| Wednesday, August 24, 2005 |
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First disclaimer: I have no idea what I'm doing, other than sharing part of my life hoping to inspire others. So - please get your expectations in check before going any further!
I'm 39 years old, and a shadow of my former self. You may be thinking I mean it in a bad way, but I don't. It's mostly all good. More on that later. Anywho, over the past few years I have desired to be more involved in sports. What's the big deal about it? I was a whopping 349 lbs at one point, and while being moderately good at volleyball, basketball and softball, I couldn't play without getting hurt. I remember diving (yeah, you read it right) for a volleyball that was going out of bounds and landing on an unpadded knee. Well, as you could imagine with force and inertia playing a big role, my knee was out of wack for a while. It took a good six months to get back to painless daily functioning.
Last year I went on a mission trip to Germany for two weeks. I had to treck around in the summer heat and exhausted easily. It was a wake up call for me, for sure. I'm passionate about Jesus Christ and feel one of my life's callings is short-term missions, and I couldn't imagine being in other countries, perhaps sometimes in remote areas that require lots of walking and hiking, having long days and nights, and being able to hold up under the rigorous demands on my body. I knew I had to change. I had to loose 200 lbs.
The thought of it always overwhelmed me, so I could never buy into weight loss programs. For one thing, it would take too daggone long. Another - most are expensive. I just couldn't find anything up my alley. Well, first things first. The Discovery Health Channel has a health/fitness challenge from January to April every year. One of the perks is that they give you a free two month membership at Bally Fitness. I started working out in January - no diet modification, just working out. Next, this summer an office friend who was on the Nutrisystem program bought a month's supply of food for me and got the weight loss ball rolling. It's been almost two months (I transitioned to using my own food) and I'm already down 25 lbs. Get this - I even lost weight on my vacation!
For the past few years I've been thinking about all the things I'd like to do, but have been inhibited by my weight. In addition, I know I have a God-given destiny to fulfill while I'm alive, and don't want to miss out or be ineffective because of poor stewardship over my body - biblically referred to as a temple of the Holy Spirit. So, I'm on another mission.
I invite you to stop back from time to time to share in the journey.
Blessings,
Diane |
posted by heavenlydm @ 9:20 AM   |
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