I have live with chronic illness for ten years now. In that time there have been many ups and downs. One of my biggest discouragements has been my weight. Over the years I have watched my weight climb. I have tried diets and I have tried exercise routines and there usually has been something that got me off track.
In between the babies I have had some limited success at times getting back in shape. In fact at times I have even managed to participate in a few 5k races. Then I got pregnant again and things got off track.
I have been struggling with no progress for a while now. One goal of mine has been to keep myself accountable by sharing my fitness goals on my blog over at Growing Together. I have found that to be helpful, but at times also discouraging. Mainly because I didn't really want to tell anyone that I wasn't making any progress.
My health has been the biggest obstacle for me in the past year. I have had ver little energy, and I am not always strong enough to get a good heavy workout in. I was managing for a time to get a few minutes in each day and I had actually built my endurance up to about 18 minutes per workout and I got discouraged. Ironic that I got discouraged right when I was finally making some progress. I think it was a combination of things actually.
I want to continue my Fitness check-ins here at the Laundry Pile. I don't want to quit and give up on my health. I want to be the healthiest that I can be in spite of my chronic illness. There may be days that I can't do anything physically. Those days I can focus on what I am putting into my body. There may be days I can do a lot. I need to temper myself and not push myself too hard. -- I still have all that Laundry to do!
I have a few important goals for 2015:
God has chosen a life for me with limitations. I believe it is not a punishment because these limitations have pushed me closer to my savior. I believe I tend to live my life too independently otherwise and I would have not learned as much nor depend upon my Lord so completely.
Yet this life does come with requirements that make it more difficult than I would prefer. Will you pray along with me that 2015 will be a healthier year for all of us?
What are your goals for 2015? Are you seeking a healthier life? What are your plans to move towards those goals?
In between the babies I have had some limited success at times getting back in shape. In fact at times I have even managed to participate in a few 5k races. Then I got pregnant again and things got off track.
I have been struggling with no progress for a while now. One goal of mine has been to keep myself accountable by sharing my fitness goals on my blog over at Growing Together. I have found that to be helpful, but at times also discouraging. Mainly because I didn't really want to tell anyone that I wasn't making any progress.
My health has been the biggest obstacle for me in the past year. I have had ver little energy, and I am not always strong enough to get a good heavy workout in. I was managing for a time to get a few minutes in each day and I had actually built my endurance up to about 18 minutes per workout and I got discouraged. Ironic that I got discouraged right when I was finally making some progress. I think it was a combination of things actually.
- The slow nature of my progress. -- I was building endurance, but I was not losing any weight.
- The painfully slow process that is required for me to get stronger. -- I wanted to be able to have a hard hour long workout. I know if I tried that I would end up bed ridden for a week.
- My frustration with my limitations. -- to be honest I have a tendency towards depression and I can easily just quit feeling like something is too hard or beyond my grasp.
I want to continue my Fitness check-ins here at the Laundry Pile. I don't want to quit and give up on my health. I want to be the healthiest that I can be in spite of my chronic illness. There may be days that I can't do anything physically. Those days I can focus on what I am putting into my body. There may be days I can do a lot. I need to temper myself and not push myself too hard. -- I still have all that Laundry to do!
I have a few important goals for 2015:
- Blog about my journey to health. The good, the bad and the ugly.
- Keep at it even when I feel like it is too hard.
- Becareful about what I put into my mouth. -- I can be very undisciplined here. I welcome advice and tips in this area, I won't promise I will try everything. But I will at least read your advice. ;-)
- Exercise Regularly
- And Not beat myself up for what little I am able to do.
God has chosen a life for me with limitations. I believe it is not a punishment because these limitations have pushed me closer to my savior. I believe I tend to live my life too independently otherwise and I would have not learned as much nor depend upon my Lord so completely.
Yet this life does come with requirements that make it more difficult than I would prefer. Will you pray along with me that 2015 will be a healthier year for all of us?
What are your goals for 2015? Are you seeking a healthier life? What are your plans to move towards those goals?