We arrived in WV safe and sound yesterday and thankfully we were able to find all the meat we needed from the store to feed an army for a few days 😂
My Mom's entire family lives here so I got to see dozens of cousins and aunts and uncles last night when we got in. All 3 of my Uncles (my mom's brothers) have diabetes and have done different things to manage it over the years from medications to lifestyle and diet changes. (And like most of us have had highs and lows over the years with weight and sticking to what they know they are supposed to do). Based on the changes they have seen in Chris and my Mom all of them have done low carb/Carnivore at some point with fantastic results. They know it works and can how powerful it is when they stick to it.
My one Uncle had lowered his A1C, reversed his diabetes, and lost 40 pounds but then he went back to living life thinking he had fixed the problem (and old habits creeped back in). After a recent conversation with my Mom he realized he hasn't checked his sugar in a few years. He checked it one night and it was 315...checked again the next morning and it was 312. 😬 He also realized he had gained back 50 pounds of the 40 he initially lost. It was a big moment for him to realize this is a lifelong change, you can't just fix it once and go back to what you were doing before. He has been insanely strict for 8 days now, 0 carbs and walking 2 miles a day, this evening his sugar was 125. He still has to work on getting the weight off again and burning off some of that deep sugar store that accumulated but thankfully he caught it before it was too late.
It is shocking how quickly we can get off track and things spiral out of control when we think we can go back to some of our old habits. But the difference is we aren't starting from scratch again...we know what to do this time, we have done it before and we know what we need to do this time. Don't feel discouraged, just get back to the basics and you can get things back on track one day at a time. Also, hiding from reality is not helping. If you are avoiding the Dr or getting checked because you haven't been on track then stop, the damage is being done whether you want to face it or not. Take the info as a baseline and get your butt in gear!! You got this!!
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. 🎹🤍🖤
*Livestream Monday night at 4pm pst/7pm est
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!
