Despite the fact that I am not Catholic, I have given something up every year for Lent since high school. Now, I wasn't the Christian that I am today back then -- I just knew I needed to stop eating french fries from the a la carte line. Trust me, it was a tough forty days. And let me tell you what, I have given up french fries for Lent a number of times since that first year. I even gave them up when I was pregnant with William, super sick every day and the only thing that sounded good were McD's golden grease sticks. There was also a year I gave up chocolate, which didn't seem super difficult b/c I didn't eat it that often... but my bday always falls during Lent and every good ice cream flavor has chocolate! I stayed strong, but it was REALLY REALLY hard to do.
Understanding that the idea of Lent is to make a sacrifice, this year I have decided to add ON a task instead of remove one. I have decided to work out ... even if it's just a little ... every single day for forty days.
Here are the reasons for my decision:
1. As of now I am still technically registered for the Glass City 1/2 Marathon, and I am bound and determined to run, walk, or crawl all 13.1 miles.
2. I STILL need to lose a lot of baby weight. I would really like to be in good shape before we even consider having another baby.
3. I really do like working out!
4. It's going to be a great challenge that I'll be super proud of myself for completing. I have started and not finished too many tasks lately. This needs finished!
5. It goes along with my motto of making 30 my b*tch.
6. Time is my most precious gift right now, and I truly believe God knows this is the best I can do for him.
7. If Jesus and Jillian can't inspire me, nothing can... and I refuse to believe that.
Well today I completed my first day of Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred . It has been almost ONE HOUR since I completed it and my muscles are STILL a bit shaky. I am sure tomorrow's workout is going to be a rough one, but Dom says he's going to join me. This workout is great because it packs an hour's workout into 20 mins. I bought it a year ago, after I had William, and today was only the second day I have touched it. The first time was back when we had our old TV and DVD with remotes that didn't work, so I couldn't turn on the actual workout part. I did, however, watch the intro twice... if that counts for anything!
William is almost 16 months, I am almost 30, and now is the time. It is going to be a big challenge, as working out takes a lot of time. Since January I have been attending the gym regularly on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings, and even those two one-hour classes are hard to get to as a mom and teacher. Yet as I have learned over and over, the short amount of time sacrificed today will pay off in the long run personally and for my family.
Wish me luck. I am hopeful and anxious to see some results!
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