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!!
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 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 Friday!! I am going to get a 90 min massage today for my birthday (my first one this long). Very exciting for the relaxation and to have all the knots worked out of my sore muscles. The rest of the weekend we don't have many plans other than church and just hanging out at home with Angus.
How is your week going? Are you anticipating any temptations this weekend? Think through all your encounters this weekend and create a plan (and a back up plan) for how you are going to handle them to stick to your health goals!
What are your plans for the weekend?
I've been dealing with a cold the past few days. It was pretty bad for a day or two, stuffy nose, cough and feeling drained. Two rough days and I'm almost back to 100 percent already. I can't remember the last time I was sick. Covid for sure in late 2020. Maybe a short sniffle cold every couple years since. Of course it's N=1 but I feel like the diet helps a lot. It doesn't mean we'll never get sick, but hopefully rare and quick when we do.
Do you find you're sick less often? Anyone get sick as soon as they stray?
