Day 40! Two Thirds the Way There!! Woot Woot!

Wow! It feels good! I am so happy that I have changed my life in this small way!  Exercise has become the norm not the exception.  I survived a week of Vacation Bible School with very active kids and while I am sore, I am still alive!!  What a wake-up call, to realize how far I had fallen into inactivity.  I want to thank you guys for being out there. Just knowing you are there has kept me faithful.

This past week my exercise consisted of dancing and playing with the VBS kids.  It was so much fun, I have decided to use the music CD from the VBS to work out.  I highly recommend music as an addition to a workout.  I usually run in silence, spending the time reflecting or praying or just letting my mind go blank!  Blank is so  refreshing!!  But I had forgotten how much the beat of beautiful music can make the time go by and somehow make me feel like I could go on for ever! 

This week, I am also adding Juice Plus to my diet.  I have been trying to take them regularly for years, but am so not into taking pills.  I put them by my tooth brush so I have no excuse for forgetting!  I will let you know how I feel after a month is over. (Marsha will be so proud! She is my nurse friend who has been trying to get me on them for years!)

I have been so inspired by making small changes and sticking with them.  It makes me want to do more and to realize that I can do more!! I love this quote by Dale Carnegie:

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.  Every time you

conquer one it makes you that much stronger.  If you do the little jobs well, the 

big ones will tend to take care of themselves."

This has never been so true for me as with this lifestyle change.  Even though I am not seeing any body change yet....boo hoo... I am feeling it!  I see the truth in Mr. Carnegie's statement.  I am fully expecting as I get more fit, that my metabolism will get in line.  This one expectation is a huge improvement.  Before, when I would try to make changes, and the disappointment I would feel, when the changes I was hoping for did not manifest, would overwhelm me, I would quit.  No more!  To quote a line from the movie, Galaxy Quest, "Never give up!  Never surrender!"  :))

So, to you my friends, I am hoping for you to enter into this challenge, renewed, refreshed and encouraged.  Any movement is better than none!  Any healthy food eaten will improve your body. 

GO GO GO!!! 


Blessings, Anna Marie