Let’s talk NSV’s. I’ve experienced lots of non-scale victories during my journey into & throughout this lifestyle. All the usual, feeling better overall, no more aches & pains, smaller clothes, finally feeling in charge of my life, etc…BUT the one I’ve never experienced is anyone in my immediate family even expressing an interest in what I’m doing let alone climbing onboard! That can be really hard. IMO it requires another level of dedication to be true to something when everyone around you is doing the opposite. Kudos to anyone (and I know there are a lot of you) living that reality. Keep on walking the walk though because someday someone will validate that you have been heard & seen even if it’s just by their actions! I’m currently visiting my daughter & grandkiddos for my extended summer-while-they’re-off-school-visit and something magical has happened here! The oat milk has disappeared & been replaced with cream or unsweetened almond milk, the overnight oats are gone & extra hb eggs and cottage cheese are there now. There’s cauliflower rice, zucchini, spaghetti squash & other types of carb replacements. We have “keto” chia seed pudding and she even bought Primal Kitchen plant-based Caesar dressing because it had “clean” ingredients and didn’t have potato starch like the regular one! That means she READ.THE.INGREDIENTS! 😳 Some basic low carb principles are clearly being at least experimented with and she is being rewarded with some weight loss & motivation to exercise & get moving. I didn’t have to say a word. I just kept doing me. Needless to say my heart is so happy! My sincere hope is that they continue down this road & save themselves some headache & heartache in the future. 🤞🤞🤞 As if all that isn’t enough they were describing this new doc that they just started with. On the first appt for each of them he used terms like lifestyle interventions, insulin resistance, inflammation, inflammatory foods AND talked de-prescribing meds. 😳🥳 My daughter saw me literally falling off the couch and laughed. She said she told him, “My mom would love you. This is her world you are talking about!” 🥰🤣 #tellmeyouarelisteningwithouttellingmeyouarelistening

Posted by Carol at 2024-07-12 21:09:13 UTC