Happy Friday!!
Well I have reached the point in my Beast Mode that always happens. Weight loss has been going well, and I'm feeling good...but over time it always happens that I gradually end up under eating. Chris had to kindly remind me yesterday that I definitely haven't been eating enough the last couple of days, and he's going out of town this weekend so he gave me very strict instructions on eating more and eating more fat. (Especially with the exercise I've been doing). 😂😂
It is a really hard thing mentally though to convince yourself that you need to eat more when the scale has been going down. You get so scared of seeing the scale go up again that in your mind all you can think about is just eating less. It's a balance because I definitely can tell that my body is needing more energy right now and I know that I really need to up my fat intake. But even after all these years of doing this I still just get nervous about gaining weight. It's just so much easier for me to be really strict and eat less than to try to eat more but not eat too much!! But in order for my hormones to function properly and for me to build muscle and feel my best, I have to make sure I'm fueling my body properly!
In addition, I know my body won't lose weight if I'm not giving it enough energy, so it feels counterproductive, but I actually need to eat more if I want to continue to lose weight.
Is under eating something you struggle with??
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 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?
@Lauraespath I’m getting ready to place a new Gardners order, have you guys tried the curds? Do you know if I can air fry them?? Or how are they supposed to be cooked? Tysm 🫶🏻
