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. ❤️❤️❤️
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 Monday!! How was your weekend? Are you starting today feeling proud of yourself for staying on track this weekend? Or are you feeling frustrated by a setback? Either way, it's a new day and a new week. Reflect on what went right so you can repeat it, and what went wrong so you can avoid it next time.
My personal goal is to make sure I walk at least one hour everyday this week. Now that my foot is back to 100% I am looking forward to getting back to walking daily.
What is your non-negotiable for this week?
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Happy Monday Evening!
Just about to go watch the football game with Farmer, but wanted to check in. It's cold here today, so no walking outside.
I should go rebound, I know; but I'm tired and 4 a.m. comes early.
On the plus side, my car is done! And home. 😋 They called just as I was getting off work, so we could pick up and I got to drive her home. I'll still ride in with Hubby but it'll be nice to have the option of a vehicle if I want/need it.
Accountability
Fresh air/sunshine/exercise/sleep
Not much/just in the car/nope/7 hours
Food
M1 Coffee x2 and protein shake
M2: Beef sticks and LMNT
M3: Delicious Chuck Roast in the crock pot. It turned out really yummy tonight. Just added a little water, 2 bay leaves and a healthy shake of S/P/Garlic seasoning.
Hope to be with you all for tomorrow's Live!
