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Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY!
Tonight, the Student Advocate Association is throwing a Fall Festival at the medical school – complete with pumpkin carving and chili samplings and a bonfire. Aside from that, we’ve got nothing in the books for the weekend and I am thrilled. Ankur will be busy studying, but I may make a trip to Knoxville. It’s supposed to be b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l out so I want to spend most of it outdoors!
Anyway, before I sign off for the weekend, I want to share what’s been going on as of late around here! I share a bit through my Facebook Page and my Instagram stories, but I like to pop in here and do these “lately” posts each month. More for myself than anything else! So that some day, I can look back and see all the things that kept me busy while out here in rural Tennessee. Hope you all have a beautiful weekend! <3
Lately, I’ve been….
Reading
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This book. You may have caught on from my last post, but I’ve changed my diet pretty significantly. I’m sticking to less than 50g of net carbs and eating about 120g of fat each day. This required an entire shift in the way I grocery shop and prepare my meals. I swapped out my PAM spray for olive oil. Swapped out my all-purpose flour for coconut flour and almond flour. Stopped drinking a breakfast shake in favor of three eggs and veggies. When I make pizza, I use a cauliflower crust instead of the lavash bread I was using before.
I cook with cream and oils and snack on nuts and cheese. And I feel satiated and happy. I’ve picked up on new tricks! I can make breads and desserts and eat delicious things. It just requires a few tweaks in ingredients. I will write up a more detailed post at some point explaining the coaching I got. But, my coach, Robin, has helped me so much along the way and recommended this book for some easy recipes. I love the way the author broke down the diet in a way that makes sense for me. Through reading this, I realized how often I had been spiking my blood sugar with all the hidden carbs I was eating.
Eating
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Pizza night has always been a big deal in the Mathur household. But, it’s become more frequent since we discovered these cauliflower crusts. The only ingredients in the crust are: cauliflower, mozzarella cheese, eggs, basil, and garlic. At only 180 calories for the whole darn thing (and 3 net carbs), it’s safe to say that I feel pretty content eating this. Often.
Meditating
Using Simple Habit. The meditations range from 5-20 minutes. They have individual meditations and also different meditation series (that may have between 5-7 days of audios). Focusing on your breath, mindful eating, starting your day with an intention, right before bedtime meditation, etc. They even have a 5-minute “coffee meditation” that I tried out the other day. I have never savored my coffee the way I did when I was forced to sit down, mug between hands, and just slowly inhale, take a sip, and feel the coffee flowing through my system. I have always wanted to get into a consistent meditation practice, but have never been successful for longer than a few weeks. This has really helped. I highly recommend it!
Anticipating
The leaves changing! Being from California, I never understood what all the hype was about fall. But, after seeing all the beautiful colors last year in Tennessee, I totally get it. I’ve started to see a few yellows and oranges pop up and it’s making me feel oh-so-excited to pull out the vests and long-sleeved shirts and fuzzy socks.
Buying
A crap ton of Rao’s Arrabiata sauce. Apparently they were on sale for $4.99 at Whole Foods, but I didn’t know that. So, I did the next best thing and ordered them through Thrive Market. I’m not joking when I say we go through an average of 3 jars a week. It’s keto-friendly. Minimal ingredients. And probably the best tasting pasta sauce I’ve ever had. (I’m not getting paid to say this. I could probably sit down with a whole jar and a spoon and go to town).
Celebrating
Diwali! At work! In Harrogate, Tennessee! Most of the people I work with have never tried Indian food before so I put together a few snacks and ordered some Indian food from Knoxville and we had a fun Diwali party in the staff lounge. I felt so happy that I got to share a bit of my own culture with people and that they were so genuinely interested in the food and the traditions and the customs.
Questions of the Day:
- What have you been eating lately? Celebrating lately? Cooking lately?
Thank you for this post. I wasn’t aware of Simple Habit but will definitely give it a try. Great round-up. 🙂
It’s hard to make me consider a diet change, but I resist change pretty hard. Along those lines, I’ve resisted waking up earlier than I had to based on the thinking that more sleep was definitely more important. The past two days I have randomly found myself wide awake before 5:00 AM with no explanation, so I’ve been putting that extra time to use, and I’ve felt WAY more energized than normal. If simply waking up earlier and moving around can do that for me, I’m very intrigued by what trying that cookbook (and the cauliflower pizza) could accomplish. Hmm… 🤔 Thank you for sharing!
Did not know about Simple Habit, I’ll definitely have a look 😀
That pizza crust looks like something we need to try at our house! The weather is finally getting a bit cooler, so we’re eating more soups over here.
My husband and I have been doing keto, and we’ve found several recipes we really enjoy. I can’t wait to try the cauliflower pizza! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Happy Friday! I think it’s so fun you celebrated Diwali at work! That is so cool! I wish I could have come, lol. I love Indian food. 🙂
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I need to give this Simple Habit app a try! Sounds like something I need im my life. I have been working up a new “diet” that should please all my doctors. Not quite vegetarian, because Im not quite ready to give up my meat yet LOL. But I will have to get a little creative with my veggies and try some new ones too. The cauli pizza crusts will make the cut! Ill check them out too! Have a great weekend!!
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How fun that you were able to celebrate Diwali with coworkers! I love it! And Fall really is amazing! 🙂
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That is so cool that you were able to bring the celebration to work, it is so nice to share cultural celebrations with each other and learn from each other. Hope you have a nice weekend!
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I REALLY need to get back into the habit of cooking things ahead of time. I’ve been off on my eating for a bit. It’s usually not so bad at work because I pack, but at night? Ugh! lol I’m so checking out these cauliflower pizzas! Thanks for the idea. That’s awesome your work celebrated Diwali with you!!
-Lauren
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Happy Diwali to DivyAnkur.
That’s awesome that you shared your culture with your co-workers.
Have a Great Weekend!!
The cauliflower crusts sound intriguing!
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I am intrigued by the ketogenic diet. I just saw a show on TV that talked about how fats are really good for you and how sugar is the culprit for most of our health issues. Thanks for sharing the book!
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Hey love,
How sweet and thoughtful of you to share what Diwali means to you with your colleagues. I bet they really enjoyed it and learned a thing or two, as well.
Aren’t you happy you’ve experienced what so many of us take for granted? The changing of the seasons is my favorite time of year.
Good for you going keto. I’m still not sure I understand the key differences between that and paleo, but sounds like it’s been nothing but positive. I’m glad to hear. 🙂
Have a great week babe! 😉
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I love the leaves changing. It’s one of my favorite things. I haven’t heard much about the keto diet, but I would love to learn more.