Sunday our pastor said something that really reminded me how important it is on who you surround yourself with. He said "All human behavior is contagious, without exception." He was talking about sin and how it can spread like a weed, but it also can be true for giving in to tempting foods and staying on track reaching your health goals and working to improve yourself.
And the opposite is just as important, in a positive way. Surrounding yourself with positive people, those who encourage you, those who support you, those who are striving to improve themselves, can make all the difference!!
Negative people love to bring others down to where they are, and get positive people can bring you up even when you are struggling the most.
I hope you have that positive community in your life, people who are encoring you and looking to support you on this path. If not, we are here for you and I hope you feel support from those in this group. I hope you have a great week, see you tonight on the Livestream! ❤️
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!! We have 2 days left in the month, and of course tomorrow is Halloween. This might be a couple hard days with lots of temptations, just remember to take every moment one at a time. Focus on your WHY and just keep reminding yourself you can do ANYTHING for just one day!!
We are wrapping up October and Saturday starts November already. What has been the best thing to happen for you in October?
Chris and I have very much enjoyed the last few days away connecting with the 2 of us. Now we are ready to get back home to the kiddos (and my Mom). How has your week been going?
Let's share some meal ideas, what are you eating today?
