Because I'm making a choice no matter what pops up to have a good day!! Ok so this is what I'm figuring out, obviously it takes a lot of time to keep up with a blog but it's so worth it I love it, however it's going to be one of those hit or miss kind of things. So sorry I missed yesterday but just know if I miss a day I'll always jump back on to give my thoughts, ideas, opinions and facts on my life and healthly lifestyle changes.
Ok seriously can I get an, "Amen", hello I woke up yesterday with a knee that felt fantabulous. Got to the gym and it didn't bother me at all. Now that's some serious instant gratification from the big guy! I love being outside but on the days I work I don't have as much time so I run to the gym and I feel pumped to start the day.
Don't have much time this morning but I will leave you with this: "Grow Strong In Your Weakness".
Isaiah 40:29-31 - He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak. Even children become tired and need to rest, and young people trip and fall. But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again. They will rise up as an eagle in the sky; they will run and not need rest; they will walk and not become tired.
If you haven't started already today is your day to start moving!!! Get pumped, get excited, get on this health movement for a renewed spirit and a healthy you!!! You can do this!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
SPEAK POSITIVE..... BE POSITIVE....
Another awesome Monday morning, enjoying the outside again. Going from walk, jog to run feels like I'm flying as my body goes through that serotonin high. Yes I'm a dork at heart! Still haven't mastered getting my cardio where I want it but I love challenging myself trying to get there. Wouldn't you know it I had to ice my knee for 20 minutes when I finished but I'm hoping it feels like new again for tomorrow.
Anybody who knows me knows I've been through some pretty rough times in my life. I've gone through different seasons in my life too. Some where I was following God, some where I was partially following God and some where I was not following Him at all. I have NO regrets only life experiences which have brought me where I am today. My journey still continues with those ups and downs but I'm ok with that because they only help me grow as a person and a follower of Christ. Kind of like my injured knee, not completely injured or broken just in need of some TLC until I get it working right again. And with the right kind of attention I could wake up tomorrow morning having a healed knee ready to go again. Our Spirit is the same way. When we let our spiritual side go even just a little bit that's enough to make us fall off our God walk very quickly. Which may I say is all to familiar to me!! Unlike my knee I don't have to wait until the next day I can have instant gratification with God all I have to do is ask for it!
Let's continue to encourage, motivate and lift up the ones around us after all isn't that why God gave us one another?
Love this scripture:
Luke 12:25 - You cannot add anytime to your life by worrying about it.
AND
Proverbs 16:3 - Depend on the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Let's get this HEALTHY movement in our society going, with our MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT!!
Anybody who knows me knows I've been through some pretty rough times in my life. I've gone through different seasons in my life too. Some where I was following God, some where I was partially following God and some where I was not following Him at all. I have NO regrets only life experiences which have brought me where I am today. My journey still continues with those ups and downs but I'm ok with that because they only help me grow as a person and a follower of Christ. Kind of like my injured knee, not completely injured or broken just in need of some TLC until I get it working right again. And with the right kind of attention I could wake up tomorrow morning having a healed knee ready to go again. Our Spirit is the same way. When we let our spiritual side go even just a little bit that's enough to make us fall off our God walk very quickly. Which may I say is all to familiar to me!! Unlike my knee I don't have to wait until the next day I can have instant gratification with God all I have to do is ask for it!
Let's continue to encourage, motivate and lift up the ones around us after all isn't that why God gave us one another?
Love this scripture:
Luke 12:25 - You cannot add anytime to your life by worrying about it.
AND
Proverbs 16:3 - Depend on the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Let's get this HEALTHY movement in our society going, with our MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT!!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Love the sound of birds singing in the morning.....
Psalm 5:3 - Lord, every morning you hear my voice. Every morning, I tell you what I need, and I wait for your answer.
Just as it's our responsibility to give our bodies proper nutrition with everything we eat and drink, it's also our responsibility to feed our spirit.
*Grow Strong in the light of my Presence. As My Face shines upon you, you receive nutrients that enhance your growth in grace. (1)
Thought For The Day......
We should get up every morning and ask ourselves what can I do today that will benefit our spirit and our health. The most common thing I hear at my job is, "I've got to loose weight, I've got to get rid of this fat". To me that has a negative vibe to it. I encourage my patients to speak on more of a positive note asking the question, "What can I do today that's going to build my lean body mass?". The fact is the more muscle we have the more our bodies will deplete of that unhealthy fat on it's own. Also it's actually our body fat % that matters more than what the scale says. At the age of 37 females begin to loose 1% of LBM per year. This is why it's crucial to always be active whether you're young or old. Diet alone will never work for optimal health as well as exercise alone. We must combine the two to be able to reach our goals in not only weight loss but to push our health to it's full potential.
