Why I want to challenge myself to a healthier lifestyle
- Because my body is my temple. I want to honor the Lord with ALL of who I am.
- Because my time and money are the Lord's. Time exercising is time I can worship Him. Money previously used for fast food or junk food can be used to honor Him.
- Because I want to prepare myself to do God’s will, WHATEVER that may be. I don’t want to limit God’s calling for my life because I’m out of shape and overweight.
- Because I want to accomplish other lifestyle changes and that will be easier if I have more energy from eating healthier foods and exercising.
This is where I was:
Eating and drinking whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.
Eating fast food almost every day. Sometimes up to 4 times in one day.
No exercise. Zip, zero, zilch.
The 20 Week Goal: to lose 1 lb each week.
1st Checkpoint - Starting Out: 329 lbs. 9/1/11
Eating fast food less often.
Cut back on sweets and junk food.
Semi-committed to eating schedule.
Extremely limited exercise. (Once every couple of weeks).
Cutting back on other drinks, drinking more water.
2nd Checkpoint: 315 lbs. 10/6/11
Moving forward from 2nd checkpoint:
Exercising 3-4 times a week – Pilates, Dance, or Walking
Eating schedule – meals 4 hours apart with fruits and veggies in between. One dessert a day.
No fast food. Eating at restaurants less often.
Only water, unless I’m choosing a drink as my dessert.
3rd Checkpoint will be November 10 (This is the halfway point)
Challenges I will add after the 3rd checkpoint:
Cut down portion sizes to one plateful per meal.
Exercising 4-5 times a week – Pilates, Dance, or Walking
4th Checkpoint will be December 15
Challenges I will add after the 4th checkpoint:
No desserts or junk food at all.
Input calorie intake into myfitnesspal.com
Final Checkpoint will be January 19
Wow! You lost 14 lbs. in a month?? You go girl!! I'm so proud of you for working so hard to stay on that eating schedule. That's a HUGE accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah! And thank you for your confrontation and encouragement along the way.
ReplyDeleteProverbs 27:6-7
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
7 A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Thank you for choosing to confront me about my eating habits. Even when it hurts, it's always good to hear the truth.