The past week has caused me check my way of thinking about food and fitness.
Hello ladies, I'm taking a little break from working on the next issue of CHAIM, to let you know how my new fitness routine is going.
I am what is considered by the industry a 'less to loose' type. My goal is just to stay fit and to loose about 10lbs. Whether you have none to loose, or more to loose, I write just to share what I've been learning and maybe you can gain some encouragement from my experience.
In the last post, I wrote about learning that the quantity of good food at the correct time will accomplish the best results. This past week was the first hurdle I overcame. I had to get my thinking right. I found myself complaining about HOW MUCH food I needed to eat, getting hungry more often, and then discovering that I could not button the waist of my pants. Grrrr.
Now what? In the past, I would have quickly thrown in the towel and said, nope, this isn't working for me. I don't see an immediate change for the better, therefore it must be working. In fact, I have officially gained 3 more pounds. Double Grrrr. So, I called my friend and and fitness coach...to vent. My actual text read: "You will have to convince me that eating all this good food will cause me to be lean & not the elephant that fits my clothes." Have you ever felt like that? You are doing all the right things, and it seems pretty clear that the results are not what was promised?
Meghan went over my meals and fitness routine, checking and keeping me accountable to our plan. Yep, I was doing fine there. Increase my walking speed. Drink more water. OK.
Even before I called Meghan, I was talking to the LORD about this. And He reminded me about what I was SAYING. My mouth must agree with what I want to come about in my body. I had to stop complaining and doubting. How quickly I forgot to keep my mouth in check. What I did realize after I checked my mouth, was that I was beginning to 'feel' a difference in my body - I had WAY more energy than I did for many weeks and months prior. I didn't get sleepy or drained in the afternoon. Well that is definitely an improvement!
Lessons learned:
1. Don't doubt. James 1:5-7
2. Check my mouth & speak the result I DO want. Ephesians 4:29
3. Keep on - don't give up Galatians 6:9
4. Be thankful. Ephesians 5:20
Final Thoughts: Interesting, isn't it, that these 4 things are the same truths I apply to so many other areas in my life and didn't see the tree for the forest because I was so focused on the circumstances instead of the promise.
In all that we do, these 4 truths WORK.
Because God's Word ALWAYS WORKS!!
eSmiles,
Cristina





