Happy Friday!! Well we survived another night in the heat and today we are heading to Valencia for the weekend (it is on the coast and it will be much cooler). As the end of our time here in Spain quickly approaches this is our last trip before we leave. Praying they can get the air fixed before we get back so we don't have to possibly move for our last couple weeks here.
What are your plans for the weekend? Any fun meals planned or challenges you might be facing?
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?
“Your system is perfectly designed to get the results you are currently getting.”
Our pastor shared this quote on Sunday in relation to our spiritual lives, but it struck me how true it is for every area of our lives—especially health and weight loss. The habits, routines, environment, and choices that make up our daily system are quietly producing the results we’re seeing right now. If we want different outcomes with our bodies, energy, and health, we have to intentionally redesign those systems: the food we keep in the house, the routines we follow when we’re tired or stressed, the people and environments we surround ourselves with, and the small daily decisions that either support or sabotage our goals.
When we’re unhappy with the results we’re getting, the instinct is often to keep the same systems in place and simply try harder, be stricter, or white-knuckle our way through, but it’s almost always easier and more effective to step back and change the system ...
November 3rd accountability
Bacon peices and 3 fried eggs
11oz brisket
Protein:120.1
Fat:109.8
Carb:1.6
Jenny Mitich: Strict Carnivore vs Relaxed Carnivore: Which One Works Better?
https://youtu.be/GvjYuaAZAb8?si=jsf3MSZzK-oYqHzE
Jenny Mitich: Strict Carnivore Works… Until It Doesn’t
https://youtu.be/6rGYlFt_6Xs?si=Ey_pCeuUx659QZ4y
I totally agree with the idea of carnivore being a spectrum. I used to be obsessed with being super strict and honestly, I was getting results, but it was mentally and emotionally taxing. Now, I have the mindset of sustainability and have allowed some foods back in to help me maintain a (mostly) carnivore diet and help me keep up with my needed high fat intake.
Where are you on the Carnivore Diet Spectrum? Leave a comment!
I love to see where everybody is at. We are all so different!
