In my post about Lent, I wrote of my good intentions for the upcoming Easter season. Little did I know at that writing how my Lenten season would turn out. I started off doing fairly well, yet when BB broke his leg, I got off track. Gradually over the 5 week period, I slipped back into my old eating patterns. Instead of spending more time in prayer, I found myself vegetating whenever I had a free moment. I'm not surprised that I missed my original goals. I think that if I had spent my free time in prayer as I should have, I would have stayed the course. However, I did learn a lot during Lent. I wrote about one of the lessons I learned in this post and also in this one.
As you all know, BB's cast was removed 1 week before Easter, which gave me a time of rejoicing to follow my time of sacrifice. Like all celebrations, our celebration involved food. So now I find myself back to where I started in regards to eating. I will not be discouraged, however; the Resurrection brought new life to us all. I will use this as the perfect time to bring new life to my desire to have more control over my eating habits.
Now if I can just resurrect my exercise gene. I know I must have one - somewhere...
Some years I have found that it is a Lenten experience of sorts to have to "give up" all my good intentions for Lent!
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Blessings in this Easter season!
Jeanne
HEATHER,YOU WILL BE FINE.YOU KNOW IT FUNNY,YOUR BLOG KINDA REFLECTS ON MINE TODAY.YOU WILL BE MY HEART AND PRAYERS.I ENJOY YOUR BLOG SO MUCH! BLESSINGS, FAYE
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ReplyDeleteI bought a book a while back "Faithfully Fit." It's a 40 day devotional that "offers motivation, encouragement, and inspiration to help you change from the inside out - the only kind of change that lasts." It sounds a lot like the type of change that you have been talking about. Would you like to do this together? We could talk about it daily through e-mail or facebook to encourage one another and keep each other accountable. What do you think? Just let me know.
You should go check out this: http://inhisstep.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-5-x-30-challenge-are-you-up-for-it.html
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like something that is doable... I know that she did it last month without the new twist and did really well.
If you find that gene, pass it along to me, k? :)
ReplyDeleteI wish there WAS a exercise gene. I count it exercise to chase 4 kids around all day or walk up the stairs to use the bathroom or cook dinner with a baby on my hip. That's the extent of it!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sarah Mae -- pass on that exercise gene when you find it. :) Hubby and I did workout last night, and we're hoping to make it a nightly ritual. We shall see...
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