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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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! I didn't walk or exercise at all yesterday, I had maybe my lowest step count ever. 😂 I definitely needed some good rest after a long couple months of travel. We have a couple church services today but other than that I'll probably take another rest day and then get back to my walks Monday. It's hard for me to watch my averages go down but it's definitely needed.
Are you resting today or exercising?
Here are a couple of our meals this week. We had a family get together last night and my husband loves these meat calzones for road food. My son chose to come with me to Sam's club.... apparently he got hungry 🤣
I made it home safe yesterday afternoon! ❤️❤️ I STRUGGLED to stay awake until about 8pm and then crashed, hopefully this helps me avoid jet lag (it's usually easier coming home). We have almost no weekend plans other than church, just lots and lots of family time and rest! I an sure we will play lots of games , and I am just excited to eat at home! I am also very thankful Monday is a holiday so I'll have a nice long weekend to spend with my family and recover.
What about you, is this a long weekend for you? What are your plans this weekend?
