And to make myself do it, I gave myself a goal...no new jeans til I run regularly.
Well, I've managed to do just that...you know, run once or twice in the four weeks since I decided it was warm enough. (and for all my friends in the north, I know, 50 degrees with no ice or snow is warm...)
And then I went to the doctor who had to take my weight. Oh. Reality check. The one or two pounds I thought I'd gained were actually ten. In four months.
I'm a fairly active person, my son has food allergies, so we eat really well, and I've always been in decent shape. Until now apparently.
What startled me was that I hadn't changed anything. I wasn't eating more or worse or exercising less. And this kind of gain had never happened to me before.
Here's the reality. There comes a time in life when your regular routine will actually cause regression.
Ouch.
It's time to change things up.
That's a picture of the chocolate chip cookies I made tonight (and yes, they're dairy free, gluten free, egg and nut free and even gluten free...). But a cookie is a cookie.
So instead of snuggling with my handsome husband on the couch, eating cookies, I went for a run. And I ran further than usual, feeling that lovely jiggle with each step. Sigh.
Half of America has learned from that P90x guy that you gotta change things up to build up and maintain strength.
Because things change. Life changes. Our age changes. Our bodies and metabolisms and appetites change.
There are people I admire so much. People that live life that looks the way I want my life to look. People that talk the way I want to, with so much grace and warmth and love and wisdom. People that laugh and cry and dig in. People that are strong.
They love and serve God with a grace and fervor that I hope I have. And when I wonder how they've managed to maintain through the kids and jobs and dogs and cookies...
The answer is always the same. They've all gotten there by changing it up.
And that's how I want to live...No Regression.