The best plan is to have accountability and support. Obviously for us girls a buddy system will really help push us!
(1) Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
Just as it's our responsibility to give our bodies proper nutrition with everything we eat and drink, it's also our responsibility to feed our spirit.
*Grow Strong in the light of my Presence. As My Face shines upon you, you receive nutrients that enhance your growth in grace. (1)
Thought For The Day......
We should get up every morning and ask ourselves what can I do today that will benefit our spirit and our health. The most common thing I hear at my job is, "I've got to loose weight, I've got to get rid of this fat". To me that has a negative vibe to it. I encourage my patients to speak on more of a positive note asking the question, "What can I do today that's going to build my lean body mass?". The fact is the more muscle we have the more our bodies will deplete of that unhealthy fat on it's own. Also it's actually our body fat % that matters more than what the scale says. At the age of 37 females begin to loose 1% of LBM per year. This is why it's crucial to always be active whether you're young or old. Diet alone will never work for optimal health as well as exercise alone. We must combine the two to be able to reach our goals in not only weight loss but to push our health to it's full potential.
The best plan is to have accountability and support. Obviously for us girls a buddy system will really help push us!
(1) Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
Friday, August 26, 2011
Serenity............
Don't get me wrong love the gym but any chance I get I'd rather do my exercising outside. It's my serenity time, soaking in the world around me that just inspires me! It's my alone time from work, people, distractions, etc. Love my Monday and Friday mornings! This morning was great it was me, my tennis shoes, the pavement and God's awesome creations all around! Wow my cardio seriously needs a jolt, I was struggling but it felt great! Came home had my favorite breakfast, egg whites, oatmeal with sliced peaches and some down time with God! Now the cleaning begins.... (Exercise, a healthy dose of God and breakfast gives me enough of a HIGH to be motivated the rest of the day!) Proactive Proactive Proactive, that's me encouraging me, lol!
My thoughts for the day:
Drug and alcohol addictions are considered a "disease of addiction" but in fact abusing food whether we struggle with gluttony or starving ourselves in my opinion is some what similar to a "disease of addiction". It's all psychological right? Think about it everything we do in life is psychological, planning our day, what we're going to eat, what we're going to drink, who we're going to see, how we're going to act, etc... Everything we do turns into something positive or negative and has the potential to turn into how we view ourselves.
"THE WAR WITHIN US" Romans 7:14-15; 17-19 - "We know that the law is spiritual, but I am not spiritual since sin rules me as if I were its slave. I do not understand the things I do. I do not do what I want to do, and I do the things I hate." But I am not really the one who is doing these hated things; it is sin living in me that does them. Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me--I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is earthly and sinful. I want to do the things that are good, but I do not do them. I do not do the good things I want to do, but I do the bad things I do not want to do."
Romans 8:12-13 - "So, brothers and sisters, we must not be ruled by our sinful selves or live the way our sinful selves want. If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit's help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, you will have true life."
Just like the recovering addict or alcoholic needs consistent accountability, the one who suffers with food addictions, poor self-esteem, or the one who simply wants motivation in life, as myself, needs consistent accountability too!
It's time to say "I'm worth it". To love ourselves enough to be capable to love others the way God intended! We need to WAKE UP! Wake up our families, wake up ourselves, wake up world to better our lifestyles to reap the full benefits of a healthy mind and body. My motto has always been "It starts from the inside out" when it comes to healthy lifestyle changes. When it comes to food, YES we are what we eat!
"As much as we put into our mind, body and spirit is as much as we're capable to give"
My thoughts for the day:
Drug and alcohol addictions are considered a "disease of addiction" but in fact abusing food whether we struggle with gluttony or starving ourselves in my opinion is some what similar to a "disease of addiction". It's all psychological right? Think about it everything we do in life is psychological, planning our day, what we're going to eat, what we're going to drink, who we're going to see, how we're going to act, etc... Everything we do turns into something positive or negative and has the potential to turn into how we view ourselves.
"THE WAR WITHIN US" Romans 7:14-15; 17-19 - "We know that the law is spiritual, but I am not spiritual since sin rules me as if I were its slave. I do not understand the things I do. I do not do what I want to do, and I do the things I hate." But I am not really the one who is doing these hated things; it is sin living in me that does them. Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me--I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is earthly and sinful. I want to do the things that are good, but I do not do them. I do not do the good things I want to do, but I do the bad things I do not want to do."
