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 Friday! It's so good to be home. ❤️❤️ I had a great work trip, very productive and a great time. Our CSO even surprised the group and showed up for one of our dinners. He announced to everyone over dinner I was getting promoted. Nothing really changes in my day to day job, I am just finally getting the title I should have had for a while! 🤪😂
I walked A LOT this week so I gave myself a bit of a rest day traveling home yesterday. I am looking forward to eating at home for a few days (unfortunately I travel again next week). I didn't get many pictures of food but I had an amazing steak at our fancy dinner, an INCREDIBLE pork tenderloin once, and then the last night we went to Chinese Hot Pot (that's where they bring all the raw meat to the table and you cook it in the boiling broth). I attached pictures too of the whole training team, we took an architectural boat tour down the Chicago River one afternoon.
How has your week been??
Was craving enchiladas so I used egg life wraps for tortillas. Seasoned my ground beef and layered it with cheese. Then poured just about 1/4 cup of salsa verde into the blender with sour cream and blended it for the sauce. Baked at 400 for 20 min. It was high protein and delicious. A bit dairy heavy so a treat meal for sure but it hit the spot and my family was thankful for a meal that felt like normal.
Just me and the kids all week here. They've been working hard on school projects and we've all been craving our favorite restaurant for a while now so we took a drive to Fogo De Chao for lunch (had a coupon, join their email list). We all got stuffed on all the meats.
If you've had Brazilian, what's your favorite meat? If not, what's your go to restaurant?
