Objectives 👀 Staying On Monitor When You Have No Cares…

I wakened depressed this morning. I virtually ordered pizza yesterday. 🫣 I’m not okay, however I’m doing fairly nice. Actually, all the things is ok. However I need to BE extra. I need to do higher. I need to DO extra. I’m hopeful and optimistic (principally) however… I need to hope extra, too. As a result of some days hope and happiness appear approach extra distant, and I really feel approach too drained to make that attain. 👎

Oof, sorry for the downer of a gap. I needed to cease myself ✋ and go watch my very own video about Motivation vs Dedication and reset my mindset! I actually appreciated this half from that submit:

I’m doing the issues, and staying targeted on the very best priorities, one factor at a time, sooner or later at a time. That’s not about motivation. Like I stated within the video, it’s about desirous to be the happiest healthiest model of myself, each day, regardless of the state of affairs or circumstances – and staying targeted on the outcomes, as a substitute of the alternatives & duties. 🎯

I didn’t cave to cravings yesterday, by the way in which. I noticed that wasn’t going to make me really feel any higher (in any respect) and that’s precisely what I’m targeted on: feeling higher. So I ate a frozen meal I had readily available: hen & greens. 😉

Properly speak on that extra in a second (objectives, motivation, staying on observe) however first: a fast replace and picture tour of my low carb life since my final word – which is right here when you missed it and need to catch up: 7 Pound Drop ⬇️ Low Carb Meals Diary

I went to a FUN live performance – and survived (lol), then crashed, had an awesome appt with my physician, crashed once more (lol), and combined up my meals slightly the final couple of weeks…

My Low Carb Week : Photograph Tour

I’ve been principally consuming the identical meals as my final replace, with a couple of scrumptious exceptions – like salmon, ribs, brisket and so on. 😋 And I ran out of my ordinary morning protein bars, so I attempted a brand new one whereas I used to be ready on my order.

These: Salted Peanut Butter Keto Krisp Bars. OM-YUM! These are superb!! 😍

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I received each of my orders from the Excellent Keto sale final week. 📦😊

I received 3 packing containers of my favourite Almond Butter Brownie protein bars, and unflavored collagen x3 + the free snack bars (coconut chocolate chip). 🍫🥥 ☕️ I additionally ordered the Blueberry SuperReds x3. 🫐 I’m all stocked up once more now. 💯❣️ Did you get something from that sale?

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I additionally ordered these different blackberry almond butter bars I wished. 😉🙌

I had a fairly tough few days final week after my final word. That occurs if I attempt to do an excessive amount of. I didn’t suppose I overdid it, however an excessive amount of of something knocks me again down. I’m nonetheless making an attempt to determine the “pacing” factor now that I’m feeling slightly higher. However I did handle to get out sooner or later and revel in some sunshine and chilly remedy on the river close to my home. 🌞💦👣

Luckily I perked again up simply in time to take pleasure in a enjoyable out of doors live performance on Sunday night. Excellent timing! The Caverns up in Pelham, TN is a tremendous venue with attractive views – and my FAVORITE band was enjoying. 🙌 🕺

The photographs actually don’t do it justice. I’ll attempt to share some movies on Fb and Instagram this weekend. 😉 It was COLD however I managed to do the 1/4 mile stroll in (with a good incline), benefit from the present, and do the 1/4 stroll again out. That made me SO joyful!! 🥰

I wakened with every kind of joint and nerve ache Monday morning, and felt stiff and achy all day, then had a couple of days of significant fatigue and symptom flare-ups – however lastly began perking again up yesterday. So my crashes are MUCH shorter and WAY much less extreme now.

That’s GREAT progress. 🙌

Final week I had a buddy over (sure: lastly!!) and we ordered dinner from Applebee’s. Their carside-to-go choice is so handy for a fast low carb meal! I ordered grilled salmon with steamed broccoli – holding it easy. 🥦 The opposite meal is Bourbon Road Rooster & Shrimp with broccoli:

This week I received take-out from a neighborhood BBQ place:

Ribs, brisket & pulled pork trio. 😋

In any other case I had my protein bars, and the opposite bars, my ordinary collagen espresso within the mornings, plus most days I caught to my ham & egg scramble as the primary meal for the day:

I’m nonetheless solely consuming about one meal a day. The BBQ I simply picked at and loved what I wished, then had extra the following day. The Applebee’s meal I ate perhaps half of that plate. The three-egg scramble fits me greatest these days, in order that’s been my go-to meal for the previous few weeks.

