What I want
To begin I guess I should let you in on what I hope to gain out of this. Honestly I want to feel and look good! darn it, I want to look in the mirror and think 'yeah!' Not necessarily because I look like someone who works out 12 hours a day....
(...because lets face it, it's highly unlikely that I will ever look as amazing as miss fit here!)...... but because I DO make an effort and DO look after my health. Even if I never get down to my goal weight or ever get to see that six pack under all the fat and saggy stretch marked skin! Knowing that I work hard to TRY and look after this body I have been given will give me more self worth and pride (the good kind) and the 'yeah' factor that I need...we all need it. I want to look after my body so that I feel better, inside and out - simple as that!Why I want it
Not only do I want to feel good about myself I also feel like I SHOULD. Our bodies are Temples so why treat them like a rubbish bin? Who looks at a Temple and thinks "uuhh its so ugly! look at those steps, look at the writing above the door...what a terrible font...." NO ONE! So if God Himself calls us "temples of God" we should have the up most respect for who and what we are.
1 Corinthians 3:16
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
This is as much (if not more) of a spiritual journey for me as a physical one. Being LDS (Mormon) I am lucky enough to have all the tools I need to make this discovery of true health a reality!
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I will be taking a spiritual approach to all of this simply because it is my last resort! which leads me nicely onto reason number 2 of WHY I want to do this.
I have learnt that over my 27 years of life on this earth I have become increasingly weak. I have no self discipline WHAT SO EVER! I'm not being over dramatic I actually suck at self mastery. If I was addicted to tobacco or alcohol there is no way that I'd be strong enough to give it up during pregnancy...no way. I'm ashamed and really embarrassed to admit it! I have had enough of the excuses I always make in every aspect of my life. I don't want to feel like I have failed before I even begin anymore. I suppose I have learnt that when I start something I always end up giving up so I don't even bother starting anymore. How depressing! It needs to change! So what better place to start than something I feel passionate about - health!
In a nut shell I'm doing this because:
1) My body is a Temple and I should treat it like one
2) To get a hold of myself! No more excuses, No more Patheticness...GET A GRIP AND TAKE CONTROL!
How?
Ok so now I have established what and why so HOW is next on the list. I have always had a thing for health. Don't get me wrong I eat soooo much rubbish and don't exercise anymore etc blah blah but it has always been a big part of me that seems to have dwindled with my inability to take control of myself. Anyway so I have been slightly obsessed with the Word of Wisdom (D&C:89). I have always had so many questions and wondered why members weren't more diligent in keeping it?! (me being one of them). So lately I have just gone for it and you know what?.....i had no idea how many times I could read it and STILL learn soooo much every single time! ITS BEEN AWESOME!
So in my next blog I shall begin to delve into what I have found and how I intend to go about living the WofW as best I can.
Please leave any comments along the way. I am still learning so if anyone can give me their opinion on this chapter (or anything for that matter) then I would be more than happy to take it on board!
