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?
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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 from Madrid. It's been a very long week and longer days, but today is my final day here and tomorrow I start the long trip home. How is your week going? So sorry I know I have been absent this week, I will work on catching up on my flight home.
I listened to a podcast this morning while I was getting ready, talking about the importance of Sleep Consistency, which is ironic considering I am currently in an 8 hour time difference. It mentioned how important it is to go to bed and wake up at the same time daily, and that almost matters more than how many hours you sleep. Your body gets into a circadian rhythm with deep sleep and restorative sleep and going to bed even an hour later than normal throws that cycle off and your body won't get the same restorative rest as normal.
How is your sleep consistency? Do you tend to go to bed and wake up at the same time daily?
Catch up soon!!
Beautiful sunset tonight. We are coming into false spring or you could call it a winter thaw. Anywho, we are here for it!! Made some stew meat in the crock pot (not the best I over cooked it). This weekend we are smoking some meat! I am so excited!!!!
Thursday evening...
I did it. It wasnt pretty, and ironically wasnt much, but I did it!
I walked on the treadmill, about half a mile, and then did some arm strengthening with 8lb weights. About 20ish minutes altogether
I got up an hour earlier also to make sure I would get it in before leaving for the day with my sweet DIL and granddtg. I think it would feel like more of a victory if I didnt have the sinus crud so intensely... nevertheless it was a win and I will take it!
How was your day @kayficken??
