Just Did It!

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I have long known that the key for me and a healthier lifestyle is going to have to be exercise. Without doing more exercise -- it won't matter how little I eat -- it just isn't going to work. At the beginning of the year I decided that I was going to focus on establishing an exercise routine that I could live with -- at least for now. The routine I want to establish was Monday -- Friday mornings would be 30 - 45 minutes on either my treadmill or an exercise video. I get up at 4:30 AM so that I can have the time to exercise before going to work. Have found that if I don't do it first thing in the morning -- it just isn't going to get done. On Monday, Wednesday & Friday evenings I head to the YMCA. My primary focus there is strength training on the Nautilus weight machines. My goal is to do 30 minutes on either a stationary cycle or treadmill -- depending upon which machine is open.

Then I do about 30 minutes on the Nautilus machines. My husband comes with me on Monday & Friday evenings. During the month of January I kept making & finding excuses not to follow through with what I wanted to do. Last weekend I decided I was just going to do it -- no excuse was going to be acceptable. I am really proud to report that I did it -- at least establishing the pattern of the routine I want. I now have to work on getting to the full 30 minutes on the machines -- I cut back to 20 minutes each morning on the treadmill & 20 minutes on the cycle Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I am going to do my best to stick with this routine as much as possible. Tuesday & Thursday evenings will be scheduled for things that need to be done around home. Saturday is my day at home -- and Sunday will be my day to worship & work on ministry things for

or with my husband. I have learned that I cannot be rigid in this routine/work schedule. Something will pop up from time to time. But I am hoping that it will be flexible enough to withstand life happening. Once I get a bit more established in my exercise routine, I'll start working on getting my food planning & recording a bit more organized. One step at a time. Dacia <>< For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can

boast. Ephesians 2:8-9