It's been a wild and crazy day...first day of school for Alana in FL. Didn't go as well as I hoped, but there's always tomorrow!
Next on my list of 33...to run again! I haven't been running much since I ran a 1/2 marathon in 2009--unless you count chasing after Avery, and in that case I have run about 10 ultra marathons! I have been a queen of good intentions, but usually it remains just that.
I need to start getting back into an exercise routine, especially if I'm gonna lose the weight I want to. One way I know to do that is by getting on the treadmill. I've been trying sporadically, but it hasn't developed into anything.
A friend of mine is running a 5K in October that I would like to run as well. She told me about this great app called C25K that she has on her iPhone. Well, it's free...and let me tell you, it's fantastic! It basically gets you from the couch (that's the C) to a 5K race. My favorite part is that it tells you (voice-over your music) when it's time to walk and run. I got through the first run with ease! I'm super excited to be running again.
While I'm not ready for a race just yet, my ultimate goal is to complete the 5K in October, followed by a few more...and then another 1/2 marathon next year.
One...foot...in...front...of...the...other!
~XO
Monday, August 20, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Keeping focus!!!
I have not abandoned this new blog...I have, however, been away from my computer and busy doing a million other things. I also have a habit of letting those million other things allow me to lose focus on what's important.
There's a LOT going on right now, and I am trying to figure out how to balance it all. We just moved to a new home, in a new state...I'm still surrounded by boxes and things that need to find their place. I'm trying to finish my pharmacy class so that I can get a job...getting Alana ready for school. All while being a full-time, stay at home mom. I won't lie. It's tough...it's trying...Some days I am ready to throw in the towel and lock myself in my room and take a nap :) But I don't...and I won't.
The next thing on my list of 33 things that I'd like to conquer by 33 is to learn to remained focused! I need to keep my eyes ahead--or better yet, ABOVE.
~XO
There's a LOT going on right now, and I am trying to figure out how to balance it all. We just moved to a new home, in a new state...I'm still surrounded by boxes and things that need to find their place. I'm trying to finish my pharmacy class so that I can get a job...getting Alana ready for school. All while being a full-time, stay at home mom. I won't lie. It's tough...it's trying...Some days I am ready to throw in the towel and lock myself in my room and take a nap :) But I don't...and I won't.
The next thing on my list of 33 things that I'd like to conquer by 33 is to learn to remained focused! I need to keep my eyes ahead--or better yet, ABOVE.
~XO
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Lose the worry
I think we've all spent a lot of time in our lives worrying about things. Maybe it's worrying about the first day of school or a new job. Maybe it's worrying about money. It could even be worrying about where we are going to find our next meal. I know I have spent WAY too much of my life worrying about things--things that never happened!
The next of my 33 things to change (these are in no particular order, either) is to quit being such a worry wort. There's a saying that 90% of what we worry about never happens and that there's little, if anything, we can do to change the 10% that actually does. I have gotten a lot better about this over the past year especially. I think most of it has to do with the fact that God has NEVER let me do without, and has never given me more than I can handle. Sometimes I question that last part, but let's be real I'm pretty tough :)
The Bible says:
So there it is in God's words...
I love when awesome things happen, and especially when they are unexpected. This morning, Angie text me to ask if I had heard of this certain app she had on her phone. I had it. I've HAD it. I don't think I've ever really used it...but anyway, there's a reason why she's my best friend!
The app is called Lose It! I installed it on my phone after seeing it on a GMA segment with Chris Powell. Someone said they used that to lose over 100 lbs on their own. Let me just say, the app is amazing! It's also free! I am able to track all of my food and exercise on my phone, AND it lets me scan the barcodes to practically everything to do so. I don't usually get so excited about technology, but this app is going to be a very beneficial part of me reaching my goals.
On top of the Lose It! app, I also bought a Fit Bit...it's a tiny little activity tracker that keeps track of everything from your calories burned to the number of steps you take...the flights of stairs you climb (I climb way too many in a day)! And it also syncs to the Lose It! app. Some of you may think this is all Greek, and it kind of was to me, too, this morning.
The way I see it is it's just one more thing to get me on track and keep me there--worry-free!
~XO
The next of my 33 things to change (these are in no particular order, either) is to quit being such a worry wort. There's a saying that 90% of what we worry about never happens and that there's little, if anything, we can do to change the 10% that actually does. I have gotten a lot better about this over the past year especially. I think most of it has to do with the fact that God has NEVER let me do without, and has never given me more than I can handle. Sometimes I question that last part, but let's be real I'm pretty tough :)
The Bible says:
Philippians 4:6-7
The Message (MSG)
6-7Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
I love when awesome things happen, and especially when they are unexpected. This morning, Angie text me to ask if I had heard of this certain app she had on her phone. I had it. I've HAD it. I don't think I've ever really used it...but anyway, there's a reason why she's my best friend!
