So here it is...Day 29. I have made it officially one day over 4 weeks! It's hard to believe its been 29 days but I have stuck with it and for that I am very proud. So....why am I going to through another journey into the spokes of this wheel? Because this other journey will help me with this journey. This additional journey will be the toughest over the next 24 days. It's my journey to a physically better me. I am going on a.....oh my gosh...I gotta say it....DIET!
Why is this important to me? First off, I am fat. I will admit it. (They say admitting you have a problem is the first step!) My weight has posed a problem with the way I feel physically at times as well has been a bone of contention with family and others who feel that it would fix our fertility problem if I would only lose weight. (While weight can play a big part in fertility, it's not the only reason or the biggest reason that we have a fertility issue.) Being tired of the whole situation and the constant discussions about weight I have decided that it's time. It's time that I do something about it. Do not worry. I am not using drugs, surgery, or developing an eating disorder to do it. No...I am using a nutritional program (with a cleanse that starts it all off) with the right vitamins (omega fatty acids, probiotics, etc.) and the right foods. It truly will be a lifestyle change.
I think back to my days in high school and college and I miss the days of the slender me. Back then I am sure that I thought I was fat but more so now the scale shows me its true. I am not doing this for others this time though. I am doing it for me. How can I sit here and try and change myself mentally and other things in my environment if I am not willing to better myself physically? Getting to day 29 on this journey has given me the confidence I need to know that I won't give up on this 24 day challenge that I am embarking on starting today. If I can make it through the next 24 days (which is the time it takes your body to adjust to the habit of better eating, working out, etc.) then I know I will be able to continue on with a better physical lifestyle.
I know that I can do this. This is not a new years resolution, rather this is a life resolution. How can I change myself mentally if I beat myself up physically and don't care about my body and overall health. They say that the body is your temple, so treat it that way. Right now, my body is a run down church. The renovations begin today!
About all that I can say about diet and exercise, is that I too am about 40 # overweight, and for one reason or another, I have not been able to exercise for over 4 months. Being off of the exercise is making a difference in the way I feel and move. Very little exertion now will cause my chest to ache, and that doesn't feel very good. I am weaker and unable to move quickly and accurately. I've never been this far off, and probably won't be able to exercise for another two weeks or so yet. It is going to be very hard to get back in any routine, and get advanced as I was, but I sure need to do it. I just want to feel good again, and the diet and exercise is what will make the difference.
ReplyDeleteI have put off dieting for so long and struggle with "beginning". Good for you starting. David and I both avoid it (diet) lately. Why? I'll have to pray about that one.
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