health.

i'm excited.
to stop feeling so guilty.
to praise God for the body he blessed me with.
to serve my husband more efficiently.
to build a stronger back and arms to carry my future babies with.
to take another step towards understanding true beauty and knowingi'mbeautiful. (it's hard for me to type, let alone say. which frustrates the guts outta joshy.)

i am really praising God for a break through i/we had today.

anyways, i am approaching all this from a logical perspective; using what i've been taught, what i've learned in school, and research i've found on my own. because i've been getting really overwhelmed/frustrated/wrapped up in hype lately and i need to re-train and organize my brain.

due to recent life craziness i've gained a few pounds. not that i obsess over numbers (we don't own a scale), or am totally freaking out about a couple pounds. however, there is such a thing as creeping obesity and quite frankly, it scares me a little bit. because if i just let things slide right now, and say "oh, i'll get into better shape, get healthier, take control, etc LATER"... let's be honest, i probably won't ever have a better time in life to build good habits and break the bad ones.

so, here i go.
embarking on a journey.
...well, i guess i'm sort of continuing the one i started.


goals:
due to multiple reasons, i will not be purchasing any protein supplements, muscle building enhancers, etc.

i will be however, focusing on health. being healthy because God has called me to be. not to be obsessive; but to take care of what He has created.

lose 5 pounds by may 17th. which gives me 35 days to accomplish that. which puts me at around a pound a week which is a healthy rate.

{I WILL BE ADDING MORE SPECIFIC GOALS, ESP. TONING, ETC, AS I COMPILE MY THOUGHTS, GOALS, AND WHAT WILL BE BEST FOR ME.}

the plan:
intake each day = 1500 calories (*continuing to eat every 2-4 hours, no sugars & hfcs, limit refined/packaged/processed foods)
outtake 5x/week = 250-500 calories


cardio: treadmill, outdoor runs, biking, ellyptical) = 30-90 minutes, depending on how intense the weight training will be that day.

weight training 4-5 times per week, fo shizzle. = 30-60 minutes. yay!



other notes:
at night, when i'm "hungry" (aka, thirsty and over-tired) i can drink coffee, tea, or water. veggies if i really must munch.

i am resolved to get over my fear of passing out due to low blood sugar. the few times it happened as a child kinda scarred me i guess, and honestly- i have no reason whatsoever to be afraid anymore. sooo work on that!

i plan on being as strict/pro active about my spiritual life as i plan to be with my physical well being. with His strength, it is possible.