Happy Tuesday!! My body has been catching up on sleep the past few days. I have been going to bed when the kids do and we've all been sleeping in. The kids are definitely going through a growth spurt, especially Nathaniel, he has always been our early riser but he's been sleeping almost 2 hours later than normal each day.
Sleep is one of the most important things for our health. It's so difficult for our bodies to heal (or lose weight) without proper sleep. I was eating dinner in Spain, and staying up so late, etc, that my sleep was just so short and when I did sleep it wasn't quality sleep. Now that I am home I am back to my normal sleep routine, and not eating after about 3pm so I am getting much better sleep again. And of course I am feeling so much better overall after several days in a row of long/quality sleep.
How did you sleep last night? Any tips or tricks that help you sleep better?
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
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 Tuesday! Yesterday I flew to Calgary for work, I had a long layover in Dallas because of a delay so I walked laps around the terminal to get some steps in. I am here for 2 days to teach a couple sessions and then fly home Thursday night.
How was your first day of the beast mode challenge? It's going to be a great month! Just keep showing up and moving forward no matter what!! What are you eating today?
Happy Tuesday and the first day of our September Challenge!! I hope you were able to join the Livestream last night, the hour went quick and I think it was a good discussion. I hope to help people set some goals for the month, get themselves motivated and on track, and do it in a way that builds long term goals and a healthy lifestyle.
Today you can document what your non-negotiable is for the month, and tomorrow we can set some other "nice to have" goals as well. And take some pictures today to help document your progress.
What is your non-negotiable for September and this challenge?
