Wellness Wednesday

I walked into Target this week. I grabbed a buggy and started down the aisle. I looked to my left where all the "girls" clothing is and you will never guess what I saw hanging on the racks.

BIKINIS!!!

Are they kidding me?? This is a joke right?! This is the last week in JANUARY and already stores are putting out bathing suites. Granted, this is the South so summer comes around April and lasts through October but please can I have just a few more months of "body hibernation?" Let's just say that seeing those "itsy bitsy" bikinis hanging on those racks has been serious motivation to get this big rear in gear!! So I am back in the saddle again. Not trying to kill myself or go overboard, however. I have decided that instead of doing Pilate's every morning that I will do it on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays after work will be my cardio days either by walking in my neighborhood or doing my dance DVD at home. I went for a walk this past Saturday morning. It was a little chilly for these parts (nothing compared to what Valleygirl endures) so I bundled up with a fleece jacket over a long sleeve t-shirt topped with a heavy coat, scarf, gloves, and of course a matching hat. I stole my Dad's iPod ( I have got to get me one of those) and me and Aretha Franklin hit the road... "R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me!" As I was walking I noticed that my head was bobbing to the music and even my steps were going to the rhythm. People were probably laughing at me through their windows but who cares I was jammin! So look out neighborhood you will be seeing a lot more of this chick!

I am not depriving myself of food anymore. I am eating things that I like but watching how much I eat and making sure my portions are under control. I am finding that it is a lot easier to stay on track this way. I still only eat wheat bread and that sort of thing but I think that is because I have gotten so used to it that I can't do the regular stuff anymore. I had been having some serious chocolate cravings. I know that was nothing but the devil trying to get me off track. As we know all to well, however, where there is God's will God provides the way. As a chronic chocoholic (and shopoholic....do you think they have meetings for these types of people?) I started searching for a way to get my "fix." Then as I was walking through Target, after getting over the whole bikini thing, I found 100 calorie Reese's Wafers. A whole box of them. Thank you Jesus! It may seem small but like I said in the previous Wellness post I am finding achievement through the small things. I believe that it is God's will that each of us live a life that is healthy. He created us in His own image and to reflect His glory. We should want to take care of our bodies for they are our Temples of God.