Okay not to focus on the weather 2 days in a row but today I really am grateful for this beautiful cool weather we've been having in Arizona. It was still in the 90's+ until about a week ago and it finally dropped to the 70's. Chris and the kids are going for daily bike rides and we are sleeping with our windows open which has been so nice!
My plan later is to take a break from the news and the election coverage and go for a long walk outside. I encourage you to do the same. Don't let today get you stressed out no matter what happens! Go outside, get some fresh air, and focus on what you can control. And most importantly, our pastor reminded us Sunday that while it's important to give politicians our vote, the Lord is the one that holds our heart. Today I will be l remember who truly controls the future. 🙏🏼🙌🏼
What are you grateful for today?
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 ...
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.
