Happy 1/1/25
I have been thinking a lot this past week. I went into my scale app and went back 5 years. The same pattern happens every year the end of December I would weigh and I am guessing didn't like it and didn't weigh again until January or February. It is just interesting because I drop weight all year and by end of Dec gained a lot back then January/February start again. However I did notice something positive. Everytime I start again in Jan/Feb I was always lower than the year before. I am still down 30 lbs then I was this time last year. This is still been a great accomplishment even though I have gained I am still at my lowest. Starting at the weight I am now is freaking awesome to me. I am excited to get to goal this year. I know it will happen. I have no doubt. That is so exciting to me.
I found a notebook and I had no idea what was in it. It was the picture of some quotes. I feel like I wrote them down and never looked at them again. I am going to try to commit to reading them everyday as a reminder of what I am doing and why.
I got this prayer book as well and I figured I share the very first page. So many things I want to happen this year. However I know it takes patience and it is in his timing.
Thankful for all of you and the support of this group! 2025 is going to be great❤
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. 🎹🤍🖤
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Happy Thursday!! I had a conversation with a co-worker/friend yesterday, she's been really tracking her macros and eating very strict currently to try to lean out. She's somebody who's very active and works out everyday and goes for runs on top of that, but she's focusing really hard right now on weight loss and reducing inflammation. She made a joke about how she hasn't eaten dessert in weeks and it's been so sad. I asked her how she was handling that? 😂😂
She said, " Yes, it's been so disappointing, but I heard a quote recently that said you can either be disappointed now that you're not having a treat, or you could be disappointed later that you gave in or didn't hit your goals.".
Expecting to not feel any disappointment or grief in giving up some of those desserts or processed foods that we used to have is unrealistic, but we have to realize that having those foods is not a win either. We likely are going to feel disappointed that we gave in to them or we're going to ...
How bad is it that I ate a whole bag of ribeye carnivore snacks today? In two sittings… plus this pic was my breakfast-
Happy Wednesday!! We are having a great week with my Mom, she has been able to go for walks outside now since it's so warm here. It's been so cold for her in Indiana but it's already been in the 90's here in Arizona. It will still go up and down a bit for the next month until the heat settles in for the summer, but this is still considered great weather here. Thankfully Nathaniel's baseball season is over though because those mid day games were getting HOT! 🥵
How is the weather near you?? I feel like the country is totally opposite where some people are still getting tons of snow and others like us are almost getting spring/summer. Does the weather changes affect how you want to eat? Does it affect your ability to get exercise?
