Hair is such an emotional thing, not sure if men feel the same way about that as women do. 😂 I have had big time hair loss a few times in my life and it always causes so much anxiety. When I first went Keto (then Carnivore) I lost so much hair and was freaking out. I had lost weight so fast and didn't realize I was actually under eating protein because I was worried about being "high fat".
I shared that picture yesterday of my hair and it brought back a lot of emotions around this hair journey. It has been 5 long years of going from severe hair loss to now fully regrowth. Some of you might remember how I had chopped it to my chin a couple years ago once my new growth had finally gotten to that length. I thought I would always have to keep it that short bob style because my hair was so brittle at the ends but the longer I am Carnivore (and the more I eat adequate protein) the healthier it gets. Hair loss and regrowth is such a slooooow process it is often to feel like you are making any progress at all. Looking at that picture yesterday, and talking with my hair dresser who has BEEN THROUGH IT with me I realized how far I have come.
This is the healthiest my hair has been in a long time (even with how hard on it dying it blonde is). I never thought I would have long hair again but now maybe it seems possible. I am going to stop the bleaching for a while and see what happens.
Have you ever experienced hair loss?
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 hope you are having a great week. My Mom left early this morning to fly back to Indiana. We had a great visit and we will miss her (she'll be back for 2 weeks at Christmas).
In addition to my Mom visiting, it's been so nice to just not be traveling for a week, and know I don't have to travel next week either! 😂😂 Nothing like sleeping in your own bed, and eating meals at home!! The more I travel, the more I just love being at home! ❤️❤️
Are you a homebody, or do you prefer to be on the go??
It's about mid month for this September challenge that many of us are doing. Let's be serious, every month is a challenge for most of us. I wasn't unhappy where I was at but would love to be just a little leaner as a baseline. So far I lost about 8 pounds in September by going beast mode. Consistent with food and exercise. I've also cut my portion size a little. I find that I pretty much maintain whatever weight I'm at, eating as much as I want, as long as it's clean. So close to goal, I have to restrict to lean out. Once I hit another 5 or 10 pounds down, we'll see if that holds. Restriction is hard.
How is your month going? Goals?
Happy Thursday evening Family!
Not a lot to report tonight.
Work, home, made dinner, laundry and now we are relaxing.
Surprise Fall calf today in the big pasture. The guys forgot about #17 always having her baby late. 😆🤦♀️
We are maybe going on a day trip Saturday with best friends. It's been raining everyday so no one is getting in the combine for a while.
Accountability
Fresh air/sunshine/exercise/sleep
not much of the first 3 and pretty good last night but only 6 hours
Food
M1: Protein coffee
M2: Quiche and beef sticks
M3: Scrambled cheesy bacon eggs
Have a wonderful night.
