I had to go to the dentist yesterday, that is probably my absolute least favorite thing to do in life! I always jokingly (but also seriously) say that I would rather go through labor than go to the dentist.
I have always had such issues with my teeth. I had a small jaw, many teeth removed, tons of cavities as a teen, root canals, crowns braces multiple times, I even had surgery on my tongue ones!! Since I have become carnivore (and then actually started going to the dentist regularly) my teeth health has dramatically improved.
Unfortunately the dentist is one of those things that only gets worse if we try to avoid it. So many of the things in our health are like that. The more proactive with are at being healthy the more minor any issues that arrive usually are...but the more we deny the problem and continue with our bad habits the harder (and more painful) things are to correct.
It can be scary to go to the dentist or doctor after a long time because you know there will likely be consequences. It is also really overwhelming to get back on track when we have been denying our behavior for a while. It seems like it will be too hard to start over again and reach our goals.
The good news is that once we own up to the fact that there is an issue and begin to take the necessary steps to correct it, things to get easier. And then we start to feel better, and things continue to get easier. And one day you wake up and realize you feel amazing and all that effort into creating better habits was worth it. And we realize we only made things worse by ignoring it for so long.
The lesson I have learned from the dentist is....no matter how much I hate it, ignoring it only makes it all so much worse so I might as well such it up and go regularly.
That was a long vague analogy, but my point is...use today to take responsibility for the thing you have been putting off because it feels too hard to accomplish. You won't fix it all in one day, but you can take one step in the right direction. And doing that one day at a time will eventually make that thing not so hard anymore. ❤️❤️❤️
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 Friday!! We are supposed to have a VERY rainy weekend here in Arizona, which is very rare for us. It might even mean that trick or treating is cancelled. 🎉😂 I always trade the kids for their candy anyway so fine by me if we don't even have to go out. Plus Penelope said she's too old for trick or treating and said she'll just skip it and take the money. 🤪😂
Other than that and church we have no plans this weekend, which I am excited about after a busy week. I might go get a day pass at a new gym that has a fancy steam room/sauna and cold plunge.
What are your plans for this weekend?
Happy Friday Evening Family!!
(Oh No! she's back!!) Sing some praises with me; the 2026 harvest is out of the field!! Farmer Hubby finished the corn today, the end in the rain. He ended up leaving a few rows in the field due to wet spots and steep new terraces; but the rest is out, including where the creek flooded and left logs/limbs. He got those picked up today.
You have no idea how grateful and relieved we are. This harvest kicked our behinds. We are getting older and the push and stress were something else. But now we're done. He'll clean up the combine and grain cart and truck and store them away for winter over the next few days/week. Then we'll concentrate on getting the cattle home and then winterizing what needs to be winterized.
Anywho... just wanted to report in that I'll be more "here."
Accountablility
Fresh air/sunshine/exercise/sleep
Not much/none (rain)/walking while doing errands/terrible with leg cramps for several hours.
Food
M1: Coffee and a chicken meat stick
M2: Carnivore...
Good Evening Y'all!! Day 30 of dairy free except butter and no eggs. Day 20 of no coffee. I have almost made it through my first goal. Starting a new goal Sunday. Y'all today was hard. I don't know why I craved so many sweets today. But I stayed strong because I don't want to botch my progress. I forgot to log my 6 little snackum' dill pickles tonight with dinner.
Here's my stats for the day.