The app is called Lose It! I installed it on my phone after seeing it on a GMA segment with Chris Powell. Someone said they used that to lose over 100 lbs on their own. Let me just say, the app is amazing! It's also free! I am able to track all of my food and exercise on my phone, AND it lets me scan the barcodes to practically everything to do so. I don't usually get so excited about technology, but this app is going to be a very beneficial part of me reaching my goals.
On top of the Lose It! app, I also bought a Fit Bit...it's a tiny little activity tracker that keeps track of everything from your calories burned to the number of steps you take...the flights of stairs you climb (I climb way too many in a day)! And it also syncs to the Lose It! app. Some of you may think this is all Greek, and it kind of was to me, too, this morning.
The way I see it is it's just one more thing to get me on track and keep me there--worry-free!
~XO
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
33 by 33
The title of this blog is thirty3 by thirty3...The idea started when I told my mom and dad that I was going to set a goal to lose 33 lbs by my 33rd birthday. It's still a goal of mine, but this blog is not a weight loss blog. I'm not gonna share every morsel of food I ingest or the number of minutes of cardio I do everyday. However, the fact that I have (more than) 33 lbs to lose does factor into my journey to getting back on track.
I've decided to come up with 33 things that I want to change, or do differently, as I approach 33. I suppose I will start with the 33 lbs, just because I've already mentioned it--and because it's a huge one! I don't know how many days are left until my birthday, but I know that 33 lbs in 3 months is gonna be a great feat. BUT, it's also not impossible!
A lot of the 33 things I am going to change will impact weight loss. I actually have more like 50 pounds to lose, but I will cross the first line before I shoot for the next :) I have tried a million "diets" and I'm pretty much a pro at losing weight...It's keeping it off that I have a hard time with! This is going to be a much more simple approach of eating better (anything is an improvement, trust me) and exercising (chasing Avery doesn't count--though it should!)
I am going to close this with a passage from The Message Bible...Romans 12:1-2
I've decided to come up with 33 things that I want to change, or do differently, as I approach 33. I suppose I will start with the 33 lbs, just because I've already mentioned it--and because it's a huge one! I don't know how many days are left until my birthday, but I know that 33 lbs in 3 months is gonna be a great feat. BUT, it's also not impossible!
A lot of the 33 things I am going to change will impact weight loss. I actually have more like 50 pounds to lose, but I will cross the first line before I shoot for the next :) I have tried a million "diets" and I'm pretty much a pro at losing weight...It's keeping it off that I have a hard time with! This is going to be a much more simple approach of eating better (anything is an improvement, trust me) and exercising (chasing Avery doesn't count--though it should!)
I am going to close this with a passage from The Message Bible...Romans 12:1-2
Romans 12
Place Your Life Before God
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Good stuff, right?
~XO
Monday, August 6, 2012
Making my U-turn
It's been a long time since I've blogged...I spent a good while last night reading a past blog of mine. It motivated me to journey back to this place. I realized that even if no one reads what I write, I still find solace in sharing my steps.
I was watching a show on television last night and was struck by something one of the people said. It was something along the lines of, "If I get off on the wrong exit while driving down the interstate, I don't just keep on going...I find my way back and turn around so that I can head in the right direction!" Wow. That's pretty powerful. I even said that aloud, and my 8 year old didn't quite understand the strength in that statement--especially how it applies to my life. Reading my blog last night reminded me of how it feels to be on the right track...Lately, I've been driving the wrong way along the beaten path.
I recently moved back home to Florida after an 11+ year period of living in both Tennessee and Virginia. I struggled with the idea of coming back here, being no farther ahead than I was when I left...obviously, that's not the case...just how I have perceived things. I have experienced so much and all of that has made me who I am today. Now, it's time to journey to the place where God wants me to be...the place I am supposed to be.
Three months from today, I will be turning 33. There's nothing significant about having a birthday and turning another year older...but I do want to make sure that 33 is the best year yet. This blog is the place where I will journal my goals and steps that are going to make that happen. Who's with me on this U-turn?
~XO
I was watching a show on television last night and was struck by something one of the people said. It was something along the lines of, "If I get off on the wrong exit while driving down the interstate, I don't just keep on going...I find my way back and turn around so that I can head in the right direction!" Wow. That's pretty powerful. I even said that aloud, and my 8 year old didn't quite understand the strength in that statement--especially how it applies to my life. Reading my blog last night reminded me of how it feels to be on the right track...Lately, I've been driving the wrong way along the beaten path.
I recently moved back home to Florida after an 11+ year period of living in both Tennessee and Virginia. I struggled with the idea of coming back here, being no farther ahead than I was when I left...obviously, that's not the case...just how I have perceived things. I have experienced so much and all of that has made me who I am today. Now, it's time to journey to the place where God wants me to be...the place I am supposed to be.
Three months from today, I will be turning 33. There's nothing significant about having a birthday and turning another year older...but I do want to make sure that 33 is the best year yet. This blog is the place where I will journal my goals and steps that are going to make that happen. Who's with me on this U-turn?
~XO
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