Like most things in life, when you realize there needs to be a change you get very excited and ready to conquer the world. Then after time, for one reason or another, the enthusiasm begins to wane. That is where I have been the last few weeks.
I accomplished some good things over Thanksgiving. I ran a personal best time at Turkey Trot. I lost my goal weight by Thanksgiving. Things were going quite well but then they just kinda layed there. I could come up with all kinds of excuses: VERY busy at church, cold outside, had my car totaled and had to find a new one, I could go on and on. But honestly, I just got tired and lazy. I got tired of counting calories, running, exercising, thinking ALL the time, "how will this effect my calorie count/calorie burn for the day." The more I didn't do anything the more I wanted to continue to do nothing.
What I noticed though, was that while I initially started all this in an effort to lose weight, there were other benefits. I just "felt" better. I now feel draggy, tired, and a bit depressed (depression...no need to worry about that...just normal case of the blues or self pity). I need the lifestyle I started not only to lose weight but for my overall physical and mental health. Hmmmmm...interesting. Plus Missy, told me I am in the period that most people quit exercising (after 8-16 weeks I think she said). To me, when she said that, it was throwing out a challenge even though I think she said it to make me feel better for slowing down a bit. I don't want to be a quitter. I don't want be a great starter and poor finisher. I see SO many relationships to exercise and working out the body and the spiritual life. Guess that is why Paul talked about it so much. So I will run the race...run the race to finish...run the race to get the prize. I wouldn't let someone at church give up on the Christian Life without a fight so I will fight to not give up on this healthy lifestyle. It's more than just losing weight.
