Personal Goals

I'm gearing up to make a major shift in my physical lifestyle. Summer of 2010 (and on through the winter) I lost 30lbs. I was going through a divorce and had a lot of negativity to work through, so I channeled it all through walking. I'm not a runner, not really into aerobics and gyms - walking is my thing. I have never liked eating breakfast and so I would have coffee loaded with sugar and creamer for usually two meals a day. But I was walking 5 miles almost everyday, at least 5 days a week, so I was able to lose weight.

I have struggled with my weight all my life; as a kid I was told to eat everything on my plate or else, and as a teen and adult I would often turn to food for comfort. Summer of 2011, I travelled a lot and didn't work out the way I was and started putting the weight back on. This winter has brought almost all of it back. I've been buying and making healthier foods, but I've had no energy and can't shake off my sugar cravings.

This year my goal is to take the aspects of what worked before and add some new things to implement a healthy diet and exercise program I can maintain consistently throughout my life (hopefully). I started making fruit and veggie smoothies about a month ago to try to thwart my appetite and it was working, but my blender broke. I used to have a treadmill and used it until my son broke it. So I've been trying to figure out what I know will work successfully for me and implement. So with my income tax refund I'm getting 3 things: I'm getting a blender/juicer combo unit, a quality one that won't break on me in 6 months; a tread climber from Bowflex (the cheapest one - it has no moving arm parts and the motor is kenetic); and the last thing is I'm taking the 24 day challenge from Advocare. It is a 10 day cleansing program where you're on basically a vegan diet and the rest of the time you add back in lean meats, fish and dairy. It works like a reset button for your appetite, flushing out all the junk food cravings and cleansing out your liver from all the chemicals that are in our processed foods. My goal is to implement all 3 of these pretty much at the same time.

I know I can lose the weight I've done it before. And yeah it stinks I'm spending so much money on stuff to help me do it. But the truth is, nothing is more important than our physical health than our spiritual health. Another truth is, is that I waste so much money on lesser things every year so why not make an investment in me, in a system I can implement and be consistent with throughout my life? Now that my spirit and my mind are aligned and I have a healthy plan for them in seeking Jesus, I really feel this need to bring my physical self under obedience and to get rid of my bad eating habits and indulgences in food once and for all!!

I'm saying this out loud for everyone to hear because I'm serious about it and want to be held accountable for the goals I am setting for myself! So pray for me if you will!