So I follow @loswhit on twitter and read his blog http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com. He is doing a 30 day Holiday Health Challenge just when I’m feeling the need to make some changes. 6 years ago I lost 35 pounds for my 30th birthday and kept it off for 5 years. Then I turned 35 and, well even though I didn’t change anything it all started creeping back on. So now, 20 pounds heavier than my “goal weight” and a mirror that says things I don’t like, it’s time to do something.
I am committing myself for the next 30 days to exercise in some way for at least 30 min. daily- that’s for my physical self
I will spend the next 30 days simplifying my life and decluttering- that’s for my mental self
I am reading Francis Chan’s Crazy Love with Adam and will memorize Los’s verses- that’s for my spiritual self
I will also schedule date nights at least once a week with just Adam (I’m bad about wanting lots of others there too)- that’s for my relational self
All this in an effort to be someone I’m proud of as we enter a new decade!
To keep myself honest, I will post at least once a week on Saturdays and probably more often to record what’s going on.
Today: My Wii Fit says I weigh… 160lbs. My goal weight = 140! I know I won’t lose 20 lbs in 30 days without being extremely unhealthy but somewhere down the road, that is my goal.
Today, I will get off this couch, go help Mom finish decorating her house, put new flowers on my Dad’s grave, have some lunch, and come home and clean. Tonight, Adam and I will go to the gym. I will listen to Hope Rising (by Fee Band, my favorite cd right now) as I do things to my body that it won’t like. But, it’s time to do something!
Wish me luck, cause losing weight BEFORE the new year is better than AFTER, cause why wait?