Happy Thursday Evening Family.
We are packed and ready to fly out tomorrow to Ohio. It's been 3 years since we flew and it's been a lot of "stuff" remembering to do this and not that, pack this but not that. Only one suitcase and packing cubes were the trick, And my BIG tote bag. There are storms in the forecast so we are parking in the expensive parking garage in case of hail. By Tuesday morning we'll be home again and back to normal.
Today was also moving day for computers to our new office. Gonna vent a little. We were instructed to be done with working by 2 p.m. And to have our desks packed up for dismantling. I packed mine up on Monday except for essentials and just had a pen, sticky notes and my desk calendar left today to bring home.
I had packed up the kitchen and then today did the big filing cabinet. I finally told our 28 yo male coworker to put what he wanted to keep in a Wm bag or it might get tossed when the movers come tomorrow, since he was not coming in. He looked at me like I gave him a dead fish. Son, I ain't your momma and I am not packing for you!
Then my female coworker (who is in perpetual gloom & tears since I started due to all the changes in her work life!) could not get done with her work. She asked me to clean out her decor items and the boss' friend (who was helping take apart computers and desks) asked me to finish clearing out her stuff from the storage closet. Well...Ok then. 🤔😤 I basically was the one who packed up 90% of the office except for her multitude of "stuff" all around her desk.
I dislike inefficiency greatly and both of their sitting around making the other 3 of us do all the work, kinda fried me.
Over at the new office I have the front space with the big windows and morning sunshine and trees across the street. And I have a new standing desk. And can bring all my plant babies to enjoy the big windows! My coworkers are both in back offices with No windows. I'm not sorry.
I felt that both the boss and his friend (who is a consultant and helping the boss grow his business in our area), appreciated my help and enthusiasm for this change/move. I hope this will result in a promotion or raise or something better for me. I may not know all there is to know about bookkeeping and accounting, but by golly, I know customer service and being a team player.
Ok enough of all that. Time for accountability and a shower!
Sunshine/fresh air/exercise/ sleep
Some, some, Yes! and terrible (I hope after the trip and the move, my stress level will go down so I can sleep again!)
Food
M1: coffee protein shake
M2: Chicken salad, LMNT
M3: Crockpot chuck roast
I'm stocked up with LMNT, beef sticks and carnivore snax for the trip. I found 2 nice SS water bottles for $1 each at the thrift store that are large enough for a whole packet. We can leave our good ones at home. We fly out at 1:30 and get there around 7:30. I think I'll try to fast tomorrow and on Monday when we come home.
I don't know if I'll have time to check in over the weekend, but I'll be thinking of you all. If anyone is near Piketon OH, shout out before noon tomorrow.
Ok, off to bed. See you all next week!
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 Thursday! I am flying home this afternoon after a busy week of work. I'll be home through the end of the month so we can do a Livestream on Monday evening! How is everyone feeling?
We are officially 2 weeks into Beast Mode!! Are you still on track? It's okay if things aren't perfect, the point of Beast Mode is to not let little setbacks get you off track for the whole month. We move forward, no matter what! 💪🏼 You can still lock in and make some great progress by the end of the month!
What's going well this month so far?
Where are you getting stuck?
Weve finally eaten through 2024 beef and have started on 2025. I asked the butcher to not trim the steaks and kept the ground beef to 85/15.
I don't if Hubby did anything different in the feeding but the ribeyes we had last night were very nicely marbled.
Our 2026 beef goes on the end of June. I see lots of meat canning in my future to make room in the freezer.
And that's a nic problem to have in day and age.
My first year on this journey was filled with lots of walking and podcasts. I geeked out on all the information I could. That was 8 years ago and the carnivore world was pretty small. One of the most influential and knowledgeable people I enjoyed listening to was Amber O'Hearn. She's an engineer brain and research scientist who brings so much unique information to the table. From processes in the body, to evolutionary function. All of the how's and whys. Last week she was on the Feldman Protocol podcast (Dave Feldman is the cholesterol guy) and it's a great one so I wanted to share. It's super long but worth the listen. They delve into all the carnivore stuff and focus a lot on how studies, in all directions, miss the mark and why. Give it a listen if you love getting all the science.
What are you listening to this week? Any recommendations?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2c4M6yvfWuyhlR6q3ovAqi?si=gpNVWQ0FSjq7_Q8n3dlFTQ
