Happy Friday!! I am sitting in the airport lounge in Madrid waiting for my flight to board. I have a layover in London and then a straight shot to Phoenix.
Every time I travel I'm just reminded of all of my old bad habits when it came to eating and traveling. I just used to eat non-stop every time I traveled, food in the airport and the snacking the whole time on the flight. There's something about an airport that seems to just make everybody want to eat. Like who needs Panda Express at 7am!!?? These days traveling usually ends up being extra fasting time, I always bring a little something with me in case I need it but it is so much easier (and cheaper) to just fast, especially when airplane food is your option. 🤢 It's going to be a long day but I am excited to get home tonight. No more work trips on the horizon. My busy season of work is officially coming to a close. 🎉
How do you tend to handle food on travel days?
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 peeps!
And Valentine's Day Eve. Does everyone have their plan in place for the possibility of non-carnivore gifts?
Here is yesterday's accountability.
Sunshine/fresh air/exercise/sleep
Yes, yes, walk at lunch, better
Food
M1: coffee 2x
M2: beef sticks, Grazly brisket, lmnt
M3: 3 fast food burger patties
Stay sweet today 🥰
SO EXCITED! Thank you everyone my fat percentage is going down!! I feel so good so much energy although still bloating I made the lemon egg fast muffins and instantly got bloated it has eggs, mayo, cream cheese. I have been having pork belly in the morning before my workout and I am motivated and have the energy to push through!!
Happy Thursday from Madrid. It's been a very long week and longer days, but today is my final day here and tomorrow I start the long trip home. How is your week going? So sorry I know I have been absent this week, I will work on catching up on my flight home.
I listened to a podcast this morning while I was getting ready, talking about the importance of Sleep Consistency, which is ironic considering I am currently in an 8 hour time difference. It mentioned how important it is to go to bed and wake up at the same time daily, and that almost matters more than how many hours you sleep. Your body gets into a circadian rhythm with deep sleep and restorative sleep and going to bed even an hour later than normal throws that cycle off and your body won't get the same restorative rest as normal.
How is your sleep consistency? Do you tend to go to bed and wake up at the same time daily?
Catch up soon!!
