Happy Monday! How are you feeling today? Everything go well this weekend? Any challenges?
I know you have goals/non-negotiable set for the whole year, but Chris talked the other day about how short term goals can be really motivating. Each Monday I like to set a new goal, it might be the same as the week before or maybe you made a small tweak based on how things are going. But I think that doing short term goals and small adjustments like this is so much better than sticking with something that's not working, or making drastic changes.
So what is your one goal or non-negotiable for this week?
*Supporter Livestream Thursday this week (and next week).
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?
Happy Sunday! We are having a great weekend, long walk outside yesterday before it started raining. We just spent the rainy afternoon playing games and doing a crossword as a family. We are going to head back home today but not sure what time. Food will be a bit up in the air depending on what time we leave, so we'll all eat some bacon and eggs for breakfast and then play things by ear for food later in the day. It's easy to be flexible with meals when you are satiated and no one is getting "hangry". What about you? Do you find you can be more flexible with meals times eating this way?
I will do a Livestream here tomorrow (Monday) at 7pm EST. And then on Thursday I will be Livestreaming on YouTube with Kerry Mann.
Happy Saturday!! Thanks to everyone that popped on the Healing Humanity Livestream or supported the release of their movie last night. That extra footage will be public on my channel today, Chris's story especially is so powerful. If you have someone with Type 2 diabetes in your life who maybe wouldn't watch a whole movie, maybe they would watch that short video and be inspired.
We are up at the cabin this weekend, enjoying the beautiful weather and going on lots of walks. We went to visit Chris's 90 year old Aunt yesterday. What are you doing this weekend?
Good Evening Y'all!! I had a fabulous day. I ended up fasting 23.5 hours due to the nausea that started yesterday. I broke the fast with a huge ribeye for lunch after church. I'm still not hungry so I'm going to bed. Day 25 of no dairy except occasionally butter and no eggs. This is day 14 of no coffee also. I'm feeling good. Enjoying the changes in my lifestyle. Here's my stats today. BLESSINGS!!
