I have fallen in love with the following verse... its just so beautiful, inspiring, and strengthening!!!
"Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him." -- Colossians 2:6
I was thinking about it, and since it seems likely I'll end up in Germany again soon, it really does make the most sense to grow your roots into Jesus as opposed to the place you live or want to live. I get asked by others and myself a lot, which is your real home? Do you like Germany or Florida better? The fact of the matter is, if I refuse to let my roots grow into any place or anyone besides Jesus, it doesn't matter, because if I change locations, there is no "uprooting" of my soul. It sheds some new light on that saying, "Bloom where you are planted!" .... and it's a lot easier to bloom if you've already got your roots with you no matter where you go! Likewise, if I build my house on Him, the place I really live won't matter as much.
And now for some news on the bod, aka God's house!
Lately I haven't felt up to cranking out 90 minutes of exercise. It has seemed lately that one hour is enough, even 40 minutes. If I do 40 minutes and try really hard, I think it's just as good as doing 60 or 80 minutes when I'm already pretty tired.
Plus I now own four pairs of jeans in a size 4 and so I know it can't be just a fluke that ONE brand fits me in that size. The scale said 135 today, and I feel a little bit bloated, so I'm optimistic that perhaps I'm another pound or two closer to my goal. We'll know once the TOM is over; my weight seems more stable after that. For obvious reasons, lol :-)
I really want to focus a lot on building muscle, not that I get BIG, but that muscle chases out useless, shapeless fat. I am happy with the size that I am, I just want to be tighter. Even if that means not losing a single pound more :-) I mean that! I do think I could afford to lose a teeeeeny bit more on my butt, though, and an even teenier bit more on my stomach. I see definition in my abs that I have never ever seen before so I know all of these bootcamp abs workouts are working (plus, when I try a really tough ab workout for the first time and it makes me SCREAM from pain, the second time never hurts as bad :-))
I'm just working on building my house. I gotta take care of this gift, you know? Sure, it's on loan and we'll all get new bodies eventually... but I think of this way... if I borrow a book from the library, do I destroy it by letting it gather dust or sit out in the sun? Because something's on loan (that was purchased at a very high price, might I add), that should be a reason to want to take care of it and make sure it's in proper working condition for as long as possible.
So there you have it: build your house on HIM, and take care of the "other" house that you have been blessed with. I believe God is glorified when we take joy and [the good kind of] pride in being good shepherds of the gifts He gives us.
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Today's Workouts: everything except the cooldown on CP remix, 20 minutes of Lower Body jam (skipped floor work), then advanced Bootcamp abs (9 minutes)
walk strong w/ Dad, 2 lb weights
Breakfast: 1 banana and one oatmeal cookie before workout, after workout 3/4 cup black beans and they are so freaking delicious. 2/3 cup brown rice, 1 small sausage link + 8 oz. skim milk
Lunch: scoop of black beans, 1/2 cup brown rice, sprinkled with a pinch of shredded cheddar
Dinner: FFAF: "Food from a Friend" Hannah fed starving me a serving of beautiful bow-tie pasta with a delicious vegetable medley sauce which included zucchini, tomatoes, and I think mushrooms... very delicious!!
Dessert/snacks: 1 74% organic dark chocolate square, a few hours later a strawberry ice cream sandwich from Aldi, yummy yum and only 130 calories!!! ... after lunch (2:30pm) -- one graham cracker with a bit of reduced fat PB.
Water: man, the cold weather makes me less thirsty for some reason... i really have to FORCE myself to drink, yo
Daily Vitamins: check
Nightly Vitamins: you know, i skipped them bc I usually just take cinnamon, gelatin for my nails, green tea, and acidopholus (for my bowels actually lol), which is the most important, but I think all the beans I ate will do a fine job :-)
"Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him." -- Colossians 2:6
I was thinking about it, and since it seems likely I'll end up in Germany again soon, it really does make the most sense to grow your roots into Jesus as opposed to the place you live or want to live. I get asked by others and myself a lot, which is your real home? Do you like Germany or Florida better? The fact of the matter is, if I refuse to let my roots grow into any place or anyone besides Jesus, it doesn't matter, because if I change locations, there is no "uprooting" of my soul. It sheds some new light on that saying, "Bloom where you are planted!" .... and it's a lot easier to bloom if you've already got your roots with you no matter where you go! Likewise, if I build my house on Him, the place I really live won't matter as much.
And now for some news on the bod, aka God's house!
Lately I haven't felt up to cranking out 90 minutes of exercise. It has seemed lately that one hour is enough, even 40 minutes. If I do 40 minutes and try really hard, I think it's just as good as doing 60 or 80 minutes when I'm already pretty tired.
Plus I now own four pairs of jeans in a size 4 and so I know it can't be just a fluke that ONE brand fits me in that size. The scale said 135 today, and I feel a little bit bloated, so I'm optimistic that perhaps I'm another pound or two closer to my goal. We'll know once the TOM is over; my weight seems more stable after that. For obvious reasons, lol :-)
I really want to focus a lot on building muscle, not that I get BIG, but that muscle chases out useless, shapeless fat. I am happy with the size that I am, I just want to be tighter. Even if that means not losing a single pound more :-) I mean that! I do think I could afford to lose a teeeeeny bit more on my butt, though, and an even teenier bit more on my stomach. I see definition in my abs that I have never ever seen before so I know all of these bootcamp abs workouts are working (plus, when I try a really tough ab workout for the first time and it makes me SCREAM from pain, the second time never hurts as bad :-))
I'm just working on building my house. I gotta take care of this gift, you know? Sure, it's on loan and we'll all get new bodies eventually... but I think of this way... if I borrow a book from the library, do I destroy it by letting it gather dust or sit out in the sun? Because something's on loan (that was purchased at a very high price, might I add), that should be a reason to want to take care of it and make sure it's in proper working condition for as long as possible.
So there you have it: build your house on HIM, and take care of the "other" house that you have been blessed with. I believe God is glorified when we take joy and [the good kind of] pride in being good shepherds of the gifts He gives us.
_________________________________
Today's Workouts: everything except the cooldown on CP remix, 20 minutes of Lower Body jam (skipped floor work), then advanced Bootcamp abs (9 minutes)
walk strong w/ Dad, 2 lb weights
Breakfast: 1 banana and one oatmeal cookie before workout, after workout 3/4 cup black beans and they are so freaking delicious. 2/3 cup brown rice, 1 small sausage link + 8 oz. skim milk
Lunch: scoop of black beans, 1/2 cup brown rice, sprinkled with a pinch of shredded cheddar
Dinner: FFAF: "Food from a Friend" Hannah fed starving me a serving of beautiful bow-tie pasta with a delicious vegetable medley sauce which included zucchini, tomatoes, and I think mushrooms... very delicious!!
Dessert/snacks: 1 74% organic dark chocolate square, a few hours later a strawberry ice cream sandwich from Aldi, yummy yum and only 130 calories!!! ... after lunch (2:30pm) -- one graham cracker with a bit of reduced fat PB.
Water: man, the cold weather makes me less thirsty for some reason... i really have to FORCE myself to drink, yo
Daily Vitamins: check
Nightly Vitamins: you know, i skipped them bc I usually just take cinnamon, gelatin for my nails, green tea, and acidopholus (for my bowels actually lol), which is the most important, but I think all the beans I ate will do a fine job :-)
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