Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! I was catching up on Locals tonight and just wanted to reach through the screen and give several of you that are struggling a big hug. I also wanted to say how proud of am to those of you that reached out saying you are determined to get back on track again! I know how hard that is and it takes tremendous courage to reach out and not just isolate yourself. But that isolation only feeds the addiction.
As I was reading several of your posts I was reminded of an old podcast episode that contained many lightbulb moments for me personally on my journey. I had heard Dr. Cywes talk on a very obscure podcast many years ago (before anyone knew him as "The Carb Addiction Doctor" ) and he shared some things that were pretty life changing for me. When Judy and I used to do the CATG podcast we had him on and I asked him to share several of those things that he talks about that helped me so much.
If you are currently struggling I encourage you to take a listen to this episode (or listen again if it's been a few years since you heard it). This contains several very simple/practical tips that can help you overcome some of your addictive behaviors with food. What is your non-negotiable for this week?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EOrY8SuGBOtlfwYB5cnIq?si=i0ScIFjPSB-nUxt2BS2U5w
*Sorry o Livestream this week as I am flying to Texas today for work and will be gone all week.
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. 🎹🤍🖤
*Livestream Monday night at 4pm pst/7pm est
Well, so far 2026 has been full of some very crazy news—an overnight war, fraud, and all kinds of horrors in the world. I haven't even been able to keep up with the news over the past week, and at times have been actively avoiding it.
However, no matter what side of the political aisle you are on, I think we can count yesterday's news as a huge win! If you've been online, I'm sure you've seen it... the USDA/HHS rolled out new Dietary Guidelines with a revamped food pyramid. And shockingly, it's literally the old food pyramid flipped on its head: small amount of grains, and mostly protein/meat, dairy, vegetables, and healthy fats. 🎉🎉🎉
Many of us don't have to abide by these guidelines, so it doesn't matter to us personally, but places like schools, hospitals, nursing homes (all serving our most vulnerable citizens) have to follow them for meals. This is something that will positively affect generations to come and help children grow up being taught to limit carbs and fill ...
Accountability for the last 8 days!
Fasting 20-24 hours daily
Ribeye
Eggs
LMNT
1300-1600 calories a day depending on the size of the steak and how many eggs I’m feeling. 70/30 fat protein or 75/25 some days
I like repetitive meals, it’s easy and mindless for me.
