Here's to the New Year and the 21 Day Fix

Well only two more hours until it's officially 2015 here and I'm spending the evening with my husband and baby boy at home.  I wouldn't have it any other way :)

I got a package in the mail today with Beachbody's 21 Day Fix.  I'm hoping this program will be a great way to help me start off the year making healthier choices and watching what I eat.  A key part of this program is portion size and I know that's something I struggle with!  I've read through the book and have started working on a meal plan and grocery list.  My husband is concerned that it won't be enough food but I'm having a hard time planning how I'm going to eat that much in one day!  It also came with workout dvds with a different workout for each day of the week.  I plan on blogging through my adventure with the 21 Day Fix and am hoping to see some kind of results!

Philippians 3:12-16

"I do not mean that I am already as God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal, but I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that, which is the reason he made me his. Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above. All of us who are spiritually mature should think this way, too. And if there are things you do not agree with, God will make them clear to you. But we should continue following the truth we already have." Philippians 3:12-16

These verses were part of the Sunday School lesson I taught this morning to my 7th-9th grade girls. The words in these verses have been ringing in my head all day long. As I look forward to 2015 and all the exciting things to come with our precious baby boy I want to be the best me I can be. God wants this for me and He wants this for my child.

People spend so much time at the end of a year focusing on making goals and resolutions for the next year. I found this post on instagram that put it so simply... So what's the difference between a resolution and a solution? Two letters, the prefix "re-" which means do over. Resolutions don't work because it is a constant do over.

 So my "solution" for 2015 is to forget the past and strain toward what is ahead and keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above. Yes I want to live a healthier lifestyle and take better care of myself so I can be around for Andy as long as possible but ultimately my health begins with Christ. Without Christ nothing else matters. Without Him I'll never reach my other goals. Without living my life as an example of Him, neither will my son. It is my responsibility to be Christlike and to continue following the truth we already have.