Yesterday I had a protein bar round mid morning, then an Atkins hen & broccoli bowl (microwave meal) for dinner. I didn’t have a lot of an urge for food, in order that glad me – and I received in some protein & greens. 😉

I’m joyful to be consuming extra (most days), and to have the ability to get out at the least as soon as every week these days!

I really feel very lucky to dwell in center Tennessee the place there are such a lot of rivers and waterfalls, and lovely out of doors areas to take pleasure in. It is a favourite spot of mine that’s inside a mile of my home, so it’s straightforward for me to get to for warm sunshine and chilly water. 🥰

Such an awesome little “nature remedy” break!

I had my collagen espresso this morning as ordinary ☕️ and a protein bar 🍫 plus a enjoyable video chat with a brand new buddy in London – and now I’m having fun with my coconut water with the Blueberry Tremendous Reds antioxidants. 🫐 I really like these combined collectively!

I solely have 2 eggs left 😳 lol, so I’m pondering I’ll make my straightforward egg wrap (aka Skillet Chaffle) and stuff it with ham & dill pickle – or perhaps hen salad. The egg wraps are tremendous straightforward to make – simply butter, egg & shredded mozzarella. I’ve a video walk-through right here:

For one Skillet Chaffle (wrap):
🧈 1/2 tbsp of butter
🥚 1/2 an egg
🧀 1/2 cup (56 grams) of shredded mozzarella
Double for 2 ✌
Elective add-ins: 🍅 🥓 🧅 or no matter rocks your socks!

Right here’s one I made (with roasted cherry tomatoes added) to make use of for a fajita wrap:

I really feel higher now. Thanks!

It was a pleasant distraction to sit down down and share my updates with you. I’m feeling upbeat, perked up, and able to sort out my day now! Which will certainly embrace a nap 🙃 however at the least I’m smiling and received over that bizarre morning temper. 👀

Emotions are fickle. I’ve been waking up with an odd disappointment most mornings the previous few weeks. Misplaced actually, as a result of I’m very grateful my well being is enhancing, I’m doing so significantly better these days – and capable of do extra, and really simply grateful for my life-style generally: all of it. 💝

Additionally, that antioxidant / electrolyte drink may need helped slightly. 😉

I’ve seen these actually perk me up! 💥

Moods & Meals ‘n Stuff…

I discussed I virtually ordered a pizza yesterday. It was extra like a complete buffet off the menu – lol. Moods and Meals DO NOT go collectively. I noticed it was for what it was: self-destructive conduct, ie self sabotage. I might hear myself pondering “who cares” or “what does it even matter” and every kind of random rationalizations like that. Then I caught myself and stated:

I CARE!

~ I MATTER!

I need to really feel my BEST, not really feel worse. 💁‍♀️

I knew that if I ate junk meals, not solely would I really feel worse bodily (blech!)… it could simply feed my temper (too). I might really feel worse about myself, really feel discouraged or disenchanted, including regrets on high of all the opposite feelings operating by me.

No thanks! 🚫‼️

I put my telephone down (a harmful object while you’re moody, ha!) and heated up that hen & broccoli meal. ✅ Then this morning, this picture crossed my display screen:

In the event you’re within the non-public fb group, we’re speaking GOALS right here:
https://www.fb.com/teams/lowcarbchallenge/posts/6725785837449389/

What do you’re feeling it could take to LOVE your life (and your self!) at the moment, to be TRULY HAPPY proper now? 🥰 And… how might you make that even higher going ahead?

What modifications would you wish to make?

Let’s speak objectives! 🎯❣️✅

I stay up for listening to how your week goes, and I’d love to listen to what you have got deliberate for the weekend. I’m staying in to relaxation up, and compensate for slightly work, so I can get out to a different waterfall early subsequent week for chilly remedy and a nature break. 💚

And I believe I’ll make that egg wrap…

Keep tuned and I’ll share footage in my subsequent submit. 😉 I’ve additionally had some GREAT conversations about staying on observe, and getting BACK on observe across the internet this week, so we’ll talk about that extra too – when you might use some inspiration & motivation…

Finest,
Lynn Terry
aka @LowCarbTraveler

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p.p.s. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve switched it up and used some other bars, or discovered ANY different bars that I cherished as a lot – that additionally maintain me over like a real meal substitute. However I used to be actually impressed with the CanDo Keto Krisp Bars I attempted final week, so I ended up ordering extra. Then I wrote to them and requested a particular 20% off low cost code for us like I discussed, in case you need to strive them too. 😉 * That code is: LOWCARBTRAVELER

What I actually LOVE is their slogan:

“IT’S ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, NOT WHAT YOU CAN’T.”

That hits me so excellent with the place I’m in my life and in my restoration proper now! 💯❣️