Project: 1C6196

Welcome! I bet the title of this blog (and this post) just look like a few numbers with a random letter thrown in. Well, it's actually a reference to 1 Corinthians 6:19. In this passage we are told that as saved men and women, our bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost. This has long been the argument against tattoos, smoking and drug use in the Christian community. But, many Christians choose to avoid the fact that while they refrain from harming God's Temple with tattoos and drugs, they do not actually care for the health of their temples. How can a Christian properly execute the Great Commission when they're suffering from diseases related to their lack of proper nutrition and exercise?

Let me start at the beginning of this entire thought process.

On April 28, 2015 I went to see my doctor with shoulder pains. I wasn't even thinking about the fact that they would weigh me. Thinking I still weighed around 190 pounds, I stepped on the scale with hesitation. When the nurse put the balance weight on 200 and it still wouldn't balance, I almost cried. Finally, the scale balanced on 209 pounds. I felt SICK. Just typing this I get a lump in my throat. As if by magic, my big sis texted me a few days later asking if I wanted to join a gym here in town with her. My big, my best friend and I all signed up Saturday afternoon (May 2).

No one will probably ever read this, and that's okay. This is where I'm going to try and make a weekly log of my progress. Ashley, my best friend, has convinced me to attend spin class on Friday mornings... AT 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING! I want to cry, but because of our work schedule and the classes schedule, it's really the only thing that will work. However, it's official, in one week I have lost 3.4 pounds. I now weigh 205.6 pounds. I think I may list my weight loss goals (milestones) below and let you all know when I've reached each one!

Goal 1: Get my weight below 200 pounds (199 pounds is fine).
Goal 2: Lose my double chin.
Goal 3: Less arm flab/pooch.
Goal 4: Tone my inner thighs!
Goal 5: Maintain a healthy lifestyle!
Goal 6: Be happy with my body and hopefully reach my goal weight of 150 pounds!

In case anyone is wondering, I'm wearing a sorority recruitment tee, Under Armour compression leggings and Puma athletic shoes. I don't know, it seems relevant. Haha, my big is in the back ground doing pull ups!