Romans 8:12-13 - "So, brothers and sisters, we must not be ruled by our sinful selves or live the way our sinful selves want. If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit's help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, you will have true life."
Just like the recovering addict or alcoholic needs consistent accountability, the one who suffers with food addictions, poor self-esteem, or the one who simply wants motivation in life, as myself, needs consistent accountability too!
It's time to say "I'm worth it". To love ourselves enough to be capable to love others the way God intended! We need to WAKE UP! Wake up our families, wake up ourselves, wake up world to better our lifestyles to reap the full benefits of a healthy mind and body. My motto has always been "It starts from the inside out" when it comes to healthy lifestyle changes. When it comes to food, YES we are what we eat!
"As much as we put into our mind, body and spirit is as much as we're capable to give"
Thursday, August 25, 2011
New day, New plans in motion, No worries, Just another journey...........
Love a routine it gets me motivated! Summer was great but slacked off with the occasional exercise regimen and wayyyyyy to much birthday cake! Thank God I have until October before my cake will be here! :) This morning was fan-tabulous got the kids off to school headed to the Y got in some cardio before work. Great time to clear my thoughts, get those serotonins releasing, thank God for the day to come and start that positive cycle my husband always talks about!
You know I've learned a lot the past two years working as a Weight Loss Consultant but the biggest thing that has impacted me the most is to see what Stress can do to us! Wow it's crazy how it attacks our minds, bodies and soul. What a waste of my time....... I have to remind myself daily, "let it go Carrie, just let it go". Majority of over weight patients have crazy stress factors in their life. It's such a blessing to be a motivator for these people because in return it allows God to motivate me. There is a plan for me as there is one for all of us it only falls in to play when we're willing to go after it with all we have!
I had a list of goals around seven years ago some of them being: get rid of procrastination, letting go of resentments, getting negative people out of my life, stopping my own negativity, the list could go on but you get the picture. Awesome and can I get an Amen for the most part letting all that go to better the quality of not only my life but the ones around me!
Second blog still trying to see where I want this to go but signing out for my "Positive" day at work:) Partly this blog is about ME but the other part is throwing in my opinions and tips on reaching healthy lifestyle changes to last a life time! (BTW I'll be updating my profile info in the next couple of days)
You know I've learned a lot the past two years working as a Weight Loss Consultant but the biggest thing that has impacted me the most is to see what Stress can do to us! Wow it's crazy how it attacks our minds, bodies and soul. What a waste of my time....... I have to remind myself daily, "let it go Carrie, just let it go". Majority of over weight patients have crazy stress factors in their life. It's such a blessing to be a motivator for these people because in return it allows God to motivate me. There is a plan for me as there is one for all of us it only falls in to play when we're willing to go after it with all we have!
I had a list of goals around seven years ago some of them being: get rid of procrastination, letting go of resentments, getting negative people out of my life, stopping my own negativity, the list could go on but you get the picture. Awesome and can I get an Amen for the most part letting all that go to better the quality of not only my life but the ones around me!
Second blog still trying to see where I want this to go but signing out for my "Positive" day at work:) Partly this blog is about ME but the other part is throwing in my opinions and tips on reaching healthy lifestyle changes to last a life time! (BTW I'll be updating my profile info in the next couple of days)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Let's get real with ourselves.......
Today's the day when you say "I'm worth it"! What's up with growing up, people changing, lazy days, carefree lifestyles, when all we had to worry about was what can we do fun today that's going to benefit "ME"?
No more setting up my carebears, strawberry shortcake characters and Holly Hobby.... ughhhhh!
Time to get down to business now I wake up every morning asking God to lead me show me His path and ask myself hmmmmm "what can I do today that's going to benefit my health?, what's going to make me feel better, look better, do better and be better?, and how can I be an example to the people around me?"..........
This is the first day of my new blog hope you keep posted to see what's up in my world that could potentially intertwine with your world!
No more setting up my carebears, strawberry shortcake characters and Holly Hobby.... ughhhhh!
Time to get down to business now I wake up every morning asking God to lead me show me His path and ask myself hmmmmm "what can I do today that's going to benefit my health?, what's going to make me feel better, look better, do better and be better?, and how can I be an example to the people around me?"..........
This is the first day of my new blog hope you keep posted to see what's up in my world that could potentially intertwine with your world!
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