I don't know what it is about 2009, but it's like Obama said during his campaign: It's time for Change. Before I go on to today's post, I do have to say that watching his inauguration yesterday was awesome! I can definitely see how he's inspired an entire country to come together and in spite of the status of the country, I know that God will use Obama for the country to come out of the rut it's in. We must trust in God and believe He's got great plans for the U.S.A., but the American people definitely need to understand things cannot be changed to become a prosperous country in one day, a week, a month or a year. It takes time.
Anyway, enough of my rant... I'm sure everyone knows that. My blog is meant to talk about my days 'til my first European trip, which will happen in about 3 months! Wow! The days are definitely passing by faster!
Part of my plan to prepare for my trip is to get healthier. I'm not in the greatest of shape and to be honest, I haven't really been most of my life. Again, I don't know what it is about 2009, but it's definitely a year of change. A positive one, of course. My motivations to get healthier are not only to feel good about myself physically, but for my own health also. Mainly I've decided on removing my old habits for my own benefit. I have to take care of myself. Besides, I'm a daughter of the Almighty and as such, I have to remember that His spirit lives in me, thus my body is a temple that I need to take care of. I need to be healthy in body, mind and spirit. It all works together and one cannot function well without the other. While I won't bore you with specifics of my "getting healthy in '09" plan, I can definitely say that my number one inspiration is God. He has definitely helped me in being able to quit the bad habits and instead replace them with healthy ones or trying to, at least.
I'm only in week 3, but I feel a difference. You know how often people say how working out makes them feel energized? It's TRUE! All the stress is released and while it can be exhausting... the feeling you get of knowing you've gotten a step closer to becoming a healthier person, makes you want to continue. At least that's how I feel. I can definitely say that although my relationship with exercise has been a love/hate relationship for many years... I'm definitely starting to like it more than I used to. Granted, it's not all the time, but little by little it's getting better. I do have my days where I go "ah, I can skip it today! It won't hurt." Which isn't the greatest idea sometimes, but I guess I can have them once in a while, right?
I also keep in mind that quitting junk food, while it's comforting and somewhat delicious, I don't want to keep putting toxins in my body. I don't want to keep putting unhealthy fats and empty calories in my body. I want my body to function to its fullest by consuming what it's healthy. So cliché, I know... but once you find that something that opens your eyes and makes you realize what you're doing to your body, the only one you have, it's a slap in the face. All I can say is, I'm glad that God allowed me to see what I refused to see for myself for too long. Besides, my other inspiration is the reward of the yummy food I'll be able to taste in my European medley coming up. How awesome is that!? :) Not to mention that I want to feel proud of myself by the time I celebrate my 25th birthday!
Okay, okay, enough of the getting healthy post. I will continue my plan and update you sporadically.
I bid you adieu for now.
