Run like a girl!

Good Morning ladies,

How are you all doing this fine rainy Monday morning.. Probably finding it hard to get out of bed if you are like me right? Well if you found that the first week was a lil tough then that means you are doing something right..

I have to admit I was having a weak day yesterday. I was tired and hungry and that is a recipe for disaster if you ask me. That equates to laziness and eating whatever looks good but not necessarily good for you! Yup I did it. I ate pizza after church..I tell myself that it was only one slice however it was one of those big guys that cut down to two.

I was definitely reaping when Caleb was up all night with bad gas from my tainted dairy infested breast milk... sigh.... It was last night at like 3am in the morning that I ask myself “Why do I continue to do this to myself?” Now I am not saying that pizza is totally bad, but while I am in this laying the foundation phase it is not a wise food choice. Not to mention the effects it has on my lil baby boy.

Yesterday my Pastor was talking about the story in John chapter 15. Jesus talks about the vine and the branches and bearing good fruit. In summary, the vine can only produce good fruit if the dead branches are pruned. Likewise the only way we are going to see good results in FFF is if we cut out the dead branches in our lives. This can be whatever is keeping you from that achieving good results ( good fruit)! So lets start to prune ladies!

Here are my dead branches- Sweets, Fear, Laziness, Excuses.... to name a few, and no particular order. What are yours?

This weeks challenge:

Faith:

Continue to journal daily.. Thinking about the dead branches in your life, what is it going to do to get rid of those? Pray and give it to the Lord. Seek scriptures that you can meditate on and think about encourage you along the way. Write them down, keep then in your pocket and look at them throughout the day.

Food:

This week start to actively cut out the sugars.. This is sweets and anything that is high in sugar that is not natural sugar. Substitute fresh fruits for cookies, cakes, scones, high sugar creamers AND soda etc. Be careful with the diet, fat free and no sugar added stuff it contains artificial sweeteners that isnt good either.

Continue drinking your water throughout the day.

Fitness:

Try to incorporate at least 15-30 min of exercise in your day.. Doesn't have to be in the gym, get creative. Try walking instead of driving if possible. We take our legs for granted, we don't use them as much as we should. I bet if you ask anyone confined to a wheelchair they will tell you that!

One suggestion is what I had to do when I was pregnant on my diabetes plan. I would eat for about 20 minutes then after I would exercise for 30-45 minutes. My exercise was walking and lifting minor weights. If you can do this with every meal or at least two meals, you are off to a good start. This is also helpful for those who struggle with diabetes, since it will immediately lower your blood sugar.

Now this activity isn't going to make you drop pounds however it will cause you to eat a lighter meal and also get you used to moving, all in one hour! Later we will incorporate exercise in your diet.

I have adopted a scripture for FFF, I searched and prayed and this morning this just jumped off the bible and spoke to my heart in what I am trying to achieve in my life! First in my Faith then in my Food and lastly in my Fitness!

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Lets RUN like a girl!!!!!!

Have a great week girls!!! May the Lord guide you in your pursuit of FFF!

Mon