Today was no good. I kinda had a rough mental health day.
First up was a thermography scan of all organs and then follow up meeting with the RN. It helped me see some things. Specifically, I need to be tested for Hashimotos, also never eat gluten again- easy on low carb or carnivore. Also some clogged Lymph nodes that we are doing a full cleanse for a month for. Thankful for my new FSA because that appointment was EXPENSIVE! I was happy to see the finding and relieved that it didn’t really show anything more than things I knew about with the exception of the hashimotos. My sister has it and I asked to be tested two years ago but my endocrinologist kinda ignored the info and “appeased me… only running T3/T4. I’m asking my regular PA to run the full panel and TPO. I’m more optimistic she will since she’s generally open to ordering any tests or scans.
Then I had a scheduled appointment with my counselor to work through some trauma/grief popping up from a few years ago. That was super emotional and my brain checked out. We used to always have Ice cream after therapy (foster mom survival habit) and in went on autopilot… I had a frosty and chili with fries for dinner…. I need to at least have keto ice cream in my freezer for days like this. I’d forgotten since it’s been 9 months since I’ve needed to see her. 🤦🏻♀️ I did eat great today until dinner…. Then it was a bomb.
I don't typically love cooking with cast iron, despite the excellent results they can bring. It's messy and smells up the house. Add to that, the one we have is super old and not very good. We were recently gifted a really good one from Lancaster Cast Iron so today I decided to give it a try. We have a side burner on our Weber so I could do it outside. I sous vide a steak, then seared it in tallow on the new pan. Man it was incredible. What a difference it made from our old one. Super easy clean up too. Below is the pan, of course I forgot to take a picture of the steak haha.
Do you love using cast iron? What are some favorites you make in them?
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 Friday! I am very excited it's Friday, even though it's been a short week it's felt like a long week. But even though the week has felt long, I can't believe we are already halfway through October, this month is FLYING by!! It's weird how that works. Halloween feels almost over and then it will be straight into the Christmas season. I am taking advantage of the slow weekends while I can. How was your weekend? What are your weekend plans? Any temptations you are planning ahead to make sure you avoid?
It was a hard emotional grief day. I may have consumed a giant ribeye. In the pat it would have been popcorn or chips, definitely cookies and Reese’s. I’m calling it a win. Plus I was only 1/2 way to my daily protein goal I might have exceeded it…but I didn’t weigh my steak.
Good Afternoon Y'all!! It's been a crazy day. I went to CAYA which is a recovery home that a couple ladies from my church and I go minister to every Thursday. Then I cleaned the bathrooms at my church. Then I ran to office depot looking for yellow poster board not neon yellow. No poster board. Then went to Sam's to pick up my pickup order. My car died as I was backing out of the parking spot. So I had multiple cars blocked in. Finally someone offered to push me back into a packing space. My husband came and started the car and drove it home, while I took the truck and got the walmart order. I'm home now, but we have to go get a new battery and hopefully that's all it is. So I got beef short ribs in the instant pot and then I'm gonna put them in the airfryer to put a sear on them. Then we're gonna try them with some no sugar added bbq sauce. So far today I tried for the first time a chomps taco flavored beef stick. It was amazing. Plus I finally got my hands on a lmnt sparkling ...
