BelovedHeather
Cathlete
Peeps:
Good morning! I have been hibernating for a week! My Christmas Eve jeans shopping adventure wiped me out. LOL!
I started my journey afresh and anew on Christmas after a beautiful and inspiring Christmas Eve service. My body started to detox from the MSG, and I needed more sleep than usual. I had a blessed Christmas and enjoyed a restful 4-day weekend. I decided to listen to my body and wait until next week to start my cardio and circuit training rotation. I am back on track with good nutrition, and I am kicking the clutter in my home to the curb. I surveyed the mountain of clutter in my home and decided that it is time to declare war on clutter. My closets and drawers are suffering from chronic stuffitis! LOL!
Good news! I am healthy as a horse aside from having food allergies/sensitivities and being 144 pounds overweight! The scale does not tell the whole story. My total cholesterol is 158, and everything else is great too (including my blood pressure, glucose, and triglycerides). Blessing my body with water, whole foods, and exercise 80 percent of the time is making a difference even if the scale is not cooperating yet! By the grace of God, I have faith that these stubborn fat cells will bow down in submission in 2009 (hopefully with the help of STS). I am being transformed from the inside out in more ways than one.
I am starting this new year at 274 pounds in size 28 jeans. The mountain I am facing is huge, but I can move it by faith! Yes, I can! The task ahead of me is never as great as the POWER behind me! By faith, I am smashing the strongholds of my soul and believing God that 2009 is the year of my freedom when obesity and food strongholds lose their grip on me. I believe!
Fitness is about freedom, not a size! Living fit and free is my overall goal. My desire is to eat for the glory of God, exercise as an act of worship, and be strong and healthy (physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally) at any size in 2009. My first fitness goal for the year is to faithfully finish STS and be strong enough for one push-up on my toes by the end of my first rotation. My second fitness goal is to run my first 5K by the end of the year.
What are your goals for 2009? Let’s rise up, embrace the challenge, and make 2009 the year that hopes and dreams become reality!
I am packing for a New Year’s Eve retreat. This has been a stressful month, and I politely declined party invitations to spend the night in my favorite cottage. I am looking forward to a soothing bubble bath in an old-fashioned cast iron tub. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
Blessings for a healthy and happy 2009! I am thankful for this check-in and look forward to sharing this amazing journey with the Peeps in 2009.
Hugs to Dani, Ellie, Gayle, Jerry, Jill, JJ, Karin, Phyllis, Vilma, Wendy, and any other Peeps who visit today. Hugs and thanks to Robin for bringing this group together.
Happy New Year!
Blessings,
Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
Good morning! I have been hibernating for a week! My Christmas Eve jeans shopping adventure wiped me out. LOL!
I started my journey afresh and anew on Christmas after a beautiful and inspiring Christmas Eve service. My body started to detox from the MSG, and I needed more sleep than usual. I had a blessed Christmas and enjoyed a restful 4-day weekend. I decided to listen to my body and wait until next week to start my cardio and circuit training rotation. I am back on track with good nutrition, and I am kicking the clutter in my home to the curb. I surveyed the mountain of clutter in my home and decided that it is time to declare war on clutter. My closets and drawers are suffering from chronic stuffitis! LOL!
Good news! I am healthy as a horse aside from having food allergies/sensitivities and being 144 pounds overweight! The scale does not tell the whole story. My total cholesterol is 158, and everything else is great too (including my blood pressure, glucose, and triglycerides). Blessing my body with water, whole foods, and exercise 80 percent of the time is making a difference even if the scale is not cooperating yet! By the grace of God, I have faith that these stubborn fat cells will bow down in submission in 2009 (hopefully with the help of STS). I am being transformed from the inside out in more ways than one.
I am starting this new year at 274 pounds in size 28 jeans. The mountain I am facing is huge, but I can move it by faith! Yes, I can! The task ahead of me is never as great as the POWER behind me! By faith, I am smashing the strongholds of my soul and believing God that 2009 is the year of my freedom when obesity and food strongholds lose their grip on me. I believe!
Fitness is about freedom, not a size! Living fit and free is my overall goal. My desire is to eat for the glory of God, exercise as an act of worship, and be strong and healthy (physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally) at any size in 2009. My first fitness goal for the year is to faithfully finish STS and be strong enough for one push-up on my toes by the end of my first rotation. My second fitness goal is to run my first 5K by the end of the year.
What are your goals for 2009? Let’s rise up, embrace the challenge, and make 2009 the year that hopes and dreams become reality!
I am packing for a New Year’s Eve retreat. This has been a stressful month, and I politely declined party invitations to spend the night in my favorite cottage. I am looking forward to a soothing bubble bath in an old-fashioned cast iron tub. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
Blessings for a healthy and happy 2009! I am thankful for this check-in and look forward to sharing this amazing journey with the Peeps in 2009.
Hugs to Dani, Ellie, Gayle, Jerry, Jill, JJ, Karin, Phyllis, Vilma, Wendy, and any other Peeps who visit today. Hugs and thanks to Robin for bringing this group together.
Happy New Year!
Blessings,
Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).