtown for some exercise this morning. I feel I could take a nap. I think my body is still adjusting to the new life. I am doing so much better than I could have imagined. I am amazed at how filling meat is!! This month I am going to really keep track of how long a grocery haul lasts me. I still have not finished the meat from last month. It is still in the freezer. Although I do need to get more bacon, eggs, beef tallow and butter. Those seem to go pretty quickly. Outside of that, I am going to take a restful day. Thank you all for being there. Look for to talking with you tomorrow.
