Diet

I am so excited about the sunshine today! I am refreshed and energetic. It is only January but I am anticipating the upcoming spring and the end of this dismal season.

Today begins my "diet". I have no desire to lose weight as in actual pounds but I would like to flatten my unshapely midsection and build some muscle. Six meals/day and at least 30 min each day cardio and weights. Brian is going to help me with proportions and calories since I can't even find time in my day to urinate without multitasking. My goal is to see noticeable improvement in three weeks then re-evaluate and continue on. In order for me to maintain a healthy lifestyle my BMI - body fat percentage - needs to decrease considerably.

My husband, his parents, and myself went to watch Gran Torino last night and what an exceptional film! The language was extremely rough but, in my opinion, necessary to the realism of the subject matter. It captured my attention right from the beginning but what struck me the most was the final few scenes. Most movies have some sort of unexpected ending but the magnitude of this particular character's intent is something I walked away with thinking "Do I have what it takes to defend what I believe?". I would hope so but honestly I don't think I do.

That being said, there is a second part to my "diet". My belief is in order to have ideal health the body, mind, and soul need to be in tune. Now before I am wrongly understood, I am not some incense sniffing hippie, although some of that does smell good... *grin* I am a Bible believing Christian and I believe that for me to have peace in my day to day life I need to eat healthy, exercise, spend time reading and praying, and developing relationships with people outside of my home. That is the only way I think I could become the wife and mother God intended me to be.